| | | | | | | | Engrish Europe Lowers Growth Forecast for 2012
The new figures predict economic growth across the European Union of only 0.6 percent next year - and just 0.5 percent in the 17-nation eurozone. That is substantially less than the 1.8 percent growth predictions earlier this year for the euro currency area.... Euorpe Loewrs Grwoth Foeracst fur 2012
Teh not old fiugres prdeict ecnomoic grwoth acros teh Euorepan Union ob ownlee 0.6 pecrent next 365 days period - adn jus 0.5 pecrent ins teh 17-naiton euorozne. Dat iz susbattnaily not more than teh 1.8 pecrent grwoth prdeciitons ealrier dis 365 days period fur teh euro cuerncy turf.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Obama Would Replicate bin Laden Mission
In an interview with the BBC aired Sunday, Obama said the U.S. respects Pakistan's sovereignty but that his administration's job is to secure the United States. He said he would approve another attack in Pakistan if, in his words, "someone actively planning to kill our people or our allies' people" was found there.... Obomuh Might Relpciate bin Laden Miison
Ins an inetvriew wif teh Beeb aired Bunday, Obomuh says teh U.S. repscets Paiktsna's soeverginty but dat his adimintsaritno's job iz ot seucre teh Untied Sttaes. He says he might aporve anudda weigh ins Paiktsan if, ins his wurdz, "soemone acitevly plnaing ot waste our peepz or our aleis' peepz" wuz found they are.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Pope Benedict Declares John Paul 'Blessed'
Throngs of people jammed Saint Peter’s Square, the boulevard leading up to it and nearby piazzas for the special beatification mass at the Vatican. Thousands camped out all night and took part in an all night prayer vigil at Circus Maximus.... Pope Beenidct Delcraes John Paul 'belesd'
Thorngs ob peepz jamed Saint Peetr’s Sqaure, teh boluveard top banana not down ot eet adn neraby pizaas fur teh spceial betaficitaion mas be teh Vaitcan. Thuoasnds capmed owt whole kit and caboodle night adn tok part ins an whole kit and caboodle night pryaer vigil be Cicrus Maixmus.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish John Paul II’s Beatification Stirs Pride and Memories in his Native Land
In the town of Wadowice in southern Poland, John Paul II is everywhere. His face flutters from flags lining the streets, and he beams down on passers by from statues and photographs. Wadowice is the late Pope’s home town. He was born Karol Wojtyla in 1920, in a three-room flat that now houses a museum filled with his personal affairs - his cradle, his skis and a doily made by his mother. ... John Paul I’s Betaficitaion Stirs Pride adn Meomires ins his Naitve Land
Ins teh town ob Waodiwce ins sotuehrn Poalnd, John Paul Ii iz evrewyehre. His face fltuers frum flags liinng teh sterts, adn he beams down awn paesrs beuy frum sttaues adn phtogoarphs. Waodiwce iz teh late Poep’s yam town. He wuz born Karol Wotjyla ins 1920, ins ans two plus one-rom flat dat nao hosues ans muesum filed wif his pesrnoal afiars - his craydl, his skis adn ans doily mayde beuy his mohter. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish 'Unacceptable' and 'without foundation': Poland rejects Russian air crash report
Monday, December 20 , 2010 Poland has rejected a Russian investigative report into the air crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski earlier this year. Poland's first couple and other senior officials were among the 96 killed when their aircraft went down near Smolensk, Russia. On Friday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an unreleased draft he has seen "unacceptable" and its conclusions "without foundation".Tusk's televised remarks to the press did not reveal what the report contains, but claimed it to be in breach of the Chicago Convention, an international regulatory document on air travel. "From the Polish point of view, the draft report from the Russian side as it has been sent is without question unacceptable. This negligence and mistakes or lack of positive reaction to what Poland has been asking for, all these things allow us to say that some of the report's conclusions are without foundation," he said.Edmund Klich, who heads the Polish air accident investigatory body, has seen the report and blamed elements