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Warsaw - An art project that would transform a tall chimney into a minaret drew controversy in western Poland as critics said it mocked Catholics, a Polish daily reported Friday. Architect Joanna Rajkowska was invited to design a project in Poznan, t...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Warsaw - Some 49 per cent more companies declared bankruptcy in Poland in the first half of 2009 than in the same period last year, said a report Thursday. Some 290 companies went bankrupt in the first two quarters of 2009, versus 195 bankruptcies fi...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Warsaw - The price of 20 basic food items in Poland rose on average by 2.6 per cent in the last quarter despite recent regular falls in food prices, according to a survey Thursday for the daily Rzeczpospolita. Hypermarket prices saw the biggest rise ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Warsaw - The presidents of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine marked the 440th anniversary of the signing of a historical pact in 1596 which united the three nations for more than 200 years. The Union of Lublin was an agreement between Poland and Lithuani...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will leave for Europe next week to attend the G-8 summit and to pay official visits to Poland and Sweden, the presidential office said Wednesday. President Lee will first visit Warsaw, Poland to meet with Polish President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. During the summit between leaders of South Korea and Poland, the two presidents will celebrate...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Warsaw - Many know Poland as the site of Nazi death camps, but a new museum aims to highlight the long and vibrant history of Polish Jews before the Holocaust. The Museum of the History of Polish Jews is set to open in 2011 at the site of the former ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
WARSAW, Poland -- For the second time in two years, Polish officials began building a new museum of Jewish history in Warsaw on Tuesday that they hope will become a major cultural landmark.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
Warsaw - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he would find half a billion zloty (155 million dollars) to help victims of the nationwide floods that claimed one victim and damaged hundreds of homes and farms in southern Poland last week. Residents in the ...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
WARSAW, Poland | The towering tree is thought to have been Adolf Hitler’s gift to the occupied town of Jaslo — planted to the sound of a Nazi band during World War II. Town authorities now want it cut down and burned to make way for a new roundabout. But some residents have become attached to the 40-foot oak and are lobbying to save it.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
When Rabbi Aaron Katz walks the streets of Warsaw's former Jewish quarter, scenes of that lost world fill his imagination: Families headed to synagogue, women in their kitchens cooking Sabbath meals, his father as a boy with the sidecurls of an Orthodox Jew.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
When Rabbi Aaron Katz walks the streets of Warsaw's former Jewish quarter, scenes of that lost world fill his imagination: Families headed to synagogue, women in their kitchens cooking Sabbath meals, his father as a boy with the sidecurls of an Orthodox Jew.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
WARSAW, Poland -- When Rabbi Aaron Katz walks the streets of Warsaw's former Jewish quarter, scenes of that lost world fill his imagination: Families headed to synagogue, women in their kitchens cooking Sabbath meals, his father as a boy with the sidecurls of an Orthodox Jew.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
WARSAW, Poland, June 27 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's attendance at an observance of the start of World War II in Poland would hold symbolism for Poles, Polish officials say. Poles have long held that World War II started Sept. 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Gdansk, Poland. The 70th anniversary of the attack will be held in the city and is to be attended by Putin and German...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
WARSAW, Poland, June 25 (UPI) -- Poland's foreign ministry lacks $5.1 million to pay the membership fee so its candidate can run for a post in the Council of Europe, officials said. Despite an existing deficit of $75 million, the Polish Foreign Ministry says it will find money to pay the membership fee by Tuesday to make it possible for diplomat Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz to take part in the race for...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Warsaw - Poland's opposition party called Thursday to dismiss Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski, accusing him of inaction and deepening the financial crisis. The conservative Law and Justice tabled the motion in parliament to dismiss Rostowski for ...
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