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breaking news this hour at least one person is dead and three are missing as a russian passenger plane with one hundred. catches fire while taxiing for takeoff in western siberia and explodes after passengers. welcome to the new year with over a million people venturing into a snowstorm just celebrated in the heart of the russian capital while the international space station crew congratulations from high above. the new year brings a new currency to the stone here is the baltic state becomes the latest member of the eurozone but many think it's of course not for celebrating but for tightening

belts. welcome this is our team it's now four pm new year's day here in moscow my name's kevin and i'm fortunate used to start the year breaking news this hour at least one person has reportedly been killed after a regional russian airliner caught fire an exploded at an airport in the eastern siberian city of sort of good art is really good because on the phone with the latest developments arena what do we know about this incident so far ok everybody point of course all the details are still murky and very the information that we're getting is very but like you said one person is dead is it fifty two year old woman at least twenty have very. burns the varying degrees of the that at least twenty five people have received poisoning. the incident happened at the sir good airport

earlier today when the plane that was destined for most caught fire while it was taxiing for takeoff wasn't in the air it was just before takeoff it was it was taxiing towards the landing strip and that's when something happened now some versions of events say that a foreign object may have been may have managed to get into an engine other reports are saying that a fire broke out suddenly in one of the turbans so what exactly has caused the fire why one of the fuel tanks exploded is still not clear now like i said there was an explosion but that was after a fire broke out and people were evacuated according to one of the eyewitnesses. people realize that something was definitely going wrong when their one spark started flying when their black smoke started filling the passenger's cabin panic

broke out and people started literally climbing over each other's heads in order to get out of the plane so we understand that possibly some of the injuries may have resulted also from the chaos that broke out during the emergency evacuation we also know that three people are still missing unaccounted for at this moment and we also know that the authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the case at this point is looking at. as a violation of safety safety regulations and negligence but of course the list a geisha is still in its early stages so what exactly has caused the fire and the consequent explosion is still too early to say now there were more than one hundred passengers on board a hundred sixteen to be precise a crew members we do not know the details of which which passengers received which. course. taken to hospitals those people the. course we're still waiting

for further information from the airport authorities and. there's a good authorities about this incident also we have to remember this is a tier one fifty four and this is the second incident involving this particular plane. and about a month's time the latest incident was of course in moscow in stemberg. airlines. crash during the emergency. airport what exactly of course has caused this particular incident is yet not quite determined so we have to wait for the investigation. or i really delicious thanks for bringing us the latest on what you know that i'm telling some of from moscow well the two you won't find for that explosion so the good is a modification of russia's most widespread plane with around a thousand of them produced since nine hundred sixty eight the three engine medium

range passenger plane is still one of the main work courses in russia's domestic aviation industry it reaches speeds of over nine hundred kilometers an hour and is among the fastest in its class despite being criticized for its safety records experts say all the fatal incidents were not due to phones with the aircraft designed. for more on this story as we get it. now the world toasted the new year with russia marking it nine times millions took to the streets to bid farewell to twenty ten was moscow traditionally at the center of the celebrations the silence had to join the revelers on red square. moscow is a city that reeling knows how to throw a new year's backlash. 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 passy. my wish is it my children are happy and successful that's the most important thing that i mean it's not that we wish them and everyone health and happiness let them ski and fly and have you know 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. the music

only stopped for a policy goal is to listen to president nevada's new year address shown on big screens across the capital. but it was or start a good look as we see the old year out we remember it's joyful and sad moment 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 fireworks display over the mosque forever a burst of color setting the scene for the capital's fun holiday this. good luck sticks to celebrate. whether or not to believe that. your response on this story to well to me it's eleven did so in russian style.

not to russia's lympics if you saw chief warmer temperatures and more exotic celebrations no snow there indeed plenty of palm trees instead of the usual christmas for the first reports. love. of her russian winter. cold. climate. that. brought about. the people. with all the. people. that. the twenty four. let me tell you. about

the sarah ferguson of the new year celebrations in russia's resort city of sochi. who most of us had one moment to see in the new year but there are six people who are able to do it sixteen times they're the crew of the international space station who had won the most exciting starts to the new year arguably. shared it with. talk about a prime seat the coup the high 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 the 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 best picture of you and then pick any and of us down here what's your message and it will.

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 because mick congratulations father 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. yes follow daddy i love you so much you are the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew that i assess 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. still adhir this out playing with fire during new year's parties best mates have been. saying. it with a big bag whitening to tragic consequences. and the demise of india's golden spice found out what's threatening the famous stuff from crops and how local pharmacies struggling to preserve the last minutes time. people in the stoli have not only

seen a new year but they've also got new money to use now as the baltic state becomes the seventeenth member of the of the eurozone but while officials celebrated as historic a stone in sphere the single currency will make their poor living standards even worse i was on a boy her explains more. chatting about the bad and the worst these two france italy will sions apart irina and her native the store near here are learned but they have one concern on their minds how to make it in this tough economic times march according to rena the definitions of hardship couldn't be more different if irish people had a chance to experience what life is like here in a stone i think there would have been no rallies in dublin they simply don't appreciate what they have if you are on welfare when dystonia you simply can't make ends meet the gap in living standards within the european union is huge but it may

