we'll. bring you the latest. from. the future however. at least three people have been killed and over thirty injured as a russian passenger plane with over one hundred on board crunches are seeing for takeoff in western siberia. the world welcomed in the new year with a for a million people venturing into a snowstorm to celebrations in the heart of the russian capital while the international space station crew sends cosmic congratulations from the. last of the new year brings a new currency to estonia as the baltic states become the latest member of the euro zone but many think it's so cool it's not the celebrating of her time about.

a very warm welcome see this is r.t. live from moscow with me alex habits at least three people have been killed after a regional russian airliner a court of exploded at an airport in the western siberian city of sort of boot. the nation's developments. 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 heading and 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 eyewitnesses of course 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 authorities were of course very quick to evacuate the people after the vacation of the passengers was complete one of the fuel tanks has exploded in the plane has burned down 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 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 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 of course there was also two you on fifty four which was carrying out 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 are. do you want just before the plane that was carrying the polish president was one of the newest models it was but it was not a factor to a mast until two thousand and six it was taken out of mass production afterwards but still some of those types of planes to you want to see for em are still being produced so the plane that the polish president was on board it was

a relatively new plane now this particular plane which weren't in so good earlier today is one of the older versions that was in production from one thousand nine hundred five it was at least twenty year twenty some years old so obviously get some technical difficulties could have been the cause of all of this incident. the wild tasted the new year with russia marking it not hein at times the celebrations began and lot of athol on the pacific coast eventually reaching the baltic city of kaliningrad millions to the streets to bid farewell to twenty ten with moscow to dish me a sense of all the celebrations for exhausting festivities took place in the southern regions like in the limbic of salt sea where there's no snow but plenty of palm trees among the usual christmas for icy but if you were to have been wasting nique celebration on board the international space station. and share that with.

talk about a prime seat the crew they are in a 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. but here at mission control in moscow on a live link up i asked them just how they feel about it i know my name from boston from russia today television merry christmas and happy new year fix it. fix them in down here what's your message to the. 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. followed 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 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 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 ahead for you this hour playing with fire during power to investigate how. being here in the back. to traffic homes. and the demise of envy is done by spying down what's the right thing the payment for the problem and how long. as a struggling. time here on our side. people in a stone your have not only seen in the new year but also a new currency the baltic states become the seventeenth member of the euro zone but while officials celebrate a stern ins fear the single currency will make their poor living standards even

worse. chatting about the bad and the worst this to 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 he said i knew if irish people had a chance to experience what life was 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 studio now has to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity fund that will be partially used to mundine our lands lavish social programs analysts say the arrangement will keep reach countries richer and their poor me

verse poorer. what to us tell me to start. this contributions. because. our. 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 most of its residents some of the membership as their ticket to perspire ichy the country drastically cuts. social spending to three 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 lose. to avoid obligation if you're. taken to the club with 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 euro's that's what a joblessness thornier would get in the year and about policy makers are trying to portray this issue as a matter of solidarity in the european union some historians see it as a sign of discord in living standards of inequality in shouldering the hardship of the work of art. is tony. online a lot of new local website this new year's day. and older americans call and turning it into. five. textbooks. and find out why tangerines are. young republic

here manages to bring the central goal to a different table. now russians all certainly big. but it doesn't always end up being this for my works have become something of a seasonal tradition. has become a seasonal shaw for hospitals got all that experience cheap substandard and nice still fireworks can need to have refit consequences. two decades after consumer for work through 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 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 for work until it's too late to point out that some of the fireworks on sale really aren't safe all of the side the pavers at the popular moscow store. with the 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 russian legislation for example look at this parachute it's meant to go up street. it might

seem trivial but. in the wrong direction in his suit. authorities admit drug imports do get through but then says that it's up to people to please try to buy from licensed suppliers still although some of the injuries will be from misuse and not defective firewood 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 so bethia i'm enjoying the furthest verge of probably with some good quality fireworks you've got her on there are three last go while in the next hour challenging. used to be.

we're going to be returning. just. now rich aroma of sound from molecules celebrations in indian kashmir but as it turns out foam is

a struggling to preserve the costliest spice in the well there's heavy industries and poor irrigation facilities damaged crops charan singh explains. 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. unhappy lot with their yield half what it was a decade ago they blamed a dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby. these factories do not use pollution control devices you can see them spewing out 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 fallout 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 cheap big brands of saffron so briskly here on the streets are three know that and it is virtually impossible for you and me to distinguish between these and the real thing this is 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 should a stalker but nobody can guarantee whether it's genuine so there isn't much demand for more if the government is ready to thing to kate what is to me and 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 from to milk haven't been raised issues because it's very good for one's health in

this cold weather that it helps reduce chest congestion in my back it also goes away that will bring some cheer to the saffron farmers who feast. a second year of plummeting prices the government had pledged eighty million dollars six months ago to improve it again facilities but the farmers are yet to see any action till they do this cash crop could well continue its slow decline cut and saying r t bump or. the first major headlines are twenty eleven and twenty one killed and they were seventy injured after a car bomb exploded outside a church in egypt the service that just turned to worshipers with leaving the building when the blast went off in the altar of the attack angry christians a time to police and stormed in nearby mosque a clash with muslims no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but some officials have pointed the finger at one point. some forty inmates at

a low security prison in the u.k. began the new year by fessing the facility one hundred specialist springs officers were called in to deal with the prisoners after they began to smash windows as the clock struck midnight the riots broke out after the inmates refused to take the whole breathalyzer tests lack of security at oakland prisons in the u.k. has been controversial and debate recently intensified after five convicted killers were found to be wandering in and out of jail while serving their time. all straight india is bracing itself for more floods even though most of the northeast already lies the merged on the water and mud the regional center of a rock camp is preparing for an anticipated ten meter rise in its river which is expected to harm the city the disaster is affecting around two hundred thousand people many of the cost of land military air transport for food and water it's

estimated the cleanup cost billions of dollars. apart in moscow was offering a special holiday treat to children in the city a visit to father frost the russian santa claus he and his granddaughter come to their moscow residence for christmas and new year but as. thomas discovered it's not all smiles in the winter wonderland. did models and 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. 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 hard to talk to the main characters and even send a letter to dead motos through the village post office through it all the children

here can become a part of a magical world. widely which is why you 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 in turn program come about 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. 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 moment what they know me as a holiday when children's wishes come true it's a very fun holiday children get presents what i knocked about from the frost has is that it was magical i read it not to. when we join hands in a circle inside the house and made our wishes and then bubbles fall on us. and wish you the bubbles of faith that the new year will be brighter for all. sean thomas archie moscow. and the capital is renowned as one of the walls top spots for its rich culture entertainment and trendy waltz go on to explore all the best places to be and see in the city it's coming your way in the ten minutes time

but has a quick. everyone the last guards we were filming some incredible places in it for instance and let's take a look at some of our favorite. place to enjoy high res drinks in the capital is the city space and lounge located inside. a place amazing this is a cultural menu with a venue is a person and you can also try special drinks each month created by guest. the world's mixologists international experience of cocktail making and introduced the famous drinks here cheers. i saw now for the latest business review of the year was solid.

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 reports turkey a.j. 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 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 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 and last up to forty five million dollars to meet russian demand for beach and family holidays with purses. this marketplace we cannot go into truth 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. it's a great is a bad thing and more than writing 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 known sold its stake in summer it will bring pepsi co into the leading position on the russian food and beverage market i think twenty largest friends in the country the company's.

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