Topic: poland

Football: Poland, Russia reach Euro 2020

Football: Poland, Russia reach Euro 2020

Jed Court, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 10:33 AM

Poland and Russia secured their places at Euro 2020 on Sunday with victories over North Macedonia and Cyprus respectively, while Germany and the Netherlands boosted their hopes of reaching the finals. Read more »

US approves sale of F-35 fighters to Poland

US approves sale of F-35 fighters to Poland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 08:53 AM

WASHINGTON - The US government announced the approval of the sale of thirty-two F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Poland Wednesday, boosting the air capabilities of a key NATO ally.   Read more »

FIBA World Cup: Poland pulls shocker

FIBA World Cup: Poland pulls shocker

Peter Stebbings, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 01:50 PM

Poland are shock quarter-finalists at the World Cup but the team have even grander ambitions -- proving once and for all that theirs is a basketball country. Read more »

Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak

Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak

Anna Maria Jakubek and Stanislaw Waszak, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 07:06 AM

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday asked Poland's forgiveness 80 years after Germany's attack triggered World War II while his Polish counterpart denounced Russia's recent "imperialist" aggression against its neighbors.   Read more »

Pride and prejudice: Poland at war over gay rights before vote

Pride and prejudice: Poland at war over gay rights before vote

Michel Viatteau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 05:01 PM

WARSAW - Poland's October general election is shaping up to be dominated neither by the economy nor politics as the devout Catholic country goes to war over LGBT rights, denounced by the governing conservatives and an archbishop as a "threat" to their way of life. Read more »

Rare albino penguin makes debut at Polish zoo

Rare albino penguin makes debut at Polish zoo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 04:51 AM

WARSAW, Poland - A rare 3-month-old albino penguin made its first public appearance at a zoo in the Polish Baltic port city of Gdansk, where its keepers claim it is the only one of its kind in captivity. Read more »

China's Huawei fires employee detained in Poland

China's Huawei fires employee detained in Poland

Eva Xiao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 08:37 AM

Huawei said Saturday it has fired a Chinese employee who was arrested in Poland on espionage allegations, as China's telecom giant distanced itself from the case amid Western concerns that it could act as a proxy for Chinese security services. Read more »

5 teens dead in Polish 'escape room' fire

5 teens dead in Polish 'escape room' fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 06:10 AM

WARSAW, Poland - Five teenage girls died and 1 man was seriously injured on Friday after a fire broke out in a room where they were playing an escape game in the northern Polish city of Koszalin, officials said.    Read more »

Climate talks over Polish delicacies

Climate talks over Polish delicacies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 12:17 PM

All eyes on Poland as the central European country hosts the U.N. Climate talks aimed at producing a rule book on how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement. Here in the Philippines, Poland is stepping up its presence as Warsaw looks to boost investments across Southeast Asia. Annalisa Burgos finds out more from the Polish Embassy's top officials in this episode of Food Diplomacy. Read more »

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