Poland failed to pull off a historic win over England in their rescheduled World Cup qualifier but the 1-1 draw had a taste of victory for home fans.
Poles began voting in a general election, with their prime minister aiming for a landmark second term, pushing for prudent economic stewardship.
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/ 27 September 2007
Clad in a dirty blue overall, the young man planted his feet squarely on the floor of the stifling bus, raised his megaphone and hectored the passengers: "You stinking capitalists!" Headed by the ageing 1960s bus, the rattle-trap convoy of communist-era vehicles, which also included a couple of Trabant and Lada cars, lumbered off to the heart of what was once the showpiece of the People’s Republic of Poland.
Trading nations are now in a race to another last-ditch deadline 28 days away to overcome weekend failure in Doha Round negotiations to free up trade, but prospects for a deal and ending the ”crisis” for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) appear slim.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) members on Friday began another bruising attempt to revive the Doha Round talks on tearing down barriers to global commerce, as doubts rose about what they would be able to achieve. "We’re going to try," Canadian Ambassador Don Stephenson told journalists.
The incidence of new HIV infections appears to have stabilised for the first time in the 25-year history of Aids, although the global pandemic will still have a deep, long-term impact, according to a new United Nations report. However, huge problems remain, the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV/Aids warned on Tuesday.
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/ 20 January 2006
At first sight, it could be a job ad for a company, a charity or even an army playing up its peacekeeping role: "Looking for something different? Enjoy contact with people from all over the world?" But there’s a giveaway: "Will you commit body and soul for the security of the pope?"