NEWS & REPORTS

September 11 memorials unveiled in Hungary

This week on 9/11, Ambassador Kounalakis, American embassy employees and family members donated blood in an event organized by the Hungarian Red Cross. Also firefighters in Hatvan and Kiskunfélegyháza unveiled memorials to firefighters and other victims of the U.S. September 11 attacks that incorporated steel from the World Trade Center towers.

PRESS RELEASE

U.S. citizen voter registration events in Hungary

Are you an American? Are you registered to vote this November? ... Are you sure? Trained American volunteers will be available at a Voter Registration table to help you prepare and submit your FPCA registration and ballot request form on the following dates.

LIFESTYLE

The man who wants to kiss million women

Nairobi — John Telewa is a man on a mouth-led mission. The Kenyan wants to make it into the Guinness World Records as the man who has kissed the most women in the world.

OPINION

Open letter to Gov. Peter Obi

By Obumselu Uzodimma Benjamin 

Your excellency, I am very happy for the good work you are doing in Anambra State. I appreciate your efforts to invest in what we know that works. May the good Lord guide, protect and give you knowledge and wisdom with which to impact positively on the lives of our people which will ultimately put smile on their faces for delivering on your campaign promise.

PRESS RELEASE

Hindus laud Hungary for selecting Gypsy film for Oscars

Hindus have applauded Hungary for selecting “Csak a szél (Just The Wind)”, a disturbing film about Roma (Gypsy) killings, as country’s entry in Foreign Language Film category of next Academy Awards. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a “step in the right direction” for Hungary to nominate a film which highlighted her dark side of continuous Roma maltreatment. A Hungarian-German-French venture by Bence Fliegauf (Dealer), “Just The Wind” stars amateur Roma actors (Lajos Sárkány, Katalin Toldi, Gyöngyi Lendvai, György Toldi), cost around $675,000, premiered in Berlin early this year and won a Silver Bear at “62nd Berlin International Film Festival”.  

TRAVEL

 Air Nigeria asks passengers to donate £40 each to buy fuel for flight to Lagos

In a scandalous twist of events, it is learned that an Air Nigeria crew at Gatwick Airport yesterday asked passengers to contribute £40 each to enable them purchase fuel to depart for Lagos several hours after the flight’s takeoff was delayed.