your knowledge you update on r.g.p. . powering up iran's first atomic power plant fueling is now underway in the russian built reactor under the scrutiny of the un's nuclear watchdog. moscow says it will strive to bring this to a book back home after a time accord decided to extradite the alleged russian arms parent to the us. this is similar but you are just like a bit embarrassed at the start to look at. a taxi ride around the york's busy street is never going to be the same again as for ditches it's a down style cab leaving residents and tourists one i can down. and

our close up team takes you to russia's white sea coast to see how fishermen and shipbuilders have preserved their a traditional lifestyle for generations. this is r t coming to live from moscow with marina joshie iran has started off its first nuclear power plant built by russia in the southern city of will share engineers from both countries are now loading fuel into the reactor under the strict control of the un's atomic watchdog on a boy goes in bush era for us. launch of the bush plan is a major event not only for the uranium side which are way to its completion all but we've a case but also for russia bottom store expert the company that's been in charge of

this project but it cost time years. massive experience of building nuclear power stations all across the world that these projects in bush has been the most challenging by far both know logically and politically in a logical way because when russians to call for a station in knowledge in ninety eight the task was to be the new reactor into an already existing building and to integrate russian made equipment with some of the old equipment left behind by the german contractors rich were in charge of the project up until these comic revolution in the one hundred seventy nine. 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 the united nations security council passed for status of sanctions against iran none of them back to the station

directly at that but because of all these international pressure some of the sub contractors had to pull out of the project reach out to numerous delays it is believed the station of real produces electricity to its full capacity by the end of the 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 time. here is but despite that iranian side says the bin nor into all the bush faces by no means will put in them to its own domestic iranian enrichment

program passport be here reports that we're hearing coming out of israel routes to bomb this facility to be honest nobody here takes it seriously aboard the great new side now they are russian concerts it is very much looking forward to seeing these facilities come on stream reporting from pushchair on the boycott are. now moscow says it will seek to bring victor 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's political and remain under pressure at times people's core delivered the final verdict after a lower court have rejected washington's extradition bid now but will be sent to the u.s. within three months he was arrested more than two years ago in bangkok in a lebron operation led by u.s. agents to washington once booed on charges of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels which he denies can goodman publisher and author says bush is being extradited because you 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 there but it was one of the only people that was brave enough to go into that country and after a number of years you had ninety percent of the traffic study controlled and then when things just 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. argues military analyst again who shall believe the only reason the u.s. wants boots so badly is because he knows too much. victor bode is a walking intelligence treasure trove has a phenomenal phenomenal photographic memory and there are several reasons why u.s.

intelligence community or so keen on getting him to the united states first they try to recruit him the cia made several approaches to recruit she refused him all the logistics of legal and illegal arms supplies all around the world and because too much he is more dangerous than we kill it's for the u s smuggling role not only in africa and latin american but all over the world. now coming up later in the program here in our new york's losing one of its most famous and reliable symbols find out why the traditional yellow for it's a band taxi is driving out of the city for good. now on a four hour journey by boat to one island that's only accessible during the summer months on this island we're visiting a village populated by more people or more meeting close relatives the explore the

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a. real life stories from would need. to treat nine hundred forty five dollars on t.v. dot com. it watching r t live from moscow new york's iconic sedan style yellow taxi is on the road to extinction ford is scrapping the production of the 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 are 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 taking this pounding in the city twenty two hours twenty four hours a day but for cabbies it's even tougher. that i would. take 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 for. new york to. get on with. it is kept them running for a while now that they've been. 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. 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 actually like 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 in a few years. come twenty fifty jets 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 it's not. exactly that iconic new york taxi ride time square place. the through authority there you go. see a 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 this thing's easier that change however isn't always for the better. or would anybody want to sit. in for that cab woven 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 room here 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 streets this looks like the new york taxi cab fares are going to be a problem along and 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 that is yellow cab start to look the same from manhattan to russia to egypt does new york it's a little piece of that so yes you go yes because. it's going to be bad for new york . but it's on the senate floor and lyster it's the end of an era you know our t. on this is called new york. now for more stories had to r.t.

