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December 10, 2018

Protesters disrupt US fossil fuel event at UN climate talks

Protesters disrupted a U.S. government event at United Nations climate talks Monday, criticizing the Trump administration's ...

December 10, 2018

The Latest: Catholic pilgrims bear climate change warning

The Latest on climate talks taking place in Poland (all times local): 6:35 p.m. A dozen Roman Catholic pilgrims have arrived ...

December 10, 2018

Climate group: 14 activists banned by conference host Poland

An environmental group said Monday that at least 14 foreigners have been detained or deported by Poland's Border Guard since ...

December 09, 2018

Poland's president, Jewish leaders light Hanukkah candles

Polish President Andrzej Duda and Jewish community members have lit a menorah at the Presidential Palace to jointly mark ...

December 09, 2018

Ikea moving into city centers to adapt to consumer changes

An airport worker drops by Warsaw's newest Ikea store during her lunch break to finish up plans for a home refurbishment.

December 09, 2018

The Latest: Groups decry meat-heavy menu at climate talks

Three environmental groups are criticizing the organizers of global climate talks in Poland for having too much meat on the ...

December 08, 2018

Protesters march as UN climate talks hit fossil fuel snag

Thousands of people from around the world marched Saturday through the southern Polish city that's hosting this year's U.N.

December 08, 2018

Groups say 13 climate activists deported from Poland

Environmental groups said Friday that at least 13 activists traveling to Poland to take part in the U.N. climate summit have ...

December 07, 2018

Polish political leader rejects converting to euro currency

The leader of Poland's ruling party has spoken out against having Poland convert to using the European Union's shared ...

December 07, 2018

Press group says reporters are being harassed in Poland

A leading press freedom group called Friday on Polish authorities to "end their harassment and attempts to intimidate ...

December 07, 2018

Polish Church urged to check sex abuse claims against priest

The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has asked the local Roman Catholic archbishop to investigate allegations that a ...

December 06, 2018

Splits deepen as UN climate talks near crunch time

Divisions deepened at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, pitting rich nations against poor ones, oil exporters against ...

December 06, 2018

Poland's Lech Walesa wears protest T-shirt to Bush funeral

Lech Walesa is still fighting. The founder of Poland's anti-communist Solidarity movement attended President George H.W.

December 06, 2018

Paris riots over fuel taxes dim hopes for climate fight

The "yellow vests" in France are worrying greens around the world. The worst riots in Paris in decades were sparked by higher ...

December 06, 2018

European police break up organized gang selling fireworks

Police in Poland, Germany and the Netherlands have broken up an organized crime gang selling fireworks illegally across ...

December 06, 2018

Poland's Walesa must apologize to rival in slander case

A Polish court ruled Thursday that Lech Walesa, the anti-communist dissident and former president of Poland, must apologize ...

December 06, 2018

Sails make a comeback as shipping tries to go green

As the shipping industry faces pressure to cut climate-altering greenhouse gases, one answer is blowing in the wind.

December 05, 2018

The Latest: Carbon dioxide emissions see steep jump in 2018

The Latest on the two-week U.N. climate meeting in Poland (all times local): 10 p.m. Scientists say after several years of ...

December 05, 2018

Sex abuse claims made against late polish Solidarity priest

An opposition lawmaker in Poland is demanding that a monument to a prominent priest of the Solidarity pro-democracy movement ...