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21Nov/17

Brain activity shows dogs learn in their sleep, say Hungarian scientists

November 21, 2017ScienceAgeing, Biology, Brain, Branches of biology, Budapest, Dogs, Electroencephalography, Eniko Kubinyi, Ethology Department of Budapest, Europe, Geography of Europe, Gerontology, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hungary, Ivaylo Iotchev, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Old age, Sleep, Sleep spindlesmbale

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (NOVEMBER 17, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists in Hungary say they have measured brain activity in dogs which shows they learn during their sleep.
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16May/17

German Holocaust denier Horst Mahler arrested in Hungary

May 16, 2017CrimeAntisemitism, Austria, Bibliography of The Holocaust, Budapest, Classical musicians, Country: Germany, Europe, Freemasonry, Germany, Gustav Mahler, Horst, Horst Mahler, Human rights abuses, Humans, Hungary, Karlsruhe, Law/Crime, Mahler, Musicians, National Democratic Party of Germany, Nazi war crimes, Neo-Nazism, Red Army Faction, Republics, Responsibility for the Holocaust, Reuters, The Holocaust, War/Conflict, Worldsmbale

KARLSRUHE, GERMANY (REUTERS) – An 81-year-old German far-right activist has been arrested in Hungary on a European warrant for offences committed while serving a prison term for denying the Holocaust, Hungarian police said on Tuesday (May 16).
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17Jan/17

African-born actor in Hungary: “People just see me as a migrant”

January 17, 2017FilmsAfrica, Arghavan Shekari, Baly, Bissau, Budapest, Cake-Baly, City: Budapest, Countries, Country: Hungary, Economic Community of West African States, Europe, Guinea-Bissau, Hungarian language, Hungary, Iran, Ivan Szabo, Marcelo Cake-Baly, Republics, Roland Vranik, Shekari, Social Issues, Wilson, Worldsmbale

Marcelo Cake-Baly, who came to study in Hungary from war-torn Guinea-Bissau in 1976, makes his debut in a Hungarian movie about the life of an African refugee. Continue reading →

13Jan/17

Trump, European populists are a threat to human rights – Human Rights Watch

January 13, 2017PoliticsAlt-right, Asia, Bashar al-Assad, China, Climate change skepticism and denial, Conservatism in the United States, Continent: Europe, Country: China, Country: Russia, Country: Syria, Country: Turkey, Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, France, Geography of Asia, Germany, Government, Greece, Hungary, Jaroslaw Kaminski, Ken Roth, Kenneth Roth, Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Netherlands, Poland, Politics, Populism, Presidents of the United States, Right-wing populism in the United States, Russia, Syria, Tayyip Erdogan, The Apprentice, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viktor Orbán, Vladimir Putin, Washington D.C., Western Asia, WWE Hall of Fame, Xi Jinpingsmbale

Human Rights Watch warns the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States and the rise of populist leaders in Europe poses a “extraordinarily dangerous threat” to human rights. Their yearly report also criticises Russia, China, and Turkey’s leaders for crackdowns on dissent and Syria’s al-Assad for targeting civilians.
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19Dec/16

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died at age 99, publicist says -media

December 19, 2016CelebrityActors, American upper class, American women in business, Budapest, Ed Lozzi, Edward Lozzi, Entertainment/Culture, Gabor, Gabor sisters, High society, Hilton Worldwide, House of Ascania, Human Interest, Hungary, Lozzi, Magda Gabor, Nationality, Socialites, Zsa Zsa, Zsa Zsa Gaborsmbale

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (REUTERS) – Socialite and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died at age 99, according to her publicist, CBSLA.com reported on Sunday.
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08Aug/16

Swimming records fall as Phelps collects 19th gold

August 8, 2016OlympicsAdam Peaty, Adrian Moorhouse, Australia, Brazil, Brittany MacLean, Caeleb Dressel, Cameron van der Burgh, Canada, Cody Miller, Country: Australia, Country: France, Country: United States, Dmitriy Balandin, Felipe Franca Da Silva, France, Golden Goggle Awards, Hungary, Japan, Jazmin Carlin, Jazz Carlin, Jessica Ashwood, Joao Gomes Jr, Katie Ledecky, Kazakhstan, Kevin Cordes, Leah Smith, Michael Phelps, Michel Phelps, Nathan Adrian, Olympic medalists, Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Held, Sarah Sjostrom, South Africa, Sports, Sports in Omaha Nebraska, Sweden, Swimmers, Swimming, Tamsin Cook, United Kingdom, United States, United States Olympic Trials, Yasuhiro Kosekismbale

