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The   number   of   flu   patients   has    doubled since last week, over 31,000 people    seeking    medical    advice,   epidemiology center OEK reported. In  the  second  half  of  the  week,  the  number  of  patients  seeing  their  doctors because of flu-like symptoms has increased in all parts of the country, OEK said. A  flu  …

“Tell us something about Hungarian art during the Renaissance.” Sat opposite his examiners as they grill him on the history of Hungary, the country he wishes to become a national of, Wilson Ugabe, who fled the war in Guinea-Bissau following the death of his wife and the disappearance of his …

Temperatures plunged Saturday night to minus 18.5 degrees in Budapest, with Nógrad county to the north reporting as low as minus 26.5. Predicting the coldest conditions in nearly a third of a century, on Saturday Hungary’s Meteorological Service issued a severe warning for Nógrad county and elevated warnings for the …

 Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said democracy had emerged strengthened from an “unprecedented election campaign”. He said a new era has begun in global politics as well as in the economy which poses historic challenges to the whole world. Tackling these challenges requires “a new and courageous approach and new …

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reportedly discussed ending the program, whereby foreigners can acquire the right to reside within Hungary and move freely about the EU, with Fidesz party elites as early as September. Recently, Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona conditioned his party’s support of a Fidesz proposal to amend the constitution …

A minority of Hungarians feel they can exercise influence over the government’s work, reports Magyar Nemzet, citing a poll conducted by Pew Research. Only 31 percent of Hungarians  feel if they have any effect on the government. The poll also found that a higher proportion of Polish citizens believe the government is interested …

A Hungarian policeman was shot dead with a machine gun early on Wednesday when police tried to search the home of a 76-year-old man suspected of illegal possession of firearms, police and prosecutors said. The policeman, 46, was shot in the head during the attack in Bony, near the western …

Authorities in Hungary have announced the arrest of the suspected of terrorist attack in central Budapest last month in which two police officers were seriously injured.   picture credit timesofisrael

Hungarians have voted to reject the EU’s migrant quotas in a referendum, however, the turnout was below the 50% threshold to be valid, according to an opinion poll from Nezopont think-tank.  

Close to half of young Hungarians are living with their parents and a further one-third in a single-person household, a survey commissioned by the French-owned loaning company Cofidis shows. According to the nationally representative poll, over one-third of Hungarians between the age of 18 and 36, the so-called Y Generation, …

The moment of explosion in Terez korut caught on a security camera.  

Around the Saturday midnight heavy explosion happened in central Budapest, Oktogon square. Accordingly some injuries has been reported but no death casualties. #Budapest no idea wht happened ..I just heard a big explosion pic.twitter.com/JwVntJ5MJ2 — C Rohit Anand Singh (@rohit12ras) September 24, 2016     Police rushing the apparent explosion …

Forbes.com made a list about the world’s highest-paid models. Although in the ranking we can find a Hungarian beauty Barbara Palvin but let’s start with the bigger picture. For fashion’s elite follower count has finally turned into fiscal fortitude, forbes.com writes. What does it mean in numbers? Though still the …

It might be the most unusual action from a Police in Budapest yet one of the most beautiful and emotional moments of this year!   VIA BRFK Bűnmegelőzési Portál and Hungarytoday

The Hungarian capital Budapest kicked US taxi app Uber out of its city in July, when it passed a new law denying Uber internet access. That meant that the company had to pull out, but an Estonian company has now rushed to plug the gap.

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Rob Khazzam, Uber’s regional director for Central Europe, said in explanation of the move that the company wants to return to Budapest, the Hungarian capital, where it began offering its service in 2014. By this summer, the monthly number of Uber rides had increased to …

1. Find a view. 2. Taste local fare. 3. Take a bath. 4. Caffeinate 5. Stroll the Jewish Quarter. These are the five things you shouldn’t miss on your travel to Budapest, according to travelandleisure.com. The popular travel magazine shared a video about the Hungarian capital on its Facebook page, urging tourists to discover …

Here shows the video the whole story, YOU JUDGE FOR YOURSELF :     Via Youtube/ Ripost Online

If you were an Uber user like we were, you must have received the following Email from Uber : This is pretty much saddening how a government stops such great service of transit just to protect the rusty old and expensive Taxi service. The way we see it, while taxis …

Six Hungarian institutions of higher education have been featured on this year’s World University Rankings, which lists the 1000 best universities from across the globe. As expected, universities located in the United States and the United Kingdom feature in the first ten positions of the ranking. Experts compiling the list …

Here Goes a Collection of the pictures of Balaton sound 2016 Day 2 , Hope you Enjoy !   VIA facebook.com/BalatonSound

It is a reluctant friendship to say the least and it certainly had its ups and downs. But it looks as if more than 70 years after Hitler decided to invade Hungary in 1944, Germans will be marching through the borders in large numbers again. Of course, this time we …

Kopaszi gát lies on the Danube in south Buda. The locals simply call it “the bay” and it has developed into one of capital’s popular nightlife districts. Numerous restaurants and discos line up on the dam but changes are planned soon, with tall buildings offering “intelligent” living space. Vakvarjú Beach, …

The Hungarian football team was given a heroes’ welcome by hundreds of supporters on Monday when they flew home to Budapest after taking part in the Euro 2016 football tournament.     VIA euronews

ATM Skimmers found on an ATM machine Stephansplatz, the very central touristic area of Vienna.     VIA youtube/Ben Tedesco

The Hungarian Team plays nice football with good results on the 2016 European Football Championship in France. After 44 years the Hungarians are on the field again at the continental competition and what’s more; the goalkeeper of the team instead of retirement Gábor Király who turned 40 in April is …

What would you do if the bridge with the best panorama of the sunset in Budapest were closed for traffic but not for pedestrian and cyclist passing? I guess the same what hundreds of the youth did on Liberty Bridge. A spontaneous picnic happened over the river Danube on the …

A 20-year-old Pakistani migrant has been placed in pre-trial detention in Hungary after being accused of subjecting a young woman to a knife attack last week in the capital. In a statement sent to the state news agency MTI, the Budapest prosecutor’s office said that the Pakistani national, who entered …

Hungary’s next match in the European Championship will take place at 6pm on Saturday against Iceland in Marseille. Having already beaten Austria 2-0 and watching Portugal and Iceland drew 1-1 in their opening match, Hungary go into their next match on Saturday as group F leaders with a realistic chance the …

A Hungarian photographer has captured the historic apartment buildings of the Hungarian capital’s 120-year-old Grand Boulevard (Nagykörút) from a unique angle. Zsolt Hlinka, who visited the buildings to mark the Budapest 100 event series, photographed the structures from the middle of their inner courtyards, with his lens pointing upward to the …