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Planned tax cut on fuel violates EU-restrictions
Budapest Business Journal | 18 hours ago
Hungary's plan to accelerate a tax cut for fuel would violate the bloc's rules, as the EU seeks to dissuade its 25 countries not to act alone in response to record-high oil prices, European Union regulators ... 4
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Globeinvestor.com | 21 hours ago
Buoyant demand for gold jewelry boosted the metal's price in the first six months of 2005 and renewed investor interest should drive it up to $480 an ounce by year end, precious metals consultancy GFMS said on ... 2.7
Brutal call centre sector may opt for prisoner operatives
Computerworld | Yesterday
The call centre industry is a brutal business. Hyper competition, particularly in Asia, has created an industry that is still dominated by cost control. 2.7
Feinstein Owes Catholics An Apology, Says Group
News Max | Monday Sep 12
"At the time of the Holocaust, 67 percent of Hungary was Catholic, so we know who Senator Feinstein was blaming. 1.7
NABI shares distributed
Budapest Business Journal | 21 hours ago
The First Hungary Fund, the majority owner of Hungarian bus maker NABI Rt, started distributing its shares in NABI to various members of the fund, NABI announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange ... 4
Oil prices slip below $64 a barrel as hurricane relief effort picks up
Moneysense.ca | Monday Sep 12
Crude-oil prices slipped below $64 a barrel Monday as traders gauged news from the U.S. Gulf states, where Hurricane Katrina relief efforts gained momentum but some damaged oil refineries will remain shut for ... 2.7
By Edith Balazs
Canada.com | Monday Sep 12
Crude oil prices slipped below US$64 a barrel Monday as traders gauged news from the U.S. Gulf states, where Hurricane Katrina relief efforts gained momentum but some damaged oil refineries will remain shut for ... 2
Hungary train, bus accidents leave two dozen injured
The China Post | Monday Sep 12
A pair of local trains crashed in northern Hungary on Monday, injuring a dozen people, leaving two of them with broken ribs, officials said. 2.7
Budapest Airport Staff Accept Pay Deal
Airwise | Monday Sep 12
Budapest Airport workers have accepted a 10 percent wage rise and will not go on strike as they had threatened, Budapest Airport said in a statement.
Poland's Gas Monopoly to Sell $863 Million in IPO as Utilities Values Soar
Bloomberg | Monday Sep 12
Poland's gas monopoly plans to raise as much as 2.7 billion zloty in an initial public offering as soaring energy prices spark demand for the country's biggest share sale this year. 2.9
All that glitters...
Budapest Business Journal | Sunday Sep 11
A few weeks ago, Viktor Orban, leader of the opposition Fidesz and former prime minister, shocked financial circles with his populist idea of scrutinizing the privatization of Hungarian firms, and taking them ... 4
Marathon draws unique athletes, attracts curiosity
The Spectrum Online Edition | Sunday Sep 11
Local News - The Spectrum, St. George - www.thespectrum.com Home * News * Entertainment * Communities * Classifieds * Shopping * Homes * Cars * Jobs * Customer Service Search news: Search Website Archive Home ...
Group teaches children with motor skill disabilities through repetition training
The Beaufort Gazette | Sunday Sep 11
Rolling over, sitting up and learning to walk come naturally to most children ... In fact, Reed was so inspired by the program that she traveled with Hannah more than 1,000 miles to attend a four-week session at a conductive education school in Grand Rapids, Mich. 1.3
University expanded via public-private partnership
Budapest Business Journal | Sunday Sep 11
Under a contract signed in the first week of September in the framework of a public-private partnership, a large-scale investment to build a university facility has kicked off next to the central building of ... 4
Animals & Pets
Yahoo (AFP) | Saturday Sep 10
MADISON, Wis. - An animal rights activist accused of freeing thousands of mink from farms in the Midwest has struck a deal with federal and state prosecutors to serve two years in prison. 2.9
Bargain Breasts and Noses: British Head to Budapest, Spain for Nips, Tucks
Bloomberg | Friday Sep 9
Three surgeries later, the 42- year-old left with nips and tucks to her neck, eyebrows and waistline all for less than a quarter of the price at home.
Hungarian PM leaves Beijing
Xinhuanet | Friday Sep 9
Visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsany Ferenc conclueded his two-day working visit and left here Friday afternoon for Hong Kong. 2.7
Not the Voice of America: the US radio coming to a national psyche near you
WBYB Traverse City | Friday Sep 9
Crowded into the drained bowl of Budapest's City Park pond, 120,000 Hungarians are chanting along to the anti-communist anthems belted out by Republic, an ageing rock band.
