welcome ten pm friday night here in moscow you're watching the r.t. news channel kevin owens got a top stories for you this hour and first russia's unprecedented heat wave rages on friday saying another record breaking temperature in moscow numbers no immediate end in sight to the high in mercury readings artie's tom barton explains the impact of the heat wave and how people are coping in russia's tropical weather. here it's the gorky park in the center of moscow people are enjoying the sun there strolling around the temperature here is still about thirty six degrees centigrade celsius so the temperature here is about the same as inside my body now it's about a quarter not totally comfortable the people here might be enjoying it but others not so much the temperatures have leaned it was released so far have been truly

record breaking this is the fourth time in july that the temperature on bad day was the highest ever recorded it was up in four times now it's an absolutely monstrous heat wave and inside moscow some of the effects that's been happening the asphalt on the roads is melting and trucks having to go with water tanks on the back trying to stop the roads rushing in melting on the other people's tires the air quality has been steadily declining over the course of this heat wave because where acid rain dissolves pollution from people's exhaust pipes and things it's not going up but it has been a gray and so the amount of particulates in the amount of pollution in the air has been going up and up making it difficult to grieving difficult especially the people with work i really respected two problems here in the outskirts of the city people have actually seen and smelled smoke and that's that's been coming from large forest fires that have been raging not very far really outside moscow and there's those fires all over russia sort of white in the picture out to send it to russia as

a whole experience twenty thousand fires that are so far this season the forest floors are as dry as a tin dog in any spark so they are ignite a forest fire this is supposed to be about one hundred seventy raging are still as we speak earlier five march is still trying to control them thomas probably experienced unprecedented drought of the worst for a century i think and it's thought that huge millions of tons of grain will be lost in this years that we'll see those farmers just having to watch their crops die in the fields on the last row. the more serious some of the more tragic consequences the huge numbers of people to be trying to get away from the heat by going to lakes and rivers to cool off in the last week alone three hundred people have unfortunately drowned so there is many consequences of that here it's seen as a great irony really that all through the cold winter russia has long for to feel summer they always wish they always talk about wanting there to be the summer sun

and now it's here they're realizing maybe they wished a bit too hard because this is this heat is absolutely crippling the city really so people are trying to enjoy it and people are making light of the situation as much as they can many muscovites saying. to six thirty seven degrees the temperature here is already greater than the exchange rate somewhere between the ruble and the dollar and it's approaching the exchange rate between the ruble and the euro people also saying why on earth do i need to go on holiday to the mediterranean we've got everything we need here in terms of terms of heat so a lot of muscovites and russians making light of the situation despite some very difficult circumstances somewhere or other places or other ways that russians are trying to get out of the heat were explored by my colleague peter oliver in his report. when temperatures saw everyone has to find their own way to keep cool in the sweltering city summer two brothers in moscow have come up with

a plan to beat the heat as well as make a bit of cash from the site and a totally embarrassed rent out their apartment in the summer months and set up camp on a small island in the state one kilometer outside of the city center a camp here in one nine hundred sixty s. when i was in my second year of school and we came here in a car and we saw the place was very competitive we bought a boat right away and brought it here to paradise there's good fishing under you know it might seem like a strange choice but it's all perfectly legal anyone can pitch their tent and start their own camp as long as the base certain rules it's not that it's a loser our chief concern is to avoid harming nature. these people are clean and tidy and don't harm nature but if other people come in it's a tent and start throwing rubbish around and then have to face punishment as far as ways to beat the heat goes on the telly and boris have certainly adopted a fairly novel approach with the spike robinson crusoe esque existence they still can't live without some of the creature comforts they go hand in hand with city living the good use of new york we have to t.v.

sets two radios and a notebook but no internet at my house in moscow a six minute ride from here the retired pair have just about all they could need on their meter wide island getaway and if there's anything they want to only a short trip to the nearest shop wants to take in the boat right at the shore of course heading for some alfresco sleep isn't a new thing for muscovites in the past before the invention of air conditioning many people would sleep in the courtyards of apartment buildings to try and get some rest by each from the times oppressive heat not many would be willing to go to the same length as porous and on a totally but with temperatures still around the thirty's more people will be looking for ways to stay cool this summer peter all of the party. the ruling by the international court of justice the cost of those unilateral declaration of independence from serbia was legal has sparked international controversy over the court didn't rule over the galatea of course was broke because it was breakaway the u.s.

