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this is not a provocation but war and. peace seems it sure gives everybody assured us a pretty tree they have no idea about the hardships that we face. plate one it's this is all of them too nice to. put in the army the life of abuse the other is the most precious thing in the world. is of self-sacrifice and heroism with those who understand fully that you have to live a. real life stories from world war two. nineteen forty five don't r.t. dot com. they shoot squid will they score fee for inspectors come to russia to look over the bed to net football's biggest prize hosting the world cup in twenty eight how to talk to those
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who have it all the place. five years after israeli settlers recruited from gaza thousands of jewish people living in the west bank fear they're also about to be forced from their homes. when the weather closes just won't go away it rushes head by hurricanes and to wrench the rain in the north west while still reeling from weeks of unprecedented heat wave burning wildfires in the suffocating smoke. mirror moscow this is r.t. with me kevin zero in on our top story this hour international officials are assessing russia's bid to host the planet's most spectacular sporting event the football world cup the inspections began in some papers but one of the cities which would be used if the country wins the right to stage the tournament is the telling of a cover reports from russia's second city. well the can petition of course is very
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strong russia is up against countries hold we have had experience in hosting a world cups in other major international football championships countries such as japan the united states the united kingdom south korea on the other hand however russia right now is in the throws this is over reparations for the winter olympics in sochi in two thousand and fourteen so it is caught up in that dynamic of preparing for a major international her own position. also fifo is known for supporting developing countries which could be moved to work in favor over show holding the world cup after they came to st petersburg could he find specter's visit to taste they do you know how cold feet you'll ski in case russia wins the bid this they do will be used to hold semifinals over the world's got their next stop is moscow to that they will go to social and cazan altogether thirteen russian cities will
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pretty stiff eighteen zero in this new builds their results will be announced on the second of december this year soon just a couple of months time meanwhile russians of course of very closely monitoring this bid many of whom hold that russia indeed will win after the inspectors came to st petersburg they held a brief press conference during which they have said that they're going to be very strict with questions of that russia should be prepared for that and to russian authorities have to be prepared five hundred kilograms worth of favorite in documentation proving russia's credibility for holding the world cup of course as those the young football players who are learning only learning right now also very much looking forward for this decision to be made hoping it will be in favor of over russia and they will be able to take part is that in this major international competition as i've ever been at the recruits. for these boys football is their life they train every single. they are just twelve years old
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and if the world cup does come to russia in twenty eighteen the hopes and expectations of a nation resting on their shoulders pressure that would make others of their age crumble but for the boys at spartak moscow is youth academy discipline and desire and more important it's not the fear of failure that drives them is the fear of missing the chance to play in a world cup on home turf you have some really want russia to horse to twenty eighteen world cup it's the purpose of my life if we keep working hard we have a good chance of making the team but the training's no walk in the park before they can even touch the ball they must endure a punishing nonstop fitness routine for the first hour the coaches know the boys have talent but it's their hunger that's the key this man is no stranger to that he knows what it takes to play in a world cup you're not a lot of it but the defender for the u.s.s.r.
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in the one nine hundred seventy championships bags of fragility you know i was gripped by a burning desire to see the world but how could i do that in those days so i told myself that i would be a football player i pledged that never in my life would i smoke a cigarette or drink a gram of wine or beer you know he never had the chance to play in a world cup at home but he knows it's something not to be missed and is playing in front of your own fans hearing the whole country's support behind you is something you can't beat as a footballer you want nothing else i never got the chance but if these boys do it'll change their lives was football's a matter of national pride in russia this is how the country reacted when the team reached the semifinals of the two thousand and eight european championships i. found so this support will swing fief is vote. on one of the most important thing is affordable is a national sport which is loved in every city in the village in this country. but.
