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Warsaw underground station wins international design award
The Polish capital Warsaw may have a lot going for it, but its underground rail system is hardly a matter of pride. After two decades of work its one and only line is…
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Vodka vote gives traditional makers a hangover
Vodka is the drink of choice for many in northern, central and eastern Europe. It has a long tradition and that tradition stipulates it's made a certain way and from…
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Auschwitz overhaul to fill gaps in Holocaust history
The International Auschwitz Council has unanimously agreed to major renovations at the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz - Birkenau in southern Poland. The site of…
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UK Union supports Polish workers
Since Poland became part of the European Union two years ago, Polish workers have sought employment in the UK in great numbers. Officially three hundred thousand Poles…
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Polish president vows zero tolerance for anti-Semitism after attack on chief rabbi
Polish President Lech Kaczynski vowed zero tolerance for anti-Semitism when he received the country's chief rabbi, who was attacked in the streets of Warsaw three days ago…
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March of the Living
Every spring an event known as the March of the Living brings together young Jews and Poles at the sites of the former Nazi death camps in Poland. For the past few years…
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Stalin-style gulag in modern day Poland?
Gdansk Shipyard, the cradle of Solidarity, which toppled communist rule in Poland, has a group of North Korean workers busy on the site. Shipyard officials say that the…
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Are Poland's private nursing homes better alternatives to state-run homes?
As in all of Central Europe the average age in Poland is on the rise. At the same time many young people are holding down two jobs and trying to get ahead in the world…
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Mostly Catholic Poland indulges in Christmas shopping spree
Poles have indulged in a Christmas shopping spree this year - breaking all previous sales records. But amidst the consumer frenzy there are those who wonder if it hasn't…
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Can Germany's new Chancellor patch up a problematic relationship with Poland?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her fist official visit to Poland this week and wasted no time in reassuring Warsaw that Berlin is set to soothe disagreement over…