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. on three people were killed and over thirty as a russian passenger plane with over one hundred catches fire while taxiing for takeoff and. welcome to the new year with over a million people venturing into a snowstorm in the heart of the russian capital while the international space station crew sends calls made congratulations from. the new year brings a new currency to study the baltic state becomes the latest member of the eurozone but many think it's a cold snap to celebrate but the tightening belts. welcome

the six pm new year's day here in moscow. and first of all at least. three people have been killed for a regional russian and lot of cold fire an exploded at an airport in the western siberian city good really good because joining us live now with the late developments good evening to you been following this story since it broke early this afternoon do we have a clearer picture of what went so badly wrong earlier. well can we do know that what happened first of all the incident happened around one pm mosco time in so good the plane was seconds away from takeoff it was ready to take off for moscow when one of the engines has caught fire and what happened afterwards actually was tending can chaos on board among more than hundred passengers on board were members

of one of russia's most famous pop groups and they have actually already spoken about what happened they were right witnesses of course and they said that first black smoke filled the cabin sparks went flying everywhere people of course started panicking climbing literally over the heads of one another in order to get out of the passenger's cabin of course authorities were of course very quick to evacuate the people after the vacation of the passengers was complete one of the turbans has one of the fuel tanks has exploded in the plane has burned down completely now as i said more than hundred people on board at least at least three have been confirmed dead right now. more than thirty have been hospitalized majority of them are suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but of course there are also burns and all of various sorts of other injuries at least four people are in very serious condition including a small child who is in on life support right now for we understand

a criminal investigation has been launched into the case there have been several versions of events of what could have happened the main investigation of course now the the main criminal case is now being launched into a necklace. and violation of safe to rules one of the versions of what could have transpired in order for this horrific tragedy to happen on the first day of the new year is that something may have been caught into the engine off an airplane but that is just one of the probably many versions so of course investigations are investigators are still working at the scene right now trying to determine what exactly happened. but we do know that most people as i said earlier are already being put in just a good hospital they're being treated for burns and carbon monoxide poisoning so we still have to wait for their thirty's to give us more detail on what could have caused this tragedy young fortunately this type of a. fool's been making

a lot of headlines lately and none of it positive. yes absolutely of course there was another and sudden involving to you on fifty four just a little over a month ago at the beginning of december one similar to yours just before burned it during a crash landing that most cars don't generate reports of course there was also two you won fifty four which was carrying president kaczynski polish president kaczynski on board that plane crashed in april of last year but we have to distinguish between the various. modifications of t. you want to you want to see for the plane that was carrying the polish president was one of the newest models it was but it was not a factor to unmask until two thousand and six it was taking out of nasa production afterwards but still some of those types of planes to you won fifty four m. are still being produced so the plane that the polish president was on board it was that relatively new plane now this particular plane which crashed in so good or which burned in so good earlier today is one of the older versions that was in

production from one thousand nine hundred five until two thousand until i'm sorry until one thousand nine hundred eighty five so it was at least twenty here twenty some years old so obviously some technical did. this could have been the cause of this incident ok it will be coming back to you as you get war details from the authorities for the course of the evening on r.t. thank you. the world host of the new year with russia marking it nine times last night williams took to the streets to bid farewell to twenty ten with moscow tradition at the center of the celebrations are to tell us have a join the revellers on roads. moscow is a city that reading no is houses 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. my wish is that my children are happy and successful that's the most important thing let me stop them in everyone's 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 sochi winter olympics. on red square itself numbers were limited to twenty five thousand those who braved the elements to claim their sponsor leon were 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 posse go is to listen to president nevada's new year address shown on big screens across the capital. but i was good as we see the old. we're 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 destroy a strong open and friendly country up. the evening's christian day was a shabby liz fireworks display over the mosque forever a burst of color setting the scene for the capitals from holiday the saying goes the good luck sticks to those who celebrate do you hear all moscow's red square whether or not to choose to believe that what's not in doubt is that those muscovites you must hear a spazz of this story love about the wealth of india twenty eleven did so in shoes

russian style alice habits our team of. those have so it's not a russia's limping city of sochi for warmer temperatures more exotic celebrations though snow there are of course plenty of palm trees in fact instead of the usual christmas for a tea party sarah first reports. i love. come to. russia. why. not. drop. that. we've got.

to let me tell you. the celebrations went on into the night there. reporting on the new year celebrations in russia resort city of sochi now most of us had just one moment to see the new year but there are six people out there who are able to do it sixteen times we're talking about the crew of the international space station who had one of the most exciting starts to the new year . and shared it with a talk about a prime seat the crew are watching not just one city or even the country celebrates its new year they get to watch the whole planet spin into its next. 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. and then.

