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Hungary's Áron Szilágyi celebrating his victory in the men's individual saber fencing event at the rio Olympics. | Zsolt Czeglédi / MTI

Áron Szilágyi defends Olympic title

D&T
Aug 11, 2016

At the Summer Olympic Games, 26-year-old Hungarian saber fencer Áron Szilágyi defeated Daryl Homer of the United States 15-8 to defend the title he won four years ago in London. His victory is the 5th gold medal for Hungary in Rio.

Research at Richter Gedeon Plc. | source: richter.hu

A key Richter drug to be used in Western Europe

D&T
Aug 10, 2016

Hungary’s leading pharmaceutical company, Gedeon Richter Plc., has signed an exclusive license agreement with Recordati to commercialize cariprazine, a novel atypical antipsychotic in Western Europe and in Algeria, Tunisia and Turkey.

Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú after winning the women's 100-meter backstroke event at the Rio Olympics | Tibor Illyés / MTI

Katinka Hosszú wins Hungary's third gold in Rio

D&T
Aug 9, 2016

27-year-old Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú won her second gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games by clocking 58.45 second to win the women's 100-meter backstroke event. On Saturday, she won the 400-meter individual medley.

Emese Szász (on the left) and Katinka Hosszú won gold medals for Hungary on the first day of the Rio Olympic Games | Zsolt Czeglédi and Tamás Kovács / MTI

Two golds for Hungary on first Olympic day

D&T
Aug 6, 2016

Hungary's Emese Szász won the women's individual epée fencing final at the 31st Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, while swimmer Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record to win the women's 400-meter individual medley.

The Klauzál square market hall in Budapest | Spar Hungary

Hungarian retailers recover from shopping ban

D&T
Aug 4, 2016

The Sunday turnover of the biggest retail chains in Hungary has recovered to the level from before the implementation of the Sunday shopping ban only by now - after about four months, the financial website portfolio.hu reports.

Operation in the Uzsoki Street Hospital in Budapest | www.uzsoki.hu

Wage hikes to slow down healthcare emigration

D&T
Aug 3, 2016

Wage hikes in Hungary’s health-care sector are expected to slow down the emigration of doctors and other staff, the Hungarian news agency MTI quotes the government daily 'Magyar Idõk'. The government hopes this move helps keep staff in Hungary.

Hungarian soldiers leaving for Kosovo and Iraq | Boglárka Bodnár / MTI

Hungarian troops to Kosovo and Iraq

D&T
Aug 2, 2016

Close to 500 Hungarian troops to be deployed in foreign missions have been bidden farewell in Tata, NW Hungary: 354 to Kosovo to join the Hungarian KFOR contingent while 139 are going for the third rotation of the Iraqi training mission.

Hungarian kayaker Katalin Kovács retires | Zoltán Balogh / MTI

World class Hungarian kayaker retires

D&T
Aug 1, 2016

Three-time Olympic and 31-time world champion Hungarian kayaker Katalin Kovács has announced her retirement. She thanked her coaches, fellow competitors, sports clubs, the kayak and canoe federation and doctors who helped her.

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