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OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post and... Hungary regrets Irish rejection of Lisbon Treaty
"BUDAPEST, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Hungary regrets that Irish voters have rejected the Lisbon Treaty on EU reforms ,but believes that the outcome of the referendum does not necessarily mean the failure of the document, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Spokesman Lajos Szelestey said on... Hungarian Emfesz says to start building new plant
"Hungarian gas wholesaler Emfesz said on Thursday that next year it would start building its planned gas-fuelled power plant which will have a total capacity of 2,400 megawatts.The first two of the plant's six 400-MW...Money just flows on the streets of Budapest
As 1 and 2 forint coins are getting phased out in Hungary (1 USD is 175 forints) they are being collected for various charity purposes. One of the local councils (there are 3200 in a country where ten million lives...) managed to collect so much of them that the big plastic... Budapest: madness on the streets -- literally
Last year, as one of the first steps in a sweeping health reform, OPNI (National Institue of Psychiatry and Neurology) was closed down in Budapest. According to one the biggest TV channels in Hungary, there are about 5-600 schizophrenic people now without regular medical... Barking scientists working on dog to human translation
Budapest's ELTE University have a real understanding of mans best friend..."Hungarian scientists are working on computer software analysing dog barks that could allow people to better recognize dogs' basic emotions,... New Years Resolution: MuscleBound Made Easy
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYeah, we have all been there, Advertisements since the 1950's showing the typical 98 pound weakling getting sand kicked in their faces at the beach by a muscle bound...Kylie Minogue announces European concert tour
London (ANTARA News) - Kylie Minogue on Wednesday announced a new European concert tour, opening in Paris just days before her 40th birthday next May and ending in London more than two months later. "I am putting together a show that is going to be a new and...Hungarian police ban rightist march
"Hungarian police banned a march by rightists groups planned in downtown Budapest as part of ceremonies marking the 1956 failed anti-Soviet revolt. Budapest police decided right-wing organizations will not be allowed...Susan G. Komen for the cure launches unprecedented global expansion program
"With more than 1 million women worldwide receiving a breast cancer diagnosis each year, it has never been more critical to increase advocacy and education about this life-threatening disease. Building on the U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and... Bush's Fake Sheik Exposed
Sheik Abu Risha, faceman for George Bush's PR spin on the success of US/Sunni "partners" fighting Al Qaeda wasn't a real sheik but rather a con-man working the streets of Anbar for profit, and he wasn't killed by... Hungary far right forms "guard" amid Jewish protest
"A small group of far-right Hungarians formed a uniformed "guard" unit on Saturday amid calls by Jewish and Roma groups for it be banned, saying the body sported Nazi-era symbols.
Cheered by 1,000 people in front of the presidential palace, 56 men in uniforms with red and... Three former policemen are under investigation in the alleged cop rape case
Ács Tibor, speaker for the Budapest Military Prosecutor's office told the Magyar Nemzet (a Hungarian daily) that they are investigating three former policemen. They can be charged with abandoning their post, counterfeinting a report and abuse of power of their office. (As... Hungary’s Jewish Community Fears New "Nazi" Army
"The extreme-right-wing party Jobbik said Friday, August 3, it would establish the Hungarian Guard because Hungary is currently lacking any "physical, mental or spiritual self-defense".Despite the outrage, the 56 founding members of Jobbik are planning to have the swearing-in... FASCINATING - Ancient forest found in Hungary
"An ancient forest of cypress trees, estimated to be eight million years old, has been discovered in Hungary. Archaeologists found the 16 preserved trunks in an open cast coal mine in the north-eastern city of...
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