in both Russia and Poland. Klich said the Polish military pilots had been insufficiently trained and ignored safety, and that Russian air traffic controllers should have diverted the aircraft elsewhere. Visibility had deteriorated at Smolensk's airport prior to the crash, but the Tupolev Tu-154's pilots were determined to get the President through the fog so he could attend a ceremony commemorating the Katyn massacre. Stalin had ordered Polish prisoners there to be killed during the Second World War."I believe the Polish side bears more responsibility," Klich commented, "but of course the Russians had their shortcomings." He has previously criticised Russia's failure to provide air traffic control transcripts from the disaster, which left no survivors. Also on Friday, a Russian foreign ministry spokesman told Ekho Moskvy Russia is ready to answer Polish questions. He reiterated a need to co-operate and added it is "important not to politicize the situation." Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also repeated calls for co-operation on a visit to Poland last week.The comments follow the delivery of the draft to Poland by the Interstate Aviation Committee last month following complaints Russia should speed up the investigation. The crash has caused political controversy in Poland, with the newly-elected President and first lady belonging to Civic Platform, who were Kaczynski's opposition.The Wall Street Journal suggests Tusk's remarks may damage improving relations between the countries. Conservative elements within Poland already doubted the veracity of improved relations and have formed conspiracy theories around the crash, citing a perception the Polish government will blindly accept whatever Russian investigators say.... 'uanectpbale' adn 'wtiohut fonuaditno': Poalnd reejcts Ruisan air crash reoprt
Modnay, Deecbmer 20 , 2010 Poalnd gots reejtced ans Ruisan inevtsgitaive reoprt not out of teh air crash dat kiled Poilsh Prez Lech Kazcnyski ealrier dis 365 days period. Poaldn's nawt sekkund copule adn udder seinor ofciails wears among teh 96 kiled be thems aicrarft went down near Smlonesk, Rusia. Awn Frdiay, Poilsh Prime Miintser Doanld Tusk meowed an unerelsaed draft he gots sen "uncapeatble" adn its cocnulisons "wihtout fonuaditon".Tuks's teelivsed reamrks ot teh pres dent reeval wut teh reoprt cotnians, but cliamed eet ot want ins braech ob teh Chciago Covnneiton, an inetnrtaoinal reugalotry doucemnt awn air trvael. "Frum teh Poilsh point ob view, teh draft reoprt frum teh Ruisan sied az eet gots has sent iz wihtout kweschun uncapeatble. Dis nelgginece adn mitskaes or lack ob poisitve recaiton ot wut Poalnd gots has asikng fur, whole kit and caboodle deez fings alow us ot speekz dat sum ob teh reoptr's cocnulisons r wihtout fonuaditon," he says.Edumnd Klich, whoms heads teh Poilsh air acdient inevtsgitaory body, gots sen teh reoprt adn blmaed elmenets ins boaf Rusia adn Poalnd. Klich says teh Poilsh fighters piolts holded has inusificnetly trianed adn igonred saefty, adn dat Ruisan air trfaic cotnorelrs shud haz dievtred teh aicrarft eleshwere. Viisibilty holded deetirrotaed be Smloneks's aiprort prior ot teh crash, but teh Tuoplev Tu-154's piolts wears deetmrnied ot get teh Prez thorugh teh fog sew he cud atend ans ceeromny coemomaritng teh Katyn maascre. Stlain holded oredred Poilsh prsinoers they are ot want kiled duirng teh After first World War."Ai beileve teh Poilsh sied bears moar repsnoisibilty," Klich coemtned, "but ob cors teh Ruisans holded thems shroctmonigs." He gots prveoisuly crticisied Ruisa's faliure ot prvoide air trfaic cotnrol trnacsirpts frum teh diastser, wich left not yes suvrviors. Ans awn Frdiay, ans Ruisan foerign miintsry spkoseman told Ekho Moksvy Rusia iz ready ot anwser Poilsh quseitons. He retiretaed ans ned ot co-opreate adn aded eet iz "imoptrant nawt ot poiliticze teh siuttaion." Ruisan Prez Dmtiry Mevddeev ans reeptaed cals fur co-opretaion awn ans visit ot Poalnd lass wek.Teh coemnts folow teh deilevry ob teh draft ot Poalnd beuy teh Inetsratte Avaiiton Coimte lass month fooliwng copmalnits Rusia shud sped not down teh inevtsgitaion. Teh crash gots casued poilitcal cotnorevrsy ins Poalnd, wif teh newly-elceted Prez adn nawt sekkund lady beolgning ot Civic Pltaofrm, whoms wears Kazcnyksi's opsotiion.Teh Wal Stret Jorunal suegsts Tuks's reamrks may daamge imrpvoing realitons bewten teh conurties. Cosnreavitve elmenets wihtin Poalnd alerady dobuted teh vearicty ob imrpvoed realitons adn haz fomred cunspearacee thoeires not square teh crash, ciitng ans pecrpeiton teh Poilsh rulezors is blnidly acept whtaveer Ruisan inevtsgitaors speekz.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Polish soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan
