"The Big Gold Dream" by Chester Himes (published by Penguin Books)
Crime with humour, humour with crime
Harlem, the black district of New York City, is a notoriously dodgy place, and ace detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson need to be on the dodgy side too in order to keep up with goings-on. If they have to bash someone ...
"The Crazy Kill" by Chester Himes (published by Penguin Books)
Harlem, where anything can happen and who needs sense?
The story goes – and this is the real-life story not the novel – that after Chester Himes left the United States in the early 1950s to escape racism, he settled in France and, starting to build a good reputation as a writer, was ...
Hungary Airlines starts test flights
The new Hungarian airline Hungary Airlines has received the necessary flight licences.
Kahlo exhibition extended
The Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Mai Manó House has been extended until 9 February due to the enormous interest shown.
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Applications to higher education were at a record high in the past decade and courses are becoming increasingly diverse, with 17 new MA courses launched this year alone.
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The government is protecting pensioners and preserving the purchasing power of pensions.
FM: Polish-Hungarian friendship will survive Polish foreign minister’s ‘machinations’
Minister Szijjártó said the "Hungarian-Polish brotherhood will survive all machinations by one of the most extreme pro-war Soros agents in Europe".
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Orbán: “Hungary will chart its own path to prosperity and peace”
At an international press conference in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a comprehensive overview of Hungary's successes during its EU presidency, the country's domestic policy milestones, and its position on key global and European challenges. PM Orbán emphasized Hungary's resilience in defending national ...
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Fidesz MEP slams leftist opposition for thwarting proposal on Islamist terrorism
Leftist MEPs of the European Parliament, including those of Hungary's Democratic Coalition and Momentum parties, on Monday voted down a right-wing proposal to put issues around Islamist terrorism in Europe on the agenda, ruling Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public media.
Egis favipiravir drug licenced for Covid-19 treatment
A new drug with the active ingredient favipiravir manufactured by Hungarian pharmaceutical company Egis has been licenced for treatment of Covid-19 by the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI), the institute said on Saturday.
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Hungary does not support the new migration and refugee package presented by the European Commission on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Reuters newswire on Friday. Under the package, Hungary's commitment to send people back from the southern EU states like Italy or Greece, ...