1,637 result(s) for young people
Xpat Opinion: Medical Miracle: Healthy Baby Delivered In Hungary Three Months After Mother Suffers Stroke
- 28 Nov 2013 11:35 AM
- health & wellness
Last week’s news about Hungary was defined by a great celebration of life: a baby was born to a 31-year-old mother who had suffered a stroke 15 weeks into her pregnancy and had been kept alive for three months on life-support. The baby was delivered in July by emergency caesarian section, in the 27th week, as the stability of the mother’s condition took a turn for the worse. The baby weighed only ...
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Government Measures Drastically Reduce Smoking In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of smokers in Hungary has fallen dramatically thanks to government measures taken to protect non-smokers in the past few years, state secretary for health Miklós Szócska said. A recent survey shows that while 28% of the adult population used to smoke on a daily basis in 2012, that ratio dropped to 19% in 2013.
PM Opens New, World-Class Scientific Research Centre In Budapest
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now stronger and in a position to spend more on culture as well as on intellectual and scientific projects, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday at the opening ceremony of a new facility to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
Noted Foreign Scientists Do Research Stints In Hungary
- 10 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to generous grants of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, eminent foreign scientists spend time in Hungary. An authority on carbon dating and the mastermind of a giant astronomical project are among the personalities hosted.
Xpat Review: Adele: Chapters 1 & 2, Shown In French In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitre 1 & 2) tells the story of a young woman as she discovers love, her own sexual desire, and the ecstatic, heartbreaking relationship between the two. Winning prestigious prizes at Cannes festival and gathering much controversy for its rigorous sex scenes, this 179-minute film is essentially a character study of Adele ...
JCI Expat Budapest Charity Poker Tournament, 9 Nov.
- 7 Nov 2013 8:01 AM
- entertainment
JCI Expat Budapest is organising their second Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday, 9th November 2013 @ Cotton Club – Jókai u. 26, 1066 Budapest. After the success of last year’s tournament, in which we raised almost HUF 200,000 for charity, this year we will try to beat it! In the tasteful setting of the Cotton Club, up to 90 participants can play for the charity organisation of their choice ...
Majority Of Hungarian Urban Youth Will Not Move Out
- 5 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although Hungarian youth are more optimistic about their opportunities for self-expression, they are still pessimistic about financial stability and their separateness. According a K&H survey, young people are slightly more positive regarding their job opportunities than they were a couple of months ago but they are still insecure about issues related to their separateness.
Xpat Opinion: Medical Miracle: Healthy Baby Delivered In Hungary Three Months After Mother Suffers Stroke
- 28 Nov 2013 11:35 AM
- health & wellness
Last week’s news about Hungary was defined by a great celebration of life: a baby was born to a 31-year-old mother who had suffered a stroke 15 weeks into her pregnancy and had been kept alive for three months on life-support. The baby was delivered in July by emergency caesarian section, in the 27th week, as the stability of the mother’s condition took a turn for the worse. The baby weighed only ...
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Government Measures Drastically Reduce Smoking In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of smokers in Hungary has fallen dramatically thanks to government measures taken to protect non-smokers in the past few years, state secretary for health Miklós Szócska said. A recent survey shows that while 28% of the adult population used to smoke on a daily basis in 2012, that ratio dropped to 19% in 2013.
PM Opens New, World-Class Scientific Research Centre In Budapest
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now stronger and in a position to spend more on culture as well as on intellectual and scientific projects, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday at the opening ceremony of a new facility to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
Noted Foreign Scientists Do Research Stints In Hungary
- 10 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to generous grants of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, eminent foreign scientists spend time in Hungary. An authority on carbon dating and the mastermind of a giant astronomical project are among the personalities hosted.
Xpat Review: Adele: Chapters 1 & 2, Shown In French In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitre 1 & 2) tells the story of a young woman as she discovers love, her own sexual desire, and the ecstatic, heartbreaking relationship between the two. Winning prestigious prizes at Cannes festival and gathering much controversy for its rigorous sex scenes, this 179-minute film is essentially a character study of Adele ...
JCI Expat Budapest Charity Poker Tournament, 9 Nov.
- 7 Nov 2013 8:01 AM
- entertainment
JCI Expat Budapest is organising their second Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday, 9th November 2013 @ Cotton Club – Jókai u. 26, 1066 Budapest. After the success of last year’s tournament, in which we raised almost HUF 200,000 for charity, this year we will try to beat it! In the tasteful setting of the Cotton Club, up to 90 participants can play for the charity organisation of their choice ...
Majority Of Hungarian Urban Youth Will Not Move Out
- 5 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although Hungarian youth are more optimistic about their opportunities for self-expression, they are still pessimistic about financial stability and their separateness. According a K&H survey, young people are slightly more positive regarding their job opportunities than they were a couple of months ago but they are still insecure about issues related to their separateness.