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Americans ride feel-good wave after Obama victory
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 06:36.
For the first time in eight years, Magdalena Jensen feels proud to be American.
Before Barack Obama won the US presidential election, the Polish-American was quick to play up her European heritage when she met Poles.
In Poland, expat gathering pulls in Obama supporters
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 07:45.Americans, Europeans and Poles alike stayed out late Tuesday during an "Election Night Warsaw" event to cheer on the US presidential candidates and watch the results come in on big-screen CN
Polish PM steps aside in power struggle over EU summits
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 16:06.
The Polish president will attend an upcoming European Union summit alone, TOK FM radio reported, after the prime minister said he would yield his place at the Brussels negotiating table in the latest round of their tense power struggle.
Holiday weekend claims 41 lives on Polish roads
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 13:09.
The All Saints' holiday weekend claimed 41 lives, while 533 were injured as 1,416 drivers were pulled over for drunk- driving across Poland, Polish media reported on Monday.
Poles celebrated the Christian holidays of All Saints' Day on Saturday and All Souls' Day on Sunday. Christians traditionally visit the graves of relatives on the two days.
Poland seeks to gird against financial crisis
Submitted by William Kaelin on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 19:56.Poland's top economic policymakers met Tuesday to discuss the impact of the global financial crisis, while the main opposition party urged immediate action by the government.
The conservative Law and Justice party called for an agreement by political parties and the government to work with the national bank, financial regulators and labour unions to ward off damage to Poland.
Polish engineer abducted by Taliban in Pakistan
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 17:54.Pakistani authorities have confirmed that a recently kidnapped Polish electrician is now in the hands of the Taliban, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Polish employee of an oil exploration firm and killed his driver and two guards in northern Pakistan on Sunday, police in Islamabad said.
Polish martial-law trial has few looking back in anger
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 22:58.The former general who imposed martial law on communist Poland in 1981 denied criminal guilt at his trial. However, there was little evident resentment as he argued that he saved the nation from a Soviet invasion.
OSCE: "Bleak picture" of Roma discrimination, hate crimes in report
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 15:27.
An OSCE report launched Monday paints a "bleak picture" and shows "considerable gaps" in improving the situation of the Roma and Sinti people ac
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
