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happy night new years the bitter cold didn't stop russians revelers from seeing him twenty that cross all it's time to. go also said operations in space as approval but they sent a signal message to those thousands of kilometers but there. are four stadiums it's an unhappy new as a country becomes the latest to sign up to the currency and it fears it will force costs up dr livingstone it's down.

there on the happy new year to you know watching the t.v. well the new year is running out to around the world with russia blocking it nine times twenty seven began and that evil stock on the pacific coast eventually reaching the baltic city of kaliningrad as ever when to chose didn't stop millions of russians from senate breaking. out his habits was among moscow's reference. i. moscow is a city that reading know these houses throw a new year's backers. and seeing in twenty eleven was no exception nearly one and a half million revelers descended on the russian capital downtown area turning it into a giant street policy. that's not my wish is it my children are happy and successful that's the most important thing that i mean it's not that i wish them and everyone health and happiness let them stay and fly and have you no enemies. wishing boys

and girls everywhere a very happy new year. my warmest congratulations for the new year be healthy everyone and support our sochi winter olympics. on red square itself numbers were limited to twenty five thousand those who braved the elements to claim their spots early on when not disappointed on the stroke of midnight the kremlin's clock tower rang out. marking the beginning of the night's main celebrations. by the music only stopped for policy goes to listen to president nevada's new year address shown on big screens across the capital. but i was are starting with this we see the old year out we remember it's joyful and sad. and hope that next year will be good and

successful for all of us and for our country we will build a modern russia together that is a strong open and friendly country. the evening's christian day was a fabulous firework display over the mosque forever a burst of color setting the scene for the capital's fun holiday this. good luck sticks to the. reds where they were not. here. to welcome a. russian style. but over a thousand kilometers south of the capital russia people in the olympics. but unlike moscow. took place on the palm trees instead of the standard christmas for.

i love. her russian when. we go to sleep people. wonder that. they're on the new year celebrations in russia city of sochi. one moment to see.

there's a group of people who get to do it many times but the international space station. tom bot. talk about a prime seat the coup the highest sense a watching not just one square city or even the country celebrates its new year they get to watch the whole planet spin into its next all but little sun and here in mission control in moscow on a live link up i asked them just how they feel about it hello my name's tom barton from russia today television my christmas and happy new year there are six of you and then pick any and of us down here what's your message to the world at new year . happy new year we wish everyone good health love happiness success in all their new beginnings and plenty of rewarding achievements

in the upcoming year it was also a chance for others to send a cosmic congratulations for the frost was here greeting the cosmonauts children and praising their orbiting relatives but as much as the kids wanted to see the joy right now on their warmest words were saved the loved ones in space. that's followed daddy i love you still months you are the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew the s.s. are the only ones to spend new year and spend in isolation in moscow those participating in the simulated trip to mars and back over five hundred days have already been in their modules for seven months. we would like to hug everybody to shake hands even to kiss some people if they ask but it won't be soon because we have a year of hard work ahead of the i.s.o.'s crew especially a new year in about the most exotic location possible and they also have the unique advantage of being able to share the strikes of midnight repeatedly on up

a sense we have a chance to celebrate the new year several times we send our wishes to different control centers we start in the east and finish with houston we can celebrate all day but after the partying is over they'll still be watching over the planet because they are s.s. will remain in space for quite a while after the new year suffice to say that today's little chat provided a human touch to an otherwise very technical life. a few minutes we investigate how some revelers are literally playing with fire and night sky right across russia. quality fireworks can turn parties into tragedies. also national saffron farmers are left with a nasty taste in a bad position killing cops. thanks for. the process that you think fairytale of the major scale joint investing children

raises concerns of whether it's worth. estonia or starting twenty eleven with bank machines dishing out a new currency so baltic state becomes the seventeenth member of the euro zone. has been discovering that while officials are celebrating the historic switch the stones are poor living standards are about to get us. chatting about the bad and the worst these to france italy sions apart irina and her native. arland but they have one concern on their minds how to make it in these tough economic times according to rena the definitions of hardship couldn't be more different he said i knew if irish people had a chance to experience what life is like here in stony athens i think there would have been no rallies in dublin they simply don't appreciate what they have to take my friend for example she gets an employment payout each month and with this money

she's able to support her child to study and say for air tickets to visit her parents here in estonia if you are on welfare when a stone you simply can't make ends meet. the gap in living standards within the european union is huge but it may get even bigger slated to join the euro zone from january first dystonia now has to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity found that will be partially used to munting our lands lavish social programs and only three the arrangement will keep reach countries reacher and their poor neighbors who are. not fair to estonia to. this contributions. because our. sixty three percent off from the. average.