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the found support here is unconditional they just want more to cheer about and no winning this will help it's got university of the with the ball in the world cup at home would give the youth coaches an added impetus so that by two thousand and eighteen there are several talented young players to defend on are fresh and football with the emblems of pressure on their chest will not sit on and it's the only thing these boys are dreaming on either bennett r.t. moscow. five years ago israel pulled out of gaza leaving it to the palestinians the aim then was peace but as some jewish settlers refused to leave quietly the consequences were war criticism and ongoing violence so now that israel's thinking over withdraw from the west bank some settlers are worried they're also about to be forced from their own homes to. five years on and the picture is still whole and israeli soldier pitted against israeli citizen israelis had hoped if i was
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going eight thousand cities from gaza they'd be extending an olive branch to the palestinians but most underestimated the violence and heartbreak that would follow after the press summary of what some of the soldiers clearly went to the window and shouted and said why don't you come and knock on the door like normal people they told me your and arrested you were supposed to have loved guards or already the soldiers were crying the children were crying i was crying i looked at the guards i looked at the sea and i said that's it it's so great. you are full of ryan lived in gaza with her husband and children for sixteen years until the last moment they refused to pack up and left with nothing more than the clothes on their back assigned to their house was the only thing they brought with them. by vere's ago most israeli supported the withdraw but today more than half think it was a mistake throughout israel there are some dozen communities like this where gaza
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refugees despite the promises made to them are still living in temporary housing. and now in settlements across the west bank people are afraid the same fate awaits them sure goldstein has been mayor of the. block for eleven years he's furious with israeli premier benjamin netanyahu who in his latest bid for peace allegedly offered the palestinians ninety percent of the west bank if they agree to direct talks palestinian president. mahmoud abbas is under pressure to give an answer in the coming days if the government of israel all of this decide to go out of there some are forming quitting suicide their with of israel if we're going to give them some or is it mean it's drive for a. vehicle drive it for ten minutes who can defend it these really government spent more than two billion dollars evacuating eight thousand seaters from gaza it
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would need to move many fifty times that number from the west bank a financial and logistical nightmare a more thorough assessment of the principle of thing until we. are getting here numbers will be for location where. was the for in three maybe we could reach an agreement. for many of those three and the palestinian sovereignty today more than ever israeli settlers in the west bank have the sympathy of the israeli public the last thing they want is a repeat of these pictures. for the public satan or more. we're not going to do it like this. we're not going to disengage we're not willing to do any concessions it's time of the arabs it's time of the palestinians to do their part in the game and while the israeli government contemplates another withdrawal the awful of rand still waiting to be reimbursed for her home she was
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promised a new life but is still living in a caravan five years later policy r.t. and saw in southern israel. the situation in gaza after the pullout in two thousand and five see no improvement and in fact israel still in control of gaza says dr honey or pursue sees a political analyst from gaza. what we have in gaza yet is still an israeli occupation because what had been in two thousand and five that was not an end of a q.b. she from me as a political analyst i believe that was very very deployment for the israeli army. has increased even more than before and they specially for the past three years especially after the election of hamas. form with the hamas government in palestinian territories in gaza on the east bank and what we have witnessed the sea which has imposed against the gaza strip and this will affect the life of every
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citizen in the gaza strip so the tension has increased even more than before how mass has increased its point here but will it be to launch. some home or homemade rockets into the israeli side at the same time base or even a government one islamic government to be existing in the gaza or the west bank so the tension has increased especially for the bus of three years and we have witnessed the war in the gaza strip but the end of two thousand and eight so we believe that life has become bitter things even bad consequences of for the long term because in illegal tim for some people saying gaza it becomes independent and we palestinians would have the responsibility on the gaza strip for others and foremost political analyst they believe here their israeli side would
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have the full responsibility and the gaza strip still under the israeli occupation up to now. 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
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a number of emergency calls at record levels. in the run haven't left their partner in for days there has been life struggle with a daily heat wave blasting their home but it's better than even thinking about going outside. i haven't been out in the street can see the heat is so difficult for us it's hard to breathe and your heart can give it struggle with no air conditioning and only one hundred eighty u.s. dollars per month pension even in his wage can only rely on their daughter she hangs when drapes leave doorways and caress appearance with damp clothes in determined to ward off the heat and the trouble it brings. nice and cool. this couple is going through thanks to their daughter but many others are not moscow's prolonged heat wave has endangered thousands of lives with the brunt of it all when the elderly emergency services are getting twice as many colds daily as
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they would in any other month with the result being that not every patient gets help in time there are no official statistics on how many people have died in the past two months but many still find a way to speak out. the hospital death toll or the past twenty four hours has reached seventeen it was sixteen the day before yesterday this morning there were sixty five corpses in the hospital morgue our own patients plus the bodies of people who died of nation causes in nearby flats the corpses are stuck in the basement upright all the refrigerator cerf all mbalula ceasar bringing all people in huge numbers all of them are suffering from heat stroke medics are working round the clock trying to get every patient on time even private healthcare has seen an increase in calls. and some not from regular clients which we have who is all we will still have to and will stocked the ambulance it's off sirens screaming
