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i believe three people have been killed in a row forty injured as a russian passenger plane with a bra on their on board account is time seeing the takeoff in a western siberia. the world welcomed in the new year with over a million people venturing into a snowstorm to celebrate in the heart of the russian capital while the international space station crew sends calls big congratulations from the i have. passed the new year brings a new currency to a stone here is the baltic states becomes the latest member of the euro zone but many think it's a cause not the celebrating but the tightening belt. at

least three people have been killed in over forty injured after a regional russian airliner cooled fire and exploded. in the western siberia and city of. the latest developments for us. 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

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 we were able to escape through only one exit so everyone was crawling on doing their stairs but some fell down and limped away we're now 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 now as i said more than hundred people on board at least three have been confirmed dead right now a majority of hospitalized are suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but of course there also 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 investigators are still working at the scene right now trying to determine what exactly happened of course there was also a cio on fifty. which was carrying a 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 see for the plane that was carrying the polish president was one of the newest models there 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 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 of that was in production from one thousand nine hundred five it was at least twenty some years old so obviously get some technical difficulties could have been the cause of this incident. well tasted the new year with russia mocking it nine times the celebration began about a dog on the pacific coast eventually we changed the baltic city of kaliningrad where millions to the streets to be well for twenty ten must go fish for me at the center of the summer pleasure for advancing festivities took place south in region by city of chain where there's knows they were plenty of home trees among the usual preference for icy but you were lucky to have been my only ration on board the international space station tom barton shared it with them. to come out of

prime seat the crew v.i.i. a sense of 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 day but to some here in mission control in moscow on a live link up 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 there are sixty. six million of us down here what is your message to the. 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. below 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 ahead this hour playing with caring. basket how bad the love of being the new year in with a bang my key to tragic consequences. and the demise of in these golden fives find out threatening the famous effect from now local. struggling to preserve in that time your last. people in a stone here have not only seen in the new year but also a new currency the baltic states become the seventeenth member over the usa but while official fell upright as the unions fear the single currency will make their poor living standards even worse. report.

chatting about the bad and the worse these two france italy will sions apart irina and her native a 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 definitions of hardship couldn't be more different he said on a fairish people had a chance to experience what life was like here in a stony yeah 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 stony now has to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity fund it will be partially used to mundine our lands lavish social programs and only three the arrangement will keep reach countries to reach or they're poor any worse poor. to start.

this contributions. 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 most of its residents saw the membership as their ticket to prosperity the country drastically cut social span. going to three requirements a move that provoked a 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 you can 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 loan is eight hundred euro's 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 historians see it as a sign of discord in living standards of inequality in shouldering the hardship of the work of art tallinn estonia. online on new web site. tracking down. the strip club find out who was. find out why. and how the young republican.

has to bring the sixers full. table. russians are big on new year's celebrations but it doesn't always and fireworks have become something of a seasonal tradition the treating burns has become a seasonal chore for hospitals as you can often have experienced cheap sounded. can lead to 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. huge problem is that

many of these fireworks do not work as advertised for example doesn't quite ignite when it's meant to people pick it up and then it explodes burns. blown off fingers we get 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. really aren't so 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 forwards do not comply with the russian legislation for example look at this parachute forward it's meant to go up street

but an angle it might seem trivial but. in the wrong direction in hits you. 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 fire in the lame for smart club just over a year ago that killed more than one hundred fifty people. well i've created a new worse warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying to test the spirit probably with some good quality if i were eager i'd never at the last go. i think about fifty minutes time the most seen will take you on a tour of the new year hotspots in the russian capital here's a quick. review of the last two hours he wrote in somebody's incredible place is

that for instance and let's take a look at some of the favorite. place to enjoy high rates drinks in the capital is the city's space and lounge located in moscow just research the place amazing views of the city the cultural menu with the venue is impressive and you can also try special tricks each month created against obama in two worlds comics bring the international experience of cocktail making and introduce the famous drinks here cheers. it was. now rich arrived were of sound from logs full celebrations in indian kashmir but as it turns out farmers are struggling to preserve the costliest balance in the well as heavy industries and poor acacia facilities damaged crops counselling explains. saffron is

