The Hungarian Prime Minister’s personal economic consultant, Gyorgy Szapary, told portal fn.hu on Tuesday that the Government will seek to renew the loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund, after the current one expires in 2010. Szapary said the Government has no plans to borrow, but will seeks to restore investor confidence by running a [...]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) claim that a British journalist Simon Wright (44) was allegedly arrested for being the master-mind behind the recent attempt to portray blemished World Cup stadium security in South Africa after the England-Algeria match at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, during their group stage match of the 2010 FIFA [...]
The world of professional and international rugby has already embraced television-refereeing as a standard when there is a disputed try. The governing body of the international football federation, FIFA, has announced that it would be “Nonsense not to reopen the file on goal-line technologies” as an increasing number of fans are disgusted by the fact [...]
On the heels of dire news from the small Northeastern town, media reports from Felsozsolca once again shocked public opinion as a complete lack of solidarity was displayed by the small town’s authorities. Citizens who were vacated from their homes by the flood reported receiving notices from the mayor’s office to demolish homes deemed “dangerous,” [...]
The ‘bank tax’ to be levied by the Orban cabinet’s first economic ‘action plan’ caused international uproar and could depress the Hungarian economy even further, according to a Friday report by Bloomberg. The financial wire claims to have obtained a letter signed by International Banking Federation (IBF) President Alessandro Profumo, which calls for “profound modification” [...]
The Czechs secured victory at the recent European Athletics Team Championships (First League) in Budapest. Participants included Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey. The event was the last major competition before the upcoming European Championships in Barcelona.
It was red-carpet night as Twilight series actors Kristen Stewart (20), Robert Pattinson (24) and Taylor Lautner (18) paraded onto the North American premier of Eclipse, the third of the series in the vampire movie saga Twilight. The screening was at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Thousands of fans were cordoned off and [...]
Hungary commemorated the 1st anniversary of the death of the king of pop, Michael Jackson. Magyar fans have dubbed Michael, “Budapest’s black son,” as he was instantly adopted by the Hungarian capital during his filming of the album History in 1994. The game black jack in Hungary has also sometimes referred to by young Michael-lovers [...]
A Budapest conference organized by the Joint Venture Alliance (JVSz) and ITD Hungary on Wednesday sought break-out strategies from the prolonged effects of the economic crisis by focusing on the untapped potential of Far-eastern markets for Hungarian SMEs. State Secretary of the Economic Ministry Zsolt Becsey suggested that export should be directed towards China, Russia [...]
It’s the end of the Italian dream and the start of a Slovakian fairytale. Slovakia was not even a nation some 20 years ago, and now every country in the world knows their name as they have felled the reigning world cup champions – Italy. Paraguay and New Zealand could not stop Italy, but Slovakia [...]
A special spiritual event in the heart of Budapest on Vörösmarty square on Wednesday lightened hearts as the local Bolivian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian communities held their traditional Celebration of the Sun, called Inti Raymi in their native tongue. The colorful cavalcade marched from the corner of Kígyo (snake) street up to Vorosmarty square, honoring the [...]
The national football squad of the tiny Central European nation of Slovenia was able to defy the big bad bear (Russia) to qualify for the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup and became one of the most celebrated participants in the host nation, South Africa. However their goal-less loss against England (which scored the only goal [...]
Rhodesian-born celebrity and international swimmer Charlene Lynette Wittstock (32) has agreed to marry the frog crown prince of the mini state of Monaco. The lucky guy is Crown Prince Albert II (52) of Monaco and the pair have officially announced their engagement on Wednesday (June 23, 2010). The couple say they have been seriously dating [...]
All the world‘s a stage, all men and women on it merely its prayers. As You Like It (or not) The new arguments against ideological Isms in Hungary are troublesome, and translate to far more than a “play on words” or recasting a textual reality. They have started to eek blood. People here express rage, [...]
The recent release of the documentary Bun es buntetlenseg (‘Guilt and Impunity’) about the life of Bela Biszku (former communist minister responsible for retribution after the ’56 Revolution) sparked controversy in Hungary, as the Biszku family attempted to ban its screening but gave in after pressure from several directions including the Parliamentary Committee for Culture [...]
French President Nicholas Sarkozy (of Hungarian descent) has expressed his fury over the imcompetence of his national team, slagging French squad coach Raymond Domenech for his unorthodox conduct and slacking to be a deserving ambassador to France when he declined to shake hands with South African coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, after the host nation of [...]
Ex-US president Bill Clinton will be among the spectators of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C football match between the United States and Algeria on Wednesday (23 June, 2010) at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. It can not be confirmed yet, but FIFA has also invited Monika Lewinsky alongside the other [...]
Bad sport disgraced France coach Raymond Domenech (58, pictured right) declined to shake hands (it’s tradition) with South Africa’s celebrated coach from Brazil, Carlos Alberto Parreira (67, pictured left) after the host nation of the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup beat France 2-1 (2-0) in their Group A challenge. But still both national teams said [...]
Two gorgeous Dutch models, accused of ambush marketing at a recent FIFA football event were released on Tuesday (June 22, 2010) after FIFA allegedly received millions of Euros in an out of court settlement, reports suggested. Two blond bombshells arrested for so-called ‘ambush marketing’ during a 2010 FIFA Football World Cup match have now been [...]
The host nation of the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup has said an early goodbye after they were unable to gain a 4-goal difference in their group to advance into the next round. Bafana, Bafana as the South African team is commonly known, was unable to take advantage of the one-man advantage after France had [...]
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