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2007
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Church: Bishop was communist spy The archbishop of Warsaw, appointed last month by Pope Benedict, had spied for the secret services
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| Jan.7 |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row  | The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post | |
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| Jan.20 |
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Unseeded Safarova stuns Mauresmo
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| Mar.13 |
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Pole who saved WWII Jews honoured Irena Sendlerowa, who helped save the lives of 2,500 Jewish children is due to be honoured by Poland's parliament
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| Mar.15 |
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Police, extremists clash Hungarian police used water cannon and tear gas to repel 1,000 skinheads and extremists in Budapest
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| Apr.18 |
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Poland, Ukraine win Euro 2012 vote
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| May.7 |
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Henin strolls to 32nd career title
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| Jun.4 |
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Bush in controversial Czech visit US President is in Prague where he is expected to give a speech criticising Russia's growing authoritarianism
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| Jun.5 |
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Bush chides Kremlin over democracy U.S. President warns that democratic reforms in Russia had been 'derailed' in a speech to a conference organized by former dissidents
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| Jun.16 |
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President Kaczynski to debate EU treaty Poland's President is visiting Germany for crucial talks with Chancellor Merkel on the future of a new EU constitutional treaty
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| Jul.3 |
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Vaidisova beats defending champ Mauresmo lost in the 4th round at Wimbledon, falling to Nicole Vaidisova 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-1 in a match interrupted by rain 3 times
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| Jul.5 |
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3 climbers found dead in Alps 3 Polish climbers were found dead after they were caught up in an avalanche on the Mont Blanc mountain on the French-Italian border
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| Jul.22 |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims Map of Grenoble European Union| Pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at an accident black spot in the Alps and burst into flames | |
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| Jul.23 |
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Poland mourns 26 bus crash victims Flags were flying at half mast, church bells tolled as Poland began 3 days of mourning on for Polish pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Franc...
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| Jul.24 |
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Deadly heat wave grips Europe| Up to 500 people are estimated to have died across Hungary, partly due to a wave gripping central and southeast Europe | |
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| Jul.30 |
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Brussels aims to halt Polish road The European Commission is seeking a court order to prevent re-starting work on a road through a protected wildlife area
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| Aug.5 |
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Hamilton hurries to third race win McLaren's Lewis Hamilton led the Grand Prix from start to finish to stretch his championship lead over unhappy Alonso to 7 points
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| Sep.1 |
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Radwanska topples holder Sharapova Polish teenager produced a massive upset by beating defending champion 6-4 1-6 6-2 in the US Open third round
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Two die as planes collide at air show 2 small planes are slamming into each other and bursting into fragments during an acrobatic display at an air show, killing both pilots
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| Oct.3 |
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Bomb injures Polish envoy| A car bomb struck the convoy of the Polish ambassador to Iraq, killing one of his bodyguards and 2 Iraqi civilians | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Czechs, Greece and Romania qualify The Czech Republic made a superb 3-0 victory over Germany. Greece have a narrow 1-0 victory against Turkey. Romania, Luxembourg, 2-0
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| Oct.20 |
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Poland to vote in snap election People have begun voting in a parliamentary election to elect a new government that has been called 2 years ahead of schedule
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| Oct.21 |
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Polls: Opposition leads A pro-business opposition party that wants to bring troops home from Iraq was headed to an overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections
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| Oct.22 |
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Opposition wins election The Civic Platform took 41.6%, or 208 seats in the lower house. Civic Platform joined with the smaller Polish Presence Party, which won 8.8%
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| Oct.23 |
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Seven-up Arsenal overpower Slavia Theo Walcott scored his first goals in Europe to help thrash Prague 7-0 to equal the highest-ever Champions League victory by any team
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| Dec.20 |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border| A checkpoint between Austria and Slovakia has been dismantled in a ceremony marking the enlargement of the Schengen area | |
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