and many european countries have praised the decision although it is non-binding but moscow says it does set a dangerous president and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo to resolve the differences the un's highest court in the hague said thursday that the declaration of sovereignty have not violated any international law however belgrade argues the court only focused on the correction and said nothing about the legality of kosovo as an independent state serbia claims that part of a succession in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity journalist in a story in the bush says there are several reasons why kosovo cannot be called an independent state. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. a clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law on asli was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such

a directly pro-american position to be perfectly honest kosovo is a much independent does manchukuo or vichy france was in world war two it's a puppet state it suffers from and democrat abuses of power is its government structure can be best described as a organized crime it is not a state in any way shape or form just because the u.s. state department says it is a doesn't mean it is a case of course it was just a naked land grab and if it's allowed to stand in serbia itself may actually soon fall apart disappear. as a country cannot afford to simply let this slide for the past twenty years there have been wars and conflicts in the balkans stemming from the collapse of yugoslavia and each time there was any sort of dispute the serbs turned out to be on the losing end and the principles that the so-called international community adopted along the way varied according to the needs of the moment there's no principle here really that can consistently apply over the past twenty years except

the serbs always lose and that's clearly not a principle you can build a policy on. well heads opinion on kosovo spot reaction from two other states seeking recognition of cause here in south a set is say the move confirms their rights to independence they have the decision will push other countries to follow the example of russia and a number of other states which recognize the georgian more in two thousand and eight his prime minister sergei shamba says these republics have more of a right to independence and possible deaths. but the president confirms a people's right to determine their own identity at the same time giving their arguments more weight on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than cost of a double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find

it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. with the tourist season at its height many beach goers flock to the black sea coast for some summer sun right now but alongside the hotels and restaurants there one ukrainian resort as a marquee aside a desk has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic importance location makes it a hot spot for human trafficking to and from the region as r.t. the legs here are jeff ski reports. it is fun in the sun in the ukraine in port city offered us hundreds of thousands come here during the height to receive. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity concealed she told us how she was turned into a sex life. i met a man who told me he'd marry me and take care of me he brought me here then he locked me in a hotel room men came every day and raped me sometimes there were three of them at

once later the man said he'd sell me to turkey but i managed to find help. she managed to escape from the man who had been slaves now she lives in the under protection program but many young girls here are not as lucky every day ships bring thousands of tourists in and out of but for many of this harbor becomes a point of no return as many sex slaves are being shipped from here to other countries. turkey italy united arab emirates these are some of the most popular destinations for the sex slave trade and it does so with its strategic port serves as the marketplace police talk of fifty cases solved over the last two years but in reality the number of victims from all across the c.i.s. which are being brought here could be a thousand times higher and fighting organized sex trade gangs is very difficult because it's thought some are highly connected with the authorities for in sex

trade jurors use local into for. goals for him to break regions who are struggling to make a living so they're easy to create these men over there when you live promised them jobs abroad in hotels and restaurants but eventually end up as six slaves in a stripped of their passports. this organization called faith hope love helps sex trade victims to rehabilitate from their terrifying past in five years they have offered assistance to more than a thousand women it's still pretty had says it is impossible to keep track of how many sex slaves are out there as most are there are simply afraid to call for help both social workers and authorities admit in the last several years a desa sex trade has slightly diminished but they say while ukraine's economy is in tatters the sex industry will remain as one of the most burning problems for this resort city regardless of the season. ski r.t.

reporting from address ukraine. good times more than mention the women's rights are also on the spotlight little bit later on tonight here on r.t. in the latest edition of cross talk people of others guessed discuss whether the burka degrades or empowers women in some countries look to ban the full face covering islamic veil is a taste of what's in store in the program. we need to give them a lesson in being an example of what tolerance really means it means sticking to our principles even if it means accepting something that we ourselves find strange go down and listen to the women i've heard women explain why they were in the car they were in the car because they are taught by an ideology that tells them that they are a precious stone a diamond a piece of candy that must be hidden to prove their worth i am not going to stand up to an ideology that compares me to a piece of candy they also taught that they will burn in hell fire forever if any part of their body is shown where is the empowerment in this then the carbon are to be degrading and dehumanizing we have to get off our intellectual discussion and

