an issue for iran fueling is now underway at the country's first atomic power plant with the russian built reactors operations to be closely monitored by the un's nuclear watchdog. moscow sagittal push for a businessman victor books return home after a thai court ruled the russian could be extradited to the u.s. on suspicion of illegal arms smuggling. the symbol you are just like their parents to the 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 day and style cab leaving residents and tourists when i come down. and our close up team takes it to russia's white sea coast to see how fishermen and ship builders have preserved their traditional lifestyle for generations. it is eleven am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie welcome to the program and iran is starting up its first nuclear power plant built by russia in the southern city of will share engineers from both countries have begun loading fuel into the reactor under the strict control of the un's atomic watchdog some boy goes in bush era for us. launch of the bush plan is a major event not only it would be a rainy inside to be sure way to its completion all but we've a case but also for russia items for export the company that's been in charge of

this project for the time years. massive experience of building nuclear power stations all across the world sounds that these project has been the most challenging for both logically and politically in a logical way because when russians to call for a station in knowledge in ninety eight the task was to feed a new reactor into the ready existing building and to integrate russian made equipment some of the old equipment left behind by the contractors' reach were in charge of the project up until these revolution all nineteen seventy nine now this project 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 has 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 to numerous delays it is believed that they should have real produce electricity to its full capacity by the end of this 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 the i could both from the point of view of nuclear nonproliferation rushes the plies fuel to run it takes practice and everything all the operations are happening on the close monitoring of the inspectors. russia has also said of it is ready to provide iran nuclear fuel oil not the time. here is but despite that iranian side says the launch of the bush station by no means real put an end to all the domestic iranian enrichment program ask what the

air reports that riyadh hearing coming out of israel perhaps to bomb this facility to be almost nobody here takes it seriously have all of the iranian side of the russian concerts it is very much looking forward to seeing these possibilities come on stream reporting from pushchair from the boys are you. now moscow says it will seek to bring viktor abaft to use country the thai court's decision to allow the extradition of a suspected arms dealer to the u.s. is seen by russia's political made under pressure core delivered the final verdict after a lower court had rejected washington's extradition bit now but it 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 once ruled on charges of terrorism and supplying arms to colombia 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. well for more on this we're joined now in a studio by our military analyst and danny khrushchev so victor but it was contracted to the u.s. military in iraq and afghanistan working for allies of the united states and for the united states tell us again in your opinion why do you think washington is so keen in pursuing the case could be useful to the u.s. in some way think absolutely and for several reasons the first most important thing it's a personal feature victor boot is a walking intelligence treasure trove has it phenomenal phenomenal photographic memory and there are several reasons why he's the u.s. intelligence community or so keen on getting him to the united states first they tried to recruit him the cia made several approaches to recruit refused so now the first reason it's it for intelligence purposes to recruit him because he knows

all diligence ticks all of the legal and illegal arms supplies all around the world so that's. the cia first consider him as a from the positive take as a valuable asset the second problem of his memory too much from the u.s. viewpoint of personal and financial shenanigans of the clinton pair especially their fund raising campaign during the u.s. presidential a president during the u.s. presidential elections that's the second reason and third he has a very he has him knows a lot of the cia from companies that are involved in smuggling and providing that cover up for both smuggling in drug trafficking in afghanistan and in latin america and he knows about all these financial schemes so that of the three reasons one personal and two intelligence related why the united states is so keen on to get

him to the united states and get him get him shut up or get him cooperate to cooperate to be. the u.s. until community now picked a buddhist pleaded not guilty on u.s. charges of conspiracy to sell arms to colombian rebels if victor boy did smuggle weapons to colombia wouldn't it be that i would wouldn't the colombian government be more interested in getting him down the u.s. well it's obvious reason that that would be the case if head to head he'd be involved in sure even colombia is a sovereign state so that would be natural for them just to raise the issue for the raise the issue themselves problem is the united states i believe butties it still is run by a bit foggy bottom inertia from the bush era era it's still i believe it's of the semblance of the cold war mentality they would like to it's like a character assassination campaign and they're guilty by association by trying to

