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Old 01-08-2010, 04:17 PM
John Farson John Farson is offline
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1994 (continued)
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In the Dniester region the Moldovan Independence Day celebrations on 27 August first turn into rioting between Romanian-related Moldovans and Turkish-related Gagauz, then into a bloodbath as local Cossacks begin to "restore order" with military issued weapons. Both Moldova and Romania accuse Russian intelligence of supporting and arming the Cossacks. Yeltsin denies the accusations as "rubbish" and reminds people that Russia has enough issues of its own without interfering in the domestic affairs of other CIS states. In practice, by saying this he washes his hands off of affairs related to Russian minorities in CIS countries, which does not endear him to Russian nationalists.

Researchers in France and the USA begin testing a vaccine which would appear to be effective against HIV. The scientists quickly agree to demands of expediting the test programme, and US health officials immediately move from animal testing to largescale human experiments. It will take years, however, before pharmaceutical companies can update their production lines to sufficiently deal with the massive AIDS epidemic in the Third World. Health care in Central Africa in particular is on the verge of total collapse as a surge in AIDS victims is imminent; fearing for their lives, many health care professionals flee the area.

With Europe beginning to show increasing signs of unrest, Germany begins to quietly strengthen its military. In January nine divisions, which until know have been at half-strength, are brought up to full strength with each division having a reserve area defence brigade allotted to it. The German government responds sluggishly to growing ethnic violence, yielding to a compromise with the far right. This leads to the passing of strict immigration laws, which are widely compared to the Nazi race laws of the 1930s.
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