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BUDAPEST POST Cum Deo pro Patria et Libertate Budapest, Europe and world news Budapest Post Add Your News -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT ARE THE PANDORA PAPERS? A massive trove of private financial records shared with The Washington Post exposes vast reaches of the secretive offshore system used to hide billions of dollars from tax authorities, creditors, criminal investigators and citizens arou... SWEDEN, DENMARK PAUSE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE FOR YOUNGER AGE GROUPS Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare cardiovascular side effects. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM FACEBOOK WHISTLEBLOWER TESTIMONY Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, testified before US lawmakers as a whistleblower. She was armed with company documents to back her claim that Facebook and Instagram can be addictive and harmful to children. Part of her... FIRST HUNGARIAN ANIMAL PROTECTION CODE COMPLETED Hungary’s first animal protection code is now completed, initiated by the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest. The code also marked World Animal Day on Monday, October 4th. MARK ZUCKERBERG’S TESTIMONY VS FACEBOOK WHISTLEBLOWER FRANCES HAUGEN We’re not giving an opinion, just stating the facts. You judge who is lying and who is not. Who is risking their future for the public benefit and who is committing crimes against humanity, for increasing their fortune. “ON A MISSION TOWARDS HUNGARY” - INTERVIEW WITH ZSUZSÁNNA HAYNALNÉ KESSERŰ, A KEY MEMBER OF THE HUNGARIAN DIASPORA IN ARGENTINA Zsuzsánna Haynalné Kesserű speaks about the Hungarian diaspora in Argentina, integration, assimilation, diaspora and her eventful life and activities. AMERICAN CINEMA CHAIN AMC ROLLS OUT CRYPTO PAYMENTS FOR E-GIFT CARDS American cinema giant AMC Theatres is taking a step closer to its goal of accepting cryptocurrency payments by year-end. According to a new announcement AMC is accepting crypto payment for electronic gift cards. KARÁCSONY AND MÁRKI-ZAY'S PLAN TO CHALLENGE DK'S DOBREV TOGETHER AT OPPOSITION PM PRIMARY FAILS Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony and Hódmezővásárhely mayor Péter Márki-Zay said that they would run together in the second round of the primaries. However, the way they want to cooperate seems to be impossible. In the end, the two allie... AMERICA'S 5TH LARGEST BANK LAUNCHES BITCOIN, BITCOIN CASH & LITECOIN CUSTODY SERVICE U.S. Bank is now providing custody services for Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC), says a an executive of the bank. MILLENNIUM GARDENS RECEIVES ACCESSIBILITY CERTIFICATION Millennium Gardens, developed by TriGranit, has received the Access4you Gold certification based on the project’s construction plans, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. RUSSIAN ACTRESS AND DIRECTOR TO START MAKING FIRST MOVIE ON SPACE STATION The pair arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, aiming to shoot scenes for the first feature film made in orbit. EU ENERGY CRISIS: FRANCE, SPAIN AND ITALY SOUND ALARM - STATES FUMING AT POWER CRISIS EUROPE'S unprecedented energy crisis has exposed tension in the EU as the rising cost of gas pits Brussels against France, Italy and Spain. KEN GRIFFIN SAYS HE’D TRADE CRYPTO IF IT WERE REGULATED Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel Securities, says he backs Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler's call for expanded oversight of the cryptocurrrency industry. “We don’t trade crypto because of the regulato... POLAND INFLATION SURGES IN SEPTEMBER Poland's consumer price inflation continued to increase in September, preliminary data from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed on Friday. FACEBOOK LIKES TO SAY IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER A closer look at the testimony of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to a Senate subcommittee. PANNONIA BIO INAUGURATES HUF 3.5 BLN PLANT Biorefinery Pannonia Bio inaugurated a HUF 3.5 billion soil improvement plant at its bioethanol base in Dunaföldvár (90 km south of Budapest) on Friday, according to agroinform.hu. "IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE SERIOUS!" EDWARD SNOWDENS WARNING Edward Snowden gives his final warning. This is a motivational and educational video. This video will give you different perspective about many things, You will listen to incredible advice! HUNGARY TO ORGANISE EUROPEAN JUSTICE MINISTERS' CONFERENCE The digitalisation of justice and the use of artificial intelligence will take centre stage at a conference of European justice ministers Hungary is organising this week, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Monday. TESLA ORDERED TO PAY €118 MILLION TO EX-EMPLOYEE OVER RACISM CLAIMS A former Tesla freight elevator operator suffered racists slurs at work. He's now won a case against the company of the world's third-richest man. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW JOINT EU-UK BREXIT ASSEMBLY EU and UK parliaments will each send 35 lawmakers to the joint assembly, which oversees the implementation of the Brexit trade deal. YELLEN CALLS $1 TRILLION COIN IDEA 'A GIMMICK' The treasury secretary says it is not a viable alternative to raising the debt ceiling FRENCH CHURCH ABUSE: VICTIMS DEMAND ACTION AFTER INQUIRY Victims of sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church have demanded action after the publication of a damning new inquiry. JOE BIDEN SAYS HE AND CHINA'S XI JINPING AGREED TO ABIDE BY TAIWAN AGREEMENT "I've spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree ... we'll abide by the Taiwan agreement," U.S. President Joe Biden said. MACRON ON FRENCH-US ALLIANCE: ‘WE WILL SEE’ As EU leaders gather to discuss ‘strategic autonomy,’ French president demands action not words from Washington. A STRIKING HOME IN THE FLEMISH COUNTRYSIDE CUTS AN OTHERWORLDLY SILHOUETTE In Brakel, Belgium, local firm Graux & Baeyens Architecten proves that vernacular and contemporary architecture can