thank. you. for ron russia set to start off the first atomic power plant in bush era with the reactors operations to be closely monitored by the u.n. nuclear watchdog. moscow says old push for businessman victor books returned home after a thai court ruled that russian could be extradited to the u.s. on suspicion of illegal arms smuggling. this is sort of proof that you are just going to start to live with

a taxi ride around new york's busy streets is never going to be the same again as for ditches it's a dance style cab leaving residents and tourists one i can down. an hour closer team takes you to russia's white sea coast to see how fishermen and ship builders have preserved their traditional lifestyle for generations. you want unity coming to live from moscow and here i'm marina joshie welcome to the program iran is just a few hours away from starting up its first nuclear power plant built by russia in the southern city of share engineers will load fuel into the reactor under the strict control of the un's atomic watchdog on a boy he was and will share for a. nuance of the bush era plan that is a major event don't only put the uranium side to be sure way to its completion for

all but three decades but also for russia out of the store export the company that's been in charge of this project for the possible time of year is. a massive experience of building nuclear power stations all across the world that these projects in bush are has been the most challenging by far both technologically and politically in a logical way because when russians to call for a station in ninety eight. task was to feed a new reactor into an already existing building and to integrate russian made equipment some of the old equipment left behind by the roman contractors each were in charge of the project up until these comics revolution all in seventy nine now these projects was particularly challenging because of the numerous financing difficulties as well as international pressure political pressure on iran because of its domestic iranian enrichment program now the united nations security council

passed war status of sanctions against iran none of them back to the station directly but because of all these international pressure some of the sub contractors have to pull out of the project reach numerous delays and many are very doubted that the station with common street and ask promised in two thousand and time but nonetheless later on today we are going to see the i eight inspectors removing seals from containers with nuclear fuel supplied by russia later on nuclear fuel that will be loaded into nuclear reactor now it is believed that they should have real produce electricity to its full capacity by the end of the same year russia is being criticized for going to have the delivery of nuclear fuel in some corners of the world but according to russian officials they believe that the current arrangement with iran is impact both from the point of view of nuclear nonproliferation russia supplies fuel to run it takes practice and everything all

the operations are happening on the close monitoring of the i eighty inspectors. russia has also said of it is ready to provide iran nuclear fuel for another ten years but despite that iranian side says. the bush station by no means real would in the end to all the domestic iranians. enrichment program passport be here reports that we're hearing coming out of israel are proud to bomb this facility to be honest nobody here takes it seriously and will be great if you have a russian concerts it is very much looking forward to seeing the split filleted be coming straight reporting from pushchair on the boycott. says it will seek to bring viktor book back to his country the thai court's decision to allow the extradition of the suspected arms dealer to the u.s. is seen by russia as political and made under pressure

a type court deliver the final verdict after a lower court had rejected washington's extradition bit now but will be sent to the u.s. within three months he was arrested more than two years ago in bangkok in an elaborate operation led by u.s. agents washington one smooth on charges of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels which he denies can goodman publisher and author says bush is being extradited because he posed a direct threat to american business in africa. back in the ninety's when everybody left africa because of all the civil war problems going on the american interest also left victor but it was one of the only people that was brave enough to go into that country and after a number of years he had ninety percent of the traffic study controlled and then when things a little bit better americans want to back him but he controlled all the gold and that while the diamonds and that sort of thing so the american business interests were very interested in getting him out of the picture his family america punishing

him for taking over what the cia it had been doing before and he was the only person left you know that was brave enough to go in there in the midst of all those conflicts. and coming up later the program here in our teeny yourselves in a lot of its most famous and reliable symbols find out why the traditional yellow ford sedan taxi is driving out of the sea for good and also on your way here and our team. right now on a four hour journey by boat to or not that's only accessible during the summer months on this island we're visiting a village populated by the more people the more meaning coast well as we explore the lives of the more people of their traditions and their culture past and present .

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to fill in the military because i thought that it was my duty that it was something that i could do to help my country i believe my government that it is necessary for america to feel. no. there was a lot of drug abuse there was a lot of murder of american officers so. there were a lot of. people to go out. before the war i always thought i wanted to win a lot of medals and they do have a lot of desperation. but afterwards i realize that they don't mean anything. that important. i don't i don't i never kept the medal. watching artie coming to life from moscow new york's iconic sedan style yellow taxi is on the road to extinction for it is scrapping the production of the traditional cab model of the crown victoria by next year deeming it unprofitable but as lauren

lister has been finding out many on the streets of the big apple feel they're losing the jewel in the city's crown. in a city that never sleeps the floor with taxis never stops for very long. the line for cabs is tough they can miss the pounding in the city twenty two hours twenty four hours a day but for cabbies it's even tougher. you have. to make your money so if you don't hustle for cash during peak hours. and for drivers like this one time banker yeah you want to. deal with life on main street means working even harder and faster as a cabbie these days because of the recession. and pounding the pavement in new york city's sea of yellow there is one car that is keeping this cabbie and many others afloat on the car.

