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  • Record Heat in Hungary Again on Saturday

    Record Heat in Hungary Again on Saturday

    • 12 Feb 2024 7:03 AM

    Unusually mild weather continued on Saturday, with several new heat records broken yet again, HungaroMet said on its website.

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  • New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

    New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March

    • 12 Feb 2024 6:24 AM

    Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.

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  • Updated: Claims of “Inhumane Conditions” in Budapest Prison by Italian Female Inmate

    Updated: Claims of “Inhumane Conditions” in Budapest Prison by Italian Female Inmate

    • 12 Feb 2024 6:22 AM

    The Hungarian ambassador in Rome was summoned to the Italian Foreign Ministry yesterday to explain what the ministry sees as the harsh treatment of an Italian far-left activist who was brought into the court in leg chains.

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  • “We’re Giving Budapest A Future”: Mayor of Budapest  Launches Re-Election Campaign

    “We’re Giving Budapest A Future”: Mayor of Budapest Launches Re-Election Campaign

    • 12 Feb 2024 6:13 AM

    Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who also leads a leftist opposition party, launched his re-election campaign on Saturday, declaring that he stood for a more European, greener city which stood for greater solidary, values which were associated with a republican form of governance.

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  • Pope Francis Names Hungarian Nobel Laureate as Member Of Pontifical Academy for Life

    Pope Francis Names Hungarian Nobel Laureate as Member Of Pontifical Academy for Life

    • 12 Feb 2024 5:31 AM

    Pope Francis has appointed Nobel Laureate Katalin Karikó as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Pontificia Accademia per la Vita), the Holy See Press Office said.

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  • 'La Femme', Akvárium Klub Budapest, 25 May

    'La Femme', Akvárium Klub Budapest, 25 May

    • 11 Feb 2024 10:14 AM

    La Femme – the French new-wave-retrofuturist-synthpop band will visit Hungary again on May 25th to perform their new album (Paris-Hawaï) at Akvárium Klub!

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  • 'Godspeed You! Black Emperor',  Dürer Kert Budapest, 21 April

    'Godspeed You! Black Emperor', Dürer Kert Budapest, 21 April

    • 11 Feb 2024 10:04 AM

    Godspeed You! Black Emperor, often abbreviated as GY!BE or Godspeed, originated in Montreal, Quebec, in 1994, and is a notable Canadian post-rock band.

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  • Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

    Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

    • 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM

    Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.

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  • 'Baxter Dury', House of Music Budapest, 20 April

    'Baxter Dury', House of Music Budapest, 20 April

    • 11 Feb 2024 9:43 AM

    One of the most diverse and reliable singer-songwriters of the past two decades, Baxter Dury – who crossed indie-pop with synth-funk and neo-soul – drew a line in 2021, closing a period in his musical career with a best of album and by publishing his memoirs.

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  • Watch: President Novák Quits After Mass Protest in Budapest Condemning Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

    Watch: President Novák Quits After Mass Protest in Budapest Condemning Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon

    • 11 Feb 2024 8:01 AM

    After coming under increasing pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home, Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday.

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  • Latest Annual Inflation Figure in Hungary Falls To 3.8%

    Latest Annual Inflation Figure in Hungary Falls To 3.8%

    • 11 Feb 2024 7:47 AM

    Annual inflation in Hungary was 3.8% in January, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

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  • Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail

    Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail

    • 10 Feb 2024 9:14 AM

    A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years.

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  • An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.

    An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.

    • 9 Feb 2024 6:15 PM

    Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.

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  • 'Widowspeak' Concert, Akvárium Club Budapest, 19 April

    'Widowspeak' Concert, Akvárium Club Budapest, 19 April

    • 9 Feb 2024 4:54 PM

    Immerse yourselves in the music of Widowspeak. The duo, masters of enchanting melodies and emotional atmospheres, invite you on a profound emotional journey with their heartwarming ballads.

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