harmoniously coexist. BINANCE TRADING VOLUMES SOAR DESPITE CRYPTO REGULATORY CRACKDOWN The growth in volumes mirrored that across other major crypto platforms, including Coinbase, as cryptocurrency prices rose over the summer. TOP ANTI-GOOGLE INVESTIGATOR QUITS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Nicholas Banasevic, who led the charge against Google, will join the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. ALL THE BEST FRONT ROW STYLE FROM PARIS FASHION WEEK The full calendar has led to a front-row renaissance and plenty of high drama ensembles. FISHING RIGHTS ROW: FRANCE WARNS THAT AGREEMENTS WITH THE UK ARE AT RISK France has intensified pressure on the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights, warning bilateral co-operation could be at risk. HERE'S HOW FACEBOOK DISAPPEARED FROM THE INTERNET The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company's employees out of their offices. BITCOIN HAS ALREADY USED MORE ENERGY THIS YEAR THAN DURING ALL OF 2020 Bitcoin is set to use 91TWh of energy by the end of 2021, which is as much electricity as Pakistan uses in a year. BORIS JOHNSON ISN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE UK ECONOMY. HE SHOULD BE The United Kingdom is suffering from fuel shortages, gaps on supermarket shelves, rising inflation and slowing economic growth. Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists he isn't worried — but should he be? NEW INFECTIOUS DISEASE CAUSED BY A VIRUS DISCOVERED IN JAPAN, RESEARCHERS SAY A previously unknown virus capable of infecting humans has been discovered by scientists in Japan. Called the Yezo virus, it is related to pathogens causing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and Nairobi sheep disease. US REVEALS NUCLEAR BOMB NUMBERS AFTER TRUMP BLACKOUT As of September 30, 2020, the US military maintained 3,750 active and inactive nuclear warheads, down by 55 from a year earlier and by 72 from the same date in 2017. ELITE POLICE UNIT DEPLOYED TO FRENCH PRISON AS INMATE REPORTEDLY DUBBED ‘MONSTER OF COLOMBES’ TAKES 2 GUARDS HOSTAGE A violent inmate has taken two guards hostage in a high-security prison in north-western France. The man surrendered only after the police and the prison administration deployed two elite units to the scene. MORE THAN 200,000 CHILDREN SEXUALLY ABUSED BY FRENCH CATHOLIC CLERGY, DAMNING REPORT FINDS Members of the Catholic clergy in France sexually abused an estimated 216,000 minors over the past seven decades, according to a damning report published Tuesday that said the Church had prioritized the protection of the institution over... FACEBOOK "OPERATING IN THE SHADOWS", SAYS WHISTLEBLOWER TO US LAWMAKERS During a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, whistleblower Frances Haugen called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to extend their stay on the site, giving them ample opportunity to advertise to them. SPAIN TO GIVE THIRD DOSE OF COVID VACCINE TO 70 YEAR-OLDS The National Public Health Commission has decided to offer the booster jab vaccinations from late October to elderly people who received a second vaccine dose more than six months ago, the ministry said in a statement. FRANCE THREATENS TO CUT POWER TO UK’S CHANNEL ISLANDS IN ROW OVER FISHING LICENSES France has said it could cut power to the British Crown dependencies in the English Channel to “pressure” London in a dispute over fishing licenses for French boats. RUSSIA THREATENS TO HIT FACEBOOK WITH ITS LARGEST FINE YET Russia threatens Facebook with a massive fine for repeatedly ignoring requests to remove banned content that it deems "dangerous to citizens". MARK CUBAN CALLS FOR DEFI REGULATION AFTER CRYPTO INVESTMENT GOES TO ZERO Mark Cuban Calls for Defi Regulation After Crypto Investment Goes to zero. Last night, billionaire investor Mark Cuban said he was “hit” by the sudden collapse of a cryptocurrency called TITAN; the token shed nearly 100% of its value ove... FACEBOOK PUSHED FOR HIGHER PROFITS, CAVALIER OVER SAFETY Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, said the social media giant keeps its algorithms and operations a secret. "NO MALICIOUS ACTIVITY" BEHIND HOURS-LONG SERVICE OUTAGE, SAYS FACEBOOK On Monday, all of Facebook's services, including WhatsApp and Instagram, were off the internet for nearly six hours due to a faulty configuration change. UAE SPACECRAFT TO EXPLORE MAJOR ASTEROID BELT BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER The UAE spacecraft will be deployed on a five year journey, where it will traverse 3.6 billion kilometres to reach the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. FACEBOOK IS BACK ONLINE, BUT THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO FACE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT Website monitoring group Downdetector said Monday's outage was the largest such failure it had ever seen. The outage also comes as Facebook contends with damaging revelations from an ex-employee. FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, WHATSAPP OUTAGE: HERE'S WHAT EXPERTS SAY Facebook's services are crucial for many businesses around the world, and users complained of being cut off from their livelihoods. WHO IS PROFITING FROM COVID-19 IN AFRICA? Corruption thrives during times of crisis. The coronavirus pandemic is no exception. Almost 5 million people have died of COVID-19 so far. Millions more have lost their health and livelihoods. And yet, there are some who have no qualms a... 330,000 CHILDREN ABUSED BY FRENCH CLERGY An independent inquiry claims that up to 330,000 children have been abused by France’s Catholic Church members since 1950. The report uncovers about 3,000 pedophiles among the clergy. Load More Budapest Post Budapest Post is a non-profit, private and self-funded, commonly-created news and info-sharing platform that enables everybody to write, publish and share valuable local and global news updates. The news is added by different contributors, our readers. Read more * Add Your News * RSS ©2000-2021 BudapestPost.com Contact UsAbout Budapest Post × Budapest Post Add Your News ×