brightened a few new songs from silence to. start on t.v. dot com. i believe three people have been killed in over thirty injured as a russian advance and to play with over one hundred on board couches all the time seemed to take off in the west in siberia. the world welcomed in the new year with a million people venturing into a snowstorm to celebrate in the whole of all of the russian capital on the international space station crew sends calls made congratulations from high up on. last the new year brings a new currency to estonia as the baltic states become the latest member of the year

is a good many think it's of course not the style of racing but for tightening belts. a very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow with me alice here but at least three people have been killed after a regional russian airliner caught fire and exploded at an airport in the western siberian city of sort of goot. the latest 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 ken 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 which is of course they said that first black smoke filled the cabin sparks went flying everywhere people of course started terry king climbing literally over the heads of one another in order to get out of the passenger's cabin we were able to escape through only one exit so everyone was crawling on doing their stairs but some fell down and limped away. having to write down our belongings that burned in the plane to claim compensation 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 and now as i said more than hundred people on board 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 or 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. 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 u r t you wanted to for the plane that was carrying the polish president was one of the newest models it was but it was not a factor to in mass until two thousand and six it was taken out of mass production

afterwards but still some of those types of planes to you want fifty four m. 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 some years old so obviously some technical difficulties could have been the cause of of this incident. now the world titles to the new year with russia at nine a time for the celebrations began about of all stalled on the pacific coast eventually reaching the baltic city of. millions took to the streets to bid farewell to twenty ten with most going to dish near the center of the celebrations more exotic festivities take place in south than we can in the city of salt where there's no snow with plenty of palm trees among the usual christmas. but if you

were lucky to have the most scenic celebrations the international space station and i'll share it with them. to talk about a prime seat the crew they are in a sense a watching not just one city or even the country celebrates its new year they get to watch the whole planet spin into it's next to some here in mission control in moscow on a live linkup i asked them just how they feel about it i don't know my name from boston from russia today television merry christmas and happy new year their fix their fix and even down here what is your message. 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 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. hello 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. often lead to their fower playing with carrie hears the same. telephone revellers lover thing the new year in with a bang my plea to tragic consequences. and the demise of india's golden spines find out what's threatening the famous suffering crumbs that . farmers are struggling to put up with a few minutes time here on our scene. now people in a stone you have not only seen in the new year but also

a new currency the baltic states become the seventeenth member of the usa but one official fell upright estonians fear the thing all currency will make their poor living standards even worth of the boy who reports. 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 was like here in the 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 and only three the arrangement will keep reach countries richer and their poor me verse poorer. what to us tell me just. is this contributions. because. sixty three percent of the. rich do 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 current. drastically cut social spending to feed the requirements a move that provoked little public discontent still means just tighten the belt 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. to avoid obligations if you're. taken to the club with your summary fleer and inviting smile this group has become opposed to 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 euro's that's what joblessness thornier get in the year and about policy makers are trying to portray this issue as a matter of direction in the european union create some historians see it as a sign of discord in living standards and inequality in shouldering the hardship of the work of art in tallinn estonia. now online all new look where this new year's day surfing down an old american school until they get into a strip club find out who wants to swap textbooks for pole dancing.

to find out why it's hundred readings or a milestone of a new year be used in iraq so now the young republican was here manages to bring the suit gold to table. russians also asking the big on new year's celebrations but it doesn't always end up being this fireworks have become something of a seasonal tradition but tracing bones has become a seasonal chore for hospitals as you get a little bit of experience cheap substandard and even lethal fireworks can lead to her record 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. 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 but anyone most don't find out they want a defective firework until it's too late to find out that some of the fireworks on sale really aren't safe 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 forward it's meant to go up street. it might seem trivial but. in the wrong direction in his 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 much the firework induced in the lame for smart club just over a year ago which killed more than one hundred fifty people. well i've created a new worst warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying the path of virtue of probably with some good quality if i were to go out or i'd never at the last go. one lady to

say all teens travel out james brown explores russell as being used to being in the ancient city of custom on. we're really.

just. now rich raymer of south from the liberations an indian a kashmir but is it turns out follows all struggling to preserve the costliest spice in the world as have industries and poor area geisha facilities damaged crops charan singh explained. 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 on board unhappy lot with. what it was a decade ago they blamed a dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby well isn't going to do as utilized in these factories don't use pollution control devices you can see them spewing a dust twenty four hours a day we're working hard to keep our fields for terrilyn 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 beer grounds or saffron so briskly here on the streets of free no 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 goods are inward now refused to stock saffron. w. when one cannot be sure the quality why should a stalker but nobody can guarantee whether it's genuine so there isn't much demand if the government is ready to do your thing to kate what is chilled 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.

from to milk haven't been raised issues because it's very good for one's health in this cold weather it helps reduce chest 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 and facilities but the farmers are yet to see any action do they do this cash crop could well continue its slow decline cart and seeing r t bump or. now for a brief look at the first major headlines of twenty eleven and at least twenty one people have been killed a neighbor seventy injured after 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 all of them all of the attack angry

christians attacked police and stormed a nearby mosque sparking a clash with muslims no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but some officials have pointed the finger at. some forty inmates at a low security prison in the u.k. it began the review by is that five of the facility one hundred specialist police officers were called in to deal with the president is after they began to splash windows as the clock struck midnight the riot police broke out after the inmates refused to take alcohol breathalyzer tests lack of security at open prisons in the u.k. has long been controversial and debate recently intensified after five convicted killers were found to be wandering and out of jail while serving their time. doing more rusev has been sworn in as brazil's first ever female president the sixty three year old takes savor the reigns from needed a silver put forward as the success she comes to help was

a time of sustained political and economic growth for a country where you know how it all girls speech call for the eradication of poverty and greater education and development. now a park in moscow is offering a special holiday treat to children in this visit to father for all the russian found a cold he and his granddaughter come to their residence for christmas and new year but as long as you sean thomas discovered it's not all smiles in the winter wonderland. the snow maiden are true icons of the russian new year spreading the joy throughout the whole. the season while their official address is in the 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 that they can feel their real fairytale here at the moscow site kids can play around the new year's tree party hard to talk to the main characters and even send

a letter to dead motorists through the village post office through it all the children here can become a part of his magical world. that really would seem like into 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 from about the start 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 oh my god 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 really did not did when we joined hands in a circle inside the house and made our wishes and then bubbles fell on us. and wished. bubbles of faith that the new year will be brighter for all. sean thomas archie moscow. now the washing capital is renowned as one of the world's top spots for its rich culture entertainment and trendy nightlife most all of the best places to be in fear in the face he is coming your way next hour but

here's a quick preview just. moving on the most guards who were killed in 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 in. a place amazing city called so many with the venue is impressive and you can also try special tricks each month created i guess. the world's mixologists international experience a cocktail making and introducing famous drinks here she is. time now for the business review of the. way.

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 becoming 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 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 is 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 women and greek holiday operators aren't the only ones eyeing the russian traveller 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 a person's. growth plans for this marketplace we cannot go into battle with intel

was just a stone's throw over market that we operate in the because of the circuit because of where i'm 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 destinations 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 ex-pat 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 expires while the show is expected to reach thirty percent in moscow leaving significant room for growth according to at.

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