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Warsaw ghetto uprising leader dies
Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the doomed 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising against the Nazis, has died in Poland at the age of 90.
27/09/2009 - TOP STORY

US U-turn on missile shield

What's to make of the decision by US President Barack Obama on Thursday to abandon plans for a missile defense shield based in the Czech Republic and Poland?
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In the Papers

A daily look at some of the stories in the international papers, with James Creedon
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In the Papers

A daily look at some of the stories in the international papers.
01/09/2009 - HISTORY

Is the history of World War Two being rewritten?

On Tuesday, ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War in Poland were marred by spats between Russia and Eastern European states over their respective roles in the conflict. Is history being rewritten?
WORLD WAR TWO
European leaders mark 70 years since outbreak of war
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called World War II the "most tragic" era in European history as the continent marked 70 years since the war began on September 1, 1939. Merkel earlier said that Germany bore responsibility for the conflict.
01/09/2009 - FACE OFF

WWII Anniversary: Who is rewriting history?

As European leaders gather to remember the start of hostilities on September 1st 1939, Russia and Poland are locked in a bitter row over who was responsible.
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POLAND - RUSSIA
Putin moves to calm war of words for WWII anniversary
As Poland commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion in 1939 which marked the beginning of World War II, Russian PM Vladimir Putin has called for a “page to be turned” in the simmering war of words between Moscow and Warsaw.
INTERNET
Microsoft apologises for ‘racist’ Photoshopped ad
Microsoft was forced into an embarrassing apology after a website caught it "Photoshopping" a picture for its Polish website, replacing a black man with a white one.
20/07/2009 - CULTURE

Robyn Orlin is "walking next to our shoes"

In this edition of the culture magazine: Robyn Orlin, South Africa's most provocative choreographer, the Montreux Jazz Festival and Polish cheese.
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