Poland

Belarussian student becomes first-ever Miss Wheelchair World

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- A psychology student from Belarus, Aleksandra Chichikova, was chosen Miss Wheelchair World in the first-ever edition…

From the Garden of England to Poland, UK farmers look abroad after Brexit

ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- For 70 years, Tim Chambers' family has harvested fruit in south-east England, but after Britain's…

Thousands rally against court reforms in Poland

by Anna Maria Jakubek Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) - Chanting democracy slogans, several thousand people rallied in Warsaw on…

UNESCO puts Hebron on endangered heritage list, outraging Israel

by Anna Maria Jakubek Agence France Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- UNESCO on Friday declared the Old City of Hebron…

UNESCO urges Poland to stop logging ancient forest

Kraków, Poland (AFP) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Wednesday "strongly" urged Poland to stop logging the older parts…

Flower power: gardening as therapy in Poland

by Michel Viatteau Agence France Presse RUSKIE PIASKI, Poland (AFP) -- An elderly woman leans over to smell a lush…

Interactive instrument uses music for child therapy and learning

WARSAW, Poland (Reuters) -- The Musicon's inventor says its rotating drum resembles a giant music box and can be programmed…

Smog chokes coal-addicted Poland

by Mary SIBIERSKI Agencce france Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- The soupy grey smog shrouding Polish cities this winter is…

Poland to buy Da Vinci’s ‘Lady with an Ermine’

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's culture ministry is expected Thursday to buy a private art collection worth two billion euros…

Crisis deepens as Poland’s top court rejects contested reforms

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) - by Mary SIBIERSKI Poland's Constitutional Court struck down more government reforms Thursday aimed at clipping its…

Gold rush still irresistible in Poland

by Damien Simonart ZLOTORYJA, Poland (AFP) -- Each spring they come from around the globe to the Kaczawa river in…

U.S.: NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern states to deter Russia

(REUTERS)  The NATO alliance is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern member states, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter…

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