defame and bringing malicious and spreading malicious innuendo against bush which was also publicized and spread by hollywood they create they they they try to be smirch their russian illegal arms export and trying to associate him to the fictious kerrick to produce by by the holywood and that's that's the hidden agenda for the united states because they consider russia trying to poke into the you as backyard in latin america so every time you see the reason really is that closing the reserve better relationships or emulate aeration of relationship between the russian federation eleven american countries you see the reason almost parallel spike in the u.s. media and all these cries trying to them on the rise booth as this as a symbol as a symbol of the next threat to the u.s. so-called vital interest in latin america now what's also interesting is that

several official of the u.n. reports have linked mr blewitt to arms smuggling to east. in africa but some analysts say that bush is being extradited only because he posed direct threat to american business in africa what's your take on that i completely i completely support what. the mexican president said yesterday i believe his statement regarding the u.s. role in latin america in africa he's the best ever a. punchline and sound bite if you consider within the context of a fair yesterday the mexican president openly cuse the united states first for promoting drugs culture and in promoting the violence in africa and latin america i quote his say for the united states to provide it to smuggle weapons to criminals because for them it's a it's a fair business so in a way. inadvertently. mexican president played yesterday as

a richness to the prosecution of the united states' role in smuggling both the smuggling the arms and drugs and the and that's is a very important thing because if you connect if you connect the dots it boils down to these united states exports consumption culture of drugs and it exports instability and to expand instability and to keep it running you have to smuggle weapons and because book now is too much how the united states smuggles questions that's why he he be in. there on a character assassination campaign against him because he's more dangerous than we kill leagues for the u s for the u s smuggling role in weapons in not only in africa and latin american but all over the world again thanks very much indeed for your analysis again occur giving us now is this on victor blitz extradition to the

united states. you're watching r t live from moscow and coming up later in the program new york's losing one of its most famous and reliable symbols why the visual yellow for its dan taxi is driving out of the city for good. now on a four hour journey by boat to one island that's excessive all during the summer months on this island we're visiting a village populated by more people more meaning strollers to be explored the lives of more people than the dishes their last. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world in israel and the palestinians have agreed to resume direct negotiations for the first time in almost two years readers of both sides have been invited to washington next month to restart peace talks the gyptian president and jordan's king will also attend the 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 two stumbling blocks. the united nations says it's in desperate need of more aid helicopters in pakistan the u.n. is just fifteen and its disposal to help distribute vital supplies over twenty million people have been affected by the disaster efforts on the ground are hampered by blocked roads washed away bridges and parts of the country are completely submerged over the last day to endure river has drowned more towns in the south forcing one hundred fifty thousand people to flee their homes new york's iconic sedan style yellow taxi is on the road to extinction ford is scrapping the production of a traditional cab model 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 flow of taxis never stops for very long.

the line for cabs is tough taking the pounding in the city twenty two hours twenty four hours a day but for cabbies it's even tougher. i would. make you money so if you don't hustle for cash during peak hours. and for drivers like this one time banker yeah your. 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. new york taxi. get on with. it has kept them running for a while now. since ninety six ninety seven for practical

reasons it runs and runs and runs but to much of the world this car is more than just a dependable cab this is a. 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 the ford going to make it across victoria taxicab actually recovered at all bill 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 and the last of them will be off duty for good in a few years. come twenty fifth of 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 may get better gas mileage and save cabbies money but it's not. exactly that iconic new york taxi ride times where plates.

