r.t. new york. well from the key to the stock markets now in one easy leap as we cross the line of the song for the business update on what's making the business news today so yes well russia is upping is a criminal foreign workers that's off to more than thirty percent of. that a country during the financial crisis but it details later in the program but first this hour a new joins may be about to pay on the global communications market russia's of import call me reportedly in talks to buy two telecom companies italy's wind and middle eastern are us home to six billion dollars the assets are currently owned by gyptian tycoon so weariest nick pool reports. vimpel com is in talks to buy one hundred percent of wind and fifty one percent of or a scrum the russian operator will reportedly fund the deal with shares and around one billion dollars in cash if it goes through vimpel com will more than double the number of its users but analysts say the main attraction is the development opportunities it offe

this is r.t. from moscow ahead they're making their voices heard immigrants in finland hope of parliament of their own will break down barriers and the threat of racial unrest but not everyone thinks it will work we could report coming up. strong winds and heavy rains are taking the place of the record heat wave of spring baking central russia since the middle of june on sunday up to one hundred thousand people were left without electricity after a hurricane hit north western regions of the country up rooting trees and causing streets to flood the storm swept through residential areas overturning cars damaging railways and electricity wires forecasters say the can level winds will hit moscow within the next few days the rest buy them from the extreme weather that's already in danger lives in russia this year and ambulance crews have been a tough battle to get the people with a number of emergency calls at record levels. in the run haven't left their partner in for days there has been life struggle

that is r.t. chemistry set in manhattan right on able to find even one person who doesn't know snooki yeah i would take me for a drink like absolutely why because she's an arab is just like me making it through we make it popular cast member snooki of that hit reality shows the. rested with a reported salary of thirty thousand dollars per episode this reality show star has made it so he's a national appeal may be debatable but her international reach undeniable jersey shore is currently broadcasting in more than thirty countries around the globe and their partners are turning to eat more in about america that might need to know the most famous u.s. ambassador and that has some americans believing snooki might be worth what the world thinks of the usa i don't associate myself with i just don't think that she's adding anything to to our cultural experience to love her or hate her i think snooki is a new and different kind of symbol what. aids in america. meet her in a poor naya r.t. new york. where

you're watching r.t. live from moscow let's take a look at some stories dominating world news this monday in the philippines a soccer police officer has now released eight of the tourists who've been holding hostage on a bus seventeen others remain on board with more longbowmen men women and those who is armed with a rifle he's demanding to be reinstated in his job snipers are surrounding the boss which is near him and will park in the country's capital the man's brother has joined the negotiation team who are trying to persuade him to surrender. more than thirty miners have been found alive in chile after being trapped underground for seventeen days rescuers sent a probe almost seven hundred meters into the collapsed mine shaft it came back with a handwritten note saying they were all surviving in an emergency shelter however the authorities say it could take up to four months to get them out food and oxygen will now be lowered down to them. in china more than two hundred fifty thousand people have now b

there's lots more on our website that is r.t. dot com you can log on for top rated videos quizzes or just follow us on twitter and here's what's online for you right now fatal aerobatics caught on video a helicopter crashes in a ball of flames as an aerial show stunt goes horribly wrong go to the top of the video section for that on r.t. dot com. and the world famous parasailing donkey who was rescued by a british tabloid might actually be an impostor the twists and turns of a donkey's life are available for you at r.t. dot com. in some u.s. states the governor has the power to overturn poor old decisions it means many prisoners ready to restart their lives often see their liberty snatched from before their eyes and as artie's christine found out the system can hurt those most deserving of a second chance. meet norma khun pm when i first came here my son wasn't even a year old and i think that he. kind of sees me and the other women that he's met here at the visiting room he kind of sees says like women that have. gone through a

