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Hungary Still has Much to Offer Germany – EY Partner Ésik Says
One stream involves continued FDI, the most recent example of which was the opening of the BMW plant at Debrecen on Sep. 26. The other strand has been unease about slowing sales globally. But there are signs the pessimism over the latter may be...

How Communism’s Top Terrorist Was Chased Out of Hungary
Before 1989, Budapest, a relatively open and well-off metropolis of the Soviet Empire, was a den of foreign terrorist fighters. Palestinian and Latin American guerrillas were welcomed and hosted for training and healthcare. Among them, a young and...

Entertainment News | Ashish N Soni, R|Elan™ Present 'The Soiree at the Grand Budapest Hotel' Show at Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI 2025
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Reliance Industries' R|Elan™ demonstrated its transformative power in high fashion at Lakme Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI, providing the innovative fabric foundation for Ashish N Soni's critically...
From Budapest to Hanoi: Combatting cybercrime to build trust in the digital transformation
When we open an email, shop online, or connect with friends on social media, we rarely think about international treaties. Yet behind the scenes, these legal agreements can determine whether law enforcement authorities are able to cooperate across...

Barack Obama warns of rising authoritarianism in global democracy discussion with Hungarian and Polish activists
Former US President Barack Obama spoke with democracy activists from Hungary and Poland about authoritarianism affecting countries previously considered resistant to erosion of liberties. "We're seeing politicians target civil society, undermine...

Day of workers of public health services and medical industry was widely marked in Turkmenistan
Today, in the exhibition hall of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry the International exhibition «Public health services, education and sports in the Era of Revival of the new epoch of the powerful state» and the scientific conference,...

Day of Healthcare and Medical Industry Workers in Turkmenistan Marked by High-Tech Centers and International Cooperation
On 10 October, Turkmenistan widely celebrated the Day of Healthcare and Medical Industry Workers. The occasion was marked by several significant events across various regions of the country, including an international forum in Ashgabat, the...

Von der Leyen survives censure votes while Hungary faces espionage claims
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has emerged politically strengthened after surviving two motions of censure in the European Parliament, but faces ongoing scrutiny over EU policies and allegations of espionage involving Hungary....

Brussels mounts pressure on Hungarian EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi over spy probe
Published on 10/10/2025 - 15:45 GMT+2 Pressure mounts on the Hungarian European Commissioner for Health Olivér Várhelyi, after an investigation by several media outlets claimed that an alleged spy ring was operated from Hungary's permanent...

Austrian man caught in Hungary with bags of cannabis after failing to pay for fuel – photos
An Austrian driver, aged 37, was caught under unusual circumstances in Kapuvár when he was unable to pay for his fuel at a petrol station. Police officers were called to the scene, became suspicious, and later discovered 14 kilograms of cannabis...

Hungarian László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Twenty-three years ago, Imre Kertész won the Nobel Prize in Literature. And today, yet another Hungarian, László Krasznahorkai, has been named the recipient of the coveted prize. Hungary boasts a long history of Nobel laureates, with the most...

Hungarian court orders shutdown of Samsung battery plant after civil lawsuit
After nearly two years of litigation, a Hungarian court has ruled in favor of local environmental groups and annulled the operating permits of Samsung SDI’s battery factory in Göd. The decision means that the company must suspend production until...

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature
🔊 Listen with AI Cancel Voice Updated On: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:33:14 PKT STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday...

Nobel Prize 2025 winners for medicine, physics, chemistry, literature: a full list
OSLO, Norway — The award Friday of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has brought this week’s Nobel announcements to a conclusion. Only, the economics prize on Monday remains. The peace prize is the only...

Hungarian László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
STOCKHOLM -- Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of...

Hungarian writer wins the Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM -- Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of...

When I use a word . . . On the origins of medical words
In English medical vocabulary Greek words, Latin words, and hybrid combinations contribute about 76% of the total. In contrast, they contribute only about 40% of general vocabulary, the rest being largely derived from Old English and French....

Hungary's Krasznahorkai, whose pensive oeuvre straddles East and West, conferred Literature Nobel
New Delhi, October 9 (IANS) In line with the objective of bringing seminal authors to greater global renown, the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature was conferred on Hungarian litterateur Laszlo Krasznahorkai, whose demanding, yet pensive,...

Hungarian master of absurdist excess László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
STOCKHOLM — Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of...

EU chief to raise spying allegations with top Hungarian official
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will raise allegations that Budapest sought to spy on the bloc’s decision-making with Hungarian commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, who has been linked to the scandal, Brussels said today. Varhelyi, currently a member of...