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Paradoxes of Identity: The Hungarian Press in Late Socialist Brașov
‘Echoes from the Balcony: Media and Culture During the Ceaușescu Regime’, the first part of this series showed how Ceaușescu harnessed media and culture, and the institutional machinery through which he exercised near-total control over this...
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) is looking for a Chief Information Officer
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) is the world’s largest and most advanced high-power laser research infrastructure. As an international user facility dedicated to multi-disciplinary science, ELI provides access to world-class high-power,...

Hungary and the US celebrate 100 years of friendship and cooperation
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Consular Rights between the United States and Hungary. To commemorate the occasion, the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics (JLI) of the Eötvös József...

Hungarian representatives in discussions on establishing Libyan cement plant
The Libyan Ministry of Industry and Minerals announced that Undersecretary Mustafa Al-Samou met yesterday with representatives of Hungary’s Rotary International Ltd at the Ministry’s Misrata office to discuss a proposal to establish a modern...

Hungary Guest of Honor at Lumiere Festival in Lyon
The Lumiere Festival taking place from October 11 to 19 in Lyon, France will feature Hungary as the guest of honor, with a special focus on the legacy of director István Szabó, Hungary's National Film Institute said on Friday. The festival will...

Moving NASA Space Shuttle to Texas from DC Could Damage It, Experts Say
Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to space, the stalwart of NASA’s shuttle fleet evokes...

Budapest will host the European Geothermal Congress in 2028
Budapest will host Europe’s most significant geothermal event, the European Geothermal Congress (EGC) in 2028, as announced by the Hungarian Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs of Hungary (SARA). The EGC is the continent’s largest...

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature
🔊 Listen with AI Cancel Voice Updated On: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:33:14 PKT STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday...

Have you tried it yet? More automated smart stores are coming to Hungary
Following the positive experience from the opening of Hungary’s first hybrid smart store this spring, Coop Szeged Plc. is now planning to automate additional stores using technology developed by Laurel Ltd., the companies have announced. Automated...

Literature Nobel for Hungary’s ‘master of the apocalypse’
STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Prize for Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai considered by many as Hungary’s most important living author, whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy. The Swedish Academy honored...

Hungarian 'Master of the apocalypse' Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
"Ever since, I have never forgotten the taste of freedom," he said in an interview on the Friderikusz Podcast in 2023. DARK THEMES MAY RESONATE WITH 21ST CENTURY READERS His writing may resonate with readers immersed in news from Russia's war in...

Hungarian Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art". "Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a great epic writer...

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art,” the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday....
Hungarian 'master of the apocalypse' Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM – Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art." "Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a great...
Hungary’s ‘visionary’ Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM - Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature, the award-giving body said on Oct 9, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. “Laszlo...

Hungarian László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
STOCKHOLM -- Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of...

Orban accuses Ukrainian intelligence of infiltrating Hungarian opposition
BUDAPEST, October 10. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accuses Ukrainian special services of seeking to meddle in his country’s domestic affairs and supporting the opposition. "The Ukrainian intelligence service is not just watching...

Tech billionaires seem to be doom-prepping. Should we all be worried?
ShareSave Mark Zuckerberg is said to have started work on Koolau Ranch, his sprawling 1,400-acre compound on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, as far back as 2014. It is set to include a shelter, complete with its own energy and food supplies, though...

How innovation fuels growth: The 2025 Economics Nobel explained
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how technological progress and innovation fuel long-term prosperity. Their groundbreaking research answers a fundamental question...

Hungarian writer wins the Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM -- Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of...