bushel r.t. . for those who don't want to rely on paranormal predictions for the stock market or we'll give you a more conventional assessment and business bulletin in a few minutes time. the german city of nuremberg was the scene of the most famous trial in history the court condemned nazi war criminals for their actions in the second world war in crosstalk people of elena's guests discuss whether the tribunals set an important precedent whether it was simply a case of justice for the victors. i think it was very important that historians also got a chance to study what it was like inside a fallen dictatorship really look at the mechanisms how that system work and of course that was important step in its own right but the problem with many of the dictatorships we see now we don't really get inside them anymore we don't really get the truth or it takes forever to come out ok so i think that you know we only got. i only got the truth we only got the truth the prosecutor said because of the teutonic

business r.t. . prices in russia i grew up to fifteen percent this year driven by the drought and increased amount for dairy products that's according to the cowen of one of russia's biggest and produces. we can calculate the price increase mathematically fifty percent of the price of milk is comprised of the cost of raw materials that has increased by sixty percent which means prices could grow thirty percent from a factor we have to monitor the situation because consumption is the mean indicator for once it starts falling nothing will help that's why we have to be very careful and the government should help us of course we will see price hikes of ten to fifteen percent but we will try to have it under control and hold on to our turnover at the. particular exciting day for the russian markets from either end of participating in the draft. the blue chips were down between a quarter and a half a percent on full force first bucking the trend on the odds because there was no make over finish top point t

r.t. new york. we can the top snooki but let's cross live to some of it for the latest series and kind of rushers on the lookout for more foreign workers so that's the ones that yes hello itself more than thirty percent of acts left the country during the financial crisis will have the details later in the program. a new job and may be about to pay on the global communications market russia's bimble com is the reportedly in talks to buy two telecom companies italy's wind and middle eastern are a six billion dollars that's a currently owned by gyptian tycoon serious new pool. vimpel com is in talks to buy one hundred percent of wind and fifty one percent of or a scum the russian operator will reportedly fund the deal with shares and around one billion dollars in cash if it goes through vimpel com will more than double the number of its uses but analysts say the main attraction is the development opportunities it offers an asia russia and ukraine. collecting. growth drivers. at least both kiev star an

in the marina poor naya r.t. new york. i said coming up are is the is interview with the nicaraguan president daniel take it but first let's get a look at what's happening in the world of business. welcome to business the chief executive of neural cynical tells us he's worried the company could be used as a cash cow when the battle for control is resolved so i can deliver put on in and look there pascoe each own a blocking stake and want to buy the other out but see the mysteries of course he says the interests of the company must come first. i think. this situation is quite difficult as you know there are several ways shareholders and managers view it something that you should take all you can now without thinking of the company's future other shareholders who are in for the long term think that such a policy would slow down the company's development and would have a negative impact in the future i'm convinced that if you drain all the money out to the dividends it will seriously affect the local society salaries and tax

i like to thank your colleagues from r.t. and other russian channels they were bravely operating here during that time they witnessed inhumanity and aggression demonstrated by the georgian side and their systems prior to that both russia and south a sense here were trying to restart the negotiation process a couple of special ambassador a year a policy was head then but with his help we reached an agreement with the georgian side to restart negotiations on the its new niggle so we started receiving visitors to discussing the agenda and so on on the same night we heard the georgian president's speech on his unilateral decision to withdraw all georgian armed forces from the conflict zone he called us his brothers and admitted his responsibility for the a setian population that cetera at the same time we watched armed forces and equipment moving towards south the city yes that was in school we didn't see changes in their actions or intention so we expressed our worries we were also concerned that the members who were staying in

still to come for you here on r.t. good life awaits. and you can hear now has her feet planted on the ground so wherever she ends up after the smoke of the moment she can just relax find out how russian parasailing donkey whose treatment provoked global outrage from animal lovers is getting a make over at the kremlin writing school more details on her celebrity life little bit later. well this week a new round of violent clashes erupted near their killers capital riot police used tear gas and sound grenades to disperse antigovernment protesters who were demanding that an opposition leader be made a prime minister up to thirty people were detained in putting the man the protesters want to put into power. he's already wanted for trying to stage a coup five years ago when the now after my back to kiev was in power the country suffered months of deadly political and ethnic and rest since becky was overthrown in april r.t. spoke to the country's interior minister about the roots of the violence and the prospects for social and economic stabi

