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Poland seeks U.S. munitions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Poland is seeking to purchase missiles, bombs and other items from the United States for use on F-16s flown by its air force.
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Poland's KGHM Requests Debt Financing Offers From Banks
Polish state-controlled copper miner KGHM Polska Miedz SA (KGH.WA) has requested debt financing offers from between 10 and 20 banks, spokesman Dariusz Wyborski said Tuesday, as the company prepares for the country's largest ever acquisition of a foreign firm, and expects a higher capital expenditure and greater tax burden.
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Madonna to perform in Warsaw on August 1
US singer Madonna is set to perform at Poland's new National Stadium in Warsaw on August 1. The concert is part of her world tour which she will launch on May 29 in Tel Aviv.
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Bia?ystok at bottom of Polish city salary ranking
On average, employees in Poland earn the most in Warsaw, Wroc?aw and Pozna?, and the lowest in Bia?ystok, Lublin and Opole, according to a recent survey of salaries carried out by consultancy firm Sedlak & Sedlak.
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Football: Whose Euro 2012 base-camps are where
Thirteen of the 16 teams qualified for Euro 2012 have favoured Poland over tournament co-host Ukraine as the location for their base-camps, including five who will play their group stage matches in Ukraine.
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"The Europe Poland is choosing is less and less to its liking, but it is easier to influence the club from the inside ...
For hundreds of years, Poland suffered from an overbearing Germany that trampled on the rights of the Polish nation, occupied the country, and, at times, worked to extinguish the Polish nation-state entirely.
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Budzanowski Won?t Rule Out Lotos Sale to a Polish Buyer, Puls Reports
Poland?s Treasury doesn?t rule out the sale of a controlling stake in Gdansk-based Grupa Lotos SA, the country?s second-largest oil refiner, to a domestic buyer after failing to interest a foreign investor in the company, Treasury Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski was quoted today as saying in Puls Biznesu newspaper.
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13 of 16 Euro 2012 teams pick Poland over Ukraine
An overwhelming 13 of the 16 teams qualified for Euro 2012 have opted for base-camps in Poland, tournament organisers said Monday, leaving fellow-host Ukraine virtually out in the cold.
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Poland finally unveils National stadium for Euro 2012
A five-hour pop concert highlighted the long-delayed grand opening of Poland's new National Stadium in Warsaw on Sunday, built for this summer's Euro 2012 finals which Poland will co-host with Ukraine.
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Polish government defends support for copyright treaty that sparked Internet attacks
WARSAW, Poland - Polish officials vowed Monday to stick to plans to sign an international copyright treaty that has outraged Internet activists and prompted an attack on government websites.
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Football: 13 of 16 Euro 2012 teams pick Poland over Ukraine
(WARSAW ) - An overwhelming 13 of the 16 teams qualified for Euro 2012 have opted for base-camps in Poland, tournament organisers said Monday, leaving fellow-host Ukraine virtually out in the cold.
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Polish prime minister debates anti-piracy treaty with bloggers
Warsaw (dpa) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk debated a controversial internet anti-piracy treaty with activists and bloggers on Monday, after massive protests pushed him to halt the ratification of the agreement last week.Tusk said Poland would not withdraw its signature from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which it signed last month, simply because "some group demands it."A ...
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Madzia Wasniewska, Baby At Center Of Faked Kidnapping, Mourned In Poland
WARSAW, Poland -- Flowers, teddy bears and candles piled up Monday in a southern Polish park where a mother buried her baby and then sparked a nationwide search by falsely claiming she had been kidnapped.
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Poland o Receive F-16 Follow-On Support and Additional Munitions
WASHINGTON | The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified U.S. Congress Feb. 2 of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Poland of F-16 support and munitions, as well as associated...
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Airport Strategy & Marketing Updates on Role in Helping Warsaw Modlin Airport
Airport Strategy & Marketing, a UBM Aviation brand, has revealed its role in helping the new Warsaw Modlin Airport in Poland land its first major scheduled airline, Wizz Air.
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Flowers, candles pile up in Polish park where mother buried child, claimed had been kidnapped
WARSAW, Poland - Flowers, teddy bears and candles piled up Monday in a southern Polish park where a mother buried her baby and then sparked a nationwide search by falsely claiming she had been kidnapped.
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Deadly cold front continues in Europe
WARSAW - The toll from Europe's killer cold snap kept climbing Monday with nine new victims found in Poland, most of them homeless, and at least three people died after a Bulgarian dam burst.
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Deadly cold front continues as dam bursts in Bulgaria
WARSAW (AFP) - The toll from Europe's killer cold snap kept climbing past 300 on Monday with nine new victims found in Poland, most of them homeless, and at least three people died after a Bulgarian dam burst.
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Flowers, candles pile up in Polish park where mother buried child, claimed had been kidnapped
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Flowers, teddy bears and candles are piling up in a southern Polish park where a mother buried her child and then sparked a nationwide search by falsely claiming she had been kidnapped.
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Lithuania and Poland discuss bilateral cooperation in EU matters
WARSAW - On Feb. 2 in Warsaw, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Egidijus Meilunas and Polish Secretary of State for European Affairs Miko?aj Dowgielewicz discussed bilateral cooperation in EU matters, Lithuania?s preparation for the Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2013.
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