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WWII German soldiers reburied in Poland
WARSAW (AFP) - The remains of 618 German soldiers who died during Nazi Germany's World War II retreat through Poland and were buried in mass graves were laid to rest Friday, a memorial organisation said.
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Jerzy Bielecki, a Pole who led his Jewish sweetheart out of Auschwitz in 1944, dies at 90
WARSAW, Poland ? Jerzy Bielecki, a Polish inmate who led his Jewish girlfriend out of Auschwitz in 1944, has died at age 90. Bielecki?s daughter, Alicja Januchowski said Saturday that he died peacefully Thursday at his home in Nowy Targ, in southern Poland. In July 1944, the 23-year-old Bielecki used his relatively privileged position as a German-speaking Catholic Polish inmate of Auschwitz to ...
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Emir ends Poland trip
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani left Warsaw on Thursday night wrapping up a one-day official visit to Poland, the last leg of a tour which also took him to Macedonia, Albania and Ukraine.
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WWII German soldiers reburied in Poland
WARSAW (AFP) - The remains of 618 German soldiers who died during Nazi Germany's World War II retreat through Poland and were buried in mass graves were laid to rest Friday, a memorial organisation said.
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WWII German soldiers reburied in Poland
The remains of 618 German soldiers who died during Nazi Germany's World War II retreat through Poland and were buried in mass graves were laid to rest Friday, a memorial organisation said.
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Poland still wants euro, central bank head says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? The euro has proven "a great success" despite the debt problems gripping some countries that use it, the outgoing head of the European Central Bank said Friday. A top Polish financial official, meanwhile, insisted his country remains keen on adopting the currency.
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TABLE-Poland adds 1.3 GW of power to maintenance plan
WARSAW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Poland's utilities will haltadditional 1.3 gigawatts of power on Saturday and Sunday at sixdifferent power plants, data from grid operator PSE Operatorshowed on Friday. As ...
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Poland still wants euro, central bank head says
The euro has proven "a great success" despite the debt problems gripping some countries that use it, the outgoing head of the European Central Bank said Friday. A top Polish financial official, meanwhile, insisted his country remains keen on adopting the currency.
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Polish central bank head says country still committed to joining euro
WARSAW, Poland - The head of Poland's central bank says his country remains "strongly committed" to adopting the euro currency though he said it wouldn't be wise to set a specific target date yet.
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European, Polish financial officials express confidence in euro despite economic struggles
WARSAW, Poland ? The euro has proven ?a great success? despite the debt problems gripping some countries that use it, the outgoing head of the European Central Bank said Friday. A top Polish financial official, meanwhile, insisted his country remains keen on adopting the currency. The optimism expressed by ECB head Jean-Claude Trichet and Poland?s central bank chief Marek Belka comes amid ...
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Central bank head says Poland still wants euro
WARSAW, Poland ? The head of Poland's central bank says his country remains "strongly committed" to adopting the euro currency though he said it wouldn't be wise to set a specific target date yet.
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Polish Festival at Golden Gate Park, October 23rd, 2011
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Polish central bank head says country still committed to joining euro
WARSAW, Poland - The head of Poland's central bank says his country remains "strongly committed" to adopting the euro currency though he said it wouldn't be wise to set a specific target date yet.
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Polish PKN eyes PLN 750 mln in third quarter EBIT
WARSAW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Poland's top refiner PKN Orlen expects its third quarter operating profit to drop toaround 750 million zlotys ($233.24 mln) from 789 million zlotysa year earlier, the company ...
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Qatar, Poland sign pacts to boost tourism, trade ties
Qatar and Poland signed two agreements to co-operate in the tourism sector and establish a joint businessmen?s council following official talks chaired by HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski here yesterday.
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Polish KGHM eyes bid for Canadian mining rival in November
LUBIN, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's copper miner KGHM KGHM.WA expects to bid for a Canadian mining company at beginning of November, KGHM's Chief Executive Herbert Wirth told reporters on Thursday.Wirth ...
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Gap opens 1st store in Poland amid arrival in central and eastern Europe
WARSAW, Poland - The U.S. clothing giant Gap opened its first store in Poland on Thursday amid a push to establish a foothold in central and eastern Europe even as the region faces an economic slowdown. Some 200 shoppers waited for the opening at the Polish capital's Arkadia mall and applauded when
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Polish PGNiG to sell oil from Skarv to Shell
WARSAW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG signed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell to sellpart of its production from the North Sea Skarv oil and gasfield, PGNiG said on Thursday.PGNiG added ...
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Poland may not sell PKO stake this year -source
WARSAW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Poland will likely put off theplanned sale of a 15-percent stake in the country's top lenderPKO BP until next year, a source familiar with thematter told Reuters on Thursday.The ...
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