fires would start in these forests the soil would burn up and the air would get contaminated the way it would carry the air to different areas the minister spoke a bit ago here is what he had to say. the monitoring the situation in the region. which was contaminated following the nuclear disaster. there there is a risk radionuclides can be released into. more areas could become contaminated. now the emerge emergency ministry has dispatched more fire crews to combat fires that threaten the brioche region there were two fires that i put that were put out in the matter of about two hours so the ministry is keeping a close eye on the situation our. telling them to the rest of the country as far as you know how is the situation elsewhere at the moment. it's

a very serious situation no matter what if you're in the line of fire or if you are just on the outside now i'm in the moscow region which is one of seven which has been a national disaster and in this small village i'm going to have my cameraman andre follow me it's just take a look at the damage here homes here along the way nothing is recognizable you could see a boot. a bicycle but you can't really see anything else and if you take a look to out here you can see the amount of houses and just the serious damage that these fires have had on the moscow region and you can see the smog in the air which is also a major concern because of the the air pollution quality and it's so bad the doctors are suggesting that people where mask but overall i mean it's a pretty critical condition it's been deadly for fifty people who have been found so far or killed in these fires and also it's been very critical for the thousands

of people who have been left without homes and now they're wondering how do they go about picking up their lives and starting over it's a very humbling experience for people who have essentially lost some of their independence and they're relying on neighbors and friends on charity organizations to fill in the gap and to give you an idea of just how big of a space we're talking about throughout russia one hundred fifteen thousand have had three acres have just been burnt up so we're talking about what hacked or just for some people to give you a better idea is the size of a baseball field or of the size of an international rugby pitch so firefighters have a lot on their plate as the weather is still a major concern there still drought there's no way there is. no rain i'm sorry predicted to the forecast and the high temperatures are expected continue to at least mid august. the devastation it's been caused by this

is hate a state. that was also reporting for us from the mostly region. ponens the new president will be sworn in journal lavish ceremony and war on friday but honestly succeeds it let kaczynski who's a plane crashed in russia in april killing him and many other senior officials in the let's see if the reports cools to keep a memorial cross the dedicated to the late leader could overshadow the inauguration . now the former speaker of polish parliament bernice let's come out of state is due to be inaugurated as poland's new president after gaining a victory with a narrow margin on july the fourth in the second round of the polish presidential election over the brother of the twin brother of the late polish president lech kaczynski it all now we understand that the ceremony will kick off at ten o'clock local time in the polish parliament where the new proposed president will will take

an oath becoming the country's new leader and then the ceremony will move on to one of the central cathedrals in warsaw where a mass will be held to mark the fact that but he supposedly has become the country's new president and then the whole soul in ceremony will move on to the royal house where the final stage where the all the regular these all the tributes of the presidential power will be handed over to the coming of steve then he will move on to his new residence the presidential palace here in warsaw but the fact is the question is whether he will be able to make it inside the presidential palace here as protests a gathering here the fact is that the wooden cross there in the background the one which was brought here when poland lost its president lech kaczynski and most of the country's political elite is due to be removed by the new president and supporters of the late lech kaczynski of the late preselections again his brother

you also kaczynski have gathered here to protest and to defend this cross from removal several days ago these protests were even more large scale several hundred men gathered here in front of the presidential palace in warsaw and even clashed with the police very supportive he wants to move this cross to one of the cathedrals in central warsaw and replace it with ammonium and commemorating the death of most of the country's political elite and the president but the people who are gathered here in masses say that they do not want this process to be removed. reporting from warsaw ok still to come in the program for you this hour is shipped off to a foreign country. to shingles we. could spend up to eighteen months in a greek prison before even getting a hearing for a crime there's no evidence they can miss it.

in the sixty fifth anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack more than one hundred forty thousand people died in the blast from radiation poisoning after the u.s. dropped the bomb in the final days of the war. is in her. here's a piece memorial ceremony was a significant and important event with thousands in attendance including foreign and international dignitaries from japan now the ceremony started just before eight o'clock with a water presentation ceremony with water taken from sixteen different locations around here oshima meant to quench and calm the souls of the people who were killed sixty five years ago and were taking a first person during that time there was also a presentation of the register of the names of the people who passed away when the bomb exploded but there were also speeches from dignitaries including who is the

