Tag: Warsaw
Fate of Polish judge hangs in balance as panel deliberates
WARSAW, Poland — A disputed disciplinary body within Poland's Supreme Court is devoting a second day Thursday to examining a motion that could result...
3 resign from Auschwitz council after politician appointed
WARSAW, Poland — Three members of an advisory council for the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in Poland have resigned after the government appointed a former Polish...
Top Polish judge under fire for tweet about transgender kid
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's leading opposition party is asking prosecutors to investigate a constitutional court judge who it alleges has endangered a 10-year-old transgender...
Populist leaders meet, seek ‘European renaissance’
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted talks Thursday with populist politicians from Italy and Poland in a bid to create a...
Poland plans pensions for dogs, horses in state employment
WARSAW, Poland — They locate survivors in collapsed buildings, track down fugitives, foil drugs and explosives smugglers and help control rowdy crowds. All in...
Some Poles flout virus rules as harder lockdown takes effect
WARSAW, Poland — The Piw Paw club in Warsaw advertised its event as a “Pandemic Fashion Show," with models wearing “masks from the Spring...
Central Europe’s hospitals slammed, can’t treat all in need
WARSAW, Poland — Poland recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Wednesday as hospitals buckle under a new surge. Hungary has the...
Polish writer facing prison for calling president ‘moron’
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish writer is being facing up to three years of imprisonment for calling the nation's president a “moron” on social...
Slap in the face: Da Crazy Hawaiian, rising slap fight star
The future of slap fighting in the United States -- UFC President Dana White is an advocate of the sport -- just might be...
Much of Europe tightens anti-pandemic rules as virus surges
ROME — Tighter restrictions aimed at reining in surging coronavirus infections took hold in much of Italy and parts of Poland on Monday, while...