that aim for. the metal. iran power plant is fueled up with the help of russian engineers it's said to be fully operational with and will be run under the strict supervision of the. russian security forces kill a top militant believed to have been behind a suicide bomb attacks on the moscow metro in march. new york bids farewell to the iconic taxi cabs that have grace its streets for decades a competition is now being held in the big apple to search for

a more fuel efficient success. closeup team travels to one of russia's northern outposts the coast of the white simi to meet the locals would head on the region's natural resources widely. three am in the russian capital thanks for being with us on our t.v. our top story the first nuclear power plant in the middle east has been switched on in iran the southern city of blue share the russian build a reactor is now operating under the strict control of the un atomic watchdog amid international concerns over to iran's nuclear ambitions boyko was out the long awaited opening. more than thirty years in the making with a price tag of over two billion dollars by all accounts the nuclear power plant is

an expensive undertaking and the one for which iran has spared no expense the russia plan has always been more than just an education or writing facility for money it's a symbol of the country's social progress and truth but it's more in touch upon the critics the embodiment of the pharmacare public's an ideological backwardness and a vivid example of that until things which are in a diplomatic bargaining chip for years the station has finally come closer to fulfilling its practical purpose but the first batch of nuclear fuel just loaded into the reactor the station is expected to start producing electricity by the end of this year but iran's top nuclear officials says it's already for celebration we are grateful to the people go from russia to the government of fresh air to our great friends in russia were. instrumental in making us witnessing today. had not been the assistance of the russians certainly would not have been

witnessing such a great deal with temperatures well over forty degrees centigrade the plant is a vivid example of why iran needs to produce more. even with air conditioning running at full tilt the heat is still too much to bear for years russia's top nuclear fishel sergei kerry younker has been working up a sweat to defend moscow's cooperation with iran. it's a unique venture because it's very difficult to build new equipment into the equipment that was there from the start the plant is an international project every ten countries supply the equipments of european countries as well as asia pacific countries while some countries remain concerned about iran's use of russian nuclear fuel people of pushchair also have reasons to be fearful valeri in the early. i have been working at the station for three years believe the says initially she was

apprehensive about bringing their children to iran for medical reasons but knows she and her husband have other concerns because she when i went out would you saw reports online when israel is planning to bomb it's scary but when they do local training here there is shooting and airplanes are flying you never know if it's real or not maybe they're preparing for something to many here is a real threat to bomb the station painful memories of the 1980's when saddam hussein's old tillery berridge the causing substantial damage to the station itself yet iranian officials are confident history will repeat itself. we are not too soon because we know this is against international rules attempting to mean you use english and these are on the board to serve these. off the media. it's a psychological war we do not take it serious although we are aware we are vigilant

but this does not mean what they are saying it's a serious russia's role in supplying fuel and technology to iran man settle fell but it could also prevent further confrontation between the two neighbors adding yet another dimension to the race enrichment for peaceful purposes. are to see bush era iran. said mohammad marandi a professor of politics had terran university believes the opening of the bush era plan signifies the decline of the us his influence in the middle east. i think it's very significant in the sense that it shows that american power an american head germany has its limits and that the united states which is on the decline in the region will have to accept iran's sovereignty in the future while the americans and the western media and the europeans have constantly claimed that iran is a threat to israel iran has never made any military threat to any country or even

the israeli regime whereas the americans and the israelis have constantly threatened iran with attacks with bombardment with murder destruction and death and then the un security council have not protested at all and this is a major point that shows the hypocrisy of the western media the american media and the european media when it comes to iran. still ahead on r t we look at a while later russian arms dealer victor boot is wanted so badly in the u.s. plus ologies close up team takes to the high seas. for our journey by boat to one island that's excessively during the summer months on this island this is a village by the more people the more meaning well it's exploring the lives of the one addition they're asked. first though one of the suspected organizers of the moscow metro bombings in which forty people lost their lives has been killed in

a shootout with russian security forces four other alleged militants were also shot dead during the special operation in russia's southern republic of dagestan or he's sean thomas reports from one of the metro stations hit by the deadly blast in march . officials are telling us that the mouth i'll leave the job of these has been killed in an operation in the southern republic of dagestan along with four others now this is important because he has been wanted on the federal and international most wanted list for more than two years he's also thought to have ties to sharif about who is one of the two suicide bombers blew themselves up on march twenty ninth at the lubyanka station she was out with young station and then another job suspected bomber blew themselves up here at the particle to a metro station now in this operation we're told that firefighters had a building surrounded there was a fire inside that building they realized that this was about off and they were shot and killed we're also told that no policemen were shot and killed or there

