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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Poland stories: 64 news summaries

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Israel Yanks Ambassador
to Switzerland

Outraged as Iranian, Swiss leaders meet at UN racism conference

Apr 20, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel has angrily called home its ambassador to Switzerland after that country's president met with Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ahead of a politically charged UN meeting on racism that began today, the Times of London reports. On Israel's Holocaust Memorial Day, Switzerland’s “guest of honor is a racist... More »

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Iran • Israel • United Nations • Australia • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Germany • Poland • Holocaust • Canada • Italy • Switzerland • United States • Benjamin Netanyahu • Netherlands • New Zealand • racism • boycott • ambassador • Ban Ki-Moon

 21 Killed in Polish 
 Homeless Shelter Fire 

20 injured in blaze; cause unknown

Apr 13, 09 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fire at a Polish hostel for the homeless has killed at least 21 people and injured 20 more, many of whom jumped three stories to escape the flames, the BBC reports. Emergency teams are on the scene, as is the prime minister, assessing damages and offering comfort. Some 77... More »

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Poland • Donald Tusk • fire • hostel • homeless shelter

 Drunken Cyclists Face 
 the Slammer in Poland 

2,000 Poles are in prison for drunken cycling

Apr 11, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Polish courts have left intact a law that allows two-year prison terms for drunken cyclists. Critics say bikers—2,000 of whom sit behind bars—should be treated like pedestrians, who face only fines for being drunk in public. The Constitutional Court dismissed that argument, saying the speedier transport uses... More »

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prison • crime • Poland • drunk driving • bicycling • drunk

(Newser) - A Polish lawmaker is incensed over a local zoo's acquisition of an elephant that might be gay, Reuters reports. “We were supposed to have a herd, but as Ninio prefers male friends over females how will he produce offspring?” the flustered lawmaker said. Zoo officials said the 10-year-old elephant... More »

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Poland • European Union • zoo • elephant • homosexual • exotic animals • gays

 Accused Nazi Guard 
 1 Step From 
 Deportation 

Demjanjuk has one more appeal between him an a German trial

Apr 10, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal court today denied John Demjanjuk’s appeal to be granted a stay of deportation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The alleged former Nazi concentration camp guard has one more appeal to file. If that fails, the 89-year-old will be sent to Germany to stand trial for being an... More »

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Poland • death • concentration camp • Nazi • World War II • John Demjanjuk

(AP) - An immigration judge today revoked John Demjanjuk's stay of deportation to Germany, clearing the way for the retired autoworker to be sent to Germany to face charges of being a Nazi death camp guard. The 89-year-old suburban Cleveland man, who came to America after World War II, is accused in... More »

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Germany • Poland • Holocaust • deportation • concentration camp • Nazi • John Demjanjuk

Polish Meaning of New Name Embarrasses 'Syfy'

Slang for VD probably not what network had in mind for rebranding

Mar 20, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The much-maligned rebranding of the channel formerly known as Sci-Fi has yielded another embarrassment for the network. “Syfy”—the new name—is Polish slang for syphilis, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Native Poles, however, may be less offended by the name change than hard-core fans: Polish embassy officials say... More »

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Poland • syphilis • science fiction • rebranding • slang • Polish

Movie Review

 Katyn Horrific, Excellent 


Feb 20, 09 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - American art houses are finally getting a taste of Katyn, legendary Polish director Andrzej Wajda’s acclaimed film about the World War II-era massacre of the same name, and critics are heaping yet more acclaim on it. AO Scott of the New York Times calls it “... More »

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film • Poland • Soviet Union • movie review • World War II • foreign film • movies • Andrzej Wajda

WWII Mass Grave of German Civilians Unearthed

Corpses found near Polish castle believed to have been killed as Soviets advanced

Jan 9, 09 2:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The corpses of 1,800 men, women and children believed to be German civilians have been found in a mass grave near the Polish city of Malbork, Der Speigel reports. The city was German until the end of World War II. Officials believe many of its former residents were massacred... More »

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Germany • Poland • Soviet Union • massacre • World War II • mass graves

China Warns of Sanctions for Sarkozy-Dalai Lama Meeting

Dalai Lama criticism of China's lack of 'moral authority' sparks Beijing fury

Dec 5, 08 4:23 AM CST
(Newser) - China is making noises about possible trade sanctions against France to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet tomorrow with the Dalai Lama in Poland, reports the Times of London. Such a meeting threatens the "long-term development of ties" with France, warned a Chinese official. China has already pulled... More »

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China • Poland • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Beijing • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Nobel laureates

