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Hungary’s Orban receives exemption from EU oil embargo on Russia

Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | The European Commission’s proposal to ban the use of oil from Russia in Hungary was rejected, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said early on Tuesday. The Commission’s proposal was “tantamount to dropping a nuclear bomb on Hungary’s economy, but we successfully avoided it,” Orban said in …

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Hungary’s 1st female president takes office

Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | Katalin Novak, the first female president of Hungary, took office on Tuesday. Her predecessor, former head of state Janos Ader, greeted the new president at the entrance to the Sandor Palace, the residence of the Hungarian president. Ader and Novak marched together on the red carpet up …

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Statue of actor Bud Spencer unveiled in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary | AFP |  A year after his death, a massive bronze statue of Spaghetti Western actor Bud Spencer, born Carlo Pedersoli in 1929, was unveiled in Budapest Saturday before a crowd of adoring fans. The burly and bearded actor, who died in June 2016, earned cult status in …

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Hungary to open embassy in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | MOFA |  Uganda has formally accepted a request from Hungary to open a Diplomatic Mission at the level of Charge D’Affaires in Kampala in the near future. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa confirmed the new relationship with Hungary when he received the visiting Deputy Minister for …

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Rhino kills conservationist in Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda | AFP |  A conservationist who was training rangers to track and protect black rhinos in Rwanda has been killed by one of the animals, the organisation he worked for has said in a statement. Information about the exact circumstances of Hungarian Krisztian Gyongyi’s death on Wednesday morning …

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