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PARDONED FAR-RIGHT EXTREMIST RIDES TO FREEDOM IN HUNGARY

Shrewd political ploy or justice served? Just why did Hungary’s president pardon Gyorgy Budahazy, a notorious extremist convicted of terrorism. Upon his unexpected release from prison, Gyorgy Budahazy, a notorious far-right activist, jumped on a horse and rode away triumphantly – straight to the nearest pub. What seemed like a …

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SLOVAKIA TO GET ‘EXPERT’ GOVERNMENT BUT RETURN TO POPULISM LOOMS

There is the real prospect of the pro-Russian nationalist-populist Robert Fico returning to power after the September election. Slovakia is set for its third government in as many years after Eduard Heger stepped down as prime minister on Sunday. Even though the full details of the interim technocratic government that …

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China’s Changing Global Economic Relations As Reflected In Foreign Trade Data – Analysis

On May 9, China’s General Administration of Customs released the latest data on the country’s foreign trade, revealing changes in the situation facing the Chinese economy and its relationship with global economies. In the first four months of this year, the total value of China’s foreign trade imports and exports …

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