get down on the ground and see what is happening to these women. in a full version of crosstalk on a later tonight and will be ask you to get involved in the debate as well on our you tube channel so if that's a story you feel strongly about state you to r.t. . as the center of all fashion is a fitting see talks about cultural ties between russia and italy to be treated better than silvio berlusconi have indeed named twenty eleven as a mutual of culture to be held in both countries captured a group of reports from one of the cultural halves of italy. for a scam. well it's really hard here in milan the atmosphere of the meeting was warm as well but a new school and he started opening opened the press conference with the words let's together greet our dear friend dmitri medvedev who is back well indeed relations between the two and russia could be described as

a privileged relationship and it seems that very of has taken the lead from his predecessor vladimir putin to treat berlusconi not just as a partner but as a true friend and is the third time the two have matched in the last eight months the last time their match was during the g eight and g twenty summits today they discussed the outcome of those gatherings seem particular such international issues as the iranian nuclear program situation in afghanistan and the reform of the u.n. which they both said was needed well simmer a little school and indeed tried hard to create a proper refined zone viewers for these high ranking meeting he was invited for a walk around the sixteenth century cathedral they do your tea palace where the meeting took place later a wisit legend read warm with the symbol of this city and it took five centuries to complete this cathedral one of the biggest was the cathedral in the world well to build russia's cozy relationship special relationship with the to the also took

time and it's the time we know that berlusconi frequently has personally lobbied on russia's behalf in the european union and it will be interesting to see whether he's authority now will be enough to push through such important deals as the new european security treaty all girls school and i mean very we're talking about how the economic situation has been improving after the crisis the trade turnover group forty one percent in four months this year and reached twelve billion dollars but with that it turned to berlusconi for a helping hand he said he wanted italian businesses to help more than as russia. the corner me current biggest headache of the russian president berlusconi is sad to hear italian businesses would eagerly do that but the biggest obstacle so far has been ratty baroque crissy. over reporting from force

about president but his visit to the city. from a learned who in the next people there in some of the countries hard to reach areas struggled to get proper medical care but the country's government and international aid organizations have no come up with a water based solution to the problem not his current seeing joined on a health mission. well come to water world this is the mighty brahmaputra river originating in tippett it enters india and flows on into bangladesh it's the peak of the rainy season and here in the state of assam in northeast india health care arrives by boat for those living in remote villages it can take three or four days to reach some of the islands. many villages we can go on when the rainy season it's more difficult to get to them during the dry season we have to try to seven kilometers this could take two hours we can't carry all our medical equipment such a long distance one hundred thousand people live in the district of nobody but

there is only one functioning medical center no wonder then that the arrival of the book clinic is a big event here the entire village turns out to meet the staff. sixteen year old is pregnant and feels this free check up is a far better option than travelling to the nearest town the book clinic is run by an ngo the center for northeast studies and is funded by the indian government and unicef its main focus is the immunization of children why locals were initially hesitant to get their babies vaccinated mothers know actively supported but there are limits to what the doctors can do dr hock examines has been complaining of a pain in his abdomen to diagnose the cause dr heart needs an x. ray but for that to loudon will have to go to the city. the doc says it all have to show this to the medical center in. how do i do that the poor man and i

can't afford the money it costs to go that i'm looking at but we can deliver babies and do blood tests but we don't have an x.-ray machine so sure that the patient has to go to the medical center in the city if there's an emergency we have a standby both that we can use to transport the patients. getting access to health care is never easy and more so during the monsoon when the river problem covers much of the land by delivering health care to the doorstep of villagers clinic could well mean the difference between life and death got and seeing r.d. on the river brahmaputra. some world news headlines from r.t. tonight first off in switzerland popular tourist trains derailed in the swiss killing one injuring forty two police said six of the injured were in a critical condition but didn't identify who died probes looking at why two carriages at the rear of the train came off the track and then a third tipped over the town of feet. demonstrators clashed with israeli forces in

a west bank village during a weekly protest the actions have been taking place. since two thousand and eight in protest over a spring palestinian say was taken by jewish settlers protest to sue stones after their access to the well was blocked by israeli soldiers and border policeman who responded by firing tear gas and stun grenades more world news china is battling to contain its worst oil spill in the country's northern coast authorities fear major long term damage to the environment there and the economy of the region as a knock on effect the accident happened friday after two pipelines exploded triggering an intense blaze that burned throughout the weekend emergency workers are reported to be unprepared to using gloves plastic bags and straw mats in an effort to clean up. fist under storms of swept across the u.s. state of wisconsin causing extensive damage and flooding there up to nineteen centimeters of rain fell in just two hours with people people being struck by