meet her in a poor night r.t. new york all right we're going to take a short break here on art's me and then all the business news will be out with danielle stay with us. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join us for technology update on r g. business the chief executive of north nickel tells us he's worried the company could be used as a cash cow when the battle for control is resolved so i can see that they were put in at all if they're looking steak i want to buy the other out but see overlooked it missed those of course he says the interests of the company must come first. i think you're proud. of this situation is quite difficult as you know there are several ways shareholders and managers view it something that you should take all you can now without thin

marine a poor night r.t. new york. daniel now joins us with the latest from business here of course now notice that snooki is not just a crazy cartoon character yeah get off the moon we were going to be talking about. a slightly different snooki we speak to the center of the shareholder war it's all top story this hour the chief executive of norilsk nickel tells us he's worried the company could be used as a cash cow when the battle for control is resolved so i can say that the. past twenty five percent of the group i want to boil the all the c.e.o. of the dimmest those records he does not say he would like to see winning as long as they put the interests of the company first. i think. this situation is quite difficult as you know there are several ways shareholders and managers view it something that you should take all you can now without thinking of the company's future which other shareholders who are in for the long term think that such a policy would slow down the company's development and would have a negative i

well later this hour here in r.t. we've got more on the russian places wildlife wildfires and we look at how animal lovers in the moscow region try to save the. approaching light. of the news the japanese city of has been commemorating the victims of the atomic bomb dropped by the us sixty five years ago it was the second nuclear attack against civilians just three days after the first target was devastated as a result of the bomb as more than two hundred thousand people in the. radiation poisoning representatives from the thirty countries that would survive is to message to the world that humans and. for the city of nagasaki is smaller than the city of hiroshima and so the ceremony was smaller and much more intimate as well but no less important that the time of the bombing about two hundred seventy thousand people lived here in the city seventy thousand of those people died at the moment of the bombing let me give you a little bit of history nagasaki wasn't officially the primary target in fact. the city of kokura j

that's the hours news here on r.t. i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in about ten minutes just ahead on the second anniversary of the war in the south of setia speaks exclusively with the country's president eduard kokoity shares his experience on the conflict and how he sees the country's current situation. thrown up that would have if the other thought mr president let's start our interview with the reasons for george's aggression against which happened in spite of negotiations between the conflicting parties would russia support these negotiations were approaching a successful result but they didn't start those events from happening what can. i do like to thank your colleagues from r.t. and other russian channels who were bravely operating here during that time they witnessed inhumanity and aggression demonstrated by the georgian side systems prior to that both russia and south a sense here we're trying to restart the negotiation process a couple special ambassador a year a pop off was here then with his

what you are watching r.t. and still ahead for you to come a last second show why women prisoners in the state of california are seeing their hopes of freedom because of political power plays. in the international nuclear watchdog says iran has taken the next step towards building a bomb we talked to an expert from tehran about the country's intentions and hear about the fears over the global community from an expert in london. human rights campaigners are outraged by a new e.u. project which would lead to the monitoring of everything at passengers do in flight it is aimed at preventing terrorism but some believe it's a further erosion of the democratic right of privacy. off for a week in the sun but if the european union project goes ahead these people could have their conversations and movements monitored while they're flying the plan has a law on civil liberties campaigners who fear further growth in the surveillance state but at passengers are divided yelling as bad this kid is like a private person no you

an example of policemen or to or a failure to engage with germany's immigrant population tom barton r.t. cologne germany. the u.s. is dictating policy to the rest of the world according to nicaraguan president daniel ortega he told r.t. that latin america is tired of being treated as simply part of washington's backyard. the world is changing the u.s. isn't this isn't a problem just for latin america but rather for the entire world this country has military and economic power and at the same time it's not changing its expansionary and imperialist policy. they carry on the same policy is always they've been acting just like in the past their policy is of unwelcome intervention of coups and threats and i guess a body of thought of what could have been done to find a way out of the situations that i want them afforded a lot and all of us supported the new format of relations with the united states whenever i speak to presidents of latin american countries no matter how conservative they are in private they condemned the united states added to the words of them they are against the fact tha

