Hungary wants end to coal power by 2030
Hungary is eyeing an end to coal-fired power generation by 2030, in a move that could shake the EU region most staunchly opposed to tougher climate change measures. Fast rising prices in the EU’s emissions
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Blood money
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion, conducted by James Blundell, an English obstetrician working just across the Thames from The Economist’s
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Nicotine-based pesticides harm bees despite corporations' claims, major study finds amid calls for total ban
Researchers found a 24 per cent reduction in bee populations at test sites in Hungary was linked to use of neonicotinoids, but also some 'positive' effects of its use in Germany A major £2.7m study
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Hungarian Physicists Claim They May Have Discovered the Fifth Force of Nature
Physicists think they may have discovered a fifth force of nature, and if this is true, then it would totally redefine how people understand how the universe. One of physics' most straightforward fundamentals
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Iran proposes nuclear power cooperation with Hungary
Iran has proposed a project with Hungary to design and develop a small nuclear reactor that could be sold across Asia and Africa and also built in the Islamic republic, Tehran's top nuclear official said
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Hungary, India explore joint forest research
DEHRADUN: A delegation of the Forest Research Institute of Hungary has proposed 200 different research projects that could be carried out in collaboration with the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.
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Ireland one of four worst EU countries with increased rates of poverty
Ireland is among the four worst EU countries for increased rates of poverty or social exclusion, according to a study looking at developments in all 28 member states. It joined Greece, Hungary and Cyprus
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U.S. One Of Nations Least Likely To Meet New U.N. Poverty Goals
The United States ranks among the world's nations least likely to achieve the set of global goals aimed at ending poverty and combating climate change that are due to be adopted this month by the United
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India ranks 24th in the first Environmental Democracy Index out of 70 countries
India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index that is topped by Lithuania and evaluates nations' progress in enacting laws to promote transparency, accountability
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Hungary-Russia nuclear deal hits EU hurdle
Hungary's 10 billion euro (7 billion pounds) plan to expand its Soviet-era Paks nuclear power plant in a deal with Russia has hit an objection in the European Commission that may oblige Budapest to revise