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Poland emerging as major European outsourcing hub
The first time Javier Bofarull Marques left Spain for Poland, it was for love. It was 2006, a boom time in Spain, and his friends thought he was crazy
Breathable nail polish a surprise hit with Muslims
For Zaida Saleh, like for many observant Muslim women, manicures have long posed a religious problem. With prayers five times a day, and a pre-prayer ...
Poland's jobless rate rises to 14.2 percent
Official figures show Poland's unemployment rate rose to 14.2 percent in January from 13.4 percent in the previous month. The figure, released Monday ...
Polish cosmetics maker Inglot dies at 57
Wojciech Inglot, a Polish chemist and businessman who founded and ran a cosmetics company, Inglot, that grew into an international success with nearly ...
Poland's LOT airline working on rescue plan
Poland's LOT airline said Friday it will present a plan to stave off bankruptcy next month after the government indicated that there will be no more ...
Poland campaigns to preserve its complex spelling
Polish language experts launched a campaign Thursday to preserve the challenging system of its diacritical marks, saying the tails, dots and strokes ...
Polish parliament approves EU fiscal compact
Polish lawmakers have approved the European Union's fiscal compact, a set of rules that will limit public debt. The vote Wednesday by the lower ...
Poland's Dreamliners grounded through October
Polish airline LOT said Thursday it is keeping its Boeing 787 Dreamliners grounded through October while the U.S. company tries to solve a potential ...
Pope's mission to revive faith clouded by scandal
Benedict XVI always cast himself as the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps to the public glare and the majesty ...
APNewsBreak: Flaws found in US missile shield
Secret Defense Department studies cast doubt on whether a multibillion-dollar missile defense system planned for Europe can ever protect the U.S.
Horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden
Sweden on Friday became the newest European country to be hit by a widening meat products scandal, as frozen-food company Findus said it was recalling ...
Polish transsexual lawmaker loses shot at top post
The before and after photos of Anna Grodzka show how much she — and her country — have transformed. As a man, she once wore a thick beard.
Poland: still no sign country source of horsemeat
Investigations in Poland have found no evidence backing Irish claims that Poland was the source of horsemeat that ended up in Irish and British ...
'Horseburger' firm blames 170 tons of Polish meat
The Irish meat company at the center of Europe's "horseburger" scandal on Tuesday blamed the contamination of its hamburger patties on the purchase ...
Ireland: Test shows Polish 'beef' 75 pct horsemeat
Ireland's government announced Monday that DNA testing has confirmed that Polish meat offcuts imported into Ireland and labeled as beef actually ...
Poland: No proof yet horsemeat came from country
Poland is conducting DNA tests on meat samples at seven facilities to see if any are the source of horsemeat discovered this month in Irish-produced ...
Activists try to save old Warsaw ghetto building
It was the place where Jewish women did their ritual bathing. It was a tuberculosis clinic. It survived the German onslaught and became a gathering ...
Holocaust items put on display for remembrance day
When Stella Knobel's family fled World War II Poland in 1939, the only thing the 7-year-old girl could take with her was her teddy bear. For the next ...
Holocaust victims mourned at Auschwitz and beyond
Holocaust survivors, politicians, religious leaders and others marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday with solemn prayers and the ...
Ex-Polish church head, Cardinal Glemp, dies at 83
When he was appointed the new leader of Poland's influential Roman Catholic church in July 1981, many Poles were surprised, asking: Jozef who? Five ...
Polish unemployment rate rises to 13.4 percent
Poland's unemployment rate climbed to 13.4 percent in December, from 12.9 percent the previous month, due to an economic slowdown and a seasonal loss ...
Poland's National Museum expands modern art wing
Poland's National Museum in Warsaw has opened an expanded gallery devoted to 20th- and 21st-century Polish art, with officials hailing it as the most ...
Boeing plans to carry on with 787 production
Boeing plans to keep building its flagship jetliner while engineers try to solve battery problems that have grounded most of the 787 fleet. It's not ...