watching r.t. now let's take a look at what else is making headlines around the world the former illinois governor rod blagojevich is corruption trial has come to a close resulting in a conviction for lying jury was unable to unanimously decided the most scandalous charge trying to sell it failed rock obama's old seat in the senate the panel was said to be deadlocked eleven to one bottle goys which was found guilty of lying to federal prosecutors and prosecutors promise to retry him on the twenty three i resolve to accusations that i feel strong and what i've got is. a palestinian man broke into the turkish embassy in israel and tried to take hostages has been arrested after being shot a major security alert was sparked after the man who is said to be mentally ill attacked the embassy with a knife torrie gun and a can of petrol authorities said he only recently released from prison after an attack on the british embassy in two thousand and six some media reports suggest the turkish ambassador himse

libya watching r.t. were broadcasting live from the heart of the russian capital welcome to the program our top story now moscow continues to enjoy a break from the poisonous small that engulfed the city for several days far far to say they're having some success in tackling the forest places that have been blowing dense smoke across the region and beyond meteorologists though warned that the air pollution could return as a record heat wave clings to the capital cities that have been overcover is outside moscow for us. the burning areas throughout russia has shrunk down by thousand hectors and state over mergence he has been lifted in several regions throughout the country however the overall picture is still quite devastating as several villages have been burnt down completely and thousands have been left with no homes and over fifty people have been killed in the far is where we are right now some two hundred kilometers away from moscow is one of the places that have that has suffered the most of the f

in ten minutes time here at r.t. tonight people are volunteers guests on cross-talk discuss the nature of globalization it's business first though before that charlotte's here. hello and welcome to the business program hay on our russian farmers have lost around one billion dollars in the drought ravaging the country the government is probably six hundred fifty million dollars in state support by the end of the month in an interview with the us is god is their first step to premier viktor zubkov so that the worst of the drought was over and that preparations for two thousand and eleven already underway. the watchdog meanwhile still has a probe into three more bakeries after the price of bread sold twenty percent one with countries most affected by russia's grain export ban will be egypt turkey as boys john pakistan and syria russia exported over ten million tons of grain to these countries in two thousand and nine and that accounts for almost half of the overall imports but first up the premiership called says foreig

where you are with r.t. live from moscow there is a lot more coming your way including germans they fear more potentially dangerous cons could soon be living in their communities as the country looks set to end its practice of keeping some convicts locked up even after they've served their sentences. and paragraphs peninsular even the south koreans now doubt the findings of a u.s. led report blame pyongyang for sinking a southern warship in march find out why in a few minutes time right here on r.t. . well a new law on illegal immigration came into force this week but the most disputed parts of the bill were struck out a day before it was enacted the court ruling means for the time being immigrants in the state of arizona will be safe from their proposed new round of police checks some claim would lead to racial profiling those against the bill say it's a bittersweet victory as the fate of illegals in the u.s. remains precarious. doesn't sound like your typical. all immigration protests today i feel great as

it's all we have time for now but you can always get more news small website r.t. dot com slash business. there are clouds childhood was all rushed out all by this tragedy. they still feel the fear they faced. and remember every second of the slightness. it will remain in their memories and hearts forever. and as you saw. going to see. a little angel on august. in the czech republic he's available in. central. most. of each. and the. troops have made their way over the border fifty thousand trained security forces. three hundred. four.

let's see russia ski r.t. reporting from warsaw in poland. turkish police may soon be patrolling germany's streets the aim is to get a grip on crime among the country's largest ethnic minority turkish immigrants are often seen as having failed to integrate into german society and high unemployment is leading to serious problems but critics of the new policing plan say it's just another example of discrimination from barton explains. crystal tank feels like a stranger in her own country daily she enjoys the summer parks and life here in this cologne suburb when not working as a doctor but she feels totally outnumbered death and lies but it all happened very silently without anyone noticing much the german population will delay their children were taken out of the schools and suddenly there are only talks here and there around two million turkish citizens living in germany with many more having the doctor german citizenship special worker recruitment agreements from the one nine hundred sixty s. made germany the destination of choice for turkis

