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police in southern russia trying to trace the parents of a baby abandoned beside a road in blistering heat doctors are amazed she survived after being left in grass for several hours but the temperature pushing fifty degrees. over reports. the. favorite of all the stock. and she's something of a miracle after surviving the record heatwave abandoned by the roadside hospital staff have called the baby girl c atlanta sunny the two we call child was spotted by a possible by having lead for hours on the ground in fifty degree heat. with the disc we thought it was a kitten that i looked closer and was taken aback it was a crying child my husband and i was shocked how could somebody punk. when a child like this. the couple spent hours trying to track down the girl's parents without success it's a miracle how a baby

a little more than two weeks old. so many hours until the open sun this is what fifty degrees celsius to grow us. doctors say the child was badly dehydrated and was lucky to escape the attention of insects and stray dogs when you say but i mean the situation was critical a little more time out there and we could have lost are. pleased with your progress the medical staff say she's demonstrating an appetite. the police are now involved searching for the parents were abandoned their daughter. to go we've been to all the uncertainty hospitals but so far no information about this unlucky and lucky child of the same time. and amber of families have already approached the local authorities asking to sit long so here future maybe both sunny and secure. her children aren't tea. or russian authorities say wildfires have not led to

rising radiation levels on contaminated by the chernobyl nuclear disaster nine hundred eighty six there were concerns blazes in the region could raise radioactive particles into the air and spread them towards populated areas of the emergency ministry dismissed reports of increased radiation levels saying all localized fires have been quickly extinguished the record breaking heat in central russia in the past few weeks triggered massive wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed more than fifty people for two dollars fourteen the steady progress or faulting of. a u.s. transsexual employee has won a bitter three year battle to be reinstated to her job in the government glenn was fired after he decided to become a woman despite civil rights laws to protect against race religion and sex discrimination transgender people looking for the same rights often find themselves

out of work or teens are in this to reports. blitzing glamour to the job fit for a queen i mean god was happy beautiful claims it was. cool i was here to have a good time to. put all that glitters. using called police to go direct when someone with no warning for you to feel sorry for most transgender people for this is a little more info now in the united states. as for art for a phrase. i mean if you're far from dandy beth glenn used to be simply glenn and some people just haven't a factor when it comes to the sort of thing though friends who have known her for decades say nothing's different now as far as personality there's no great change

she is one of a quarter of transgenders in the us who claim they've been fired because of their gender identity. she is one of ninety seven percent who report they've been discriminated against at work because of it the boss just summoned her to his office and said is it true that you have decided that you're going for sure that you're going to be transitioning and i want to tell them yes he said well that can't happen appropriately in this workplace and this workplace of all places was the institution that is supposed to protect freedoms and liberties i couldn't believe that especially a government organization would do that it was bandied about glenn's dream job to work beneath this gold dome at the georgia state capitol where she helped write the bills and resolutions that became laws but none of these laws protected her from being discriminated against as a transgender in georgia as in thirty eight of fifty us states discriminating based

. gender identity is not banned because vandy beth worked in the public sector with the help of a civil liberties group she is able to sue its own american for people to do the stuff and through this she's won the admiration of friends just marxist thought a. courageous thing which is doing. fighting the state power. the support of a queen i think if a person decides to change their back to actually leave who they are i do think that it should be even better and now she's fighting the state and not her gender any longer it's an inborn characteristic it's something you're born with and it's something you can't change but it doesn't pay the bills i still don't have full time employment account it doesn't change the law if it's exposed to the law that you will you you won't have something like this happen the first place. and some of

parents is aside. unemployment and discrimination are still a drag for most transgender most transgender people who get fired from their jobs. they just have to. grit their teeth dorothy and justice. moore and lyster are to. go slow on the way in the program water motss in the middle east countries thirsty for fresh towards draining the river jordan turning its once mighty flow into a shallow stream. and coming up on our t.v. we'll show you how ancient mysticism is kept alive on the shores of lake baikal. nature and discover its beauty.

communicate with. yourself and become free to. see what nature can give you. the united states of america is waging war within its own army. advantage it is our no one sign. and human losses are quite significant. is it possible to win the war against sexual assault in the us armed forces sex in the army. the middle east is a hotbed of conflict over many issues but it's water where matters are reaching boiling point the jordan river continues to be

a bone of contention between israel jordan and syria and while governments dispute control of sacred parts it's the people who are suffering honestly or expects. see home for quhy has always had to worry about water years ago she bought a tank to keep as much of the precious stuff in she needs or to wash her family's clothes twice a week and the rest of the time her children know to keep their showers short in the jordanian capital h two o. is pretty scarce. and the thinking big families usually buy water tanks so we can have enough water to last the whole week but the tanks are expensive and not everyone can afford them we get water two days a week and those days i switch on the taps and fuel the tanks for a few hours so we can manage on the other days. it's a problem affecting the whole region competition for water between israel jordan and syria has become so fierce that it's turned the once mighty jordan river into