Crisis Makes Former Skeptics Rethink Euro

From Poland to Iceland, once-resistant nations want to join up

Dec 2, 08 8:07 AM CST
(Newser) - When the euro was first proposed, skeptics cautioned of the dangers of an integrated system during a time of crisis. Now that the crisis is here, the euro has performed relatively well while smaller currencies have plunged in an investor "flight to quality." As the New York ... More »

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Poland • Hungary • euro • Iceland • zloty • eurozone • krona • financial crisis • Hungarian forint

Polish Court:
Go Ahead, Call Prez a 'Duck'

Twin pols railed against newspaper's rip on their name

Nov 4, 08 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Poland’s president and his twin brother, the head of the opposition party, called it slander when the press labeled them “ducks”—but a Polish court is letting it fly, Der Spiegel reports. The Kaczynski brothers' surname comes from the word for “duck,” and at first,... More »

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Poland • Lech Kaczynski • Jaroslaw Kaczynski • duck

Polish Actors Paid to Fake iPhone Frenzy

Phone company tries
to boost enthusiasm
with longer lines

Aug 25, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Poland’s largest mobile provider is refreshingly straightforward about its efforts to boost iPhone sales, Reuters reports. “We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone,” a spokesman for Orange said. The iPhone flew off the shelves... More »

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Poland • iPhone • iPhone 3G • hype

Rice, Polish Counterpart Sign Missile Defense Deal

But American base is decried by Russia

Aug 20, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed a deal today that will put an American missile defense base in Poland, a plan that has provoked increasingly belligerent opposition from Russia. The formal signing comes 6 days after the two countries agreed to the agreement that... More »

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Russia • Poland • Condoleezza Rice • United States • missile defense system • Radek Sikorski

 Georgian Conflict
 Highlights Eastern Anxieties 

Ex-Soviet states unite in opposition to Russia

Aug 18, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Russian forces continue to roll through Georgia, both Eastern and Western nations are reconsidering their relations in the face of an emboldened and insolent Moscow. The Christian Science Monitor examines this new geopolitical reality from the perspective of ex-Soviet states determined to prevent a renaissance of Russia's hegemony over... More »

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Russia • NATO • Eastern Europe • Poland • Georgia • missile defense system

 Russia Issues
 Nuke Threat
 to Poland

Nation 'exposed' to strike if it hosts US base, general warns

Aug 16, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A top Russian general warned yesterday that Poland would be "100% exposed" to nuclear attack if it follows through with plans to host a US missile defense system, reports the Times of London. The agreement "cannot go unpunished," the general warned in the first direct threat from... More »

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Russia • Poland • nuclear weapons • Kremlin • missile defense system • Iron Curtain

 Medvedev Blasts US 'Fairy Tales' About Defense Shield

Timing of Polish deal says it all to Russia government

Aug 15, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - US-Russian relations took another turn for the worse today with Moscow lashing out at America's new missile-defense deal with Poland. Dmitry Medvedev said the system will be aimed at Russia and denounced as "fairy tales" the US contention that it will deter strikes from rogue nations such as Iran,... More »

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Russia • Poland • Georgia • missile defense system • Dmitry Medvedev • Iron Curtain

Poland Agrees to Host US Missile System

Russia opposes controversial
defense shield

Aug 14, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Poland and the US signed a preliminary agreement to install US interceptor missiles on Polish soil today, the Telegraph reports. The move is widely seen as a response to Russian aggression in Georgia, a notion buttressed by the Polish prime minister. “The events in the Caucasus show clearly... More »

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Russia • Poland • Georgia • United States • missile defense system • treaty • ballistic missile program

Book Reawakens Doubts About Polish Hero Walesa

Did the country's democratic pioneer collaborate with Poland's secret police?

Jun 13, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new book is stirring up an old debate in Poland: Did democratic hero Lech Walesa, leader of the Solidarity union and former president, collaborate with the secret police? Walesa has successfully defended himself against the claim for 15 years, in and out of court. But historians working with police... More »

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Eastern Europe • Poland • president • history • Communism • Lech Walesa • collaborator

 Gruesome Soccer 'Joke'
 Kicks Off Outrage 

Poland's coach apologizes for bloodied German tabloid photos

Jun 6, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The coach of Poland's soccer team has apologized to Germany after a tabloid paper printed doctored photos making it look like he was holding the severed heads of Germany's coach and captain, the Guardian reports. The countries face each other in the Euro 2008 tournament on Sunday, and elements of... More »

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Germany • Poland • soccer • Euro 2008 • UEFA

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