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True Astonishing Hungarian Drone Bike Is Being Sold In Dubai
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The futuristic flying bike, or Flike, will be introduced on the extreme sport expo in Dubai, and its price will most likely be the same as a sports car’s, writes hvg.hu. The Dubai extreme sport expo started on Thursday, and the Hungarian made “flying motorbike”, or Flike, made its debut. The Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research used its own resources to make the “celestial bike” which ...
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...
NATO AWACS Aircraft To Participate In Hungary Military Exercise
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will deploy an E3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft in Hungary to participate in a military exercise in mid-September, daily Napi Gazdaság said. The exercise will provide training for air rescue operations. The AWACS aircraft designed to carry out airborne surveillance will support the operation of NATO units planned to be involved in the resolution of the Ukraine-Russia ...
Video: Hungary Celebrates National Holiday, With Speeches & Fireworks
- 24 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Celebrations of Saint Stephen’s Day were held across the country and in Hungarian communities in neighbouring countries. In front of Parliament the national flag was hoisted with military honours. As a traditional part of the ceremony, young army officers took their oaths after the hoisting of the flag. In his address to the new officers, President János Áder said that the nation should take a ...
Apocalyptic Scenes In Budapest As Rain Hits Capital
- 19 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fire crews had been called to over 350 scenes – mostly in the capital and its surroundings – until Tuesday morning after an extraordinary storm showering the country with 1.5 months of rain during a period of a couple of hours hit Hungary yesterday evening.
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
Lightning Strikes Bathers In Hungary
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One woman was knocked unconscious and another was injured when lightning struck bathers at Vonyarcvashegy on Lake Balaton on Thursday. A beach employee said bathers were repeatedly warned to leave the water when a storm broke out, but refused to take heed. Lightning also struck a man in Martonvásár as he was cleaning the bed of a stream running through the municipality.
True Astonishing Hungarian Drone Bike Is Being Sold In Dubai
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The futuristic flying bike, or Flike, will be introduced on the extreme sport expo in Dubai, and its price will most likely be the same as a sports car’s, writes hvg.hu. The Dubai extreme sport expo started on Thursday, and the Hungarian made “flying motorbike”, or Flike, made its debut. The Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research used its own resources to make the “celestial bike” which ...
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...
NATO AWACS Aircraft To Participate In Hungary Military Exercise
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will deploy an E3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft in Hungary to participate in a military exercise in mid-September, daily Napi Gazdaság said. The exercise will provide training for air rescue operations. The AWACS aircraft designed to carry out airborne surveillance will support the operation of NATO units planned to be involved in the resolution of the Ukraine-Russia ...
Video: Hungary Celebrates National Holiday, With Speeches & Fireworks
- 24 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Celebrations of Saint Stephen’s Day were held across the country and in Hungarian communities in neighbouring countries. In front of Parliament the national flag was hoisted with military honours. As a traditional part of the ceremony, young army officers took their oaths after the hoisting of the flag. In his address to the new officers, President János Áder said that the nation should take a ...
Apocalyptic Scenes In Budapest As Rain Hits Capital
- 19 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fire crews had been called to over 350 scenes – mostly in the capital and its surroundings – until Tuesday morning after an extraordinary storm showering the country with 1.5 months of rain during a period of a couple of hours hit Hungary yesterday evening.
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
Lightning Strikes Bathers In Hungary
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One woman was knocked unconscious and another was injured when lightning struck bathers at Vonyarcvashegy on Lake Balaton on Thursday. A beach employee said bathers were repeatedly warned to leave the water when a storm broke out, but refused to take heed. Lightning also struck a man in Martonvásár as he was cleaning the bed of a stream running through the municipality.