lightning and several tornadoes reported the downpour out of a sinkhole in downtown milwaukee which swallowed a car and forced the closure of the city's airport. more news from the clock twenty four seven of our t.v. dot com just to remind you we have plenty to come this hour to sports news a travel guide to russia but let's check out the business news before all that with daniel bushell after a quick break. great for the full story we've got it. the biggest issues get a human voice things to say so with the news makers. welcome

to business the much anticipated results of the european bank stress tests are out seven of europe's ninety one largest banks failed the exam which was intended to reveal which institutions would not be able to survive a sustained economic downturn or a sovereign debt default the banks which were found wanted including germany's hyper real estate which is now government owned following a bailout eighty eight bank of greece and full regional spanish lenders a number of other banks only passed the tests now early on the likely to face more pressure to increase their capitalization the governments in countries with suspect institutions say they're ready to help the braes more money the european markets have not yet had the opportunity to cause their verdict as the result came out of the close of the market. if you are spanx extra goes when markets open on monday

this is likely to feed through into russia but according to peter westin chief justice just that that's on it may represent a boiling opportunity for investors. the exposure of the russian banks to the four south european countries plus ireland is two point seven billion dollars thousand times almost less than what they suppose is for european banks they will be punished the russian banking stocks will be punished but it probably will be punished and justifiably so do if you do see that negative reaction in the financials and you do see russian banks fall in with them and in fact creates another buying opportunity of russian financials. the stock markets here in moscow had a mixed day on friday financials look held by those stressed result of european banks p.t.b. and more than one percent but it was a big day for miners no real cynical ended up one point three percent reports the government may take a stake michel one point six percent of the quarter to profit jumped to constant twenty percent year over year. is looking at announcing an initial public offering

on its final business. president medvedev appears to have revised russia's economic growth forecast for this year lost as leader made the announcement at a news conference with italian prime minister silvio berlusconi in milan last month the government was still predicting a growth rate of four percent. i see it's kate gosselin against mother in law this year the russian economy will grow by almost five percent which seems to be very good after the crisis call it is still not the growth that we need them now the former international air show ended with nearly fifty billion dollars worth of deals last year as paris was disastrous in terms of orders as the aerospace industry was hit by the financial crisis many believe this year is your cave in the recovery of the civil aircraft industry but in a question of what has the data. this is the a downturn in the civil avocation industry is the deal signed in found bros speak

for themselves at nearly fifty billion dollars worth compared to seven billion at the paris air show last year the star of the show was the boeing seven hundred seven dreamliner made from composite materials in manufacture and claims that planes for the next eighteen years will be more adult and this design this is the best airplane number three you know we will start it by their own plane by the end of the year and we hold that the first customer the launch customer a japanese airline and they will get the first green light this year russian civil aircraft maker has had a particularly good airshow signing of a ten billion dollars worth of deals in good company agreed to supply malaysia with fifty m. s. twenty one planes for around three billion dollars sequoia sold seventy f. and super passenger planes in various deals worth a total of about two point five billion dollars on the other side of the question air flow eleven airbus a three hundred thirty planes reaffirming its commitment to

western plane making us the asho also presented in upper teens russian helicopters to market its way is selling four machines to an indian company just as a commercial market for us it's a practical a new market with care of several commercial physical. but that's not a big quantity for such big confusion canonically developed on trails in their. so we have additional officers on this market to right now new orders at the event didn't come close to the record breaking eighty eight billion dollars an ounce of farnborough in two thousand and eight before the global recession hits still many believe this show confirms the recovery trend that has been in evidence since the stream but some analysts believe the moment is being artificially stimulated ramón had added to have true websites as super jets one hundred being sold below cost price and that the results from fund grow up being exaggerated. i think it's too early to talk about

a recovery in russian civil aviation we might see in several years but for now it is more important to get all the new planes certified and start manufacturing them still he represents a minority of the international air transport association predicts the global industry will make a profit of two point five billion dollars in two thousand and ten indeed hardly a fortune but better than a loss of nine point four billion dollars last year my dimmock which the business ati. that's it from the business team you can always find more stories on our website that's all too dot com slash business.

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