something one hundred twenty or even more one historian joined the european union in two thousand and four most of its residents so with their membership as their ticket to prosperity the country drastically cut social spending to feed the e.u. requirements a move that provoked little public discontent still means just tighten their belts and according to the country's finance minister they're ready to do it again this time to lead the irish continue wearing their cloth loose. you can to avoid obligation if you're. taken to the club with your summary fear and inviting smile this group has become a poster child for stoney's inclusion into the euro zone but the reality of this move is proving far less alluring the average unemployment benefit in our line is eight hundred that's more jobless this morning and we'll get the new year and

policymakers are trying to bridge trade as a matter of european union summit story and see it as a sign of discord in living standards and inequality in. the work of art the tallinn estonia. of course we update you twenty four hours a day on that and online let's give you a taste of who got lined up here at the party dot com this new year's day for us to feel that the russian capital opens its international christmas festival this year dedicated partly to spain. and the not so very surprise from the falstaff russian sun to get stuff to the fire as cover why.

fireworks are a must for any new year's celebration spectacular but also quite dangerous bought by the tongue for russia's biggest party of the year but never explains too many lethal substance used with reefing consequences. two decades after consumer fireworks were first imported into russia they have become an essential part of the festive tradition this holiday season russians will be setting off nearly one hundred million dollars worth of fireworks in their backyards and many of them will end up here in the burns unit but on the heart of a huge problem is that many of these am assumes fireworks do not work as advertised for example a firework doesn't quite ignite when it's meant to people pick it up and then it explodes burns i damaged blown off fingers we've got it all here authorities say there isn't enough control over the quality of the fireworks which can be sold

anywhere by anyone most don't find out they've bought a defective firework until it's too late to point out that some of the fireworks on sale really aren't safe the pavers that the popular moscow store. with colorful packaging these chinese made imports are aimed at casual part technics enthusiastic prices are dirt cheap less than ten dollars for an entire display i buy a few for testing by professionals. but most of the do not comply with the russian legislation for example look at this parachute forward it's meant to go up st. it might seem trivial but. in the wrong direction in head soon. authorities admit drug imports do get through but then says that it's up to people to police tried to buy from licensed suppliers still although some of the injuries will be from misuse and not defective fire one of hospitals in moscow alone expect to receive around one

hundred patients these holidays but all hope to avoid large scale mishaps much of the firework induced in the lame force my club just over a year ago killed more than one hundred fifty people. well i fear that the new worst warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying the death of virtual probably. with some good quality people i worked. on the last go. what if there's one city which knows how to party it's moscow coming up next our modern engine shows us the best places the most clout team visited in twenty ten. even though it's now it's pretty it's like alice in wonderland big green new year's eve all rolled into one. anyway maybe one of the most guards we were filming something credible places in the twenty's and let's take a look at some favorites. farmers

and indian kashmere hope the new year will bring them better luck in the world's costliest spikes some from these much prizefighters kind and seen explains heavy industries damaging the delicacy. saffron is a spice synonymous with meat costing four thousand u.s. dollars a kilogram this price being greedy and is used in medicine and south asian cuisine . here yet but the saffron farmers in poor unhappy lot with their half what it was a decade ago they blame the dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby. these factories and pollution control devices you can see them spewing dust twenty four hours a day here working hard to keep or fields for to increase their heels the government doesn't take any action against the cement plant. the fallout is that every year

sees less snow fall than the last affecting the crops many farmers see they're even thinking of selling their land the biggest problem is the adulteration of cheap big brands of saffron briskly here on the streets and it is virtually impossible for you and me to distinguish between these and the real thing this has done. and resulted in a drop in prices the availability of cheaper saffron from iran and spain has added to the problem with credibility at stake traders like. now refuse to stock saffron . when one can not be sure the quality of stock it won't matter to guarantee whether it's genuine so there isn't much demand for more if the government is ready to thank you kate. but there are those who still swear by saffron houseboat owner but she had done to her

saffron every morning especially in winter. or from to milk. because it's very good for one's health in this cold weather and that it helps reduce chest congestion in my back it also goes away. that will bring some cheer to the saffron farmers who feast. second year of plummeting prices the government had pledged eighty million dollars six months ago to improve facilities but the farmers i get to see any action do they do this gosh grow up could well continue its slow decline got in saying our g been bought. but that's because it's about that international stories on the first day of twenty a car bomb has exploded in front of a christian church in egypt it's a question as we're leaving new year's mass at least twenty one people have died and thirty others wounded the blasts led to clashes if there is an urgent call for an installment in nearby mosque and when i was admitted to hospital for the attack

