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World marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» OSWIECIM (POLAND) - The world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday, with some of the few remaining survivors set to attend ceremonies at the site of the notorious Nazi death camp.
Poland calls on West to rally around Ukraine in Kyiv visit
AFP, Published on 23/12/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Poland's new foreign minister on Friday urged the West to rally around Ukraine, choosing the war-torn country for his first visit abroad in a sign of support as other allies waver on aid.
Polish truckers block Ukraine border points in protest
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» DOROHUSK (POLAND) - Several dozen owners of transport companies on Monday blocked three major Polish border crossings with Ukraine to protest what they say is unfair competition from the neighbouring country's businesses.
EU wants to 're-calibrate' position on China
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» STOCKHOLM - EU foreign ministers agreed on Friday on the need to "recalibrate" Europe's position on China, reducing dependencies and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia's war in Ukraine, the bloc's foreign policy chief said.
Russia accuses Ukraine of Poland missile blast
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» PRZEWODOW, Poland: Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of a deadly blast in Poland, with Belgium saying it was probably caused by Kyiv's air defences firing at Moscow's incoming missiles.
Ingebrigtsen seals Euro double-double as Thiam dominates
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Norwegian prodigy Jakob Ingebrigtsen sealed a memorable European distance double-double in Munich on Thursday as Belgium's Nafi Thiam retained her heptathlon title in style.
Ukrainian, Russian troops fight in streets of Kyiv
AFP, Published on 26/02/2022
» KYIV - Ukrainian forces repulsed a Russian attack on Kyiv but "sabotage groups" infiltrated the capital, officials said Saturday as a defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Ukraine would never give in.
Polish president vetoes media law slammed by US
AFP, Published on 28/12/2021
» WARSAW - Following pressure from the EU and US, Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday vetoed a media ownership law that critics said was aimed at silencing the US-owned news channel TVN24.
Stranded truckers spend Christmas in their cabs
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» RAMSGATE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Besides the occasional miniature tree and paper chains hung from cabs, there was little festive cheer for the thousands of truckers stuck on an old airfield in southeast England on Christmas Eve.
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
AFP, Published on 14/04/2020
» OSWIECIM, Poland: Every day, Pawel Sawicki, head of social media at the Auschwitz Museum, posts several photos of victims of the former Nazi German death camp on a Twitter account that has become a powerful tool in Holocaust education.