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Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Result in a women’s handball Champions League match played in Gyor, NW Hungary, on Saturday:    Gyor (HUN) – Slagelse (DEN) 24:17 (12:11) Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Grape growers, wine-makers, environmentalists, farmers and NGOs jointly protested construction of a straw-fuelled power plant recently begun in the city of Szerencs, adjacent to the Tokaj wine-growing region. Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Customs officers seized four kilogrammes of marijuana, with a street value of 10 million forints (about 40,000 euros), from a Hungarian car at the Hegyeshalom border-crossing with Austria, the Customs and Excise Office (VPOP) told MTI on Saturday. Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Hungary’s involvement in international space research projects is strong compared to its economic strength, a senior government official overseeing Hungary’s space activities said at a conference in Budapest on Saturday. Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Hungary’s junior governing Free Democrats (SZDSZ), a liberal party currently in its third governing cycle with the Socialists, would consider the possibility of forming a coalition with the main opposition Fidesz party if the conservative party ditched its leader Viktor Orban, said national daily Nepszabadsag on Saturday. Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Overcast skies are expected through most of Sunday, with just a few, rare breaks in the cloud cover in the northeast. Scattered showers are likely, especially in the west. The humidity level will be high, and patchy fog should be expected. Breezes will be moderate.    Nighttime lows will range from 5 to 10 degrees Celsius, and daytime highs will be between 8 and 13 degrees Celsius, the National Weather Service reports. Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Engine drivers are planning to hold another token strike on November 7, Wednesday, union leaders announced on Saturday. They will protest against the planned close-down of secondary railway lines and the management’s failure to inform and consult with them about the measure. Engine drivers held a two-hour token strike on October 25 in the morning, which affected about 600 trains and 200,000 to 300,000 passengers. Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – The government plans to increase spending on state pensions next year by 8.4 percent, government spokesman David Daroczi told MTI on Saturday. Continue »

Budapest, October 27 (MTI) – Peter Kiss, a Socialist powerbroker, did not completely rule out the possibility that Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany could be replaced in the future, in an interview with a newspaper close to the government on Saturday.  Continue »