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Hungary's 80 Euro PC - competition for the $100 laptop?
You may have heard of the 100 dollar laptop - an initiative by The American Nicholas Negroponte to put comoputers at the finger tips of children in developing countries…
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Visegrad Four growth will "converge" - says Hungarian institute
Economic growth among members of the Visegrád Group, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland differs quite dramatically - ranging from a modest 3 percent in…
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FAO office for Europe and Central Asia moves from Rome to Budapest
The FAO - the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation - has chosen Budapest to be the new home of its office for Europe and Central Asia, which has been in Rome…
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Charles Simonyi takes Hungarian language and cuisine into space
For the first time in 27 years, a Hungarian language conversation has taken place between a space station and the control centre on Earth. Hungarian-born software mogul…
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Hungary's Herend tops the porcelain pile in the US
A survey by the New York based Luxury Institute says the most popular porcelain brand in the United States is Herend, from western Hungary.
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Hungary debates xenophobia - one third would block refugees
In Hungary a new survey says almost every third person would deny refugees entry into the country, regardless of their status of persecution, country of origin or colour…
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Baby rhino in Budapest zoo - despite bored parents
The world's first baby rhinoceros - born through artificial insemination - is doing well in Budapest Zoo. The story behind this birth probably has some parallels in the…
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Hungary's Paks nuclear power station back in full production
Energy, its cost and its security of supply is a big topic in Europe at the moment and not surprisingly, the idea of building more nuclear power stations is being debated…
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Hungary's health reform will mean fewer hospital beds
Hungary is trying to clean up its state finance and as part of that process is reforming the health care system. The aim is to make people aware the state can no longer…
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EU approval slips in Hungary
According to a recent EU-barometer survey, support for European Union membership in Hungary has fallen by 10 percentage points - down to 39 per cent. But the picture may…