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Budapest launches car-free ‘school streets’ initiative citywide
Budapest plans to expand its car-free 'school streets' initiative citywide to ensure safer, cleaner routes for students.
Sudan’s War: Massacres Persist as Fighting Deepens Humanitarian Crisis
The two-year-long conflict in Sudan has left tens of thousands of civilians dead:
Living in Budapest – a Moldovan perspective: Let the city love you back
Here are a Moldovan woman's words to any foreigner wondering what life in Budapest might be like.
Humanitarian tragedy turns into mass starvation in Sudan
Sudan is facing severe starvation due to the civil war that erupted in 2022:
Hungarian summers have grown 50 days longer since the 1970s
Summers in Hungary have lengthened by 50 days since the 1970s, with spring and fall shortening—an alarming sign of accelerating climate change.
Mass grave from Mongol invasion unearthed in Hungary
Archaeologists in Hungary have uncovered a Mongol-era mass grave with bound and crouched victims, offering new insights into the devastating 13th-century invasion.
Hungary’s largest premium spa hotel opens in Hévíz
Hungary's largest luxury spa hotel, Le Primore Hotel & SPA, opens in Hévíz with 285 rooms, a vast spa center using local thermal water, and a bold focus on sustainability.
Despite appearances, Budapest taxi drivers struggle to make ends meet
Budapest taxi drivers may earn eye-catching gross revenues, but rising costs and increased competition mean their actual take-home pay is far more modest.
Hungary’s hyperinflation: When a wheelbarrow of money was worth nothing
In the summer of 1946, Hungary faced one of the worst hyperinflation crises in history—prices soared, money lost value by the hour, and the pengő collapsed, paving the way for the birth of the forint.
The Kuvasz: Hungary’s ancient guardian dog on the brink of extinction
Once revered as a royal guardian and hunting dog, the ancient Hungarian Kuvasz is now dangerously close to extinction. One young breeder is fighting to save the breed before it’s too late.