prime minister of japan john roos was in attendance the first time that an official representative of the united states was in attendance at the ceremony which has been going on since the year after the actual bomb exploded in nineteen forty six all except for one year in one nine hundred fifty when the occupation army disbanded the ceremony also very important is the moon who is the secretary general of the un the first time secretary general has participated in this ceremony as well he spoke about nuclear nonproliferation and said as long as that nuclear weapons exist we are under the threat of global terror he also pointed to the united states and russia as major powers moving forward with the new start treaty as a good example of a step towards nuclear nonproliferation which is his ultimate goal something he has said he is making a priority for the united nations also in attendance for many survivors some who felt the direct impact of the bomb itself and others who were indirectly affected we had the opportunity to speak to some of those indirectly affected the victims of

so-called black rain this is their story. at eight fifteen in the morning on august sixth one thousand nine hundred forty five the united states destroyed the city of hiroshima instantly with an atomic bomb while not directly hit the people living in the surrounding area faced another danger blank range. there was a big heaven and earth turned. the students inside. started to turn away. and even though here in. the bomb sent a mushroom cloud into the atmosphere creating its own weather system point down a radioactive suit filled the rain onto the survivors some people who were unaware of the dangers even welcomed it. remembered. the u.s.

and japanese governments acknowledged black rain as a health risk and set up an official area where they believe the phenomenon had occurred but people living around here she must say the designated section was far too small and that the government didn't do enough to protect the entire population that suffered now groups of survivors like the black rain association are gathering to make their voices heard. our members are to. suffer from. the government. this building was destroyed in the initial blast and miraculously this wall was left standing. here as a memorial to that tragic event and to like this building the victims in the media path of the radiation wave are easier to identify than those in the surrounding areas in an ironic twist it is another set of buildings built shortly after the bomb was dropped that is given scientists the information they need to help black

rain survivors. three years ago we found one thousand houses with. because when the houses were built we know when. we took some. radioactive evidence of radioactivity from black rain can go a long way towards getting help for the victims also using new. technology teams are reassessing the size of the radioactive cloud and. the commission that identified the original area calculated the mushroom cloud as eight kilometers but by finding the bunted school in old the pilot and where photos were taken we can get a better idea of the real height which ended up being sixteen two on the doors more than twice that we had traditionally to be armed with new information in the city of hiroshima has commissioned a new study with the idea of increasing the official area for a bomb and black rain victims. our biggest goal is to extend the black rainy area

and continue to care for the health and support the survivors even now sixty five years on from the event the tragedy continues in hiroshima alone it is estimated that three hundred fifty thousand people were exposed to the bombing nearly one hundred fifty thousand died today the city that was once destroyed is a thriving epicenter for culture and peace those who live here fight to rid the world of nuclear weapons through their experience stories and memory sean thomas hiroshima japan. now as you've heard to pound small one of the country's days sixty five years since it became the first victim all the time they train one of the last surviving american crewmembers who took part in the infamous bombing all. telephone fears of where the nuclear threat would be. i could isolate every day politician and a diplomat anybody in any five. area of authority today i would like never to see

another atomic weapon used but i'm afraid we're going to we will not see a by russia or we will not see by the bay ger powers or anything else i dread the day when the terrorists are going to get clear weapons because they are not near as forceful. the consequences of nuclear bomb words as with your as major powers or. they will toss from a wall like matchsticks or more for i. will bring you more from theodore koch he was opposed to the hiroshima bombing mission throughout the day as well as on our website of course. now kick is authorities say the situation is under control in the central asian country after a volley clashes erupted the of the capitol all day riot police and tear gas and

found grenades. antigovernment protesters demanding positions prime minister interim president of rolls of them by a accuse the demonstrators are trying to power police rounded up twenty seven people base a organized including the protesters wanted to put into power. well he's already wanted for trying to stage a coup five years ago. excuse me the country suffered from months of deadly political and ethnic lest ever since president bakiev was overthrown in april he is sound saying to foreign military bases the u.s. transit center now switched helps operations in afghanistan under russian that base in counts. five a british man of being forced to stand trial in greece because of a european arrest rule that the u.k. is powerless to stop their lawyers claim there's only a weak evidence linking them to the beating and stomping of

