71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

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On Dec 23, 1993,

Maximilien B., a 19 years old student,

killed three people

in a Viennese bank.

Shortly after that he

shot himself in the head

Gamsakhourdia's fighters

pound the city day and night

with illuminating bullets.

Waving a white handkerchief,

a sign of peace,

refugees cross the line of front.

More than 100,000 people are fleeing

in an effort to escape the war.

Peace efforts in Somalia

have just failed.

Leaders of the two rival factions,

Aidid and Ali Mahdi,

rejected the peace conference

because they had not

taken part in the preparations.

For the first time since

the ceasefire,

Aidid's fighters

resumed attacks against

UN bases in Mogadishu.

American air forces

are trying to apply

controversial tactics

of president Clinton.

Deafening airplane raids, bombs,

artillery fire, threat gestures.

And psychological war:

American and Somalians shake

hands as a gesture of peace.

But under the surface, it is obvious:

Rebel boss Aidid

is opposed to reconciliation.

Somalis are having

trouble believing him,

in view of American soldiers

heavily armed,

with tanks and helicopters.

Aidid's opponent, Ali Mahdi,

is asking Clinton to clarify his position.

If the clans are not disarmed,

Somalia

will fall into anarchy again,

he says.

But the Americans

have already decided

to leave the country six months from now.

Haiti, a Caribbean nation,

is a hot new spot

for the United Nations.

1600 military advisers,

police instructors

and administrative experts

are trying to

reestablish democracy.

But as in Somalia,

the opposition

to American and Canadian

troops is growing.

Ralf Hoogestraat reports:

The American battleship

Harland County

is still anchored

in front of Port-au-Prince.

Armed thugs

have taken over the port

opposed to those who are

inviting the foreign intervention.

During an orchestrated action

by the Haitian military,

diplomats and journalists...

71 FRAGMENTS OF A

CHRONOLOGY OF CHANCE

How is she?

39.3 degrees...

by direct manipulation.

- What does that mean?

Using the mouse

instead of the keyboard.

How much time do you have?

Until the end of semester.

Regarding time,

your minute has passed.

Look what you did.

It is not that easy, eh?

- That will be 20 shillings, dear.

- Ah, what the heck.

Game debts, honour debts!

Which one is it?

The one with the green

sweater, isn't it?

Are we going in?

Sure.

Mr. And Mrs. Brunner are here.

They have come to see Annie.

Annie, are you coming?

Hi Annie.

Hello Annie.

Look what we brought for you.

Here

Look, Annie

Don't you like it?

Can I have it?

No, Petra, the lady is...

Be patient.

It is a natural reaction.

Are you my new mom?

Hello.

Mrs. Tomek,

please sign.

The world today.

For pension payments,

always.

Hello. All is well?

Yes, thanks.

Goodbye.

Can I use the telephone?

Of course.

Excuse me.

One, two, three, four.

Goodbye. Thanks.

Hi.

Here..

How are you?

Fine, thank you.

Good!

How?

How what?

Sorry, I did not hear

what you said.

No need to be sorry.

I said:
Fine, thank you.

9372 schillings. ..

and 40 groschen.

Daddy, I do not have the time.

Call me tonight.

We'll have a chat, OK?

OK. Sure.

Sorry about the mess.

Hi.

Hi.

I am calling you.

Good day.

Good day.

... to finish the power station.

Close to 4000 jobs per year

will be created.

During 1997

the first turbines

will deliver electricity

to the network,

if all goes as planned.

This year, it would help

if the winter is mild,

so that there are no spikes,

and that Christmas spikes appear

between December 24 and January 6

and not in November,

like last year.

If we need to catch up,

because of a severe winter,

the costs will go up.

The construction is spread out

to the left shore of the Danube.

That is where the dam

will be constructed over the next two years.

This islet

is the first part of the barrier

that will prevent the water to flood

the construction site.

From now on,

the navigation at this place is

managed by a unique system.

That is what the dam will be like

once it is finished.

This is

a bird's view of Vienna.

From 1998 on,

the power station will be generating

enough electricity

to supply 270,000 households.

Computer enthusiasts will be back

in the Congressional Palace

over the next few days.

This morning,

the 3rd PC-Expo opened its doors.

We went to this venue to discover

the new IT trends

Breathtaking images

and fantastic universes

keep us fascinated.

The market for electronic games

is very strong.

The imagination of computer

designers appears limitless

when it comes to finding new opportunities.

This businessman

has just lost his notebook.

It could not be simpler

than this digital assistant

which can take your handwritting

digitize it and transfer it to a computer

This entrepr...

Good evening. Your papers please.

When did you leave the barracks ?

This morning at 7 o'clock. Why ?

There was a break-in at the weapons cache.

Were you checked on your way out?

No

regular sanitation transport.

The vehicle is carrying medications.

Do you have any personal luggage?

Thanks.

To you too.

Close it a little...

Claire. !

- It must be blocked, otherwise...

- No, wait. !

Claire, come here!

Anything new ?

- I can take only you!

- But wait!

Claire, come, at last!

Good night.

Good night.

- A cross?

- Yes.

100 schillings ?

- A minute?

- Yes.

That is funny.

There are more pieces this time

Otherwise it would be too easy.

30 seconds. ..

- 35...

- You close it, OK?

and 60 !

How much time you want to put them back together?

Sorry.

Don't understand. You want what?

... in escape.

The assasination is an act of vengeance

by extremist Ulster Freedom Fighters

in response to an IRA bombing

that killed 10 Protestants

last Sunday.

This is what the terrorists

said to a local radio station.

This morning, a few hours

before the shooting,

a 70 year old Catholic was killed

by the Ulster Freedom Fighter.

The showdown

between the French government

and Air France personnel continues

The pilots joined

the ground personnel's strike

Thousands of employees

of Air France

that are protesting in the airports of Paris

are joining their colleagues

from Air Inter.

Half of the flights

had to be canceled,

except for the international ones

Strikers demand

a written guarantee

that budget tightening measures

will be revoked.

The government

had in fact planned

to eliminate

several thousands of jobs,

before it was forced to shelve the project

because of the strike.

Attacks by the guerillas of PKK,

Kurdistan's Workers Party,

claimed new victims in two camps

Since yesterday,

42 civilians, including children,

died in PKK attacks.

In Eastern Anatolia,

38 young people were massacred.

The cries of pain,

anger and powerlessness.

This man is trying to find

the shoe of his dead brother

on the bloodied ground

of the village cafe.

The policemen had to force him

away from the murder scene.

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