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but without the weather on their side even the medical men may find themselves fighting a battle they can't win. r t. we're going to the teams are continuing to battle wall fires in central russia with over fifty people dead and thousands displaced officials in the affected areas now and says they do the situation under control. of the company but the problem is that the control you have is not enough the situation is unacceptable we need to be more careful to minimize the natural damage but we have a state of emergency now so first of all we must take care of people we need to contain all the blazes as quickly as possible and to prevent such disasters in the years ahead. fishel held video conferences with one area where a continues to burn and discuss how they contain the blaze there they decided to flood the land with water which will also create more natural and prevent fires
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starting in the future we might see his ministry says the number of places has half of the last twenty four hours. immigrants living in finland could soon be represented by their very own parliament the country's trying to deal with a relatively new phenomenon of large scale immigration before any potential problems. all the right moves has become a success. to go to study in many years where we. will continue his education. here dan i came direct i was. very busy so i didn't have a lot of stress i get a lot of sport dancing. and i tried my written off life this speaking six languages it's not been difficult for most going to integrate here as a two year old daughter and
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a home in hell seems but not every immigrant in a successful illegal search a local newspaper and cleans newcomers are often denied jobs simply because they don't have a finished name born abroad to a finnish mother she joined up with other immigrants to propose a poor woman to fight for the rights of newcomers. finnish society systematically not trade. understand that it's changing and even though currently the amount of immigrants is only about three percent of the population if measures are not taken out the problems are only going to grow more and organizers say the immigrant parliament will be an independent nonpolitical organization but not many films including this member of parliament from the danish for forty support the project i don't think it's a good idea. groups in the great people who can't read or count or write are coming into fame on down they are not predicting how many immigrants are
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refugees from troubled regions like somalia and iraq and some of them don't speak finnish that means they can't find a job so they live on state handouts it's provoked a backlash from the right wing nationalist in the country absolutely support the immigrant problem and seeing me help stop the rise of racial hatred we would like to do the policy so that we can also hear the voice of amy so i think that this parliament is a good idea because they say gives voice. to migrants and they can act as a kind of device or vote that voting is planned for next year in parallel with the danish problem and free elections every registered immigrant who is over eighteen and has moved in to move for at least two years will be able to take part every person sure we have the right for a decent life and to travel but having this right doesn't mean abusing it living by the means of others' feelings may be new to the immigration issue but its long
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become a part of the reality for many other european state and now the time has come for this country to find its solution before the so far emerging problems turn into a nationwide crisis you've got this going off or to be healthy. i mean diplomat detained here in moscow allegedly receiving top secret russian defense information has been declared. an unknown grounds for an order to leave russia within forty eight hours the federal security service says that gabrial grant who's been working on the diplomatic cover it remain is embassy here in moscow and basically official say greco arrested while meeting a russian citizen who was carrying what they described as spy equipment moscow's foreign official protests to cripple the. news in brief now and in colombia a boeing seven three seven crashed splitting into three pieces on landing killing one passenger an air force official said that with one hundred thirty one on board
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it was a miracle that more didn't die after the jetliner was struck by lightning at the san andreas holiday resort the pilot was praised for preventing the plane from colliding with the airport building. demonstrators again turned violent in the indian as minister administered kashmir all separately simply splashed protesters gathered in defiance of a curfew and chanted anti indian slogans this led to a confrontation with government from who fired rubber bullets and tear gas at least fifty seven people died in the region since june in a wave of violence civil unrest. angry survivors of the worst ever flooding in pakistan or protesting against the slow delivery of aid thousands blocked roads in the hard hit southern province of sindh accusing the government of not providing enough help for the victims forecasters say more flooding could still worsen the situation and one parade efforts as water borne diseases the spreading now around fifteen hundred people have been killed in another twenty million affected.
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poland's also been hit by a freak weather with a storm leaving a trail of devastation across the country on sunday a cleanup operation started repair houses and farms that were left badly damaged power lines are also having to be replaced after being ripped down by the wind. a lot of rushes led by a car was attracting the attention of another v.i.p. tourist this time top hollywood director james cameron he dived to the bottom on board the russian media of a submersible to celebrate his fifty sixth birthday why not he follows in the footsteps of politicians and celebrities including russian prime minister and the president of mongolia and it was not his first time on board this particular vessel either out of interest cameron used it back in one thousand nine hundred seven while shooting a box office hit titanic he said the underwater experience also inspired his recent blockbuster avatar. later this hour r.t. talks to one rapper from hip hop for haiti was calling on the world to help the quake hit island that's coming up in a couple of minutes after latest business monday night charlotte.