on the way on r.t. chasing liberty where in california women convicted for defending themselves on one victim to political ambitions also. never believe anything until it's officially come out. could america's promise to go down to the dogs just an attempt to deceive the public that's coming out. of this week the japanese city of nagasaki has been commemorating the victims of the atomic bomb dropped by the u.s. sixty five years ago. from more than thirty countries gathered with survivors to highlight their message to the world that humans and nuclear arsenal should not co-exist they attack on that assault he was the second against civilians just three days off the first target was devastated as a result of the bombings two hundred thousand people died you know directly in the blasts or later into radiation poisoning shot almost reports. sixty five years ago sumi taro taniguchi was enjoying a simple morning bicycle ride when in a tragic instant his life was changed forever. i was thrown to the ground and

hello and welcome to the business program here on r.t. is the horses dry as summer i recorded history wildfires are raging across the country in the capital has a blanket of thick choking smoke giving the impression of widespread disaster has been a terrible human cost because of the normal weather with lives and homes lost it's also created severe problems for the nation's farmers with more than twenty percent of the wheat harvest wiped out on thursday probably institute an imposed a ban on growing exports to ensure there wouldn't be a shortage and that food prices won't start to rise now although the situation is grim the underlying health of the russian economy is not being damaged as our correspondent. explains. moscow east coverage would have the smoke and it really looks like the end of the world behind my back is the white house but it is completely out of sight now but once the fine is and the smoke has lifted the russia will still be intact and does according to you just love you so avoid chief economist for you doing your bank w

live from moscow this is r.t. and coming up for you later in the program minority report despite facing similar problems two ethnic groups struggling to get along find out why the streets of new york are seeing a spate of racially motivated attacks. and driving force the russian prime minister took time out during his road trip of russia's far east to discuss foreign policy. police in central russia have detained nine people suspected of leading an attack on a rock festival they say the brawl could have started after a local café you argued with a member of the audience up to one hundred young men started beating up the crowd with clubs other tornado festival in the region some eyewitnesses said they even heard gunshots more than ten people were injured two are still in hospital local authorities say for security at the event could be to blame earlier reports suggested that members of a nationalist a gang these claims have since been denied some three thousand people were at the festival during the attack now whe

well still ahead in the program here in r.t. things are getting heated in the freezing all tick rich. regions become increasingly attractive as more countries stake out their territorial claims. but first russia's foreign minister is accusing the u.s. of failing to comply with arms control and nonproliferation requirements according to the new report published on the ministry's website washington's last over a thousand nuclear materials on its own soil it's also being accused of ignoring some points of the old strategic arms reduction treaty or start which expired last december the us is allegedly kept in service several missile silos it was supposed to scrap under the deal one other allegations include experimentation with chemical and biological materials burned by the un and claims washington's actually been selling weapons to iran so far there's been no official reaction from the us americans put the ratification of the new start on ice recently off the phone a congress vote on the deal until september. george u.s. canadian

back to watching r.t. live from moscow on the sunday morning take a look at the stories that shape the week and wildfires caused by record breaking heat in russia expanding to new areas almost certain lives have been lost this week and the blazes have destroyed sounds of homes. water supplies in russia's far east are under threat by barrels containing chemicals from china and they were swept away by floods and the currently heading for the border. and whistleblower web side we can leaks publish thousands of classified u.s. documents revealing cover ups of the war in afghanistan among the population was the alleged on reporting off civilian deaths. speaks to the founder and editor in chief of the website responsible for that leak which was the biggest u.s. military history. i'm here in london talking to julian assaults the founder of the whistle blowing website wiki leaks which this week released a huge still say of documents relating to the afghan war which mr ourselves describes as detailing the every day

