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An elderly woman was dragged for 15 meters by local bus
According to hvg.hu, the bus driver hadn’t noticed that at Uránia bus stop a woman who tried to get off the bus stuck at the closing door and was dragged for a while. After he had noticed his mistake, he…
Orban “unacceptable” in Europe, says opposition Egyutt, Socialists
Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban “did not come off well” in either of two recent debates focusing on Hungary — in the European Parliament and at a US House subcommittee hearing, the opposition Egyutt party said. Orban was…
The country is overgrown with smuggled cigarettes
According to hvg.hu, it’s worth risking for the cigarette smugglers to get caught as they could make a couple million forints in one night. It is no surprise that the police have taken in one and a half times more…
Foreign ministry foresees bright future for US-Hungary relations
Budapest (MTI) – Political relations between Hungary and the US could become as productive as the two countries’ security policy and economic relations are, the foreign ministry told MTI on Wednesday. The Hungarian government is committed to resolving any disputes…
2014 crime rate down, says prosecutor’s report
Budapest (MTI) – The total number of registered crimes in 2014 was down by 12.8 percent from the previous year, the chief prosecutor’s crime report said. The report reveals that there were 329,303 crimes registered last year, with 447,186 and…
Budapest is good for a conference venue
Hungary ranks 31st, Budapest ranks 17th in the world ranking of conference venues, hvg.hu said Hungary took a step forward in the ranking of the world’s most popular conference venues: the recently published 2014 statistical summary of the International Conferences…
Tamas Kasas became immortal
Three-time Olympic champion water polo player Tamas Kasas became the new member of the Association of Immortal Hungarian Athletes. The inauguration was held with a banquet on Wednesday evening, origo.hu said. Gyorgy Karpati, President of the association specially greeted five-time…
Hungarian folk song sung around the world – VIDEO
According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, Palace of Arts organizes an international choral festival. They asked the invited groups to cover the Hungarian folk song Tavaszi szel vizet araszt (literally: Spring wind floods water – hvg.hu said. 1000 singers of 4 continents’ 10…
It will be hard to drive in Budapest downtown on Sunday
On Sunday, there will be closures because of a running race around the City Park and on Andrassy ut – BKK said. On Sunday, a running race will be organized, so between 10 am and 3 pm, Kos Karoly setany,…
McDonald’s contests with gluten-free burgers
McDonald’s realized there are people who haven’t been conquered yet. They’re the gluten-intolerant, who can eat hamburgers from Thursday, divany.hu said. Gluten-free double cheeseburgers are sold in 11 restaurants, which means three Budapest and six provincial towns. The timing of…