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hello welcome to the business program here on r.t. russian farmers have lost around one billion dollars from the drought ravaging the country the government has promised six hundred fifty million dollars the states by the end of the month do interview with. first deputy premier victor called said that the worst of the drought was over and the preparations for two thousand and eleven are already underway the watchdog meanwhile the start of a probe into three moscow bakeries after the price of bread saw twenty percent. among the country's most affected by russia's great export will be egypt turkey as a version pakistan and syria russia exported over ten million tons of grain to these countries in two thousand and nine and i don't hells for almost half of the overall imports but first up the premier says foreign buyers understand why russia
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imposed. their russia's grain ban came into effect on sunday but commodities analysts always love hansen says the market is mostly reacting to the weather forecast. the market's reaction has been fairly limited it is today we're actually trading on change currently both in chicago and in paris where we're seeing the milling wheat. the to offset the band we are actually seeing weather forecast now which is projecting rain late in the week in the affected areas so that may have an impact already so do you think that the current cost of wheat is justified given the large reserves in some countries. it's it's it's hard to justify but obviously we had a we've come from a situation where we as has been trading at relatively low prices for a while and the market has probably the hedge funds and so on has been selling into it because they didn't see any prospects for higher prices so there's been a lot of scramble to cover short positions over the last month and but the global stocks are still are still pretty high the stock to use is only dropping from
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twenty eight percent to twenty five percent this year so there's still enough to go around the main issue is obviously to get the surplus in the us into the different areas where they where the need them now the current export ban runs into december when we should be clear what the winter wheat crop will be like how important is the winter harvest. well the affected areas think there's something like eighty percent of the total annual production that comes from winter wheat so it's obviously incredibly important with the rain that's forecast that there is hope obviously the worst is behind us and they have announced that there will be. there will be a revision of the band early october so if we have if the weather behaves from now on though we could potentially see the band get lifted before december russia is moving closer to creating a new national fertiliser champion is a sector the government's came to support that provides the country's third biggest source of export revenues it's
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a native instead of over ports. the prime mover is in the consolidation of the sector billionaire suliman and his associates in june creme of what it controlling stake in number of chemical giant. now to offshore companies believed to be close to. forty four percent of cillin eat the country's largest but ash producer already answering to five percent of the company the third piece of the puzzle will be when carly launches a takeover bid unlisted so many it expected to happen in the coming days it would create the world's second biggest producer but analysts believe that russia and the monopoly service will allow the deal with certain provisions for us. federal antimonopoly service which is to detailed instructions concerning you'd be able to merge in your old car even if the structure with offshore companies is used there will be strict limits for domestic processing with exports accounted for eighty to ninety percent of the company's profits ever chemicals are the third biggest export
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item for russia after fuel and metals and the government is keen to encourage that growth the merged company or what i'll call insulin it would hold thirty percent of the global but us reserves forty percent of global experts to justify its size the new company would have to grow both domestically and internationally as of today the shale. oil this is mark ten percent of what this president bush expected to show. was in next five ten years. this will control this process and that is it always has been discounted export prices but i don't think it will go to fettle as a process and export markets portion of the company because if not the merger of sylvan it or not i'll call it could be just the beginning of the consolidation in the fertilizer sector recent history in russia shows as was the case with energy that it takes time for a sector to take on
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a stable form with the government. clean and active role not just in its creation but also in its operation through in queens in domestic crisis an expert g.d.s. you know you did your business r.t. . let's have a look at the markets here in russia stocks of close in the black rebounding after losses on monday session shares the nearest nickel were at nearly two percent as a shareholder passive control reaches the courts because their bank was among the main losers to thing one point five percent. more now on earth nicole has filed a lawsuit in a russian court to force it to provide voting ballots from the annual general meeting in june because caught in a takeover battle with that by billionaire all their dairy puskar and entire ross led by billionaire lobbying their proton and both of accusing each other of mismanaging the company and their peers have gained the upper hand off the meeting in june which resulted in him gaining greater support on the board of no rolls or sell claims the vote was rigged. much update for this hour we can always find more
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