Dijon, France – Both teams needed a win to secure their spot in the quarter-finals. After 60 minutes of world class level handball they both were awarded one,  yet no one seemed to be frustrated with the result (30-30) Continue »

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – The heavy cloud cover will
temporarily thin out, particularly in the west, leading to short
periods of sunshine. Isolated showers are still possible in the south and east.
Overnight fog should be expected, mainly in the west, where it will
last well into the day. Breezes will be from the south and fresh to strong, with
stronger gusts in the northwest. Nighttime lows should range from -1 to +4 degrees Celsius, and
daytime highs will be between +2 and +7 degrees Celsius, the
National Weather Service reports. Continue »

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – Sweden has not notified Hungary
officially that it plans to expand its investigation of possible
graft connected to Hungary’s leasing of 14 Swedish-made Gripen
fighter planes, government spokesman David Daroczi said on Saturday,
responding to a news report in a national daily. Continue »

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – A coordinated police action in and
around the NE city of Nyiregyhaza early on Saturday resulted in the
apprehension of twelve people wanted for various reasons, and 156
traffic tickets for rule-breaking drivers. Continue »

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – A trailer truck filled with sugar
beets overturned on Route 3, near Miskolc, NE Hungary, on Saturday,
right near the parallel motorway exist, effectively closing the exit
to traffic as the sugar beets rolled about. No one was hurt.    Police say the truck was exiting the motorway and travelling
down the off-ramp when it tipped and overturned into a ditch,
spilling the beets. Disaster management staff has begun “harvesting” the beets from
the roadway. Continue »

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – The Monetary Council of the
National Bank of Hungary voted 9 to 3 to leave the bank’s base rate
unchanged at 7.50 percent at a rate-setting meeting on November 26,
the minutes of the meeting showed. Continue »

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – About 2,000 persons coping with
deafness or hearing impairments gathered on the banks of the river
Danube in front of parliament on Saturday, demanding an end to their
status as “invisible disabled.” Continue »

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – Budapest Airport has sharply
reduced its carbon dioxide emissions and energy use this past year
thanks to a series of measures to achieve sustainable development in
air travel, which it reported to MTI on Saturday. Continue »