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Would attending an international school for a year cause any problems?

June 26th, 2011
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Would attending an international school for a year cause any problems?
Next year I will be in grade 10 and I am planning to attend “Wroclaw International School” in Poland. It follows…

World’s tallest Jesus looms over Poland (AFP)

November 7th, 2010

A crane lifts sections of the statue of Jesus Christ in Swiebodzin, western Poland. Work on the world's tallest statue of Jesus was completed in Swiebodzin Saturday, looming three metres higher than the Christ figure towering over Rio de Janeiro in Brazil(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - Work on the world’s tallest statue of Jesus was completed in Swiebodzin, western Poland, looming three metres higher than the Christ figure towering over Rio de Janeiro in…

Chechen separatist Zakayev arrested in Poland (AP)

September 17th, 2010

Polish police officers arrest the head of the Chechen government in exile Akhmed Zakhayev who is wanted in Russia on terrorism, charges, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Sept.17, 2010. Zakhayev who resides in London came to Poland to attend a World Congress of Chechens. (AP Photo/str)  **Poland Out**AP - A senior Chechen separatist wanted in Russia for alleged murder and kidnapping was arrested Friday in Poland where he was to attend a conference organized by the World…

Protesters in Poland block cross from being moved (AP)

August 3rd, 2010

Supporters of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski scuffle with municipal guards as they try to break a barrier in front of the Presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Authorities failed to move a cross commemorating Poland's late leader Lech Kaczynski from in front of the presidential palace after fierce protests by Roman Catholic groups and Kaczynski's followers.  (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - Protesters shouting “Defend the cross!” scuffled with police Tuesday but managed to prevent Polish officials from moving a cross erected outside the presidential palace in memory of the…

Polanski only safe in France, Poland, Switzerland (AP)

July 13th, 2010

FILE - In this April 24, 2010 file photo film director Roman Polanski walks on the balcony of his chalet named 'Milky Way', where he has been under house arrest, in Gstaad, Switzerland. The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday July 12, 2010 after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski's sentencing procedure in 1977-1978.  (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)AP - Roman Polanski may once again be seen on the red carpet at Cannes — but he won’t be attending the Venice Film Festival or the Oscars anytime soon.


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Poland: Komorowski’s Election Win May Help Boost E.U. Ties (Time.com)

July 6th, 2010

Time.com - Bronislaw Komorowski’s victory in Poland’s presidential election opens the way for stronger ties with the E.U.

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Poland holds vote after president’s air-crash death (AFP)

July 4th, 2010

Poles vote Sunday in an election forced by the air-crash death of conservative president Lech Kaczynski, in what looks to be a tight race between his bereaved twin and the governing liberals' candidate. Pitting ex-prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski (pictured) against acting president Bronislaw Komorowski, it marks the latest chapter in a bitter power struggle between the two camps.(AFP/Wojtek Radwanski)AFP - Poles vote Sunday in an election forced by the air-crash death of conservative president Lech Kaczynski, in what looks to be a tight race between his bereaved twin…

Poland set to vote in tight presidential run-off (Reuters)

July 3rd, 2010

A Polish nun walks past a picture of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski outside the presidential palace in Warsaw July 3, 2010. Poland's centrist presidential candidate Bronislaw Komorowski faces a tight run-off vote against his right-wing rival Jaroslaw Kaczynski on July 4 after beating him by only a few percentage points during the first round of voting two weeks ago. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS RELIGION)Reuters - Poles choose a new president on Sunday in an election run-off that will help decide the speed and scale of economic reforms and set the tone for Warsaw’s…

Clinton arrives in Poland to promote democracy (AP)

July 3rd, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles with Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych prior to a joint press availability at the Presidential Administration Building in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, July 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer)AP - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the Polish city of Krakow to speak at an international conference on the promotion of democracy.


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Poland holds presidential poll (AFP)

June 19th, 2010

Conservative candidate in the presidential elections Jaroslaw Kaczynski (C) speaks during the final election rally on June 18 in Gdansk. Poland prepared Saturday for a snap election forced by the air-crash death of president Lech Kaczynski, with his identical twin bidding to replace him but trailing the ruling liberals' candidate.(AFP/Wojtek Radwanski)AFP - Poles vote Sunday in an election forced by the air-crash death of conservative president Lech Kaczynski, with his identical twin bidding to replace him but trailing the ruling…