News tagged "continent"
Hungary orders Danube closed because of big freezeon Feb 10, 2012 via YahooNews BUDAPEST (AFP) - Hungary closed the Danube to river traffic on Friday because of thick ice, bringing shipping to a near standstill on Europe's busiest waterway, as the continent's cold snap death toll reached past 540.See details
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Hungary urges EU members to present Roma planson Feb 02, 2012 via YahooNews PABLO GORONDI Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary A Hungarian official who oversees programs to aid the country's Roma population is urging other European nations to fulfill earlier pledges to present strategies for integrating the minority group. There are an estimated 10-12 million Roma, or Gypsies, in Europe ? often its poorest and least educated citizens. The continent's economic crisis is an ...See details
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Hungary is slipping back into autocracyon Dec 29, 2011 via YahooNews WASHINGTON ? The death of Vaclav Havel last week seemed to mark the passing of a special species in postwar European politics: the anti-totalitarian dissident, "living in truth," who with petitions and samizdat nurtured a democratic revolution that made the continent?whole and free.?See details
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Cruising the Danube through Hungary, Germany and Austriaon Dec 16, 2011 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, Hungary ? There's an easier way to see Europe than being crammed on a tourist bus or hustling hostels at the end of the day. A river cruise is one of the most relaxing and picturesque ways to view the wonders the continent, up close and personal.See details
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Czech Stocks Drop Most in 4 Months, Forint, Hungary Bonds Fall on Europeon Jan 10, 2011 via YahooNews Czech stocks dropped the most since August and Hungary?s forint and bonds slumped, leading eastern European assets lower, on concern the continent?s debt crisis may spread to countries traditionally seen as higher risk.See details
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Living History: Hungarian patriot finds his way to Utah ? then vanisheson Sep 12, 2010 via YahooNews Updated Sep 11, 2010 10:58PM MDT Europe was a continent in social and political turmoil in 1848, with revolutions in at least a dozen countries. A revolution in Hungary was led by Lajos Kossuth, an orator who could sway thousands with his impassioned calls for Magyar independence, the liberation of peasants still bound by feudal serfdom, and civil rights for Hungary?s Jews. His revolution was a ...See details
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