r.t. new york. all right enough of snarky this hour let's check on the world of business daniel joins us next and with us. welcome to business we start with nazi business exclusive the c.e.o. of norilsk nickel tells us he's worried the company could be used as a cash cow when the battle for control is resolved the tycoons the democrats and only. twenty five percent of the group i want to buy the other out see over the mysteries of course it does not say who we would like to see winning as long as they put the interests of the company first. this situation is quite difficult as you know there are several ways shareholders and managers view something that you should take all you can now without thinking of the company's future other shareholders who are in for the long term think that such a policy would slow down the company's development and would have a negative impact in the future i'm convinced that if you drain all the money to the dividends it will seriously affect the local society salaries an

r.t. . american states must fend for themselves even if this means bypassing federal government rulings according to former arizona sheriff richard mack he says it's the only way the u.s. can be kept intact as a constitution abiding country shared some of his views with which the full interview next hour. state sovereignty the only solution that we have left is state sovereignty local control the sheriff of this country getting together with county commissioners county attorneys and stand in fighting any wrecked in the barriers against the encroachments of the national government the federal government it will lead to lawful consideration and lawful it here it's to the constitution if we follow the constitution we're going to be fine we're destroying the constitution and our own federal government is the greatest threat to our god given constitutional american republic if we make sure they stay within their parameters and their limitations then we're going to survive this. the us is seeking

you're watching r.t. live from moscow our web site has a lot more stories for you and here's what streaming there right now. two brits find themselves shipped off to greece as controversial e.u.'s traditional laws mean they could await trial but over a year with no evidence to prove their guilt. scorching heat rains and unlikely visitor to the waters of the moscow river thai jellyfish the size of small points baffled boat owners for more had to r.t. dot com. now the arctic is becoming an international bone of contention as russia the u.s. and canada search for evidence to support their territorial claims that's because a fourth of the world's oil and gas reserves. are thought to lie near the north pole and climate change and melting ice are likely to tamp nations closest to the region to start drilling. for ports. the race is on the us together with canada and russia competing expeditions to the bottom of the sea near the north pole. of the country to take its place here will determine its prosperity in t

get more on our website for you that's r.t. dot com you can log on for everything from features and videos to quizzes it's a couple of stories that might interest you online the queen of pop madonna said to be planning to marry her boyfriend suze in st petersburg city fancy after she gave a concert last year. and shaman spirit find out of the sentence of the ancient magic follow the traditions in modern day period or mysticism dot com. if. i propose. parliament for immigrants in finland has stimulated debate on how best to deal with the influx of newcomers from abroad while large scale immigration may be new to the country its origins are trying to resolve potential problems before they turn into something larger parties it will piss off since this report. again all the right notes has become a success two decades ago he left iran to study in europe met his wife in italy and both moved to where he continued his education here then i came direct i was. very busy saw didn't have a lot of stress i got a lot of sport dancing. and i

r.t. . stopping terrorists and stemming the flow of drug traffickers of the topics being discussed in russian city of sochi present in between if it is there hosting a summit with the leaders of afghanistan to take a stand in pakistan. is following the talks providing security and fighting drug trafficking these were the two topics which took a front seat during today's summit in sochi where the route to this is not going to be easy russia afghanistan pakistan and the cheekiest on a well aware of the challenges they will meet some in the world wonder whether success is even possible and if so whether all countries of the international community are committed to achieve it by bringing the four nations together russia shows its commitment to support a peaceful stable and prosperous afghanistan and stability in the whole region. probably drug threat is a common problem in the region i've already had a chance to discuss it with the presidents of afghanistan and pakistan and the counter answer to

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you're watching r.t. and this is our weekly news review program welcome fighting terrorism and drug trafficking in central asia was the focus of a summit this week in russia's resort city of sochi president medvedev on the leaders of afghanistan pakistan and to g q stone discussed how to stabilize a troubled region ought to continue to choke the reports. what a lovely bridge yes i would wish for the world yes and they weren't just talking weather terrorism poverty and one other burning topic took a front seat as russia hosted its three central asian neighbors in sochi. we focused on the drug threat because it's a common problem we should face up to it together not individually northern afghanistan or russia consoled the problem in the room option problem and it was no coincidence president medvedev singled out these two countries afghanistan is the world's largest opium producer russia the world's largest consumer what costs one country thirty thousand human lives a year is a profitable business for the o