Teacher's Book Makes Pencil Sharpeners Funny
San Jose Mercury News (Registration Required) | Thursday Sep 8
For the first time since he started kindergarten, Phillip Done isn't going back to school this fall.
New customer Wizz Air orders 12 A320 family aircraft
Strategiy | Thursday Sep 8
Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe's largest low-fare, low-cost airline has signed a contract for 12 firm A320 Family aircraft, including A319s and A320s, plus 12 options, becoming a new Airbus customer. 2.9
Eleanore Porter reflects on life as ambassador's wife
Westport Shorelines | Thursday Sep 8
Her house is full of objects that bring back memories -- a geode from the Saudi Arabian desert, pottery from Korea, a little buffalo made by Indians at St. 1.3
World's Best Spas Named in Spa Finder Readers' Choice Awards Poll
Hotelnewsresource.com | Thursday Sep 8
In Most Comprehensive Consumer Assessment of Global Spa Market, Consumers Reward Superior Spa Experiences in Unique Settings * Awards Presented at Turning Point Global Spa Industry Conference in Singapore * ...
Gov't approves Paks for 20 more years
Budapest Business Journal | Wednesday Sep 7
A cabinet decision made yesterday enables Hungary's only nuclear power plant to stay in operation for the next 20 years, the government spokesperson told the press after the cabinet meeting. 4
Tribute to a chef, city with big heart
Denver Post | Wednesday Sep 7
It is ironic that this is the week we're running a recipe for Enola Prudhomme's Cajun shrimp enchiladas.
Getty Images Announces Three New Winners of its 2005 Grants for Editorial Photography
Creativepro.com | Wednesday Sep 7
Getty Images announced the final three winners of its 2005 Grants for Editorial Photography today at Visa Pour L' Image, Perpignan, France They are Balazs Gardi from Budapest, Hungary, Scott Lewis from New ...
PM seeks Hungary's support for duty-free access to EU
News from Bangladesh | Wednesday Sep 7
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday sought support of Hungary for duty-free access of Bangladeshi products to the market of European Union . 2.7
Brief communication by Makara and colleagues
Nature Biotechnology | Tuesday Sep 6
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 8. Szigony u. 43., Budapest, H-1083 Hungary. 1.7
Book for the Ages Gettysburg College scholar completes definitive work on Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Times | Tuesday Sep 6
For 25 years, a story has been screaming to get out of Gabor Boritt, director of Gettysburg Collegeis Civil War Institute.
New Houdini Escapes From Rocket
Tv.reuters.com | Tuesday Sep 6
Sept. 6 - The man known as Hungary's 'Houdini' escapes from a rocket launched over the River Danube in Budapest. 1.3
T-Mobile chief leaves, MTelekom head takes over mobile arm
Budapest Business Journal | Monday Sep 5
Hungary's incumbent operator Magyar Telekom Rt announced on Monday that Andras Sugar, chief executive officer of T-Mobile Hungary, the mobile arm of MTelekom, will leave his post as of September 6. According to ... 4
Tips On Tipping
Hartford Courant | Sunday Sep 4
As you're reading this, you can bet that somewhere in the world a traveler is trying to figure out how much to tip a waiter, a taxi driver or a hotel bellman for services rendered.
"The Time of the Uprooted": Wiesel captures the restless soul of a survivor
Seattle Times | Friday Sep 2
As a boy in Budapest, Czech refugee Gamaliel Friedman learned to speak Hungarian.
Outsiders progress slowly in Romania
Budapest Business Journal | Sunday Sep 4
Our neighbor to the east, Ro ma nia, has been overlooked for decades by Hungarian companies as a serious destination for investment, owing mainly to the destructive legacy of the one-time Ceausescu regime, and ... 4
Native And Joyous Moment On Display
BruDirect | Friday Sep 2
Marol , a promising young artist, has seen his artworks exhibited around the globe in such countries as Austria, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. 2.7
Tommywood - Hungary Minds
The Jewish Journal | Friday Sep 2
By this point in the summer, I know that my devoted Tommywood readers are all wondering the same ... No, not the one about a "very important business proposition for you" from my Nigerian friend, but an invitation to a portrait exhibit of Hungarian Nobel laureates being held at the Scenic Drive Gallery in Monrovia.
MOL makes binding bid for 51% of Turkey's Tupras refinery
Budapest Business Journal | Friday Sep 2
Hungarian oil and gas group MOL has announced on Friday that it has submitted a binding bid for the acquisition of a 51% stake in Turkish refinery Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. , the company announced on the ... 4
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