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nineteen forty five gold dot com. topping i knew years the pretty cold didn't stop russia's revelers from seeing in twenty eleven across all of its time so. they're also celebrations in space as the crew orbiting earth send a seasonal message to those thousands of kilometers below. but as it said on a happy meal you go does the country becomes the latest to sign up to the currency and meet fears it will force costs up and drive living standards down.

welcome this is r t it's now three pm new year's day here in moscow my name's kevin zero in on the new year's rolled out around the world with russia marking it nine times twenty eleven began in front of a stock on the pacific coast eventually read. in the baltic city of kaliningrad as ever went to children stop williams of russians from celebrating it was a moscow's revellers. moscow is a city that reading no news houses for 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 simple using them better let me help them in everyone health and happiness let them ski and fly and have you no enemies. 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. 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 a posse go is to listen to president nevada's new year address shown on big screens across the capital. but i was a good witness 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 a strong open and friendly country. the evening's christian day was a fabulous. fine display over the mosque at last of qana kissing the sea. good luck sticks to. whether or not. irresponsible this story so well to the. russians. well over a thousand kilometers south of the capital still in russia people in the olympic city of sochi have been marking new year two but a lot moscow outdoor events there took place on the palm trees instead of the standard christmas for tea party sarah first reports.

love. of her russian. troops. people. that. let me tell you. they did into the night see sarah furthur on the new year's celebrations in russia's resort city of sochi now where most of us had one moment to see in twenty eleven there's one group of people who

get to do it many times is the team on board the international space station who arguably had the most unique start to the new year. and shared it with. talk about a prime seat the couvade i assess 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 to 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 very picture of you and then pick billion of us down here what is your message to the world new year. happy new year we wish everyone good health love happiness success in all their new beginnings and plenty of rewarding achievement 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 read man their warmest words were saved the loved ones in space. hello daddy i love you so much you are the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew of the s.s. are the only ones to spend new year in splendid 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 and people if they ask but it won't be soon because we have a year of hard work ahead. the i.s.o.'s crew is spending 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. 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. now in a few minutes to investigate how some revelers are literally playing with fire the night before the russian sky but as we hear a bit later in the program poor quality substandard flowers can turn part in something from the tragedy. at a warning coming up also kashmir south through farmers are left with a nasty taste in their mouths are. killing their vital crops while cheap fakes flood the market again report coming up for you. father for magic kingdom a fairy tale village near moscow bringing joy to visiting children but also raising

concerns over whether it's worth the money spent on. a stone is starting to eleven with by machines dishing out a new currency is the baltic state becomes the seventeenth member of the euro zone xander boyko for our team has been discovering that while officials are celebrating the historic switch stoughton's for their poor living standards are about to get a whole lot worse. chatting about the bad and the worse these two france italy will sions apart irina and her native the store near here are lent but they have one concern on their minds how to make it in this tough economic times march according to rena their 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 is able to support her child with the study and say for air tickets to visit her parents here in a stone here 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 mundine our lands lavish social programs analysts say the arrangement will keep reach countries to reach or and their poor me verse poor. tourists. to. this. because. sixty three percent of. you know.

one hundred twenty or even more when a story you join the european union in two thousand and four most of. the membership is their ticket to perspire achieve 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 avoid obligations if you're. taken to the club if your summary fleer 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 what a joblessness thornier would get in the year and policymakers are trying to portray

this issue as a matter of solidarity in the european union some a story and see it as a sign of discord in living standards and inequality in shouldering the hardship of the work of art tallinn estonia. online today few dot c dot com a website fiesta fever the russian capital opens his international christmas festival of this year is dedicated entirely to spain we fancy finding out more about that take a look at our home page on t.v. dot com and also mary surprise for father frost as the russian santa gets slapped with a fine perish the thought discover why again at our tea dot com. farmers

in indian kashmir hope the new year will bring them better luck in growing the world's costliest spice suffer as much prized but as artie's charan singh explains next heavy industry is damaging their delicacy. saffron is a spice with meat costing four thousand u.s. dollars a kilogram this price is used in medicine and south asian cuisine. here yet for the saffron farmers in. unhappy lot with half what it was a decade ago they blamed a dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby. these factories pollution control devices you can see them twenty four hours a day here working hard to keep. the government doesn't take any action against the cement plant. the fallout is that every year. the last

crop many farmers see they're even thinking of selling their land the biggest problem is being. cheap. here on the streets and it is virtually impossible for you and me to distinguish between these and. this has. 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. refused to stock saffron. one cannot be sure the quality. so there isn't much demand for the government. here. but there are those who still swear by saffron houseboat. saffron every morning especially in winter. or from to milk.