a trickle well the rivers being almost destroyed because of the conflict because of the competition every country has tried to block off whatever it can before it reaches the international share of the river so they can keep it to themselves that's typical of a conflict situation israel wants to declare the lower part of the jordan river off limits to pull guerrillas who believe this is where jesus christ was baptized by john the baptist pollution and sewage have contaminated the waters to dangerous levels sixteen years ago israel and jordan signed a treaty they're committed to both sides to return fresh water to the river but that has never happened and these pipes pump water from israel to jordan each year some fifty to sixty million cubic meters pass through them this is enough water for one million jordanians to eat tra drink and to wash each year an extra dainian

minister says israel is ignoring other parts of the agreement when it comes to the reality is that it is sticking to. this year which was the. latest plan a member of fifty fifty three so was giving jordan a lot of water to irrigate areas in the jordan valley also to. the supplier to use for domestic supply and to see water and the up land you know for the most except like no this water has been almost diminished but the allegations have provoked fury eric belkin was one of these really team which negotiated with the jordanians about how water would be shared between the two countries the problem is that when he said to the streets he didn't say. quantity i can say very clear. that we are taking exactly

the amount of respect to the location during the winter. in the summer period. we think even one cubic meter more as the effects of global warming are felt more year on year disputes in this part of the middle east over water will continue to heat up. the r.t. in israel and jordan. from favorable weather and a good harvest to healing and the marriages in ancient times shamans were in charge of almost all aspects of life but in the modern world their role cannot be underestimated either short of us travel to siberia to meet. valentini gets ready for a day's work packing is things indicating is fairly good by but this is no nine to five job. i'm a traditional shaman for my people the body yet i grew up in a traditional family we lived at a camp where my ancestors lived and even though it was soviet times we still

observed our customs and traditions. in siberia along the shores of lake baikal the powers of the sharman who channel and influence the spirits of good and evil are still respected by those who live here. i think they do trust them because many turn for help to shamans in some critical points of their lives a person always wants to have hope and so they pray regardless of their confession a christian a buddhist i just know that people do go to shamans. it is believed that shamans act as an intermediary between the human and natural and spiritual worlds of sherman's healing abilities are said to come from his use of these forces to mend a person's soul so in this modern age what's involved in this ancient role. at the birth of the main rituals of the following every year we call on rain for our crops and ask for other blessings sometimes we hold wedding rituals but we shamans wait

for an invitation they don't impose their practices on anyone this island is known as the heart of lake by call in this spot and particularly. very spiritual for the sherman and valentine comes here and meets with people from all over so that he can keep ancient traditions and spirituality alive. the newer side of sherman ism includes tourism as people who visit by color region and grow more curious. yes there are interesting people here and it's not only russian culture but also without culture you can also learn things about shame and culture. as interest grows a word to the wise select your sharman carefully. there are huge numbers of shamans now and the majority of them i can say this because i see it not just fakes i know personally one shaman he used to be high ranked official and got to be some sort of a glamorous shaman after he retired he likes to wear expensive assessors and out

with fashionable people there are a few shame is like this but people only go to them simply because they don't know the difference. but valentino it claims his bloodline is rich with true sharman heritage a tradition he plans to continue with the with the we respect our history and culture traditions and customs worship the holy fire our great ancestors gods of the sky the earth sun the new moon worship the creator of the universe mother nature we preach living in harmony with self and with nature. providing a service for those who believe john thomas r. t. lake baikal siberia. now to some other international news this hour pakistan's president has cancelled independence day celebrations as the country suffers its worst flooding in eighty years their face a situation like deteriorate the view in east one case of cholera rescuers are

struggling to get aid to millions of people there's a shortage of funding trash that has so far claimed more than sixteen hundred and the country's prime minister says he. people have been affected. barack obama has supported controversial plans to build a mosque near the site of the two thousand and one terror attacks in new york the u.s. president says muslims have the right to practice their religion and build a place of worship on the site in manhattan he made the announcement at a dinner in the white house an owner of the islamic holy month of ramadan many critics oppose the plans to build a thirteen story mosque and islamic center just blocks away from the ground zero site where nearly three thousand people died. in northwestern china a wave of landslides has left at least twenty people dead and dozens more are missing devastation caused by torrential rains in the region killed more than eleven hundred people entire villages have been lost the way of drinking water and