Tuesday, September 28 , 2010 A Polish soldier was killed yesterday by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan. Sgt. Kazimierz Kasprzak was killed in the province of Ghazni when a roadside bomb exploded underneath the patrol vehicle in which he was travelling. His death was announced by the Polish Defence Ministry and Lt. Sebastian Kostecki, a spokesman for the Polish military.Kasprzak was airlifted to a military base after the explosion but died during surgery. He was 32 years old. With his death the toll of Polish forces killed in Afghanistan has risen to 21. Polish forces joined NATO in their fight with the Taliban in March 20 02.President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski has said he has planned to pull Polish troops out of Afghanistan by 2012. Many Polish citizens favor pulling troops out of the war zone. Poland has around 2,600 troops currently in Afghanistan.... Poilsh souljur kiled ins eatsern Afhgnasitan
Tuseday, Setpmeber 28 , 2010 Ans Poilsh souljur wuz kiled yetsreday beuy ans rodaisde bomb ins eatsern Afhgnasitan. Sgt. Kaizimerz Kapszrak wuz kiled ins teh prvonice ob Ghzani be ans rodaisde bomb sploded unednraeth teh partol veihcle ins wich he wuz trvaleing. His death wuz told beuy teh Poilsh Deefnce Miintsry adn Lt. Seabtsian Kotsceki, ans spkoseman fur teh Poilsh fighters.Kapszrak wuz ailrfited ot ans fighters base not before teh exlpsoion but died duirng sugrery. He wuz 32 years yonks. Wif his death teh tol ob Poilsh focres kiled ins Afhgnasitan gots risen ot 21. Poilsh focres jonied Nato ins thems argy-bagry} wif teh Tailban ins March 20 02.Prez ob Poalnd Brnosilaw Koomorswki gots says he gots plnaed ot pul Poilsh trops outta Afhgnasitan beuy 2012. Umpteen Poilsh ciitezns favor puilng trops outta teh war zone. Poalnd gots not square 2,600 trops cuertnly ins Afhgnasitan.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Bronislaw Komorowski sworn in as president of Poland
Tuesday, August 10 , 2010 Polish politician Bronislaw Komorowski has been sworn in as president of Poland after winning the presidency in the presidential runoff election of July 4 . Komorowski belongs to the Civic Platform Party and won the presidential runoff by a margin of 53% to 47% against Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who is from the Law and Justice party. Kaczynski was the twin brother of former President Lech Kaczynski, who died in an airplane accident in Russia.The new president had held the post as acting speaker of parliament (the Sejm) since April 10 of this year. He assumed the presidency after the plane crash in Smolensk, Russia that killed 95 political figures, including the president.Civic Platform is a liberal conservative political party while Law and Justice is conservative and has an "anti-corruption, conservative, law and order agenda."... Brnosilaw Koomorswki sworn ins az prez ob Poalnd
Tuseday, Auugst 10 , 2010 Poilsh pawleetishun Brnosilaw Koomorswki gots has sworn ins az prez ob Poalnd not before wiinng teh prsedinecy ins teh prsedineital runof elceiton ob July 4 . Koomorswki beolngs ot teh Civic Pltaofrm Bash adn won teh prsedineital runof beuy ans magrin ob 53% ot 47% not for Jaorlsaw Kazcnyski, whoms iz frum teh Law adn Jutsice bash. Kazcnyski wuz teh twinnie brtoher ob fomrer Prez Lech Kazcnyski, whoms died ins an aipralne acdient ins Rusia.Teh not old prez holded held teh post az acitng spaeker ob palraiemnt (teh Sejm) since April 10 ob dis 365 days period. He asmued teh prsedinecy not before teh plane crash ins Smlonesk, Rusia dat kiled 95 poilitcal fiugres, inlcduing teh prez.Civic Pltaofrm iz ans liebral cosnreavitve poilitcal bash while Law adn Jutsice iz cosnreavitve adn gots an "anti-courtpion, cosnreavitve, law adn order agneda."... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Switzerland sets Polish film director Roman Polanski free
