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...reforms, which were proposed by a multiracial parliamentary committee, and should be passed by Parliament before the end of June, were greeted by many blacks with great relief. When Hubert Rietbauer, a 39-year-old Austrian-born mining technician, and Lettie Baloyi, the black woman he has lived with for eight years, appeared in a Transvaal regional court last Friday charged with sex law violations, the hearing lasted no more than a minute. Suddenly, after an ordeal that had spanned five court appearances and three days in jail, the couple was acquitted. "This is a great day," Rietbauer said...
Unscrupulous winemakers for centuries have added all sorts of strange ingredients to their products in attempts to increase their profits. Now some Austrian vintners have found a method for doctoring plonk that is not only unorthodox but potentially lethal. Last week the Austrian government announced it had impounded more than 1 million gal. of white wine that had been adulterated with diethylene glycol, a chemical used in making aircraft antifreeze that can be fatal if swallowed...
...maverick politician is making waves again - and the turbulence is rocking Austria's coalition government. In 1999, Haider and his Freedom Party (FPO) took 27% of the vote in parliamentary elections and a place in government as junior partner to Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel's conservative Austrian People's Party. The European Union imposed a diplomatic boycott on Austria because of the FPO's extreme views; Haider has restrictive immigration policies and once called SS veterans "men of honor." Still, the coalition went ahead, and Austria gradually resumed normal relations with its E.U. partners. But Haider retreated...
Christoph Cardinal Schönborn was standing tall among the faithful. Just minutes after John Paul II's funeral ended, the 60-year-old Austrian was moving briskly through a thick crowd along the ancient Borgo Santo Spirito. With his flowing scarlet robes, robust frame and handsome features, the Austrian Cardinal attracted calls of "Cardinale, Cardinale" from several young Italians, even though they seemed not to know which Cardinal he was. But my colleague Jordan Bonfante and I knew, and we followed...
...Nonetheless, planes are running at an impressive 73% capacity, say Emirates' executives. "We have a very good product, and there is no shame in seeking to retain pricing at the highest possible level," says Mannion. Hermann Michel, an Austrian who was recently hired away from Singapore Airlines as a catering manager, jokes about why Emirates takes service so seriously: "What do you talk about when you get off a long flight?how good the fuel...