it is kept them running for a while now. since ninety six ninety seven for practical reasons it runs and runs and runs but too much of the world this car is more than just a dependable cab this is the feeling just like the. symbol or not it will be scrapped altogether run into the bone yard of cabs two thousand and eleven is the last model year that that ford's going to make it across victoria texaco actually wrecked the crown victoria it all built ford tough hasn't proven tough enough for these economic times sluggish sales and a push towards fuel efficiency in new york means they'll be out of production on the last of them will be off duty for good and if you hear it's. come twenty fifty deaf classic new york taxi cab will officially be a thing of the past this street will be filled with more cabs that look like this

this one's a hybrid. and make it better gas mileage and save cabbies money but not it's. on exactly that iconic new york taxi ride times square please. do it right here. one suitcase and one a c. lot of people to a few of those to take this one but if you ask anyone in the big apple things in new york move real bad things easier that change however isn't always for the better. or would anybody want to sit. in for that cab wolf and into the city's asphalt fabric that's what you need you don't need a car that's built for a soccer mom with a christie kids to practice here and built into the livelihoods of cabbies are forced to buy those car you know the brought. these all these brokers they're forcing us to buy that car who are struggling this month ahead problem we'd like you know coming up with my rent will new york be losing more. than this american

steel from the streets this looks like the new york taxi cab fares are going to be a problem the long run i don't know you know maybe for the i love new york people that can have a medical marcel's i think for me it's the yellow but is yellow cab start to look the same from manhattan to russia to egypt does new york it's a little piece of it so yes. yes of course it's going to be bad for new york. times it's a lauren lyster it's be end of an era you know our t. o. mist is caught in new york. now you're vital to share some of forgettable experiences as our close up team sets off for another adventure across russia. and our destination today is the white sea coast

a thousand kilometers north of why is an ancient land of sea conquerors sailors fisherman ship builders the pole or people have been a linked with the sea for generations and even today their way of life hasn't changed much yes or so you found out. we are now in. the first russian fleet now the creators of the russian fleet are the more people the people who have very close relations with the sea and they are the first russian settlers on the white sea coast now they were primarily fishermen hunters and sea traders in fact they created very strong trading links with northern norway to the point that a pigeon language was created between the two of them now they have also played an important role in russian history because it's the banks to them that russia was able to keep its northern borders unchanged now today the people who call themselves uphold very strong and unique traditions so we dug a little deeper and we had a first hand taste of the traditions and the way of life of the mars take

a look. they were one of the first congress of the northern waters. fisherman. not so many fish and so. if you're going to sound as a fish when it comes to reavis for spawning shipbuilders sea captains the norse have a bond with the sea unbroken for centuries. my grandfather used to build one. he was one of the best ship builders out there everyone in my family is connected to the sea they were the captain. work of is a native of got island one that he calls the homeland of captains so we traveled to . a four hour boat journey to an island only excesses. well during the summer months today it's inhabited by about four hundred to morris descendants of the very first settlers here we discovered that the so-called traditional poem or way of life is certainly not just something out of

a history book. constructed wooden boats using old techniques a lot of novel uses a car bus a coastal kind of boat it's very stable on the scene it rises and falls smoothly with the waves. making their own fish nets. raiding the ropes used for making those fish nets or catching their own fish but i've been fishing for a long time now this year i caught a big fish this big and living in uniquely two more houses the houses in this village are very well preserved dating back a few hundred years now this house in particular is three hundred years old and the unique feature of these old houses is this fire place here they cook and they bake but it also has another use on top of it is a bed which they use during winter so they can have a warm bed during the harsh conditions for the poor more's adapting to whatever mother nature throws at them has become second nature this bridge for example is

down every winter and rebuilt every spring. this ricin is also what has kept their culture alive throughout the centuries. and susie asked equally sharing a heritage they are proud to call their own. for even singing my who life my mother still sings we collect old returns and songs and revive them this dress belongs to my grandmother when i put on this dress i feel very good and have this desire to sing old songs a desire she hopes to pass along to her young grandson. as time went by the meaning of what it is to people more has changed and today there's a debate surrounding what it really means to be a war and that today i'm joined by a spawn of god and she will tell us a bit more about the debate that's going on so what will be different perspectives as to what a couple more really is some people think that they're real some people think that

more is a kind of identification of the area the scientist party or culture so we have different aspects of debates what to use it to find its identity more is a degree. school so full of them culture traditionally. people living on the coast of the sea and of the leaves pub all comes from a small district and then the people leaving all the coups to associated with them the more ok thank you very much. some groups say there are more some people who are not even from this region identify themselves with morris but what's important for those who do call themselves that is that they continue living the lifestyle and the traditions of the people that all are from this town many many years ago.