down here what's your message. 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 their 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. yes hello daddy i love you so much you had the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew 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 of 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. 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 ahead for this plan with fire during new year's party starting to have some of those love of seeing in the new year with a bang might leave the tragic consequences. and report on the demise of india's

golden spice find out what's threatening the famous saffron crops and how local farmers are struggling to preserve them right now that's coming up in a few minutes as well. first people in the stone yet have not only seen the new year but also a new currency today the baltic states become the seventeenth member of the eurozone while official celebrates estonians fear the single currency will make their poor living standards even worse xander boyko reports. chatting about the bad and the worst these to france italy watch ans apart irina in her native a store near here in our land 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 than 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 you now have to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity found it will be partially used to month in our lands lavish social programs and only theory the arrangement will keep reach countries reacher and their pooling neighbors who are the. fad to estonia to start. this contributions. because. sixty three percent off from the. average we know ireland is. something one hundred twenty or even more one historian joined the european union in two thousand and four most of its residents saw the membership as their ticket to perspire ichy the country drastically cut social spending to three the

requirements and move have provoked little public discontent historians 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. 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 land is eight hundred. a job or get the new year and policymakers are trying to portray this issue as a matter of solidarity in the european union summit story and see it as a sign of discord in living standards of inequality in. the work of art.

this tony. online and you know website this new year's day. stripping. in school and turning it into a strip club whatever next find out who wants to textbooks for pole dancing. but they're like tangerines a christmas favorite are a must have new year feasts in russia and how the young people of cards here managed to bring the success gold to festive tables set up the dot com. 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 burns has also become a seasonal chore for hospitals as it is a go go rodney of explains next cheap substandard and often lethal fireworks can

lead to horrific consequences. two decades after consumer fireworks were first imported into russia they have become an essential part of the first of 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 court 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. 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 to point out that some of the fireworks on sale really aren't safe to fight the pavers at the popular moscow store.

with the. colorful packaging these chinese made imports are aimed at casual pirate 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 forwards do not comply with the russian legislation for example look at this parachute forward it's meant to go up street but it goes up at an angle it might seem trivial but the other four is off in the wrong direction in his suit. 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 and not defective fireworks hospitals in moscow alone expect to receive around one hundred patients these holidays but all hope to avoid large scale mishaps most of firework induced fire in the lame horse nightclub just over a year ago that killed more than one hundred fifty people.

well i've created a new worst warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying the first the third was probably with some good quality fireworks you got her on there are the last go. they today are tease traveling man james brown hits the road again this time heading to the ancient city of cost to immerse himself in legends and age old activities. was.

as i say off ice travels very shortly tonight now richard rohmer of suffered mock soul celebrations in indian kashmir but as it turns out followers there are struggling right now to preserve the costly a spice in the world as heavy industries and poor a geisha facility to damaging their crops artie's curran saying reports 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 yes but the saffron farmers in bump or unhappy lot with a half what it was a decade ago they blame the dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby but it isn't going to do as you tell i did and these factories don't use pollution

control devices you can see them spewing i dast twenty four hours a day that you are working hard to keep or fields for terrilyn increase their heels but the government doesn't take any action against the cement plant when i do. the fall out is that every year sees less snow fall than the last affecting the crop many farmers see there even thinking of selling their land the biggest problem is the adulteration of saffron sheep big brands of saffron sell briskly here on the streets of three know that and it is virtually impossible for you and me to distinguish between these and the real thing this has done to 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 i should i stalk it well nobody can guarantee whether it's genuine so there isn't much demand if the government is ready to do

a thing to kate what is 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 who have been raised issues because it's very good for one's health in this cold weather that 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 it a geisha in facilities but the farmers are yet to see any action do they do this cash crop could well continue its slow decline got and seeing r g bump or. i prefer some other international headlines now at least twenty one people have been killed over seventy for a car bomb exploded outside

a church in egypt the service had 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 now and yet claimed responsibility for the attack and some officials have pointed the finger at al qaeda. really is bracing itself for more floods even though much of the northeast already lies submerged under water and mud the regional center of rockhampton is preparing for an anticipated ten meter rise in its river this is expected to flood half the city the disaster is affecting around two hundred thousand people bunny of whom are cut off by land and relying on military transport for food and water it's estimated the cleanup will cost billions of dollars. libya's president over medallists has reversed a decision to sharply increase fuel prices after a wave of nationwide protests a decree introduced last week would have seen the cost of petrol and diesel saw by up to eighty three percent after the government said it could no longer afford to maintain a freeze on prices but after

a week of violent protests rallies said he would answer people's wishes and cancel . was more news at r.t. dot com of course our home page here a special new year's eve edition of the moscow out is coming up in just about five minutes time it's a new year special but now it's the business news review of the year 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 to 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 reports 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 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 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 feel 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's 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. plans for this marketplace we cannot go into with intel was just a stone's throw every market that we operate in 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 markets operate is a bad thing and more than rising numbers of holidaymakers analysts believe as disposable incomes rise russians will be looking for more just nations 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 producers down three point eight billion dollars the price tag effectively doubles the value of the russian company which fund down long sold its stake in summer it will bring pepsi co into the leading position on the russian food and beverage market adding twenty largest friends in the country to companies. shop take this all but you can always find most stories on our website.

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