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Hungarian protesters demand Orban quits over abuse cases
AFP, Published on 14/12/2025
» BUDAPEST - A demonstration in the Hungarian capital Budapest Saturday drew tens of thousands of protesters demanding that Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign due to perceived inaction over allegations of child abuse in state-run institutions.
Hungary set to restrict constitutional rights in 'Easter cleanup'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament on Monday is expected to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for LGBTQ people and other groups, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's "Easter cleanup" against his domestic opponents.
Foie gras that skips the force-feeding is developed by physicists
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2025
» BOSTON — Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
Hungary passes bill against annual Budapest Pride march
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» BUDAPEST - Hungarian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at banning Budapest's annual Pride march, the latest in a series of measures under Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, which critics say curtail the rights of the EU country's LGBTQ community.
World's longest race? 3,100 miles around a New York block
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» NEW YORK - It's the world's longest certified foot race: a 3,100-mile run that takes participants around the same New York block 5,649 times.
'Attack' hits Hungary primary polls aimed to challenge Orban: opposition
AFP, Published on 19/09/2021
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's first-ever primary elections to find a candidate to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban got off to a rocky start on Saturday with voting suspended due to what organisers said was a suspected cyber attack.
Kurdish refugee wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Kurdish refugee turned Cambridge University math professor Caucher Birkar was among four winners Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro of the prestigious Fields prize, dubbed the Nobel for mathematics, but had his gold medal stolen minutes later.
Merkel hosts Orban with anti-migrant wind blowing
AFP, Published on 05/07/2018
» BERLIN - Angela Merkel and Viktor Orban hold talks Thursday, days after the German chancellor made key border policy concessions to hardliners who have embraced the Hungarian leader's anti-migrant stance.
Anti-Orban protest demands new Hungary vote
AFP, Published on 15/04/2018
» BUDAPEST: Tens of thousands of Hungarians thronged Budapest on Saturday in anger at strongman Prime Minister Viktor Orban's crushing re-election victory.