get even bigger is tony now has to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity fund it will be partially used to munting our lands lavish social programs and only theory the arrangement will keep reach countries reacher and their poor remembers poor. tourist. is this. because. sixty three percent of. the we know. something one hundred twenty or even more one historian joined the european union in two thousand and four for most of its residents so would the membership as their ticket to perspire achieve the country drastically cut social spending to feed the e.u. requirements and move have provoked little public discontent as to 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 lose. you can't 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 is proving far less alluring the average unemployment benefit in our line is eight hundred euro's that's what joblessness twenty and get the new year and about policy makers are trying to portray this issue as a matter of solidarity in the european union summit stony 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 and on your website this new year's day stripping down an old american school and turning it into

a strip club founder who wants to text books. to. find out what dream girl must have a new years in the city russia and the young republic of cause you have to bring this to go rescue. russians are certainly big on new year's celebrations but it doesn't always end in happiness fireworks have become something of a seasonal tradition but treating birds has become a seasonal chore for hospitals as you go explains cheap substandard and liesel far worse can lead 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 a huge problem is that many of these 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 by anyone most don't find out they've bought a defective firework until it's too late. already aren't. 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 parachute it's meant to go up st. it might seem trivial but. in the wrong direction in here soon. 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 from misuse of defective fireworks hospitals in moscow alone expect to receive around one hundred patients these holidays but all hope to avoid large scale mishaps emerge the firework induced fire in the lame force nightclub just over a year ago that killed more than one hundred fifty people. well i've created the new us warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying a fifth or third fourth probably. both are good quality for i worked either on the op the last go. just over an hour's time oxys travel or james brown hits the road

again this time heading to the ancients if you were most himself in legends and age old activities. will be.

next and richard rohmer of south park soul celebrations in indian kashmir but as it turns out farmers there are struggling to preserve the costliest spice in the world as heavy industries and poor irrigation facilities damage their crops car and saying explains more. 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 it turns out yes but the saffron farmers in bump or unhappy lot with their yield half what it was a decade ago or they blamed a dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby. these factories don't use pollution control devices you can see them spewing a dust twenty four hours a day we are working hard to keep our fields for term and increase their heels but the government doesn't take any action against the cement plant. the fall out is that every year sees less snow fall than the last affecting the crop many farmers

see they're even thinking of selling their land the biggest problem is the adulteration of cheap big brands of saffron sell briskly here on the streets or three know that and it is virtually impossible for you and me to distinguish between these and the real thing this has dented saffron's image 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 refused to stock saffron . w. when one cannot be sure the quality why should i stock it well nobody can guarantee whether it's genuine so there isn't much demand for more if the government is ready to do your thing to kate what is to mean suffering then i will start. but there are those who still swear by saffron houseboat owner but she had done to her saffron every morning especially in winter. or had some from to milk haven't been

raised issues 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 to the saffron farmers who face a second year of plummeting prices the government had pledged eighty million dollars six months ago to improve facilities but the farmers are yet to see any action do they do this cash crop could well continue its slow decline cut and sing r t bump or. we'll take you through a few of the first major headlines no twenty eleven people killed and over seventy injured after a car bomb exploded outside a church in egypt seriously just ended and worshippers were leaving the building when the blast went off in the aftermath of the attack angry christians attacked police and stormed a nearby mosque sparking a clash with muslims and no one to claim responsibility for the attack but some

officials have pointed the finger at al qaida. is bracing itself for more floods even though much of the northeast already lies submerged under water and mud the regional center of rockhampton preparing for mantissa pated ten meter rise in its river which is expected to flood the city with disasters affecting around two hundred thousand people many of whom are cut off by land and rely on military air transport for food and water it's estimated that clean it will cost billions of dollars. bolivia's president abel morality reversed a decision to shopping police fuel prices on a wave of nationwide protests a decree introduced last week would have seen the cost of petrol and diesel soar by up to eighty three percent of the government said it would no longer want to maintain the freeze on prices but after a week of violent protest with ali said he would answer people's wishes and council . well it's really up you know in a developing story the name at least one person has been killed off a regional russian airliner called fire an exploded at an airport in the eastern

siberian city of sort of boot there were over one hundred people on board the plane at the time at least ten passengers are said to have been injured because the latest pictures we've got coming through a fuel tank exploded after an engine caught fire during the taxiing of the plane reports suggested that all passengers and the crew were evacuated before that final blast the plane was completely destroyed in the explosion there is the plane calabria plane as you can see. on your screen right now to pull of one five four ok we'll update you on that as we get more special edition of moscow works just around the corner but it's a new year's day business special before that with charlotte. 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 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 double digit percentage as the wealth of russia's one hundred forty two million population increases within 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 tanned 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 ranging 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 that next year we believe the tourist sales will definitely grow and customers will have more spending power and there is still a trend which even the crisis is filled with russians do not cut costs on family holidays we expect this to be the fastest growing sector in twenty women 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 embarrass up to forty five million dollars to meet rushed and demand for beach and family holidays with a person. what is more we cannot go. through just. because of the circle because we're going to be the same russia so clearly we want

to be the global war on them but the russian market upgrades is a bad thing and more than rising numbers of holidaymakers analysts believe as disposable incomes rise russians will be looking for more destinations and new services. business r.t. in two thousand and ten merger and acquisition deals were among the top market drivers and the consumer goods sector was ahead of the trend u.s. based drinks giant pepsi co signed a deal to buy sixty six percent stake in russia's leading dairy produce the ball down the three point eight billion dollars price tag effectively doubles the value of the russian company which french long sold its stake in so much it will bring pepsico into the leading position on the russian food and beverage market having twenty largest friends in the country the company's. shop take this hour but you can always buy most stories on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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