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Platform collapses in Poland, killing 3

AP Features 224 days ago

An official says three workers have died in southern Poland after an elevated platform collapsed. Fire service spokesman Andrzej Siekanka says the three fell about 40 feet (12 meters) to the ground when the machine collapsed Wednesday in Krakow. They received immediate ...

Poland Remembering

AP News 250 days ago

Former Polish president Lech Walesa speaks in Krakow, Poland, on Thursday, June 4, 2009. European leaders gathered in Krakow as Poland celebrates the first free parliamentary elections 20 years ago that heralded the collapse of communism. Seated in background left is Prime ...

Polish vintners pioneer wine in land of vodka

AFP Global Edition 287 days ago

On the rolling hills skirting the southern Polish city of Krakow, pioneer Polish vintners are busy pressing grapes in the hope of proving that Poland, long a land of vodka, can produce wine too. "We're growing some 20 varieties of grapes including ...

Prewar glamour returning to Polish health spa

AP Features 288 days ago

Heirs of Polish aristocrats trying to return prewar glamour to health spa For more than 100 years, aristocrats and artists came to the mountain health resort of Szczawnica Zdroj in search of cures. Jewish rabbis walked in the park, arguing theological points ...

S&V News

Sound and Vibration 288 days ago

Inter-Noise 2008 Inter-Noise 2008, the 37th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, will be held in Shanghai, China, on October 26-29. The Congress is sponsored by the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (I-INCE), co-organized by the Acoustical Society of ...

India, Poland vow to boost economic ties

AFP South Asian Edition 289 days ago

The presidents of Poland and India vowed here Friday to boost bilateral trade between the two nations, which totaled 1.3 billon dollars (982 million euros) last year. "There is a chance for significant expansion in trade exchange and we fully support it," ...

Hostel in Seattle voted best in US

AP Features 291 days ago

Hostel in Seattle voted best in US by Hostelworld.com Hostels in Lisbon, Portugal, dominated an annual awards list for hostels, grabbing four of the top 10 spots. Travellers House, a hostel in Lisbon, Portugal, was voted the No. 1 hostel in the ...

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