and that's all for this hour but you can always buy more on our website r.t. dot com flash business. extracting black gold is dangerous. and pushes the limits to catastrophe. is the price to law it. is impossible to prevent such disasters. and can be off to must be dealt with quickly and effectively. oil spills and through. the united states of america is waging war within its own army. advantage no one signs. and human losses are quite significant. is it possible to win the war against sexual assault in the us armed forces. in the army. every month we give you the future we help you understand. and bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. knowledge update on r g in the czech republic is available in. central europe a nice a. full stop. which i'm a taste in bowls.

or have more from martin in just ten minutes time here on r.t. before the day that schools have to the veterans day i mean by our needs you and our founders of a false feed of the evils and tastes. he needs to american fast food joints are expanding into the russian market with plans for one hundred eighty outlets over the next ten years so good news there more of it later but first world grain stocks are likely to be kept up through u.s. supplies after the drop that expected due to the russian drought export ban the u.s. department of agriculture also says an increase in deliveries from china the european union and australia are likely the agency estimates that grain exports from russia this year will amount to three million tons in line with the russian agricultural industries forecast the decision to halt shipments abroad was made after a drought hit the agricultural sector this season grain production is predicted to decline by fifteen million tonnes globally half of which results from russia's reduction the harvests in ukraine in kazakhstan

you are with r.t. live from the russian capital and our website has a lot more stories for you here's a taste of what's triggering life for you right now at r.t. dot com and the two brits find themselves shipped off to greece controversial e.u. extradition laws mean that they could await trial for over a year with no evidence to prove their guilt. and scorching heat brings an unlikely visitor to the waters of the moscow. tiny jellyfish the size of small coins but. for more tourists head on to r.t. dot com. the arctic is becoming an international bone of contention as russia the u.s. and canada search for evidence to support their territorial can claims because a fourth of the world's oil and gas reserves are thought to lie near the north pole and a climate change on melting ice is likely to tempt nations closest to the region to start drilling. for points. the race is on the u.s. together with canada and russia have launched competing expeditions to the bottom of the sea near the north pole. of the cou

well still to come for you later in the program here on r.t. bullet point find out why people in the u.s. state of louisiana saying give us our guns back five years after they had them taken away. russia's high-tech lawmakers who are exchanging tweets in the workplace. from the president. three russian pilots abducted in sudan have now been freed both sudanese and russian officials have confirmed their release the pilots were kidnapped by armed men in the volatile darfur region last sunday it's unclear on what terms the three were released as previously there were reports the kidnappers wanted a ransom the russians were employees of a sudanese airline and the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners in the country. while desperate times in one indian village has prompted residents to take desperate measures a severe two year drought has left three hundred families on the edge of starvation they're threatening to commit mass suicide if there's no aid from the government but despite the stark warning so far no help has

this is the r.t. news channel from moscow the terms to bring equality to india by eliminating the centuries old hindu caste system of proving tough to enforce discrimination through the hereditary social class structure is being banned for more than fifty years now because of his care and singh explains deep rooted sentiments still hold fast. it's a problem that's been simmering but now so only davey sees it's fast reaching boiling point she's a newly appointed cook in this primary school and john import here to prepare the government funded midday meal but despite sony's best intentions some of the students turn their noses up at many creations because she's a doll it or untouchable in traditional hindu society only upper caste cooks. community minos. now and some upper caste children don't want to eat food made by me their parents consider the food polluted by my time what can i do i'm here to make lunch in the school and treat the children here just like my own kids one hundred twenty million child

business r.t. . and now it's time to check out the markets just in the stocks are lower in one day trading with export names once again leading the decline of continued strength in the gun shop and honda are all shedding more than a one and a half percent we close in asian stocks follows a worse than expected u.s. employment data out on friday suggesting economic recovery is losing traction. and in line with global trends the russian markets finished last week in the red about his old prices to kind of not disappointing jobs report from the u.s. stocks concerned that economic growth is slowing russia's biggest lender because among the main losers slipping a two percent. russian markets will start trading in just a few hours here in moscow amongst other things investors will be closely watching oil and wheat prices. can head of investment capital tells us what to expect. this week we will be watching for the market's reaction to the friday's u.s. economic data the labor markets to disk for july came w

