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Poland halts copyright law after mass protests [Feb 03, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Poland's prime minister says he is suspending the ratification process for an international copyright treaty after widespread protests and attacks on government websites. Donald Tusk said Friday that first a wider discussion must be held on the issue to include Internet users and privacy protection office. The government signed the Anti ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's 1996 Nobel poet Szymborska dies at 88 [Feb 02, 2012] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Poland's 1996 Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska, whose simple words and playful verse plucked threads of irony and empathy out of life, has died. She was 88. Szymborska, a heavy smoker, died in her sleep of lung cancer Wednesday evening at her home in the southern city of Krakow, her personal secretary Michal Rusinek said. She died ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's economic growth accelerated to 4.3 per cent in 2011 despite euro troubles [Jan 29, 2012] By The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland - New government data show that Poland's economy grew by a brisk 4.3 per cent in 2011, an acceleration over the already strong 3.9 per cent growth rate of the previous ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish economy grew 4.3 percent in 2011 [Jan 27, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland New government data show that Poland's economy grew by a brisk 4.3 percent in 2011, an acceleration over the already strong 3.9 percent growth rate of the previous year. The figures, released Friday by the state Central Statistical Office, underline how strongly the economy has continued to grow in Poland, the largest of the ex-communist ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests [Jan 26, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland An official says Poland has signed an international copyright agreement that has sparked days of protests from Internet users who fear it will lead to online censorship. Poland's ambassador to Japan, Jadwiga Rodowicz-Czechowska, told the Polish station TVN24 that she signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Tokyo on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests [Jan 26, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland An official says Poland has signed an international copyright agreement that has sparked days of protests from Internet users who fear it will lead to online censorship. Poland's ambassador to Japan, Jadwiga Rodowicz-Czechowska, told the Polish station TVN24 that she signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Tokyo on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Summary Box: Poles protest Internet treaty [Jan 26, 2012] Summary Box: Poles protest Internet treaty Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 01:06 [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish websites to go dark to protest ACTA [Jan 24, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Several popular Polish websites are planning to go dark for an hour Tuesday evening to protest the government's plan to sign an international copyright treaty. Poland's support for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has sparked days of Internet protests by groups who fear it could lead to online censorship. The sites that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish government websites under apparent attack [Jan 22, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Several Polish government websites appear to have been attacked by a group opposing the country's support for a treaty aimed at protecting international intellectual property rights. The websites, including that of the parliament and the prime minister, were inaccessible or unusually slow Sunday. It was an apparent sign that they had been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish government websites under apparent attack [Jan 22, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Several Polish government websites appear to have been attacked by a group opposing the country's support for a treaty aimed at protecting international intellectual property rights. The websites, including that of the parliament and the prime minister, were inaccessible or unusually slow Sunday. It was an apparent sign that they had been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland slaps fine on singer for bashing Bible [Jan 17, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland A Polish court slapped a fine on a popular singer who bad-mouthed the Bible ? the latest episode in which authorities grapple with religious defamation in a traditionally Catholic country that is growing increasingly secular. Dorota Rabczewska, a singer who uses the stage name Doda, said in a 2009 interview that she doubted the Bible ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland slaps fine on singer for bashing Bible [Jan 16, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland A Polish court slapped a fine on a popular singer who bad-mouthed the Bible ? the latest episode in which authorities grapple with religious defamation in a traditionally Catholic country that is growing increasingly secular. Dorota Rabczewska, a singer who uses the stage name Doda, said in a 2009 interview that she doubted the Bible ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish official explains his attempted suicide [Jan 11, 2012] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland A military prosecutor said Tuesday that he tried to commit suicide during a news conference he had called because his own work has been used as a reason supporting plans to close military prosecution offices in Poland. Col. Mikolaj Przybyl invited reporters and TV crews to his office in the western city of Poznan on Monday to defend the work his ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish official explains his attempted suicide [Jan 11, 2012] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland A military prosecutor said Tuesday that he tried to commit suicide during a news conference he had called because his own work has been used as a reason supporting plans to close military prosecution offices in Poland. Col. Mikolaj Przybyl invited reporters and TV crews to his office in the western city of Poznan on Monday to defend the work his ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish army prosecutor shoots himself over work [Jan 09, 2012] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland A military prosecutor in western Poland shot himself in the head Monday after defending the work of his office and rejecting planned reforms, officials and media said Monday. Col. Mikolaj Przybyl shot himself after reading a statement to reporters at his office in Poznan, said TVN24 station, whose journalists was at the meeting. Przybyl is a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish art student hangs own painting in museum [Jan 04, 2012] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Art student Andrzej Sobiepan didn't want to wait decades for his work to appear in museums. So he took matters in his own hands, covertly hanging one of his paintings in a major Polish gallery. By Wednesday, the young artist was getting plenty of attention after a nationwide TV channel reported on his stunt at the National Museum in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish art student hangs own painting in museum [Jan 04, 2012] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Art student Andrzej Sobiepan didn't want to wait decades for his work to appear in museums. So he took matters in his own hands, covertly hanging one of his paintings in a major Polish gallery. By Wednesday, the young artist was getting plenty of attention after a nationwide TV channel reported on his stunt at the National Museum in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says 5 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles [Dec 21, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Poland says five NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says 5 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles [Dec 21, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Poland says five NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says five NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles [Dec 21, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Poland says five NATO service members killed in Afghanistan were all Poles. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>