The federation of Italian ice cream makers have chosen a Hungarian to top the 2024 Gelato Festival World Rankings, organisers announced at a press conference in Rome on Tuesday.
‘On a Better Track’ to be motto of 33rd Baile Tusnad Summer University
"On a Better Track" will be the motto of the 33rd Balvanyos Summer University in Baile Tusnad (Tusnadfurdo), central Romania, to be held on July 23-28, organisers told a press conference in Miercurea Ciuc (Csikszereda) on Thursday.
Gizella’s Tokaj aszu among 50 Best in Show at Decanter World Wine Awards contest
A sweet "6 puttonyos aszu" wine made in 2019 by the Gizella winery in the Tokaj region has been selected to be among the 50 Best in Show wines at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), one of the world's most prestigious wine ...
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Film director Laszlo Vitezy dies aged 83
Renowned film director and producer Laszlo Vitezy has died at the age of 83, his son said on Facebook on Friday.
Architect Jozsef Finta dies aged 89
Architect Jozsef Finta, who was awarded the Kossuth, Ybl Miklos, Steindl Imre and Prima Primissima prizes, also a member of the Hungarian Art Academy and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, died at age 89 on Monday.
Hungarian-Israeli man missing since October 7 declared dead
Ilan Weiss, a Hungarian citizen thought to have been taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, has been declared dead, the Be'eri kibbutz he lived in said on Monday.
Nobel laureate Krausz wins Public Media’s Person of the Year Award
Hungarian Nobel laureate physicist Ferenc Krausz is this year's recipient of the Public Media's Person of the Year Award given in recognition of the achievements in his professional career and activities having outstanding impact on society, Hungary's Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund ...
Gulyas pays tribute to late PM Antall
Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, on Tuesday attended a conference marking the 30th anniversary of the death of Jozsef Antall, Hungary's first prime minister after the democratic transition of 1989.
Philosopher Mihaly Vajda dies aged 88
Philosopher Mihaly Vajda died on Monday at the age of 88, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said on Tuesday.
Hungarian Katalin Kariko awarded Nobel Prize in medicine
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19, the secretary of the Nobel Assembly announced in ...
Hungary secondary school student wins EU science prize
Szilveszter Laskai, a student of the Fazekas Mihaly Secondary School in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, has won the CERN prize of the 34th European Union Contest for Young Scientists held in Brussels between Sept 12 and 17.
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Weekly Fortepan – The fashion of resistance
Blue jeans acid-washed in bathtubs, etc – anything but mass-produced items!
Fashion has been a favourite topic of discussion even back in Socialist times when bold dreams met a rather modest reality and modest means compared to the present or to the Western world. However, in spite of the fact that there was hardly anything ...
Hungarian ice cream maker best in international rankings
The federation of Italian ice cream makers have chosen a Hungarian to top the 2024 Gelato Festival World Rankings, organisers announced at a press conference in Rome on Tuesday.
Polish-Hungarian Summer University participants adopt joint declaration on Europe’s future
Participants of the Polish-Hungarian Summer University in Krasiczyn adopted a joint declaration on the future of Europe on Wednesday, urging a fundamental reform of the European Union.
