Some big things come in small packages, but the news that the Republic of South Africa’s Competition Office (aka Tribunal) approving the “merger” (actually a 51% acquisition) between America’s Walmart and Massmart Holdings comes in one of the biggest packages the southern African country has ever seen. Much to the dissatisfaction of the American investors, [...]
Maybe it was the year without rain or the fact that he is no longer merely a half a dozen Billboard Music Awards baby-faced teen pop star, which prompted Canadian singer Justin Bieber (17) to tattoo the name Yeshua, alias Jesus, in Hebrew on his felt. Hungarian catholics have allegedly condemned his actions calling it [...]
The late Ferenc Madl (President of Hungary between Aug 4, 2000 – Aug 5, 2005) has passed away at the ripe old age of 80 on May 29, 2011, based on a press release made by the State Presidency. He was the President supervising the offices of three Hungarian Prime Ministers, namely Prime Minister Viktor [...]
Police in the Republic of South Africa are investigating the alleged robbery of the world’s most celebrated marathon twins – Russian sisters Olesya and Elena Nurgalieva (see courtesy picture). The team vehicle of the sisiters were reportedly robbed of their possesions (purses, cameras, etc) and running gear at one of the watering points on the [...]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is said to have made major preparations with a double whammy for his 48th birthday (he was allegedly born on May 31, 1963) in Budapest after his favourite team FC Barcelona won the 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League on Saturday (May 28), a source close to his government told Budapest Report [...]
The Slovakian opposition parties continue to criticize the “restitutional foreign policy” of the Hungarian Government, according to official sources in Bratislava – the capital city that was once also the royal seat of the Hungarian people. The opposition parties allegedly claim that the “revisionist” Hungarian Government wishes to review the past and demand compensation from [...]
At a news conference on Tuesday, PM Viktor Orban announced that his cabinet has reaquired 21.2 percent in the oil giant MOL for EUR 1.88 billion – a package previously owned by Russian Surgutneftegas. Orban’s statement comes after a year-long string of negotiations, that he said “secured” the Hungarian oil company and described as a [...]
A new organisation bringing together Hungarian corporate leaders on climate change will be launched today. The leaders pledge to lobby actively for positive change in Hungarian and European climate change policy. Companies who have joined are committed to supporting ambitious targets and timelines on greenhouse gas emissions reduction and the adoption and implementation of a [...]
Charles Zentai, a Hungarian-born Australian who was set to appear at a court hearing to appeal against extradition to Hungary for alleged war crimes lost his ability to speak due to a stroke suffered on Friday, according to the Australian Associated Press. Zentai’s son Ernies Steiner said a successful extradition procedure would kill his father. [...]
On Monday an official of Hungary’s leading parliamentary party FIDESZ said members of his government are currently in Chino-Hungarian talks in Beijing, where their priority is to lure Chinese invetors to Hungary in their attempt to make Hungary the gateway to Europe for China. FIDESZ party members claim that talks have never been as successful [...]
Unofficial sources claim that the newly wed Prince William and his wife kate Middleton had allegedly aborted plans for a honeymoon trip to Kenya due to being tipped off by US secret services that the Pentagon was planning to raid and liquidate US public enemy number one – Osama bin Laden. During the televised wedding [...]
Wanted dead or alive… Osama Bin Laden has reportedly been killed by American special SEAL forces in Pakistan, in the early hours of Monday (May 1, 2011). His body was said to have been buried in an undisclosed location at sea in a quick-step funeral – allegedly with an Islamic funeral, so as to avoid [...]
