Polish club founder named honorary consul
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Borucki was born in Poland and came to Alaska in 1963. He studied Russian language and political science at University of Alaska Fairbanks in the mid-'60s and moved to Anchorage in 1971.
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Pope John Paul II received an honorary degree Tuesday from Nicholas Copernicus University in his native Poland, calling it a "sign of dialogue" between science and faith.
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Veteran journalist John W.  "Pat" Heffernan, the only foreigner to have been president of  the prestigious National Press Club in Washington, died on  Tuesday after a brief illness, friends said. He was 96.
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A Christmas gift inspired by England goalkeeper Paul Robinson's horror own goal against Croatia has helped to boost diplomatic ties between London and Zagreb.
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A new Roman Catholic archbishop has been named in Warsaw, Poland, to replace Stanislaw Wielgus, who resigned after admitting to ties with the secret police.Comment
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First came Poland. Now it's China. Earlier this week, Peng Lu, a consultant for the Chinese government, met with local leaders to talk about forging new business relationships.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomed Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski to the State Department on Wednesday, praising his country as a "fierce fighter in the defense of freedom."
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A former British spy credited with using his cover as a passport officer to save thousands of Jews from Nazi Germany was honored as a hero Wednesday at his country's embassy in Berlin.
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Former Polish leader Lech Walesa was the guest speaker at the most recent celebration of Panna Maria's 150th anniversary.
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PRAGUE, Oct 25 (IPS) - The change of government in Poland heralds a new  era in its cooperation with the European Union, and changes are  also expected in Warsaw's policies towards both Russia and  the United States.
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Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Kazimierz Nycz the new archbishop of Warsaw, the Polish Episcopate said in a statement Saturday.Comment
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Peter Mihok, president of Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, called for stronger business ties between Korea and Slovakia last Friday.
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A former Edinburgh lawyer who coached the Iraqi Olympic team to success in Athens is honoured.
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By Elaine Jarvik Deseret Morning News  Former Polish president and trade-union activist Lech Walesa, who helped bring down communism in Eastern Europe, will speak at a $250- a-plate fund-raiser in Salt Lake City on George Washington's 275th birthday.
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The Polish president has launched an advertising campaign to lure home an estimated 2 million young people who have emigrated abroad.
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German-born Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the painful wounds inflicted on Poland by Nazi Germany during World War II as he embarked on a visit to the homeland of his predecessor, Polish-born John Paul II.
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Harvey Schiller, the former executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, has been elected president of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) in a vote of IBAF delegates meeting Friday in Beijing.