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Heat Alert In Hungary Extended & Raised
- 7 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A heat alert ordered by Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has been prolonged by a day and raised from level two to the highest level three. The heat warning issued earlier has been extended to until midnight on Tuesday. On Friday, the heat will further intensify and the daytime mean temperature is expected to rise to above 27 C. In the following few days, dry weather is expected.
Budapest Police Accused Of Harassing Homeless Hungarians
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people’s identity documents are checked twice a month by police on average according to a study prepared last autumn by the Helsinki Committee and The City is for Everyone, a homeless rights advocacy group. With the help of homeless people, the two organizations conducted an examination called a test and a survey called an observation.
Hungarian Bicycle Bell Turns Your Bicycle Into A "Smartbike"
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian startup that has invented a bicycle bell promising to “turn your bicycle into a smartbike” is launching its Kickstarter campaign in September after spending a year hatching up the concept. The bell’s developers, whose aim is to make cycling safer, are publishing the test version of the app powering Shoka, which will measure cycled distances and praise and shower the rider with ...
Heat Alert In Hungary Prolonged Until Friday
- 21 Jul 2015 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ) has extended the heat alert until midnight on Friday. In the next few days the daily maximum temperatures will surge to around 38 C while the average temperatures will exceed 29 C. A front on Thursday may bring about rain and showers. Cooling is expected on Friday.
Weekend Heat Warning Issued By Hungarian Health Authority
- 17 Jul 2015 12:58 PM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has issued the highest-degree heat alert for midnight on Friday to 4pm on Monday, the authority told MTI. In the next few days daily maximum temperatures will surge to around 38-39 C, the National Weather Service said. Daily average temperatures will reach 28 and 30 C.
Lorry Ban Lifted In Hungary This Weekend
- 17 Jul 2015 12:56 PM
- getting around
Hungary will lift a ban on lorries this weekend because of a heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the National Development Ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief doctor has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect from midnight Friday to 4pm on Monday.
CBA Store In Balatonfenyves, Hungary For Sale
- 14 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zso-Li, the company that operates the CBA store in Balatonfenyves recently in the news has put up a “for sale” sign, Népszabadság reports. The company came under fire from the Economy Ministry for circumventing the ban on Sunday shopping by obtaining a license as a farmers market, as markets are exempt from the ban.
One Dies, 29 Injured In Hungary In Storm
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One person died and 29 others were injured in the storms that hit Hungary on Wednesday, a spokesman for the disaster management authority said. The man suffered an electric shock after he entered a basement flooded in the downpour, Dániel Mukics said. Authorities were called to help at over 3,500 locations nationwide with uprooted trees, broken electric lines, flooded facilities and collapsed or ...
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
Heat Alert In Hungary Extended & Raised
- 7 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A heat alert ordered by Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has been prolonged by a day and raised from level two to the highest level three. The heat warning issued earlier has been extended to until midnight on Tuesday. On Friday, the heat will further intensify and the daytime mean temperature is expected to rise to above 27 C. In the following few days, dry weather is expected.
Budapest Police Accused Of Harassing Homeless Hungarians
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people’s identity documents are checked twice a month by police on average according to a study prepared last autumn by the Helsinki Committee and The City is for Everyone, a homeless rights advocacy group. With the help of homeless people, the two organizations conducted an examination called a test and a survey called an observation.
Hungarian Bicycle Bell Turns Your Bicycle Into A "Smartbike"
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian startup that has invented a bicycle bell promising to “turn your bicycle into a smartbike” is launching its Kickstarter campaign in September after spending a year hatching up the concept. The bell’s developers, whose aim is to make cycling safer, are publishing the test version of the app powering Shoka, which will measure cycled distances and praise and shower the rider with ...
Heat Alert In Hungary Prolonged Until Friday
- 21 Jul 2015 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ) has extended the heat alert until midnight on Friday. In the next few days the daily maximum temperatures will surge to around 38 C while the average temperatures will exceed 29 C. A front on Thursday may bring about rain and showers. Cooling is expected on Friday.
Weekend Heat Warning Issued By Hungarian Health Authority
- 17 Jul 2015 12:58 PM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has issued the highest-degree heat alert for midnight on Friday to 4pm on Monday, the authority told MTI. In the next few days daily maximum temperatures will surge to around 38-39 C, the National Weather Service said. Daily average temperatures will reach 28 and 30 C.
Lorry Ban Lifted In Hungary This Weekend
- 17 Jul 2015 12:56 PM
- getting around
Hungary will lift a ban on lorries this weekend because of a heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the National Development Ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief doctor has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect from midnight Friday to 4pm on Monday.
CBA Store In Balatonfenyves, Hungary For Sale
- 14 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zso-Li, the company that operates the CBA store in Balatonfenyves recently in the news has put up a “for sale” sign, Népszabadság reports. The company came under fire from the Economy Ministry for circumventing the ban on Sunday shopping by obtaining a license as a farmers market, as markets are exempt from the ban.
One Dies, 29 Injured In Hungary In Storm
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One person died and 29 others were injured in the storms that hit Hungary on Wednesday, a spokesman for the disaster management authority said. The man suffered an electric shock after he entered a basement flooded in the downpour, Dániel Mukics said. Authorities were called to help at over 3,500 locations nationwide with uprooted trees, broken electric lines, flooded facilities and collapsed or ...
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...