around the clock around the world this is r.t. here in moscow good to have you with us the u.s. says its combat mission in iraq will come to its official end within hours u.s. vice president joe biden is in baghdad overseeing it with all american combat troops having already left the country washington says this means the end of the seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces u.s. troops will no longer be allowed to go on combat missions unless requested and accompanied by iraqi forces but many analysts say baghdad doesn't control the country which remains split and plagued by insurgent violence last week alone dozens of iraqi citizens died in a wave of terror attacks john laughlin from the institute for war democracy and cooperation says the war in iraq is far from over. there's no real withdrawal at all on the contrary fifty thousand troops are going to remain in iraq so what we're dealing with here is a political package it's an administrative change t

warnings from us twenty four seven at r.t. dot com now it's time to explore a new corner of russia and this time our very own to a guy james brown takes us three thousand five hundred kilometers away from moscow to one of siberia's oldest cities so it's thirty minute tour around tomsk is about . in southeastern russia around three thousand kilometers from moscow. it's a city with destroying student and academic population and it's got a reputation for giving visitors a friendly welcome. i was ready to experience it for myself. and your hotel has a message for you to make yourself at home but there are literally dozens of little monuments like this.

russia close up on r.t. . extracting black gold is dangerous. but worldwide demand pushes the limits to catastrophe. is the price too high. is it possible to prevent such disasters. and can the aftermath be dealt with quickly and effectively. oil spills and thrills on oxy.

speaking to r.t. business russia's largest insurance company. says it has more than enough funds to cover the cost of any damage from the wildfires. but if we think around eight hundred buildings insured by a company of being hit by the wildfires this amounts to about two hundred million rubles every week we pay out around a billion rubles that's a sum of two hundred million rubles even if it doubles because the phone is it difficult to fight is insignificant compared to our phones reserves and payments we make through the year. let's have a look at the markets now going along with global trends the russian market finished the week and they read that says that oil is a kind of a disappointing jobs report from the u.s. stoat concern the economic growth the flowing russia's biggest lead us there was among them mainly within two percent and looking back at the trading week an initial rally in crude prices above eighty two dollars a barrel helped the russian markets but a positive sentiment wasn't the last. the markets. fund was there growth i. saw

you know review of the week on r.t. russia is winning a slow victory against the devastating wildfires which have burnt down villages in the country's central regions in the capital and prompted small. japan has been remembering over eighty thousand victims of a nuclear bomb blast killed and nagasaki sixty five years ago. no chance of ever going free in the us female inmates who killed their abusive. road site as politicians put this first. costs discrimination at work on looks of efforts to bridge age old social divisions in india. you're watching on t.v. with our weekly news if you are developing stories for thought is in russia say they've turned the corner in their battle against hundreds of wildfires that have been raging across the country here is a blaze all steadily shrinking off the weeks of endeavor against the ferocious flames triggered by the record heat wave in the country's central regions the blazes have killed more than fifty people and destroyed entire villages leaving thousands displaced the moscow reg

r.t. . coming your way here on r.t. a day for diamond. this start right here is one hundred meters deep and it produces about how million cars worth of dive each year now this is just the beginning because they want to go deeper into the earth where the soil is richer and with a lot more of that precious stone many women call their. precious chances of holding the twenty eighteen or twenty twenty two football world cup are now in the hands of fifa inspectors who wrapped up their visit to the country are to stacie bivins has been following their progress and reports from moscow's domodedovo airport. it was strong enough to woo. for four days the committee toured russia and four of the thirteen cities slated to host the world cup games in those cities include petersburg moscow comes on and sochi which is going to be the host of the winter twenty fourteen olympic games and they did all this to make sure the russian is in fact ready to host a world cup game now on thursday here at airport. along with the minister met with the press before the

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