which comes amid rising sectarian tensions. a series of tornadoes have battered america's midwest killing at least six people dozens more were injured when. a letter from. storm pounds plunging more than nineteen thousand people in mississippi to die from. live very close defeated leader is warning that things will get worse if he is forced out of their own supporters are said to be planning an assault on the hotel where his rival is holed up with u.n. peacekeepers the incumbent president refuses to quit in the days of couldn't was recognized as winning last month's elections bonnets which on the most hundred seventy three people so far. north korea's main message calls for a better price with the south. says it's willing to come tensions more than its

shelling of a south korean on them which killed four people attack was a response to soldiers who games with a disputed maritime. any criticised wanted message the north of them said to significantly strengthen its military. school district. has built a winter wonderland for children to visit for the frost the russian santa claus meets the excitement they expect at this time of the not everyone is smiling. good models and the snow maiden are true i conjure up the russian new here spreading love and joy throughout the holiday season while their official address is in the leaky they have a seasonal state of the art home in the outskirts of moscow as well i believe that this place is of great importance for all parents and children then they can feel their real fairytale here at the moscow site kids can play around the new year's tree card you can hardly talk to the main characters and even send

a letter to jihad motos through the village post office through it all the children here can become a part of his magical world. my life which is why we went to his bedroom and his dining hall and his guest room but aside from the fantasy of it all there is also a practical side to the village. helpers are part of a special college intern program some of them. it's all about the smile you know it's a joy to see a child smile we also learned how to make children believe our tale it is said that the land of the buildings in all of these decorations cost around thirty three and a half million dollars but it's not just for show the organizers say it's so that the people here can know the true meaning of the new year for nigeria high hopes hopes that we will accomplish more next year than we did this year hopes that we do more and correct the mistakes other people make politicians for instance we magicians have to correct the mistakes they make but life in the village isn't one

long fairy tale there are some grumblings the magic kingdom is costing too much and the money could have been better spent helping children directly despite that the city of moscow is pressing forward with plans to expand the project further in the coming years a move that is sure to continue to make the children who come here smile no matter what end. they know me as a holiday when children's wishes come true it's a very fun holiday children get presents which are not to bad for the cross ties is that it was magical i really did not did when we joined hands in a circle inside the house and made our wishes and then bubbles fall on us now to you and wish you the bubbles of faith that the new year will be brighter for all. you sean thomas archie moscow. by the couple of hours that we're off to one of russia's golden ring cities to discover more about the legendary folk hero and where the ancient ways of doing things are still the

best. i cut. the right to work something. james brown that all the business news in the shot that is up next day with us.

that welcome to this special business program here at all it's a looking at some of the highlights of two thousand and ten. russia is to become the top european tourist log. within the next ten years as according to your second largest tour operator thomas cook is expected to grow by double digit percentage as the wealth of russia's one hundred forty two million population increases when a question of reports turkey ajab and thailand these are the main destinations for russian tourists who go in search of the sun at the first sign of freezing weather back home about two million russians visit turkey one point six million go to egypt and over half a million go to thailand that picture changed in twenty tan with greece making a splash as the euro crisis presented russians with the chance of

a cheap holiday and greece could get a further boost in twenty eleven with operators in turkey and egypt already raising their prices greece attracted fifteen million visitors in two thousand and nine and ranking in the top twenty global destinations and is expected to strengthen that position as it hopes on booming markets such as china and russia would be two of the next year we believe the tourist sales will definitely grow and customers will have more spending power and there's still a trend which even the crisis failed to affect russians do not cut costs on family holidays which we expect this to be the fastest growing sector in twenty one and greek holiday operators aren't the only ones eyeing the russian traveler europe's second largest to operate at thomas cook has teamed up with russia's immuno will ensure his travel agency thomas cook will invest up to forty five million dollars to meet russian demand for beach and family holidays with

a person. who has more players we cannot go into towards just the firms. that we are crude to. the circuit because we're going to be the same russia clearly we want to be the number one or number two in the russian market. great is a bad thing and more than rising numbers of holidaymakers analysts believe as disposable incomes rise russians will be looking for more just a nation's and new services. business r.t. . in two thousand and ten merger and acquisition deals were among the top market drivers in the consumer goods sector is ahead of the trend the world's largest retailer wal-mart rolls its tolls to enter the russian market as the russian expert of retail group stole the deal to acquire discard to pay a one point one billion dollars. seven hundred stores to the country's biggest retailer expires market share is expected to reach thirty two percent in moscow

leaving significant room for growth according to ed. update for this hour but you can always buy most doris' on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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