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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 ...
Hungarian Tony Curtis Buried With Favorite Things In Las Vegas
- 7 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- community & culture
Actor Tony Curtis, who became famous with his role in “Some Like It Hot”, died at 85. In a solemn funeral he was buried in Las Vegas on Monday. More than 400 guests, celebrities, family members and fans took part at the memorial service held in the chapel of the Palm Valley Memorial Park where besides funeral speeches and Jewish prayers a short-film was presented with the actor’s best moments on ...
Toxic Red Sludge Flooded Devecser, Hungary On Monday
- 7 Oct 2010 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Devecser resembles a barren, desolate landscape under the thick cover reddish mud that recently flooded the town on Monday. Only one day after the governmental elections, the new major of the town woke up to find the area buried under the toxic waste of the nearby alumina factory, located in Ajka. People mourn over the loss of their homes built with a decade’s worth of work, but are trying to ...
Hungary Loses Another Talented Son
- 6 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has lost another one of its most talented Magyar sons this year with the passing away of the late Tony Curtis (age 85) on Sept 29, 2010. Bernard Swartz, alias Tony Curtis (also known as James Curtis and Anthony Curtis in the begining of his career, launched in 1949) was born to Jewish Hungarian immigrants (from Mateszalka, NE Hungary) in New York’s Bronx district on June 3, 1925.
Hungarian Born Tony Curtis Dies At 85
- 1 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"Tony Curtis died aged 85 on Wednesday night, his daughter Jamie Lee Curtis announced Thursday. The US movie legend was born Bernard Schwartz in 1925 to Jewish immigrants from Mátészalka, east Hungary. He grew up in the Bronx area of New York and spoke only Hungarian until the age of six.
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.
New Exhibition: 'Confrontation In Hungary', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 27 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Showing from 29 September: In 2008 and 2009, Hungary was shocked by the most atrocious series of crimes in the history of its modern democracy, the murders of Roma. Between April and July 2010, photographer Szabolcs Barakonyi went to all the scenes of the assaults, making a portrait series of the survivors.
Famous Hungarian Opera Singer Dies
- 20 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"International opera singer László Polgár died unexpectedly in Zürich, Switzerland aged 63 on Sunday.
Budapest Police Release Details Of Sunday Stabbing
- 16 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
- current affairs
"Police have arrested a 33-year-old Budapest man suspected of murdering a triathlon competitor from New Zealand on Nagymező utca in the Sixth District early Sunday, it was announced yesterday.
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 ...
Hungarian Tony Curtis Buried With Favorite Things In Las Vegas
- 7 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- community & culture
Actor Tony Curtis, who became famous with his role in “Some Like It Hot”, died at 85. In a solemn funeral he was buried in Las Vegas on Monday. More than 400 guests, celebrities, family members and fans took part at the memorial service held in the chapel of the Palm Valley Memorial Park where besides funeral speeches and Jewish prayers a short-film was presented with the actor’s best moments on ...
Toxic Red Sludge Flooded Devecser, Hungary On Monday
- 7 Oct 2010 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Devecser resembles a barren, desolate landscape under the thick cover reddish mud that recently flooded the town on Monday. Only one day after the governmental elections, the new major of the town woke up to find the area buried under the toxic waste of the nearby alumina factory, located in Ajka. People mourn over the loss of their homes built with a decade’s worth of work, but are trying to ...
Hungary Loses Another Talented Son
- 6 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has lost another one of its most talented Magyar sons this year with the passing away of the late Tony Curtis (age 85) on Sept 29, 2010. Bernard Swartz, alias Tony Curtis (also known as James Curtis and Anthony Curtis in the begining of his career, launched in 1949) was born to Jewish Hungarian immigrants (from Mateszalka, NE Hungary) in New York’s Bronx district on June 3, 1925.
Hungarian Born Tony Curtis Dies At 85
- 1 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"Tony Curtis died aged 85 on Wednesday night, his daughter Jamie Lee Curtis announced Thursday. The US movie legend was born Bernard Schwartz in 1925 to Jewish immigrants from Mátészalka, east Hungary. He grew up in the Bronx area of New York and spoke only Hungarian until the age of six.
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.
New Exhibition: 'Confrontation In Hungary', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 27 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Showing from 29 September: In 2008 and 2009, Hungary was shocked by the most atrocious series of crimes in the history of its modern democracy, the murders of Roma. Between April and July 2010, photographer Szabolcs Barakonyi went to all the scenes of the assaults, making a portrait series of the survivors.
Famous Hungarian Opera Singer Dies
- 20 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"International opera singer László Polgár died unexpectedly in Zürich, Switzerland aged 63 on Sunday.
Budapest Police Release Details Of Sunday Stabbing
- 16 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
- current affairs
"Police have arrested a 33-year-old Budapest man suspected of murdering a triathlon competitor from New Zealand on Nagymező utca in the Sixth District early Sunday, it was announced yesterday.