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Hungarian Mountaineers Disappear In Himalayas
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mountaineers Zsolt Erõss and Péter Kiss disappeared on their way back to camp after scaling the 8,586-metre Mount Kanchenjunga on the border of Nepal and India on Monday. Fellow mountaineer Júlia Nedeczky told Inforádió that the 24-hour scaling of the peak must have sapped their strength.
Amnesty International Fears For Hungarian Roma & Media
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Basic Law is discriminatory, Roma are exposed to extremist, racist attacks and the media are subject to manipulation, Amnesty International declares in its latest report on Hungary released on Wednesday.
Hungarian State Starts Online Gaming
- 22 May 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Tippmixpro, the online service of state gaming company Szerencsejáték, began operations on Tuesday. Initially, gamblers can bet on ten sports: football, tennis, ice hockey, basketball, handball, water polo, baseball, American football, Formula One racing and cycling.
Jobbik MP Causes Fatal Accident In Hungary
- 22 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An elderly woman died of injuries caused when she was struck by a car driven by Jobbik MP Gábor Ferenczi on Tuesday morning in Ajka. Veszprém county police are examining the circumstances of the accident. The Jobbik caucus said Ferenczi did not see the 93-year-old woman as she was pushing her bicycle across the road, because the sun was shining in his eyes.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.
Hungary's Fidesz Greets Protestors
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several hundred demonstrators who turned up outside the Fidesz headquarters in Lendvay utca on Saturday were greeted by a huge banner bearing the legend “The left-wing mafia together”, with pictures of Attila Mesterházy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, Gordon Bajnai and Tamás Portik next to each other.
Hungarian Prisoner Strolls Out Of Dresden Jail
- 17 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian prisoner “walked out” of a Dresden jail after switching places with his cellmate, prison director Ulrich Schwarzer told state news agency MTI on Thursday. The escape was discovered on Wednesday, roughly 30 minutes after the 32-year-old man had left the penitentiary.
Hungarian Cabinet Approves Social Burials For Poor
- 17 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has debated and approved a proposal on ‘social burials’, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. Under the proposal, if requested, the state will provide the burial plot, coffin and other items necessary for the interment or cremation to those who cannot afford the expense of a funeral.
Monetary Council Solid On Rate Cuts In Hungary
- 16 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Monetary Council members voted unanimously to reduce the base rate for the ninth consecutive month by 25 basis points to 4.75% at the April 23 meeting, according to the minutes released yesterday.
Hungarian Mountaineers Disappear In Himalayas
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mountaineers Zsolt Erõss and Péter Kiss disappeared on their way back to camp after scaling the 8,586-metre Mount Kanchenjunga on the border of Nepal and India on Monday. Fellow mountaineer Júlia Nedeczky told Inforádió that the 24-hour scaling of the peak must have sapped their strength.
Amnesty International Fears For Hungarian Roma & Media
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Basic Law is discriminatory, Roma are exposed to extremist, racist attacks and the media are subject to manipulation, Amnesty International declares in its latest report on Hungary released on Wednesday.
Hungarian State Starts Online Gaming
- 22 May 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Tippmixpro, the online service of state gaming company Szerencsejáték, began operations on Tuesday. Initially, gamblers can bet on ten sports: football, tennis, ice hockey, basketball, handball, water polo, baseball, American football, Formula One racing and cycling.
Jobbik MP Causes Fatal Accident In Hungary
- 22 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An elderly woman died of injuries caused when she was struck by a car driven by Jobbik MP Gábor Ferenczi on Tuesday morning in Ajka. Veszprém county police are examining the circumstances of the accident. The Jobbik caucus said Ferenczi did not see the 93-year-old woman as she was pushing her bicycle across the road, because the sun was shining in his eyes.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.
Hungary's Fidesz Greets Protestors
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several hundred demonstrators who turned up outside the Fidesz headquarters in Lendvay utca on Saturday were greeted by a huge banner bearing the legend “The left-wing mafia together”, with pictures of Attila Mesterházy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, Gordon Bajnai and Tamás Portik next to each other.
Hungarian Prisoner Strolls Out Of Dresden Jail
- 17 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian prisoner “walked out” of a Dresden jail after switching places with his cellmate, prison director Ulrich Schwarzer told state news agency MTI on Thursday. The escape was discovered on Wednesday, roughly 30 minutes after the 32-year-old man had left the penitentiary.
Hungarian Cabinet Approves Social Burials For Poor
- 17 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has debated and approved a proposal on ‘social burials’, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. Under the proposal, if requested, the state will provide the burial plot, coffin and other items necessary for the interment or cremation to those who cannot afford the expense of a funeral.
Monetary Council Solid On Rate Cuts In Hungary
- 16 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Monetary Council members voted unanimously to reduce the base rate for the ninth consecutive month by 25 basis points to 4.75% at the April 23 meeting, according to the minutes released yesterday.