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Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
WWF Fears Environmental Impact Of Red Mud Disaster In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"WWF is fearful of the long term environmental impacts following the breach of the residue reservoir of the Ajkai Aluminia Refinery about 160 kilometres south west of Budapest. Four died, six are still missing and 113 were injured as about one million cubic metres of red mud erupted over six villages at 12:25 Monday after the dam broke. The possibly slightly radioactive and highly corrosive ...
Secrets Of The Castle Labyrinth In Budapest
- 6 Oct 2010 6:28 AM
- getting around
According to Budapest folklore you can hear many different variations on what is hidden by the iron gates in the side of the Buda Tunnel. There is some truth in the stories about the caves in the Buda Castle: tunnels were really used by the military during the period of the Cold War. However, while the origin of the labyrinths is less dramatic, they were shaped by forces of nature.
Icelandic Volcano: A Balance Of The Impacts Of The Airspace Closure On Hungary
- 5 May 2010 9:00 AM
- travel
"Aviation in Hungary has been operating seamlessly for several days now as the volcanic ash from the eruption in Iceland no longer threatens aircraft due to favorable meteoric conditions. Airspace closure impeded air traffic for a one-week period starting from 16 April.
EU May Ease State Aid Rules To Offset Airline Losses
- 20 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"light bans triggered by a volcanic eruption in Iceland are being lifted all over Europe. Hungary has first called off overflight restrictions above 7,500 metres (24,000 feet) and then suspended general no-fly regulations at noon today. In the meantime, economists have warned that air travel disruption depends entirely on how long the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano and the dispersion of ...
Holocaust Victims, Heirs File Lawsuit Against Five Hungarian Banks, Claim USD 2 M
- 30 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"A group of Holocaust survivors and heirs filed a lawsuit in Chicago against several banks, including banks based in Hungary, demanding compensation of more than USD 2 million. A similar group has recently filed a lawsuit against Hungary’s state-owned railway company MÁV, demanding USD 8.92 billion (HUF 1,773 bn).
MÁV Holocaust Trial To Go Ahead In US
- 26 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"A Chicago court has set April 22 as the trial date for a lawsuit launched by American Jews against the Hungarian state railway company MÁV.
Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
WWF Fears Environmental Impact Of Red Mud Disaster In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"WWF is fearful of the long term environmental impacts following the breach of the residue reservoir of the Ajkai Aluminia Refinery about 160 kilometres south west of Budapest. Four died, six are still missing and 113 were injured as about one million cubic metres of red mud erupted over six villages at 12:25 Monday after the dam broke. The possibly slightly radioactive and highly corrosive ...
Secrets Of The Castle Labyrinth In Budapest
- 6 Oct 2010 6:28 AM
- getting around
According to Budapest folklore you can hear many different variations on what is hidden by the iron gates in the side of the Buda Tunnel. There is some truth in the stories about the caves in the Buda Castle: tunnels were really used by the military during the period of the Cold War. However, while the origin of the labyrinths is less dramatic, they were shaped by forces of nature.
Icelandic Volcano: A Balance Of The Impacts Of The Airspace Closure On Hungary
- 5 May 2010 9:00 AM
- travel
"Aviation in Hungary has been operating seamlessly for several days now as the volcanic ash from the eruption in Iceland no longer threatens aircraft due to favorable meteoric conditions. Airspace closure impeded air traffic for a one-week period starting from 16 April.
EU May Ease State Aid Rules To Offset Airline Losses
- 20 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"light bans triggered by a volcanic eruption in Iceland are being lifted all over Europe. Hungary has first called off overflight restrictions above 7,500 metres (24,000 feet) and then suspended general no-fly regulations at noon today. In the meantime, economists have warned that air travel disruption depends entirely on how long the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano and the dispersion of ...
Holocaust Victims, Heirs File Lawsuit Against Five Hungarian Banks, Claim USD 2 M
- 30 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"A group of Holocaust survivors and heirs filed a lawsuit in Chicago against several banks, including banks based in Hungary, demanding compensation of more than USD 2 million. A similar group has recently filed a lawsuit against Hungary’s state-owned railway company MÁV, demanding USD 8.92 billion (HUF 1,773 bn).
MÁV Holocaust Trial To Go Ahead In US
- 26 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"A Chicago court has set April 22 as the trial date for a lawsuit launched by American Jews against the Hungarian state railway company MÁV.