looted cleansing shortages forecasters say brought down pours are expected in the next few days. while you can always check out the stories we're covering on our website at r.t. dot com here's a taste of what's online right now two russian commanders to be given their marching orders off the footage of a mass movement there regiment leaked on to the web. and the psychic stock market is thriving in italy investors are placing their fortunes in the hands of palm readers i think a bigger return is more than that to r.t. dot com. the un has a new weapon in the fight against drugs and crime the daughter of the former russian ambassador to the u.k. will be trying to raise awareness of the threat posed by drug production in afghanistan danger critics say the international forces in the country have so far

failed to deal with military analyst you're going to who shelf things it's time for the war on drugs to be linked to the fight against corruption. you should note that in his new capacity you'll be leading the way of the international community a gains that narco terrorist threat that comes from afghanistan of the russian voice has been mostly neglected by i said nato an international community and so now we have this point when russia has a unique opportunity to retain vigor rate and to jumpstart that international efforts to build up and raise the world and where it is the one and only threat bit really is important significant and neglected in afghanistan and that is how to combat most when they go back to and forgotten drug threat that directly keels ten times more civilian people in afghanistan and all across the world

general petraeus has already arrived applause with his reinvigorated effort against the widespread corruption in afghanistan he's entitled her option efforts will be even more appreciated if he will also incorporate the war against corruption we have the war against drugs in afghanistan. later martin andrews continues his top around the ancient towns which in circle moscow this time he heads to a city prepared to celebrate its millennium when he seeks refuge from the baking sun the sun and its museums. this is a private museum funded by one of the presidents this hall is called music on time featuring various musical instruments i'm clocks now the island is obsessed with bells it's the road and his private collection of over one thousand is displayed here inside the museum.

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hello and welcome to business grain prices of more than doubled since the start of the drought and the hikes have been further supported by ducks in the global harvest forecast but despite a temporary ban on grain export local producers are seeking to retain their presence in the international market that it reports. the record drought has seen the russian government reduced estimates of the two thousand and ten greenhouse wished to sixty sixty five million tonnes he denounced the temporary ban and green experts from august fifteenth to december first to shoot domestic consumers from price hikes then cost the global grain prices just search to more than eight dollars per bushel despite analysts saying there is no grain to go around the danger is that given we've been through two thousand and seven two thousand and eight and we saw prices precede rises in other prices of commodities the danger is

that financial markets start to anticipate price growth in other commodities and that's actually what causes a more general food price spike so whilst the fundamentals don't point to a rapid price gains across all of these different markets i say anything there are some risks that we need to be vigilant of. prizes gained more support when the u.s. agriculture department reduced to. global would hope forecast by two point three percent but it noted that global supplies will more than they were during the two thousand and seven two thousand the green crisis the russian green expert band has local producers looking to shore up their position in the global market over the longer term. the competition on the international food market is extremely high and food issues more sensible on the international market there are resources in the world and he will be supplied by somebody with a range of countries like bangladesh egypt they need grain anyway we need to

continue talks with those countries we need to think about next year if you will have good harvest and we will return to the international market how we would manage the return of competitive prices. russia has already seated its position as the world's third largest grain exporter with a rival producer such as the us france and is traded for it to keep its allies with domestic prices rising despite the then russian grain producers who they can retain their position in an increasingly global marketplace he did media 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 two percent on the mind that it would be to be enrolled telecom and the black. head of analysis at four x. club to begin explains why the stock market's found trading in the red this week as usual russian markets for the correlated with the international markets this week and the main news came from the. federal reserve which left the rate unchanged bots

didn't show up to meet them into market saying that economic environment for him to remain very challenging that's why investors remain very cautious about the. markets and about their bonds of the old economy. so invest. and so. that's why it's all rushing markets during this week in red the drought in five raging across russia this summer have spurred russians into trouble frenzy all to the delight of. to all regencies are reaping the benefits of summer twenty ten as russians fed up with extreme environmental conditions flee the country. spain israel and egypt have all seen record numbers of russian tourists this summer yet by your question it's absolutely unbearable in moscow because of the heat and fires so i'm

taking my children to the seaside so this is an overeaters have not only bounced back from the recession but also made significant gains of up to twenty percent local tourism is also enjoying an unprecedented demand. that when the fires began raging across the country we had an explosion of them calls from people asking to send them away from the smoke to somewhere where it was cooler but local weekend tourists in northern destination for the most popular. there were fears of possible price hikes because of surging demand by analysts say tory agencies have maintained modest prices during the difficult situation and you know when you ask what is often national unity there were no speculations on weather conditions neither in moscow nor in the regions tour operators can discount office as well as last minute deals. in the past few days the smog has somewhat retreated but demand for tours to popular egypt and turkey is still extremely high the question is whether the hotel

here is be able to handle russia's travel fever. business r.t. . and that's all from me in the business but you can always find more stories on our website at www dot com.