dot com we are on line for you twenty four hours a day here's a taste of what streaming there right now. seem to divert left in the dark a citywide blackout and finally cause rush hour traffic chaos while some commuters had to be evacuated from the metro. and good value for money a british billionaire has offered a million dollars to the first person to parade make it from barack obama in public the president himself can also claim the cash for his party if he gets his kit. for any member of his family find out the details at r.t. dot com. and now you're invited to share some of forgettable experiences as our close of team sets off for another adventure across russia. and our destination today is the white sea coast thousand kilometers north of

moscow why is an asian land of sea conquerors sailors fishermen ship builders upon more people have been linked with the sea for generations and even today their way of why it hasn't changed much excess are 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 create a 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 gimmick traditions so we dug a little deeper and we had a first time taste of the traditions and the way of life of the mars take

a look. they were one of the first conquerors of the northern waters. fisherman. not so many fish. soundman is a fish. 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. work of is a native of but i went one that he calls the homeland of captains so we travelled to. a four hour boat journey to an island only accessible during the. aamer months today it's inhabited by about four hundred to morse 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 there 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 uniquely to my 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 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 year syrians 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 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 been desired 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 more of that today i'm joined by a spawn of ott and she will tell us a bit more about the debate that's going on to one of the defector spoke just as to what a poem or movie is some people think that they're real some people think that more

is a kind of identification of the area the scientists particle more culture so we have different aspects of debates what's to use it to find these identities more is a big. school so full of morals and culture traditionally home or is it worth to keep a little even on the coolest of the sea and of the leaves comes from a small district and then there are people leaving all the coups to associate it with the mean all 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.

and now some news in brief for you israel and the palestinians have agreed to resume direct negotiations for the first time in almost two years and leaders 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 appear a critical role in the peace and for however the status of jerusalem and the construction of jewish settlements on occupied territory are just two stumbling blocks. and in china fifty thousand people have been evacuated from the city of downed in the country's northeast after a dike was breached after heavy rains floodwaters have cut off parts of the city and three people are missing the region is the latest to be hit in the country's worst flood season in over a decade. and australians are voting in on one of the country's close's general elections in almost fifty years the governing labor party's julia gillard is

battling it out against tony abbott of the center right coalition ahead of the vote opinion polls suggest that the two were neck and neck they walked horns over the economy and the handling of the financial crisis during the election campaign the vote will decide the make up of the one hundred fifty seat lower. house and half of the seventy six seats out. later you can join martin anderson a tour of ancient cities that make up russia's gold ring he continues his trip to delving deep into its history and visiting attractions that aren't for the faint hearted. the museum of myths and superstitions already looks spooky to me this museum opened ten years ago it has a law as display of items and models of character sets of lived in lakes forests and houses both good and evil this one here is of domovoi is like a house elf. and

dr martin endures in about ten minutes here on r t but before that let's take a look at what's happening in business with charlotte. hungry for the feel we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news makers.

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 paid for weight will never sibly see through the high street and you know caution of a report but we. all know i've read it and even five grain well russian seeds more red than really anybody else in the world so any change in prices of this state will be good makes the risk even to the mind of the money in people's vote gets because of an importance right even on the government's list up raising their prices why is this a subject of control if they start going to. 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 it's all inflationary fears that we have seen are not being passed on completely to the consumer i think inflation may pick up in september. depends on the economics and the market dynamics the steves decision to ban grain experts which came into effect at the beginning of this week will only do so much to control prices domestic wood consumption in russia is approximately seventy five million tonnes the latest forecast for the harvest fall well short of that. before cost 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 r.t. . let's have a look at the markets now here in russia the stocks that tracked global trends then closed down for a third day on friday both oil and metals were in retreat damping reinvestments of pale of quality produces. iron and steel drop three point seven percent while gas probably ended down one point one. zero looking back on the week sentiment has been broadly negative on the russian lockets we've also shown some volatility so i'm going work from consultancy invest cafe wraps up the last five days trade. this week was kind of usual week for august because. it's end of summer and august is

a 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 a 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're saying this is a big deal because of the statistics about manufacturing. troubles claims the 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 water. so 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 industries in the u.s. as alexei corking from metropole explains the risk appears the main the only downside for the rest of the year. i rather doubt this country in my church breaks through. say. the next three to six months but we'll probably see you world going through eighty three eighty five. thousand and therefore if we were experiencing it in excess supply. probably see prices lower i think the big question is is two months to stay in

this level. there's some doubt as to chinese chinese demand if you look at the three year in year growth apparently enchiladas they went down quite dramatic it's about three percent a year so the question is what was behind them on the first how cute someone off a friend for instance or a program to help the chinese come to increase the strategic stocks or could i'm products and perhaps just now over us that's the case that i have in my potential carrier ok so for sixty five. we will be able to make. by the end of the year. and that's all for this hour but you can always buy more on our website r.t. dot com flash business.

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