once. a see a lot of people or a few of those take this one but if you want to ask anyone in the big apple things in new york move real this thing's cheese or that change however isn't always for the better. or would anybody want to sit. in for that cab bulls and into this city's asphalt fabric that's what you need you don't need a car that's built for a soccer mom to take her three kids to practice and built into the livelihoods of cabbies. you know the brought. these all these programs 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 street 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 medic of ourselves i think for me in 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 itself yes. yes. it's going to be. it's on it's a floor and lyster it's the end of an era you know our t. . new york. for more stories you can always had to r.t. dot com to tell website and we're on line for you twenty four hours a day here's a taste of what's in there right. st petersburg laughter the darkest city why blackout on friday because of rush hour traffic chaos while some commuters have to be evacuated from the match. and good value for money a british billionaire has offered a million dollars to the first person to parade take him. in public. present the cash for his party if he gets his kit off or any member of his family to find out

the details. and now you are invited to share some forgettable experiences as our team sets off for another adventure across russia. and our destination today's the wide sea coast a thousand kilometers north of moscow lies an ancient land of sea congress sailors fishermen ship builders the more people have been linked with the sea for generations and even today their way of wife hasn't changed much past us are still young and. we're now in. the first russian fleet 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. have also played an important role in russian history because it's thanks to them that russia was able to keep its northern borders unchanged now today the people who call themselves hold very strong and unique traditions so we dug a little deeper and we had a first time taste of the traditions and the way of life of the take a look. they were one of the first conquerors of the northern waters fisherman with . no sign of any fresh season now soundman is a northern fish it comes to reverse for spawning shipbuilders sea captains the norse have a bond with the sea unbroken for centuries. my grandfather used to build one. boats he was one of the best ship builders out there everyone in my family is connected to the sea they were the sailors captains. bourque of is

a native of but to keep got island one that he calls the homeland of captains so we travel to particular a four hour boat journey to an island only accessible during the summer months today it's inhabited by about four hundred to moore's descendants of the very first settlers here we discovered that the so-called traditional more way of life is certainly not just something out of a history book. constructing wooden boats using old techniques a lot of all this is 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 guinea can lead to 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 fireplace 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 boomers 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 research is also what has kept their culture alive throughout the centuries. and the glee sharing a heritage they're proud to call their own. for even singing my who life my mother still sings old rituals and songs and revive them this dress belongs to my grandmother when i put on this dress i feel very good and have the 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 be has changed and today there's a debate surrounding what it really means to be. and she will tell us a bit more about going on so what a different perspective. some people think that their real some people think is a kind of identification of the area the scientists. so we have different. defined identity is a big risk. traditionally. people on the coast. and the name comes from a small district and. people even on the coast where associated with the name. thank you very much. some groups more some people who are not

even from this region identify themselves with but what's important for those who do call themselves that is that they continue living a lifestyle and the traditions of the people that are from this town many many years ago. tesser celia reporting there for us and now it's the weekend edition of business with charlotte don't go away. hello welcome to the business program with me charlayne was folly russia will 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 paved the way it will never have received through the high street question of reports. we. all know brad and even five grain bread russians read that nearly anybody else in the world saw any

change in price of this staple that would make seriously impact the amount of money in people's pockets because of it's been worth that's right even on the government's list of racing 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 global wheat prices have soared seventy percent in the last two months it's hard to see how consumers can be completely him in that is to 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 this 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. russia does play an important role in providing the world with his carbohydrates 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 our chain. letter of local markets down here in russia the stocks that tracked global trends then closed down for the third day on friday both oil a metals were in retreat dumping reinvestment of pale of quality producers. iron

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

commodity levels are. already in the prices of the russian stocks there was a lot. 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 of four. so that information. is quite important for us. crude oil without a six week law is being struggling to break out of the seventy to eighty dollars range for moments of bravery has an eighty two dollars the beginning of august price that slipped back on concerns about faltering economic growth and high in victories in the u.s. as alexei corking from metropole explains the risks appear to be mainly on the downside for the rest of the year. i rather doubt this country a major breakthrough through say. the next three to six months but we'll

probably see you world going through eighteen to me a tazer five range a thousand and eleven but if we were experiencing it in excess supply. probably see prices lower and i think the big question is is two months to stay more than this level. and there's some doubt as to the chinese chinese demand if you look at the three year neo growth apparently enjoy it went down quite dramatically to about three percent a year so the question is what was behind them on the first how cute someone off a friend for instance of a program to help the chinese comes to increase the strategic stocks of crude i'm products and perhaps just now over that's the case that i have in my potential carrier ok so for sixty five. we will be able to make this by the end of the year.

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