The Hungarian geothermal energy company PannErgy says it has been able to replace the emission of more than half a million tons of carbon dioxide with green heat production. As a green energy producer, PannErgy says it has has long been one of the major players at the forefront of zeroemission energy production in the […]
By Friday, the number of newly registered infections had jumped significantly: the new coronavirus had been detected in 10,759 people in a single day. The daily death toll is also a record. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Hungary about a year ago, there have never been so many new infections reported in 24 […]
Hungary is in “the most critical” period of its management of the coronavirus pandemic, with the country registering record infection numbers and deaths each day, the chief medical officer said earlier this week. As the nation’s healthcare nears capacity, fears are rising that the pandemic will get out of control. The country’s Chief Medical Officer […]
The Balaton Sound and VOLT festivals will not be held this year either, the two events will return in 2022, according to the organizer Sziget Press Office's announcement on Thursday. The news is no big surprise, as the organizers also indicate, in canceling big concerts and festivals all over Europe in a row because the […]
207 Hungarians passed away in the past 24 hours due to the new coronavirus epidemic. The majority of the deceased were elderly, chronic patients. This is a sad record as it was for the first time that the daily number went over two hundred. A day earlier, 195 deaths were reported. It means that the […]
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2021 to Hungary's László Lovász of the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics (ELKH, MTA Institute of Excellence) and Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest and Israel's Avi Wigderson of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA "for their foundational contributions to […]
Hungary has concluded an agreement on favorable financing terms for the development of its military: EUR 348.5 million, i.e. about HUF 130 billion, will be provided by Export Credit Norway (ECN) and the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) to increase the country's combat defense capabilities. According to an announcement on Wednesday, the Ministry of […]
195 Hungarians fell victim to the new coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours – the highest number for a single day in this pandemic. The previous sad record occurred on December 5, 2020, with 193 victims of the new coronavirus. Altogether, 17,421 people have died from the complications of the virus in this country. […]
Vodafone Hungary has announced it will assist the National Laboratory of Security Technologies of the National Public Service University (NKE) as a consortium partner. The unit conducts research and development in areas such as technology-based security issues affecting institutions, municipalities and border management, as well as cybersecurity and 5G. The operation of the laboratory will […]
The new, niche social application is aimed at supporting to gather locations and sites In the United States with Hungarian references from the Independence War to our days, continuously building the network of 'Hungarian traces' – be it either historic, cultural or even gastronomic. Application HuGo offers support to both Hungarians living in the US […]
AutoWallis has announced it will gain possession of one of the largest and most modern BMW dealerships in Central and Eastern Europe, housed in a building boasting unparalleled architectural solutions. Having concluded an agreement on the acquisition of DALP Ltd., the company owning the property at 95 Hungária körút in Budapest, AutoWallis Plc., will be […]
British actress Vanessa Kirby was announced this Monday as one of the five candidates for the 2021 Academy Awards in 'Actress in a leading role' for her performance in 'Pieces of a woman' by Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó. 32-year-old Vanessa Kirby is best known for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the television series 'The […]
The number of patients treated in the hospital has increased tremendously since yesterday - the number of those treated for COVID-19 hoing up by more than 500. There are currently 9,300 patients hospitalized for the new coronavirus. The number of new infections in Hungary in the last 24 hours was 7,706, increasing the number of […]
Due to the new coronavirus epidemic, the flag-raising ceremony in front of Parliament was the only on-the-spot event on today's national holiday, the Day of Remembrance of the Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-49. That was followed by President János Áder's ceremonial speech broadcast by the public media. In his speech, referring to the […]
The Hungarian women's saber fencing team finished seventh at the World Cup event in Budapest and qualified for the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games as the Ukrainians finished eighth. This is the first time ever for the Hungarian national saber fencing team to win Olympic qualification. The members of the team that achieved this success are […]