Sunday sees world records tumble in the swimming pool, as Adam Peaty and then Katie Ledecky both set new world record times on the way to Olympic gold in Rio. Michel Phelps also helps Team USA to gold in Men’s 4X100 metres relay.

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19Jul/16

From a river town in Slovenia to Trump Tower, and the White House?

July 19, 2016CelebrityAles Tuhtar, Austria, Barron, City: Sevnica, Country: Slovenia, Croatia, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Family of Donald Trump, Given names, Hungary, Ines, Italy, Knauss, Knavs, Ljubljana, Melania, Melania Knauss, Melania the Younger, Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Milan, New York, Sevnica, Slovenia, Stane Jerko, Trump family, Trump Tower, United States, Women, Yugoslaviasmbale

Residents of Melania Trump’s native Slovenia talk about the roots of the prospective First Lady of the United States.

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13Jan/16

locusts—those of Passover and 10 Plagues fame

Researchers take power of locust to new heights

January 13, 2016InnovationAmir Ayali, Animal migration, Articles, Bio-inspired robotics, Branches of biology, Gabor Kosa, Hungary, Israel, Robot, Robotics, Social groups, Swarm behaviour, Tel Avivsmbale

Israeli researchers develop locust-like robots that they hope could one day replace humans in military or search-and-rescue operations.

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29Nov/15

Highlights of world events from October and November 2015

November 29, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Ankara, Aung San Suu Kyi, Beirut, Contemporary history, Croatia, Decades, Egypt, el-Sheikh, France, François Hollande, Germany, Hungary, In Iraq, In Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jerusalem, Konstantin Murakhtin, KUNDUZ, Kurdish separatism in Turkey, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Mali, Massoud Barzani, Médecins Sans Frontières, Moscow, Myanmar, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Paris, Persecution of Yazidis by ISIL, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sinjar, Slovenia, St. Petersburg, Syrian Civil War, Tayyip Erdogan, The Airbus, Turkey, Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, United States, Victor Ponta, Washingtonsmbale

World events during October and November include a disaster at a Romanian nightclub which saw tens of thousands protest on the streets, simultaneous attacks at several locations in Paris and the re-taking of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State.
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29Nov/15

Highlights of world events from July to September 2015

November 29, 2015WorldAbdullah Öcalan, Afghanistan, Alek Skarlatos, Alexis Tsipras, Amsterdam, Ankara, Anthony Sadler, Athens, Austria, Aylan Kurdi, Bangkok, Barack Obama, Belgium, BLOOMINGTON, Brussels, Budapest, Cecil, Chile, China, Chris Norman, Cuba, Douma, Dwayne Brown, Eleftherios Venizelos, Euclid Tsakalotos, European Convention on Human Rights, Federica Mogherini, France, François Hollande, French Polynesia, Galip, Geography of Asia, Greece, Guzmán, Havana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Istanbul, Japan, Japan in U.S., JOHN KERRY, Kenya, Kobani, Kurdish separatism in Turkey, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Macedonia, Mecca, Medina, Mexico, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Munich, National Intelligence Organization, New Horizons, New York, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Ormoc City, Paris, Peru, Philippines, Rehan, Russia, SANTIAGO, Saudi Arabia, Seffner, Serbia, Shinzō Abe, Sopron, Spencer Stone, Suruc, Syria, Taiwan, Taiwan and China, Tehran, Thailand, Tianjin, Turkey, U.S. Marines, Uhuru Kenyatta, United Kingdom, United States, Vienna, Vladimir Putin, Walter Palmer, Western Asia, Yanis Varoufakissmbale

World events during the third quarter of the year include the movement of migrants across Europe, twin blasts in China which tore through an industrial port area and the escape from prison of Mexico’s most notorious drug lord.
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