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23 Jan 2022
A fire at one of Hungary's largest hospitals in Budapest killed one person and injured two Sunday, according to Hungarian police.
23 Jun 2021
EU leaders and Hungary traded barbs over Budapest's anti-LGBTQ law on Wednesday, as German fans faced off against flag-toting Hungarians following UEFA's refusal to light Munich's Euro 2020 stadium
16 Feb 2021
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp recalled Thiago Alcantara for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against RB Leipzig in Budapest.
2 Dec 2018
The eyes of European football on Sunday turn to Dublin for the Euro 2020 qualifying draw with 12 nations handed the extra incentive of home advantage should they make it to the 24-team tournament in two years time for the first time. Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome and Saint…
22 Oct 2018
World silver medalist, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Commonwealth medallists, Blessing Oborududu, Aminat Adeniyi and Blessing Onyebuchi will begin their quest for medals at this year’s World Wrestling Championships holding in Budapest, Hungary. The competition, which started on Saturday, will end on October 28. According to the Nigeria Wrestling Federation’s (NWF) Media Officer, Emeka Dennar, both Oborududu and…
3 Sep 2015
Several hundred migrants stormed into Budapest's main international train station early Thursday after police re-opened it following a two-day standoff, an AFP reporter said. The main entrance was re-opened around 08:15 am (0615 GMT) and migrants burst in, rushing towards a standing train on one of the platforms, the AFP reporter said. In scenes of…
2 Sep 2015
Around 100-150 migrants staged a demonstration outside Budapest's main international train station early Wednesday as police blocked some 2,000 from boarding trains to Austria and Germany, an AFP reporter said. Around 600 men, women and children, mostly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, were sitting or standing outside the Keleti station while some 1,200 were downstairs…
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