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How Stuart Little Uncovered an Avant-garde Masterpiece Missing for almost a Century
We love a good story about a missing painting missing. This one starts in Christmas of 2008: a Hungarian art historian is at home with his young daughter Lola, watching the popular children’s film Stuart Little, when he notices a painting in the background that shakes him up so much, he almost drops his daughter…
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Eco-friendly mud houses make comeback in Hungary
They were long derided as old-fashioned symbols of grinding poverty, but mud and straw houses are making a comeback in Hungary as a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to concrete. Master builder Janos Gaspar, who renovates earth houses, is worked off his feet. "I'm booked up for three years. Interest is sky-high," the 48-year-old—who has built more than 200 clay houses— told AFP.
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Hungary's authoritarian leader breaks with the EU, saying he'll pay for Russian gas in rubles
"We don't have any difficulty paying in rubles," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters on Wednesday.
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England players booed as they take a knee ahead of their World Cup Qualifier in Hungary
England players booed by fans when taking a knee prior to kick-off; Republic of Ireland had been booed in June for making the same gesture in Hungary
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Viktor Orbán accused of using Pegasus to spy on journalists and critics
Hungary’s far-right government suspected of hacking phones of investigative journalists and targeting owners
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EU chief vows action, says ‘shame’ on Hungary for LGBT law
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive vowed Wednesday to take any action necessary to thwart a new law in Hungary that would ban content portraying or promoting homosexuality or sex reassignment to children.
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Beak Crested Jacobin
Bihor Pigeon also known by the names: Bihari Parókás Galamb, Gulerat de Bihor hungarian pigeons - jacobin
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Hungarians protest against planned Chinese university campus
Thousands of Hungarians, some of them holding banners declaring “Treason”, protested on Saturday against a Chinese university’s plans to open a campus in Budapest. Liberal opponents of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban accuse him of cosying up to China, and fear the campus could undercut the quality of higher education and help Beijing increase its influence in Hungary and the European Union.
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Hungary egg decorator brings new spin on ancient craft
With lace-like etchings and carvings made with a hand drill, the decorative egg art of Hungarian artist Tunde Csuhaj is bringing a different spin on an ancient handicraft popular at Easter.
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Another small step: Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon’s surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe - using a device that weighs less than a bag of sugar.
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Hungarian radio station to go off the air after court ruling
One of Hungary’s last remaining independent radio stations will be forced off the airwaves and limited to online broadcasts after a court upheld a decision by media regulators not to extend its broadcasting license
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Ukraine and Hungary pledge to ease tensions over Transcarpathia
The two countries have clashed over whether ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine should be allowed to use their native language.
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An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by the police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a window
Jozsef Szajer was spotted by a local fleeing the party along a gutter, authorities in Brussels told Politico.
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EU faces crisis as Hungary and Poland veto seven-year budget
Countries reject package over attempts to link funding to respect for rule of law
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French & Saunders Madonna Interview
a Hungarian newspaper interview with Madonna, where the whole thing’s been translated into English and then back into Hungarian multiple times
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Hungary's eight-point climate plan unveiled
The details of Hungarian government's eight-point climate strategy, initially announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán this past Sunday in his State of the Nation address, were released by the Hungarian Minister of Information and Technology on Wednesday. "To put it bluntly, protecting the climate and nature is truly our Christian and patriotic duty," Orbán said in that speech.
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Orban Encourages Mothers in Hungary to Have 4 or More Babies
Faced with a plummeting population, Hungary’s leader promised a tax exemption to mothers with four or more children. Experts say the plan won’t work.
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Viktor Orbán’s Far-Right Vision for Europe
The Prime Minister of Hungary, who thrives on conflict, has consolidated power in his own country. Now he is turning his attention to the E.U.
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Protests Grip Hungary In Response To Overtime Measure That Critics Call A 'Slave Law'
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, a darling of Europe's far-right, has tightened his grip on power in ways that have shocked the European Union. His ultranationalist Fidesz party has gamed the electoral system, shut down most independent media, forced out an American university and even created new administrative courts that will be directly controlled by the government.
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The Website That Shows How a Free Press Can Die
Origo was a popular, independent news outlet that made trouble for Hungary’s far-right leader, Viktor Orban. Relentless pressure changed all that.
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