were no civilian casualties in this operation as well let me give you a little bit of background on the moscow metro bombings of about both is thought to be one of the masterminds in the organizers of the moscow metro bombings on march twenty ninth happened during rush hour on the breadline on the young and hard the three metro station right here killing forty people and injuring more than one hundred people so this has been someone that authorities have been trying to get to for some time and at this point time they say they have successfully killed ali got off as well as four others in his operation also in russia's northern caucasus one policeman was killed and four wounded during a special operation in the chechen republic security officials say police cornered a militant in their house in the capital grozny after a gunfight the suspect escaped the building and then detonated an explosive device blowing himself up in the process. the thai government says it will make the final decision on whether to extradite alleged russian arms trader victor boot this comes

after a bangkok court ruled that he was to be sent to the u.s. to face charges of terrorism and conspiracy to supply weapons the decision was strongly condemned by russia as a political move moscow says it will make every effort to bring its citizen home there to do was arrested in bangkok more than two years ago and has been kept in custody there ever since or his military analysts have been khrushchev believes group has a lot of information about u.s. dealings and that's why he's regarded as a threat by washington. victor boot is a walking intelligence treasure trove has a phenomenal phenomenal photographic memory and death several results of what 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 to refuse him all the village sticks of legal and illegal arms supplies all around the world and because

look now it's too much heat ease more dangerous than we kill leaks for the u s smuggling role not only in africa and latin america but all over the world turning out as some other stories making headlines across the globe prosecutors in sweden have dropped a rape charges against the founder of the wiki leaks website giuliana songe but he could yet face charges of molestation the website says the allegations were without basis and that they had previously been warned to expect dirty tricks assad was in sweden last week where he announced the whistleblower site will publish a final batch of secret documents related to the war in afghanistan. australia is heading for a hung parliament in the tightest general general election in the country for more than four decades with more than seventy five percent of the votes counted neither of the ruling labor party nor the opposition coalition appears likely to get enough votes to win outright prime minister julia guillard says it could be days before result is known but still hopes to form the next government opposition leader tony

abbott says it's clear the ruling party has lost both its majority and legitimacy. in a rare world war two dive bomber has seen the light of day after spending sixty five years at the bottom of a california reservoir to anglers spotted the yellow line of the curtis helldiver on there or so on or fishfinder the plane crashed in one thousand nine hundred five both the pilot and gunner bailed out and swam to shore now the aircraft will be taken to the national naval aviation museum for restoration and display. and a hundred fifty animal rights activists have launched an unusual protest against bullfighting in the spanish city of bilbao semi-naked demonstrators laid down in the form of the four to form the shape of a bowl outside the guggenheim museum somewhere smeared in the red paint to represent the bowls in july had a loney of banned bullfighting leading many activists to believe a nationwide bad is possible. new york city's iconic yellow taxis

are on the road to extinction with the economic recession pushing forward to introduce new fuel efficient cars the production of the sedan style vehicle will soon be stopped but laura lister finds out some on the streets of the big apple feel they're losing a 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. 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 for. new york to. get on with. it has kept them running for a while now. since ninety six ninety one 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. 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 the ford going to make it. actually recovered at 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 fifteenth 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 cabbies money but it's not. exactly that iconic new york taxi ride time square place. right here. a see people to a few of those who take this one but if you ask anyone in the big apple things in new york move real then things change that change however isn't always for the better but where would anybody want to. take cabs 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 and built into the livelihoods of cabbies. you know the brought. these all these they're

forcing us to buy that car who are struggling 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 is not going to be a problem the long run i don't know you know maybe for the i love new york people they can have a minute commercials i think for me and. that is yellow cab start to look the same from manhattan to russia to egypt does new york it's a little piece of itself. just goes. on and. on it's on it's a lister it's the end of an era you know our t. own this is called new york. of course you can always find more in all the stories we cover on our website r t v dot com here's a look at what's online right now russia has one month to prove it's the legal owner of the kremlin descendants of the country's founding dynasty the rexx are

suing the state to get back the property they say their forefathers built and lived in. and find out why some german and american tourists on a russian cruise ship refused to leave the boat after it collided with a cargo ship that already. tales. now's your chance to discover parts of russia cut off from traditional taurus trails our close up team is on hand to take you to the diverse and undiscovered areas of the country without leaving the leaving the comfort of your home.