a man while they were on a holiday in crete but his lure emmet reports the rule says they could be extradited without any proof. a last taste of freedom before these two young men are extradited to a foreign country accused of instigating a drunken brawl in a popular holiday resorts in crete which left a man in a coma george collins and ben herdman must go to greece for the european arrest warrants the warrant operates europe wide and doesn't require the extraditing country to present any evidence of people having been involved in a crime the links all having to go through to clear my name. just. know it wouldn't take it wouldn't take long for the person to. look over this look at the evidence look at everything. look at the statements confirming manon involvement. and report back to the greeks from where the judicial fortyish could look into the

evidence in the case and then decide there and then whether to whether there is any sufficient evidence to send people to these foreign countries i was in prison at the incident and oldest witness statements all the evidence says that yet they still send to me out of nine on the emission under the european arrest warrant once an extradition requests being received in the fullness correctly failed and there's very little individual countries can do to prevent an extradition taking place but i don't actually have to produce any evidence this is the fundamental floor of the european arrest warrant is all i have to do is fill in a place of type of this as my name address won't be a famed sees where a surprise that occurred some bicep details like that but the examining court the british court in this case has no power whatsoever to examine the problem of five she evidence and decide whether there is a proper case to aunt's a tearful goodbye. her lawyer. and ben and george to join three friends accused of the same crime no one knows

when they'll come back these young men have now handed themselves in police cars. just today and they'll be transported from head to crate where they're likely to be reminded in custody for up to eighteen months awaiting trial as they head into an uncertain future in a foreign land some question and e.u. whites' diktats which strips individual countries of the right to protect their own citizens the young men's parents see them as victims of a u.k. government which has repeatedly failed to stand up to an ep of the legislative e.u. the fact is the u.k. should hear. before extradite me. that's why they don't change the year pin arrest for an innocent people will carry on been extradited as a member of the european parliament civil liberties justice and home affairs committee gerald batten says the european arrest warrant is just the tip of the

iceberg the next thing that's coming along is something called the european investigation order a more happened there is european countries like greece rumania both areas they will be able to require the british police to actually investigate cases for them they can snoop on you that can bug your telephone they can take you to you know your fingerprints and evidence to the what's wrong about all this is it's entirely one sided they're collecting the evidence for the prosecution as they've done in this case where they've interviewed witnesses but not for the different critics say the arrest warrant and investigating order rest on the assumption that standards are the same across the board inside the e.u. but the prison where ben and george are likely to be held has come under fire from amnesty international for inhumane treatment of detainees something the u.k. course refused to take into account nor am it r.t. . if you're some of today's other world news now and pakistan's worst ever floods have claimed at least sixteen hundred miles of the un's describing as

a major catastrophe raging waters have already downed the northwest and now threatening the more densely. related sounds one serious concern is that the major food producing rage will jump in the floods in tens rescue efforts on still trying to reach millions of people left without food or drinking. today taste drawings in eastern afghanistan at least twenty falling civilians in one incident and they say helicopter a fire on a vehicle that was carrying a family out of the body of a fall victim in a separate attack. u.s. and afghan forces raided a compound that comes a day off the u.s. commander general petraeus troops to avoid civilian casualties. washington says his leadership of the main threats the country's security it singles out around is the most active state sponsor of terrorism this follows an.

arrow which says although terrorist attacks of foreigners will be a no al qaeda is still a resilient unadoptable threats report describes the efforts of individual countries to fight terrorism across the play. hundreds of workers this day to protest against a government minister in sri lanka it happened today as the minister but made a public official to the tree failing to attend a meeting protest as well so between apologizing and demanding an investigation the incident was strongly criticized by labor unions and opposition politicians. who do check out our website for all the stories we're covering all want to stay on of course a whole lot more here's just some of what you'll find the moment. when you see the heart of the middle east is turning its face to the west as the younger generation that was at home among american restaurants and english deejays.

and to measure the record breaking the scale was built. the hundred six the moment it's skyscraper is that a record of it say. ok that is the way that you see it's our hair on a business masses down russia's temporarily banning all grain eggs balls because all of the droughts. and he's got more on this. will this spun up why do we take sports only do you think well as apparently restrictions will apply to all grains and farm products derived from grain promise to do a portion has said that the measures are taken to help russian foamers and to prevent rising food costs at home. due to the abnormally high temperatures and the courage drought i think we should impose a temporary ban on the export of green and its derivatives from russia we do have

