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  • Hungary Wins New Guinness Record for World's Longest Span Pedestrian Suspension Bridge

    Hungary Wins New Guinness Record for World's Longest Span Pedestrian Suspension Bridge

    • 30 Jan 2025 9:18 AM

    Satoraljaujhely's Bridge of National Unity with a length of 723 metres has received a World Guinness World Record Certificate, Peter Szamosvolgyi, the mayor of the town in north-eastern Hungary said.

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  • Lake Balaton Ferry Company Passenger Numbers Up Over 2.3 Million

    Lake Balaton Ferry Company Passenger Numbers Up Over 2.3 Million

    • 30 Jan 2025 9:09 AM

    Passenger numbers on vessels operated by Lake Balaton ferry company Bahart rose by 178,000 to over 2,300,000 in 2024, the company said.

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  • Hungary Shatters National Heat Records on Tuesday

    Hungary Shatters National Heat Records on Tuesday

    • 30 Jan 2025 9:04 AM

    The national heat record was broken three days running on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the national weather service HungaroMet said.

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  • Jeanne d'Arc Coming to Hungary?

    Jeanne d'Arc Coming to Hungary?

    • 30 Jan 2025 9:02 AM

    Mateszalka, in Hungary's north-east, has offered to be home to a statue of Jeanne d'Arc, which is to be removed from France's Nice, the co-ruling Christian Democrat party (KDNP) said in a statement.

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  • Automated Convenience Stores Coming to Hungary from Coca-Cola HBC

    Automated Convenience Stores Coming to Hungary from Coca-Cola HBC

    • 30 Jan 2025 8:51 AM

    Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország, the local unit of the American soft drink company, announced plans on Wednesday to open 15 automated convenience stores in Hungary over three years.

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  • Mini-Dubai: Budapest Residents Betrayed by Fidesz, Claims Tisza Leader

    • 30 Jan 2025 8:32 AM

    Councillors of the opposition Tisza Party's group in the Budapest city assembly have stated under their oath of office that they would serve the interests of Budapest residents with their every decision, the leader of the party said on Wednesday, adding the party wanted to clearly express that it would not assist with "cheating them".

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  • Händel Marathon, Palace of Arts Budapest, 2 February

    Händel Marathon, Palace of Arts Budapest, 2 February

    • 29 Jan 2025 4:52 PM

    A composer of grand oratorios and heart-wrenching operas, not only was Handel a brilliant musician, he also demonstrated great talent as a businessman. In 2025, the music world commemorates the 340th anniversary of the birth of George Frederic Handel.

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  • Over 1 Billion Bottles Recycled in Hungary by Mohu

    Over 1 Billion Bottles Recycled in Hungary by Mohu

    • 29 Jan 2025 3:03 PM

    More than 1 billion beverage bottles and cans have been recycled and on average 100 units are returned every second since the launch of the compulsory Deposit Return System (DRS) six months ago, the MOL subsidiary reported in a statement.

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  • Tisza Party Maintains Poll Lead Over Hungary's Governing Fidesz

    Tisza Party Maintains Poll Lead Over Hungary's Governing Fidesz

    • 29 Jan 2025 2:52 PM

    Péter Magyar’s Tisza party remains the most popular party in Hungary, but its support is no longer growing, according to the latest poll by the Republikon Institute.

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  • Mini-Dubai: All Agreements Now Signed on Rakosrendezo Development Project in Budapest

    Mini-Dubai: All Agreements Now Signed on Rakosrendezo Development Project in Budapest

    • 29 Jan 2025 12:12 PM

    All the necessary agreements have been signed between Hungary and the United Arab Emirates on Budapest's Rakosrendezo development project and the sides are to extend cooperation to new areas, the foreign minister said in London.

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  • Australia Returns Collection of 'Hungaricum' Documents, Music Scores to Hungary

    Australia Returns Collection of 'Hungaricum' Documents, Music Scores to Hungary

    • 29 Jan 2025 11:14 AM

    Hungary says thanks to Australia for its help "in healing the wound that the 20th century caused to us," the deputy state secretary in charge of public collections and cultural development said in the National Széchényi Library (OSZK).

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  • Guest Nights by Foreign Visitors to Hungary Increased 14.6% to 1,736,000 in December

    Guest Nights by Foreign Visitors to Hungary Increased 14.6% to 1,736,000 in December

    • 29 Jan 2025 9:53 AM

    Guest nights at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary rose 8.4pc to 2,941,000 in December from the same period a year earlier, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Tuesday show.

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  • Kid Cudi, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes & More to Play at Sziget

    Kid Cudi, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes & More to Play at Sziget

    • 29 Jan 2025 9:30 AM

    This year's Sziget festival held from August 6 to 11 features Kid Cudi, Post Malone, Grammy-nominated Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, Caribou and K-pop girl band Kiss of Life, as well as a new wave Hungarian hip-hop, Co Lee, and the defining band of the alternative scene, Elefant, the organisers said.

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  • Coop on Rapid Deployment of Small Nuclear Reactors Launching Between Hungary & UK

    Coop on Rapid Deployment of Small Nuclear Reactors Launching Between Hungary & UK

    • 29 Jan 2025 8:40 AM

    Hungary and the UK are launching strategic cooperation for the rapid deployment of small modular nuclear reactors, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said after meeting British counterpart David Lammy in London.

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