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Hungary buys Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, first in EU, minister says

Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 05:23 PM

Hungary has signed a deal to buy Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the first European Union country to do so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a briefing during talks in Moscow on Friday. Read more »

Philippines includes UAE, Hungary in travel ban

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 09:43 PM

The government has banned until the end of the month the entry of foreign travelers from 32 other countries that reported the variant first detected in the UK. Read more »

Hungary imposes restricted shopping hours to protect elderly in pandemic

Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 10:39 PM

Hungary's government on Monday limited retail store visits in an effort to separate elderly shoppers and contain the coronavirus pandemic in the most vulnerable over-65 age group.   Read more »

Chocolate Santas ‘wearing’ masks? COVID-conscious confectionery sells out

Krisztina Fenyo, Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 10:07 PM

"I am sure next year I will sell only a fraction of these, as Santas will no longer have to wear a mask." Read more »

EU warns Hungary against use of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

Francesco Guarascio, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 09:35 PM

BRUSSELS - Hungary's plans to import and possibly use Russia's touted Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots, the European Commission said, opening a new front in the EU's fraught relations with Budapest.  Read more »

Hungary PM urges gays to 'leave our children alone'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 11:11 AM

BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Sunday that homosexuals should "leave our children alone" when asked about a children's book containing gay characters that was publicly shredded by a far-right politician. Read more »

He invented the Rubik’s Cube. He’s still learning from it.

Alexandra Alter, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 17 01:46 PM

The first person to solve a Rubik’s Cube spent a month struggling to unscramble it. It was the puzzle’s creator, an unassuming Hungarian architecture professor named Erno Rubik.  Read more »

Some countries using virus curbs to 'silence critics', ex-leaders warn

Luke Baker, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 02:57 PM

Among the countries he cited as having introduced authoritarian measures or having fallen short on accountability were the Philippines, Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey. Read more »

Hungary's first 'quarantine theatre' streams post-nuclear attack play

Krisztina Fenyo, Krisztina Than, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 08:07 AM

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A group of actors have set up Hungary’s “first quarantine theatre”, streaming a play via Facebook about a man and a woman who find themselves in an underground nuclear fallout shelter and have to adapt to their new reality, and to each other. Read more »

Hungary reports first 2 novel coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 03:48 AM

Hungary reported its first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, two Iranians studying in the EU member state. Read more »

Hunt for missing after South Koreans die in Budapest boat tragedy

Peter Murphy, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 12:28 AM

BUDAPEST - Hungarian rescuers were hunting for survivors on Thursday after one of the country's worst boat disasters that left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 others still missing.   Read more »

7 South Koreans perish as Budapest tourist boat sinks

Peter Murphy, Agence France-Press
Posted at May 30 05:03 PM

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Seven South Korean tourists died and 21 others are missing after a sightseeing boat sank in driving rain on the Danube river in the heart of Budapest, officials said Thursday. Read more »

Hungarian artist dissects politics with wry riffs on iconic paintings

Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 06:04 AM

BUDAPEST - A Hungarian artist has a new exhibition depicting political leaders in the style of iconic paintings with the aim of shocking viewers and holding a mirror to current times. Read more »