enough reserves no one point four million tonnes we need to go against domestic prescribers is. now the premier also said that grain held in state reserves will be distributed across the regions to help alleviate any shortages there is further aid for farmers the government is promising one point two billion dollars in assistance roughly a third of the money will be wrecked the rest will go to subsidized loans. and we prices on the international community markets are racing to new highs russia is the world third largest exporter of wheat but the severe weather is wiped out more than twenty percent of the crop with every passing hot dry day expectations for the harvest becoming more gloomy the grain union now predicts a wheat field of under seventy million tonnes compared with nearly one hundred million tonnes last year the country's domestic we consumption is seventy five million tonnes. now the battle on grain exports may cause russia to lose market

share as a global wheat export or betray a real call from the institute for agricultural market studies says that there would structure and could hit both russian companies and foreign importers. of course this will put a negative impact this man will be a very painful measures for both domestic producers and for exporters but when one has to choose between the domestic consumption market and the needs of other countries it's obvious what decision should be taken but there are quite a lot of grain storage is in the us as well as in the european union so the obligations that the russian companies have made will go on to other countries. in time to check out the stock markets where you start with asia where stock markets are mixed in a case flat to negative while the hang up around a half percent. or a lower earlier on friday that tough for the u.s. government said the first time claims for unemployment benefits last week jumped to their highest level in four months and here in russia markets are still closed but

both of course is finished thursday's session in the red in raising their previous games russian markets also sort of effect of the u.s. jobless claims and increase their bank was among the main losers shedding more than one percent on the r.t.s. . and more bad bank the bank spent more than a billion rubles in the first half of the year on advertising more than any other bank in russia came in second spending more than seven hundred million rubles bt twenty four which is the banks we've spent almost three hundred million the bank most of the number of credit card debt issues by sixty five percent of the first seven miles of the year as of august first question cause in moscow exceeded five point six million. there is there was interest rates stay in europe the european central bank of the bank of england followed market expectations and kept their policies the same. president john coltrane said the eurozone economy was

recovering faster than expected and that gave a further lift to the single currency accounts the dollar a move h.s.b.c. bank in london sees sustainable. we believe that some of the panic that was within the euro zone was a bit overdone that we do have structural challenges in the us as well the twin deficits are still there and also you know that there is this discussion between european governments and the us when actually should you start to rein into your deficit and it's very clear that europe is a bit more on the side that you have to do it rather earlier than later and it made it we had a crisis the u.s. is much more reluctant so we think given that you have more austerity stands you have less willingness to provide a lot of liquidity in the european market this just helps the currency and we believe that your dollar will trade around one thirty five by the end of this year . russia's international reserves have grown by five billion dollars in one week

that's more than the growth experience throughout the whole of june and central bank says the reserves of carrying currencies are now around four hundred seventy billion dollars now analysts say growth accelerated over the last two most due to the rise of the euro and the pound to the dollar russia faced a sharp decline in its reserves at the end of two thousand and eight when they were used to support the rate of the global recession took hold the international reserves include foreign currencies gold and other assets. and a fund to finance russian infrastructure projects has been drafted by the country's finance ministry it will initially be worth around six hundred seventy million dollars spot that investment should double in three years according to a very misty newspaper the t.v. capital may become a key investor and the main aim is buying shares an energy transport and utility companies russia has fallen in competitiveness according to global rankings and is

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it's almost now here in moscow this is almost seems the russian emergencies that minister is warning of radiation risks as a wall of fire has spread to the region contaminated punch an elbow it's the will of the bunning remains maybe on to schools and yet fire elsewhere are showing additional finds of. but on his love come on also he's due to be sworn in as conan's new but the ceremony could be overshadowed by sticking a memorial cross dedicated to the late president who is killed in a plane crash in may. and sixty years on hiroshima is remembering april fools victims of the walls of atomic bomb attack it was seventeen nations joining the smallman getting the first attendance by the usa which dropped the nuclear weapons on japan. and all spring a state controlled t.v. channel in georgia sent the nation into panic by reporting fresh with russia that

the government stayed calm we'll find out what happened. the first time coma she day always insisted on telling the truth and that's what he spent his life doing before he had to flee his home country in georgia on february tenth two thousand and ten the independent journalist asked swiss authorities to grant him political asylum his greatest worries are now for his family back home in georgia. and good here all right are you ok any problems so. simply tries to help anyone who asks people often bring their problems to him as the editor of a regional georgia newspaper he looks into the cases identifies those guilty and sums up his findings in newspaper reports some of tried to intimidate him and he's been beaten up several times in two thousand and five he suffered a severe.