this winter this week we take a look at the coastal region of our policy in northwest russia for generations the local people's livelihood and heritage has been answered quietly with a white saying they are sailors special meaning carpenters thrive from the natural resources of a landscape artie's tests are so often about that the way of life there is a timeless as the sea itself. they were one of the first conquerors of the northern waters fisherman. not so many fish and so if season now soundman is not in fish it comes to a rebus was born in shipbuilders sea captains the norse have a bond with the sea unbroken for centuries this my grandfather used to build one last into last boats he was one of the best ship builders out there everyone in my family is connected to the sea they were the sail is captain. burke of is

a native of but to keep got island one that he calls the homeland of captains so we travelled to put it on a four hour boat journey to an island only accessible during the summer 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 two more 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 michael to big fish these big and living in 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 one bed during the harsh conditions for the few more 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 was is also what has kept their cultural life throughout the century. and q.c.'s to clean sharing a heritage they're proud to call their own. thing in my life my mother still sings old reel to reels 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 the desire she hopes to pass along to her young grandson

to us or celia artie. brings you up to date here on r t i'll be back with a recap of our main stories in about ten minutes first though twenty seven two thousand and ten has seen more than its fair share of extreme weather and natural disasters all over the world in our interview next we speak with piers corbyn who says it has nothing to do with global warming and is just a function of the weather cycle repeating itself his opinion coming up next on our team. i'm in london today talking to piers corbyn who is a long range weather forecasts and where nouns climate change skeptics are going to be talking about the recent devastating hot weather that's taking place in russia and also about climate change in general thanks very much for talking to us now we've seen devastating heat which is caused widespread wildfires this summit this

yeah did you see that coming yes a long road for calls for europe western part of russia predicted a heat wave in most of europe especially east europe and west russia and we also predicted when it was going to end and ended when we said what's in your opinion of course that it was caused by. dramatic changes in solar activity. which caused it to happen and we also predicted very specifically when it would end q two we said there'd be extra special solar activity on the sun. around fourteen four so. that would lead to changes in the jet stream which would get rid of the heat wave in western russia and also the party's problem for the pakistan floods have also ended when we said and how scientifically of these two events related they're related through the jet stream which is the pull off of low pressure is

around the over the hemisphere if you like pattern shifts and sometimes it sort of gets stuck in a stationary position which it was which is what was supporting washer and water the super floods an artist on the side and on. activity on the. part of the moon caused it to switch to something else which it's. what we have is a tremendous amount of activity on the saw. affects the rush of particles from the sun to the earth not changes they are on a sphere also then changes that patterns of the boys no knives that you. string that caused a shifting of the weather patterns. so if wind in western russia terminated and instead we got north westerly flow of massive thunderstorms and cooling and at the same toy party store floods also indeed substantially some

people say that this extreme heat wave that we're seeing and rust and also in other parts of europe coupled with the pakistani floods are evidence of global warming what to say well there. you see the system at the facts it was actually been very cold in the southern and sphere or northern russia as being cold and these things have happened before in particular the pakistan floods and the west russian heat wave happened one hundred and thirty two years ago all there about which is the situation in the. of magnetic lunar soil. so it's not surprising it happened and it more it indeed happened next year we've got to go to work on that the people who is trying which global warming or are ignorant who wish to mislead the public for political and for not sure and what significance does this one hundred thirty two year span have well if six storms

twenty two which is the magnetic socket of the sun and also seven times nineteen annoying teen years is is the lunar eclipse are called which means the moon and the sun in the earth who are going to be in about the same place multiples of nineteen years so you're saying that in one hundred thirty s. yes this could happen again indeed but. in england we have a series of three very works almost all of which corresponded to three very works on this one hundred thirty two years previously so it could. we were going to have a series of these things in russia and pakistan one of the main effects of this heat that we've seen in russia is that wildfires that break now it's all over the place including under the ground in peat bogs what's the effect on the environment or something like that well. the first thing to understand about it it makes the

air war so wallish people are saying while this is a whole you actually have to take off the effect of the four if you stand near a four it's warm those ash particles in the air were created at four thousand degrees centigrade the heaters gone out of them into the air so there's that extra heat tidy so to describe it is hottest over or something is it is just nonsense i mean you have to look back what are the hundred and thirty years ago or more there are. of tinned crops and so on which could burn easily there and. of course because of boredom forming probably more vulnerable to for us or are not sure but the minute a mental effect is just people getting you through through it through smoke and the range of commentary to the world does this very hot summer mean that we're now going to have a very cold winter. to come in pairs lot is true in the last winter was it was cold in much of europe and. in russia we are

working on that question because the obviously the pairs of hot summer cold winters don't carry on like that forever and they disappear often they come in through these but we need to work on let's talk in general about your long range forecasting explain to me in layman's terms how you do that well what we saw what happens on the song. dictates the circulation patterns of the globe do to a lot of magnetic connections particles coming from the sun and the moon modulating they see the impact of those particles so what we say really is well similar situation of the sun earth magnetic lunar total site in the pulse wookiee of similar weather patterns. and then to sometime in the future when the patterns repeat the clock with so we have to do

a lot of small things to understand but that doesn't belong to predict whether toit's and indeed to draw a lot of detail many months ahead on them for example we caught the correct tolling of the breakdown of the european world for example it was a little bit tough and a bit earlier on the we just call it correctly the. geezers happened in england over the last three so three summers up to this one zero seven zero eight zero nine zero s. coping thank you very much thank you.

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