because it's very good for one's health in this cold weather it helps reduce congestion in my back it also goes away. that will bring some cheer. second year of plummeting prices the government had pledged eighty million dollars six months ago to improve it it gives facilities but the farmers are yet to see any action do they do this cash grab could well continue its slow decline garden seeing r t bump or unfortunate news story coming into us now to start the year we're hearing that an engine on board a russian passenger jets exploded while it was taxiing in western siberia one person is thought to have been killed it was a to pull off one five four plane that was to fly from sort of good to moscow they were under thirty passengers and crew on board we're hearing initially that many have suffered burns and the engine explosion followed a fire that engulfed the engine as the plane headed for the runway i guess it was

as it was revving up ready to take off it's understood that the jet has been completely destroyed in the resulting fires to say what we know at the moment is that we're hearing that one person has been killed details coming through in early days at the moment we'll bring you more of course as we know it unfortunate story to start the new year. let's take a look now at some other world news on this first day of twenty eleven a car bomb exploded in front of the christian church in egypt as worshipers were leaving new year's mass at least twenty one died and more than seventy others were wounded the blast led to clashes with those emerging from the church then storming a nearby mosque no one's admitted responsibility for the attack which comes amid rising sectarian tensions. a series of tornadoes have battered america's midwest killing at least six dozens more were injured is when spurred by unusually warm weather ripped through homes the storms also brought power lines plunging more than one hundred thousand people in mississippi darkness for new year's eve. north

korea's new year message calls for better ties with the south yang says it's willing to overcome tensions following a challenge of a south korean island in november which killed four people it was a response to solve war games near the disputed maritime border which were heavily criticised as provocative in the message the north also vowed to significantly strengthen its military. fireworks or must have a new year's celebration is spectacular but can be highly dangerous too as we all know bought by the ton for russia's biggest party which this year left over twenty people injured as igor never ports next it's often down to many lethal substandard fireworks leading to horrific 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 huge problem is that many of these m. 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 damage 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 but anyone most don't find out they've bought a defective firework until it's too late the. really aren't safe to fight the pavers that the popular moscow store. with their 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. most of the do not comply with the russian legislation for example look at this version it's meant to go up street goes up at

an angle it might seem trivial but. in the wrong direction hit syrian. authorities admit drug imports do get through but then says that it's up to people to at least try to buy from licensed suppliers still although some of the injuries will be for misuse and defective fireworks hospitals in moscow alone expect to receive around one hundred patients these holidays but all hope to avoid large scale mishaps much the firework induced in the lame for smart club just over a year ago that killed more than one hundred fifty people. well i fear that the new worst warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying the path of virtue of probably with some good quality if i were to go on there are the last go . russians now get a ten day break to see in the new year and the next hour martin andrews checks out some of the best places to raise a glass or two. even though it's not in the sky pretty it's like awesome

wonderland the greens and new year's eve all rolled into schoolboy i think but anyway moving on to moscow our team of film in somebody's incredible place is crazy and let's take a look at some live from. moscow districts build a winter wonderland for children to visit father frost the russian santa claus say makes them bring you all the excitement they expect this tell me year but not everyone smiling as outings sean thomas found out. good models in the snow made in our true icons of the russian new year 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 and 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 d.s. motos through the village post office through it all the children here can become a part of gitmo rose's magical world. which we went to his bedroom and his dining hall and his guest room. aside from the fantasy of it all there is also a practical side to the village. yet not rose's 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 in 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 the new year as a holiday when children's wishes come true it's a very fun holiday children get presents what are not about father frost has 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. and wish the bubbles of fate that the new year will be brighter for all. john thomas archie moscow.

all the more details coming through now by the developing news story of a mention a couple of minutes ago that a russian passenger jets caught fire we're hearing what an engine exploded shortly before it took off in western siberia the latest is again that one person has been killed three other people missing this afternoon it happened in the sort of good seat was the plane was a total of one five four was about to depart for moscow from sort of good there over one hundred people on board of the time we're hearing as well sadly that many have suffered severe burns this afternoon it's understood that one of the plane's engines exploded after it was engulfed by fire while the jet was heading for the runway it's understood the plane has been completely destroyed so as we get more details on this we'll of course date you here r.t. unfortunate way to start the new year next as catch up with the latest business it's not in fact the latest business she's looking back at

a review of the year to take a look. they're welcome to this special business program here at r.t. looking at some of the highlights of two thousand and ten. russia is a become the top european tourist market within the next ten years as according to your second largest tour operator thomas cook market is expected to grow by a double digit percentage as the wealth of russia's one hundred forty two million population increases we're doing a question of a report turkey egypt 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 a 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 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 we do have 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 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 second largest to operate at thomas cook has teamed up with russia's immuno will interest travel agency thomas cook will invest up to forty five million dollars to meet russian demand for beach and family holidays with

a person's. growth plans for this marketplace we cannot go into with intel was just thrown still every market that we operate because of the circuit because we're going to be the same in russia so clearly we want to be either going to war or number two in the russian markets are 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 the nation's and new services. business r.t. . in two thousand and ten merger and acquisition deals were among the top market drivers of the consumer goods sector is ahead of the trend the world's largest retailer wal-mart lost its tolls to enter the russian market as a russian expert retail group stole the deal to acquire a discount to pay a one point one billion dollars. seven hundred stores to the country's biggest retailer excise market share is expected to reach thirty percent in moscow leaving

significant room for growth according to its. shop day for this hour but you can always buy most henri's on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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