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Poles unimpressed as presidential candidates sling mud at each other
Poland's two right-wing presidential candidates will square it off in a second round of elections in a week's time. The first round proved inconclusive with front runner…
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Warsaw Jewish Festival brings former Jewish district back to life
Before the Second World War, Warsaw was the biggest Jewish city in the world, with a third of its population Jewish. For the past couple of years, the Polish capital has…
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Poland's election - will cleaner politics be the winner?
Ahead of this weekend's elections most Poles think the result is a foregone conclusion. The current left-wing minority cabinet has been implicated in some well publicized…
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Polish government adopts restitution bill
The Polish government has adopted a restitution bill, which is yet to go before parliament, allowing for the return of private property which was confiscated by the Nazis…
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Holocaust survivor relives horrific experience at Auschwitz
Heads of state and world leaders from over 40 countries gathered at Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day, the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp in…
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Competition forces Air Polonia to leave thousands stranded
Poland's one and only budget airline Air Polonia has been grounded due to financial problems, leaving thousands of passengers stranded across Europe. It's only recently…
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Polish Defence Minister in favour of early pull out of Iraq
Poland's Defence Minister has come out in favour of withdrawing the country's troops from Iraq by the end of next year. Although the minister's view point did not reflect…
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Reconciliation and forgiveness on 60th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising
World dignitaries from Germany, Great Britain and the US paid homage to the nearly 200,000 fighters and civilians who lost their lives during the 1944 Warsaw Rising…
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Simon Wiesenthal Centre sets up hotline in Poland
The Simon Wiesenthal Nazi War Crimes Centre recently set up a hotline in Poland. The aim is to get information about persons suspected of crimes during the Holocaust. But…
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"March of the Living" - young people remember those who perished in Auschwitz
Over 6,000 young Jewish young people from around the world and 600 Poles have taken part in the 2.5 kilometre trek from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the route of the death march…