The Krakow Post

UNESCO agrees to rename Auschwitz death camp

Sunday, July 22, 2007

The UN agency UNESCO has agreed to a Polish government proposal to change the name of the Auschwitz death camp to one that makes it clear it was a German Nazi institution.

Polish strawberries: High prices for low quality

Sunday, July 22, 2007

The price of strawberries this year is high given their low quality. At the moment, one kilogram of strawberries costs 4 zloty, whereas the price was only 2 zloty last year, reported Gazeta Wyborcza.

New direction for media magnate Murdoch

Sunday, July 22, 2007

News Corp., which recently increased its stake to 35 percent in the ailing broadcaster TV Puls, will try to turn the network around with a new programming lineup in September, according to the Dziennik newspaper.

Spain's renowned gay activist and deputy Pedro Zerolo condemns Poland, wants expelled from EU

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Pedro Zerolo, Socialist Party deputy (Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol -- PSOE) and the head of the Spanish chapter of the Federation of Gays, Lesbians and Transsexuals, has condemned Poland for educational policies which persecute homosexuals in schools.

Two Polish parents denied visitation rights to children in Germany for speaking Polish

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Foreign parents living in Germany, who lost their children to the child welfare agency, were denied visitation rights for speaking to their children in a language other than German. They have taken the issue to the European Parliament. Among the parents were ethnic Poles.

Ruling party wants to ban smoking

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Poland has lately been brimming with news of a possible new bill banning smoking in bars, restaurants and most other indoor public places. Last week the Law and Justice ruling party proposed a bill in parliament to ban smoking in public places in Poland.

Building of cable railway continues amid fuss

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Despite a court ruling that the Ministry of Environment violated the law by agreeing to the modernization of the aerial-cabin cableway to Kasprowy Wierch, the building continues.

Genesis turns it on again at Silesian Stadium

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Legendary British rock group Genesis will perform on the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow on Thursday, June 21. This appearance will be part of the "Turn it on Again Tour," the band?s first following a 9-year hiatus.

Scientists at the International Hereditary Cancer Center (IHCC) at Pomeranian Medical University (PMU) in Szczecin discovered that the effectiveness of chemo-therapy in women with breast cancer depends on genetic make-up, Dziennik reported last week

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Scientists at the International Hereditary Cancer Center (IHCC) at Pomeranian Medical University (PMU) in Szczecin have discovered that the effectiveness of chemotherapy in women with breast cancer is dependent upon genetic make-up, according to Dziennik daily last week. Their findings imply that not every woman should be treated with chemotherapy as it may prove ineffective.

Media Markt presents most expensive MP3 player in Poznan

Sunday, July 22, 2007

The most expensive MP3 player in the world was presented last weekend at Media Markt in Poznan. This little thing, worth almost 80,000 zloty, has all the usual parameters and functions