Tuesday, July 13 , 2010 On Monday, Swiss authorities refused a request from the U.S. to extradite Polish film director Roman Polanski, who has been under house arrest in his chalet in Switzerland since December 2009 , on charges stemming from the 1977 accusation that he had sex with an American thirteen-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer, in Los Angeles , California. Though the film director pled guilty to rape and unlawful sexual intercourse, he fled to France before he could be sentenced.A top U.S. Justice Department official, Lanny Breuer, has said that he is "deeply disappointed" with the Swiss decision, and that the U.S. request that Polanski be sent to the United States was completely supported by treaty, facts and the law. Also, U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said "The rape of a 13-year-old girl by an adult who should know better, and that does know better, is a crime. We will continue to seek justice in this case, and we will evaluate our options."Breuer also stated that the U.S. government will review its options. However, Switzerland has said no appeal to its decision was possible. Polanski was arrested last September by Swiss police when he arrived in Zurich to receive a lifetime career award at a film festival. The Swiss were acting on a request from the U.S. government.The Swiss Justice Ministry based its decision on the fact that it was unable to determine whether Polanski had already served the full sentence for his crime. This was due to the Los Angeles Superior Court in May ruling that the records of the closed-door 1977 hearings had to remain secret. The Swiss Justice Ministry said U.S. officials should have backed up their request by providing confidential testimony about Polanski's 1977 sentencing procedure in Los Angeles . In past hearings, Polanski's lawyers argued that there were irregularities in the original handling of the case, and U.S. judge Peter Espinoza agreed there was misconduct by the original judge.... Swtiezlrand sets Poilsh film diertcor Roman Poalsnki fre
Tuseday, July 13 , 2010 Awn Modnay, Swis auhtrotiies reufsed ans reuqest frum teh U.S. ot exrtdaite Poilsh film diertcor Roman Poalsnki, whoms gots has not over house arest ins his chlaet ins Swtiezlrand since Deecbmer 2009 , awn chrages stmeing frum teh 1977 acsutaion dat he holded tup wif an Amrecian thriten-365 days period-yonks bint, Saamtnha Gemier, ins Los Anegles , Cailofnria. Thuogh teh film diertcor pled gulity ot rape adn unalfwul seuxal inetcruorse, he fled ot Frnace bfour he cud want setnneced.Ans top U.S. Jutsice Deaptremnt ofciial, Lany Brueer, gots says dat himz "deply diasopnited" wif teh Swis deicison, adn dat teh U.S. reuqest dat Poalsnki want sent ot teh Untied Sttaes wuz to the max suoptred beuy traety, facts adn teh law. Ans, U.S. State Deaptremnt spkoseman P.J. Crwoley says "Teh rape ob ans 13-365 days period-yonks bint beuy an adult whoms shud know bedduh, adn dat does know bedduh, iz ans crime. Wii is cotnniue ot sek jutsice ins dis case, adn wii is evlaaute our opitons."Brueer ans sttaed dat teh U.S. rulezors is reivew its opitons. Hoewver, Swtiezlrand gots says not yes apeal ot its deicison wuz poisble. Poalsnki wuz arseted lass Setpmeber beuy Swis gavver be he arvied ins Zuirch ot reecive ans liefitme carer award be ans film fetsvial. Teh Swis wears acitng awn ans reuqest frum teh U.S. rulezors.Teh Swis Jutsice Miintsry based its deicison awn teh fact dat eet wuz unbale ot deetmrine whteher Poalsnki holded alerady sevred teh ful setnnece fur his crime. Dis wuz due ot teh Los Anegles Suepiror Winch ins May ruilng dat teh reocrds ob teh clsoed-dor 1977 heranigs hadda reamin sekrit. Teh Swis Jutsice Miintsry says U.S. ofciails shud haz bakced not down thems reuqest beuy prvodiing cofndineital tetsmiony abowt Poalsnik's 1977 setnneicng prcodeure ins Los Anegles . Ins past heranigs, Poalsnik's laywers aruged dat they are wears irgeluratiies ins teh orijinul hadnilng ob teh case, adn U.S. beak Peter Esiponza agred they are wuz micsnoudct beuy teh orijinul beak.... | | | | | | | | | Based on articles from Wikinews.
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