Tuesday, 26. November 2002

Intel hebt Preise für Flash-Speicher an


Der US-Halbleiterhersteller Intel will ab 1. Januar 2003 die Preise für seine Flash-Speicher um 20 bis 40 Prozent anheben.

¬> <a href="www.heise.de"target="_blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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Haider Rescinds Plan to Quit


Joerg Haider, a leader of Austria's far right, announced he would remain in politics early Tuesday, just hours after declaring that he was calling it quits because of his party's disastrous showing in general elections.

¬> ABC

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Austrian politician Joerg Haider reverses decision; will remain in politics


Joerg Haider, leader of Austria's far right, announced he would remain in politics early Tuesday, just hours after declaring that he was calling it quits because of his party's disastrous showing in general elections.

¬> Canada.com

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Austria's Haider says he'll resign


A day after the far-right Freedom Party took a beating in national elections, its contentious leader, Joerg Haider, said he would resign as governor of Carinthia, a southern province.

¬> Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Tabakladenraub mit Geflügelschere


Mit einer ungewöhnlichen "Waffe" hat ein vorläufig unbekannter Täter gestern Nachmittag eine Trafik (Tabakladen) in Wien-Neubau überfallen. Er hat den Trafikanten mit einer Geflügelschere bedroht.

¬> <a href="wien.orf.at"target="_blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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Prospect of Haider comeback looms over coalition politics


Jörg Haider, Austria's charismatic far-right populist, yesterday threw the country's political scene into confusion when he announced his resignation as governor of Carinthia, but left open a possible comeback on the national stage.

¬> Financial Times

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Absurder Kult um Präsidenten


Der Kult um den Präsidenten von Turkmenistan treibt immer seltsamere Blüten. Nachdem Städte, Flughäfen und sogar ein Meteorit nach dem Staatsoberhaupt benannt wurden, hat dieser nun beantragt, dem Monat Jänner seinen Namen zu geben. Mit Gedichten und einem Verhaltenskodex als Pflichtlektüre versucht der egozentrische Herrscher dem Volk seinen Stempel aufzudrücken.

¬> <a href="www.orf.at"target="_blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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VIENNA: the vote


For the past year, Haider has not responded to interview requests from The Associated Press. But former supporters attributed some of his problems -- including electorate-alienating attacks on Freedom Party moderates -- to Haider's growing suspicions of all around him.

¬> San Francisco Chronicle

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Controversial Austrian politician to remain in politics


Austrian far right politician Joerg Haider today said he would remain in politics, less then a day after taking responsibility for the disastrous showing of his party in general elections and announcing he was stepping down as governor of Carinthia province.

¬> Ireland Online

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Wounded Haider throws in towel after poll drubbing


The Austrian far right leader Jörg Haider yesterday accepted the blame for his party's electoral disaster, offering to quit as a regional governor and declaring that he was fed up with politics.

¬> Guardian

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Hitler-praising party leader calls it quits in Austria


Joerg Haider, whose praise of Hitler and anti-foreigner rhetoric helped fuel the meteoric rise of his party into government two years ago, said he was calling it quits Monday in the wake of the party's disastrous showing in general elections.

¬> Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

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Pop eats itself


I was flicking through 12-inch singles in an independent record shop the other day, idly perusing the ever-proliferating multitude of genres and sub-groupings (from "broken beat" to "electroclash") that constitute the dance section, when I was struck by a particularly enticing new category: "bastard pop".

¬> Sydney Morning Herald

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