now take a look at some other stories from around the world israel and the palestinians have agreed to resume direct negotiations for the first time in almost two years u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said leaders of both sides have been invited to washington next month to restart peace talks the egyptian president and jordan's king will also attend a session due to their critical role in the peace effort however the status of jerusalem and the construction of jewish settlements on occupied territory are just stumbling blocks. the united nations says it isn't desperate need of more aid helicopters in pakistan just fifteen helicopters are the un's disposal in their attempts to distribute aid to over twenty million people affected by the disaster efforts on the ground are hampered by law grows washed away bridges and parts of the country are completely submerged. australians are voting and one of the

country's close is general elections in almost fifty years the governing labor party's julia guillard is battling it out against tony abbott a center right coalition ahead of the vote opinion polls suggest that the two words neck and neck a walk horns over the economy and the handling of the financial crisis during the election campaign vote will decide. the make up of the one hundred fifty seat lower house and half of the seventy six seats. what you have to live from moscow later you can join martin anders on a tour of the ancient cities that make up russia's golden ring he continues his trip to glitch telling deep into its history and visiting attractions that aren't for the faint hearted. the museum of myths and sophistication and already looks spooky to me this museum opened ten years ago it has a law as display of items and models of cards is sort of lived in lakes forests and houses both good and evil this one here is of domovoi is like a house elf. and

john martin anderson about ten minutes here on our t.v. before that as let's get the latest business news was shot. hello welcome to the business program with me charlayne was folly russia would not significantly increase the amount of grain imports this year the government says it has another reserve to cope with this year's poor harvest however economists believe the higher prices being pay for weight will never separate faith through the high street question of reports. we. all know brats and

even five grain bread russians more bread than nearly anybody else in the world changing prices of this staple would make seriously impact the amount of money in people's pockets because of a court that's right even on the government's a list of the basic products where price is right this is a subject of control if they start going too fast the federal until monopoly service is currently investigating in number of bakeries for imposing price hike as much as twenty percent but given the fact that global wheat prices have soared seventy percent in the last two months it's hard to see how consumers can be completely him an iced all the inflationary fears that we have seen are not being passed on completely to the consumer i think inflation may pick up in september it will all depend on the economics and the market dynamics the state's decision to ban grain experts which came into effect of the beginning of this week will only do

so much to control prices domestic with consumption in russia is approximately seventy five million tonnes the latest forecast for the harvest fall well short of that. the forecast for this year's food harvest ranges from fifty nine point five to sixty three point five million tonnes but it's also possible that we could even go below that figure which. russia does play an important role in provide. the world when it's carbohydrate it was the third largest exporter of we did two thousand and nine but this year the weather has been so appalling that the foreign land is unlikely to recover immediately when the rains come having implications for the winter harvest and even next year's crop might you know question our business are to. less of a local market down here in russia the stocks that tracked global trends then closed down for a third day on friday both oil a metals were in retreat damping the investment of period of quality producers.

iron and steel dropped three point seven percent while gas from ended down one point one. zero looking back on the week sentiment has been broadly negative on the russian markets we've also shown some volatility so i'm going work from consultancy invest because they wrapped up the last five days trade. this week was kind of usual for. it's end of summer and august is very scary months for russian traders and for russian stock markets and well it's quite volatile but for the recent three weeks we've been very narrow range in terms of this is we don't break that. recent economic statistics from the u.s. is not encouraging because for example on thursday you are saying this is a big deal because of the statistics about manufacturing. jobs

claims commodities prices right now are not supporting. the current commodity levels are. already in the prices of the russian stocks there was a lot so in. terms of fertilizer industry. might emerge soon and the information which came in on friday about chinese company which might participate in the offer for. that information. is quite important for us. crude oil is not a six week low it's been struggling to break out of the seventy to eighty dollars range for moments after briefly hitting eighty two dollars the beginning of august prices it slipped back on concerns about faltering economic growth and high in the trees in the u.s. as alexei caulking for metropol explains the risk appears to be mainly on the downside for the rest of the year. i rather doubt there's going to be

a major breakthrough for say. the next three to six months but we'll probably see world going through eighty three eighty five. thousand and eleven if we work experiencing it in excess supply. probably see prices lower and i think the big question is is the demand sustain this level. and there's some doubt as to chinese chinese demand if you look at the very near and you know growth apparently enjoy a lot of it went down quite dramatic it's about three percent a year so the question is was the high demand in the first help you to someone else a friend for instance or a program to help the chinese companies to increase strategic stocks or could i'm products and perhaps just now over that's the case that i have in my potential

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a lot of. the crowd. before the war i always thought i wanted to limit a lot of medals and they have a lot of desperation. but afterwards i realize that they they don't mean anything they're not that important. i don't i don't i never kept the medal. the united states of america is waging war within its own army. kill no advantage it is on no one sign. and human losses are quite significant. is it possible to win the war against sexual assault in the u.s. armed forces sex in the army on our. wealthy british style. that's not on the front.

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