"Wizz Air, the low fare – low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced at a press conference in Targu Mures that it is launching flights between Romania and Hungary. The Budapest-Targu Mures line represents Wizz Air’s first market entry into Romania, the 7th CEE country the airline operates from following Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia."
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"Zoom In On America was created by the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw and the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow, and tailored to local needs by the Regional English Language Office (RELO) and by the Information Resource Center of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest.
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"Continuing his outreach to the cities of Hungary, Ambassador Walker visited Békéscsaba on April 11, 2006. Mayor János Pap and his staff briefed the Ambassador on the history and latest developments of Békéscsaba and the region, and also informed him about the regional call-center to be launched by General Electric in Békéscsaba in June."
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"For a company that has long expressed an exclusive interest in the corporate sphere, it may come as something of a surprise that PanTel Kft now aspires to become a household name. Things have changed, however, for PanTel, starting with HTCC Inc.'s acquisition of the company last year."
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"Though less popular among native speakers because of their lower pay and bureaucratic nature, public schools can be an excellent source of employment. Frequently, they offer benefits unmatched by even the best private schools, and they provide an opportunity to interact with the entire community, especially in smaller cities and towns."
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"They need to be in clean containers; free from bacteria that clogs the stems and prevents circulation of water and nutrients. Vases and storage containers need to be scrubbed and rinsed with a mild solution of Clorox before or after each use. Flowers also require clean air. An arrangement placed by an open window where traffic is heavy, or in a room where people are smoking will not last as long as one placed in a well-ventilated environment."
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"There is a great on-line store in Hungary, Folio CD, that carries a wide variety of music as well as videos. The manager's name is Gizella Ruhl and she has done a great job in shipping orders to us! VERY reliable. Credit card orders accepted and prices are reasonable. The site is in Hungarian, but if you email Gizi, she can help find what you are looking for."


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"HBO Central Europe, owned by HBO Inc., Disney and Sony Pictures Entertainment, currently provides basic and premium channels to 9 countries in the region including Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and, most recently, Slovenia and Croatia. Home Box Office, America's most successful premium television network, arrived in the Central European region in 1991, providing basic and premium pay television entertainment channels for cable television, direct-to-home and MMDS platforms. HBO Central Europe is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary."
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"More than half of the world’s population rely on dung, wood, crop waste or coal to meet their most basic energy needs. Cooking and heating with such solid fuels on open fires or stoves without chimneys leads to indoor air pollution. This indoor smoke contains a range of health-damaging pollutants including small soot or dust particles that are able to penetrate deep into the lungs. In poorly ventilated dwellings, indoor smoke can exceed acceptable levels for small particles in outdoor air 100-fold. Exposure is particularly high among women and children, who spend the most time near the domestic hearth. Every year, indoor air pollution is responsible for the death of 1.6 million people - that's one death every 20 seconds"
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"Hungary's forint firmed to 264.83/93 versus the euro by 11:06 local time on Thursday from opening levels at 265.70/266.00. The 0.4% strengthening is not as big as the zloty's firming though. Longer yields on the fixed income market (3-yr and beyond) went down 4-6 basis points from Wednesday's benchmark fixings, while at shorter durations the shifts were more moderate and mixed."
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"Hungary's forint finished Wednesday's session at 265.50/80 to the euro and CIB said today's session should not be different either. The bank said 266 did not look like too hard to break bearing in mind that today's bond auction is expected to be quite critical because of the rising core market yields."
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"They arrived from Australia, Hungary, Hawaii, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Germany, Uzbekistan, New York City and other points, one from as nearby as Chapel Hill, N.C., carrying a message of world peace and understanding. They trotted around the full circle with their torch and flag, giving the children's outstretched hands high fives."
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"The Suzuki Strings' musical performances are based on their recently released CD, "Passport," a collection of classical, popular and folk selections from around the world. From the traditional music of the United States, Canada, Scotland and Sweden to the folk music of China, Israel, Spain and Hungary, there's something for everyone on their album and at their concerts."
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"Azerbaijan’s public Television (PTV) and Duna TV channel of Hungary signed a cooperation agreement that, in particular, suggests annual exchange of programs on culture, life and realities of both the countries, Trend reports quoting Ismail Omarov, PTV’s General Director, who was speaking April 26 at the conference devoted to the first year of PTV’s activity."

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"The system has been tested by around 100 users at five European sites in Finland, Germany, Italy, Greece and Hungary. Project participants learned some useful lessons during the pilot testing, according to project coordinator Angelos Bekiaris. “For example, while most EU countries conform to a common digital mapping standard, we found that Finland and Hungary have their own national standards. So we had to develop an architecture able to handle different standards,” he says."
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