a spice synonymous with meat costing four thousand u.s. dollars a kilogram this prized ingredient is used in medicine and south asian cuisine. here yet but the saffron farmers in bump or unhappy lot with their yield half what it was a decade ago or they blame the dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby . these factories don't 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 yields but the government doesn't take any action against the cement plants. the fallout 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 so briskly here on the streets of three no doubt 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 . when one cannot be sure the quality or i should a stalker 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 chilean suffering then i will stock it. but there are those who still swear by saffron houseboat owner but she had done to has 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 it gave 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. now for a brief look at the first major headlines of twenty eleven and at least twenty one people killed and over seventy injured after a car bomb exploded outside a church in egypt the service that just ended a worshipers were leaving the building when the blast went off in the all of the christians a times police installed a nearby mosque a clash with muslims no one has yet claimed responsibility for will be attacked but some of the finger as. dilma rousseff has been sworn in as brazil's first ever female president this exceeds three year old takes over the

reins from the silver we could have or without the successor she comes to the helm at a time sustained political and economic growth for the country in all girls speed called for the eradication of poverty and greater education in development. some forty inmates at a low security prison in the u.k. began the new year by setting fire to the facility one hundred specialist police officers were called in to deal with the prisoners after they began to smash windows as the clock struck midnight the riot broke out after the inmates for a fee to take alcohol breathalyzer tests the lack of security at open prisons in the u.k. has long been controversial and debate recently intensified dollars to five convicted killers were found to be wandering in and out of jail while serving their time. appalling in moscow was offering a special holiday treat to children in the city a visit to follow the frost the russian found

a close he and his granddaughter come to their mosque a residence for christmas i'm new here but it is. 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 that they can feel their real fairytale here at the moscow site kids can play around the new year's tree you can hardly talk to the main characters and even send a letter to d.s. models through the village post office through it all the children here can become a part of his magical world. 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 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 that the land of the buildings and 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 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 now has a holiday when children's wishes come true it's

a very fun holiday children get presents what i knocked about father 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 the bubbles of the new year will be brighter for all. sean thomas archie moscow. and if you want more logic in your life don't go away isn't a few moments on which he will be talking no use of all of the fairy tale called teens and movies there are also whether it is the chief to stay with us for that.

you. might miss a golf wisco thank you very much for this interview thank you very much for the invitation now more and more russian films take part in the international film festival so sexually mean that movies are becoming a full fledged business in russia all this new company came few years ago to the russian market and since then the whole movie industry in russia picked up and now russian box office is one of the leading in the world for a lot of this new movies so i think with a lot of comfort i can say that. this is the really important and very fast growing market in russian one of the most important trends which i would really like to

specify during the last few years the amount of products that will be produced in russia for the russian audience tripled if you will create into products that will sell in russia for the russian audience most of them in russia on the russian industrial enterprises for european mean what do russian companies need to catch up with a standard itself their western production companies i would say catching up maybe not exactly the right word. in russia there is amazing history all storytelling and russia for the country would like to get inspiration from the russian stories and make movies based on the russian heritage and. but use some of the heritage that we have in the world this new company and tell them some how we tell stories how the characters develop and always have the happy ending in all the movies that's really interesting to us actually. a stable hollywood tradition here

in russia or just a russian audience need to be felt like a very specific context that it's used to strongly believe that russian audience has a very distant taste definitely a lot of big blockbusters work in russia and the russian audience loves. a lot of alice in wonderland but at the same time there are a lot of stories that can be told specifically for the russian audience and we believe without fairy tales that we started with masters we tapped into something that was not done in russia for a long time it's the quality family entertainment and family stories which we see can travel around the world because with book of masters prizes in various field festivals around the world what we see i mean traditional russian stories can also travel just beyond the russian audience even though the book of masters was created for the russian audience specifically so what does this need to do with its digital content what do you deal with it digital content digitalization is one of the very

important strategies for us in russian more and more content is being. used and distributed in digital form and one of the exciting tendencies that we see is that more content that we create in russia now travel abroad for example mobile games casual games and digital games after the success of avatar hollywood companies including this may have started to take advantage of the three d. format when you think there were companies will begin to use this format to its full potential as we see right now some of the russian companies started producing three d. really. and we hope that in the near future there will be very successful examples of that most of the recent releases of war converged movies so now we're waiting for a really true three d. movie when it would be short as a three d. movie because the production process requires very different cameras equipment

post-production process that is one of the sources of your income's piracy is a huge problem in russia where the annual losses for this name for your unit have to stay here in russia and how do you fight it how do you protect your intellectual property piracy is definitely a big issue for disney not only in russia but in a lot of countries what we see recently that people tried to buy quality content and then used to buying d.v.d.'s in retail we also developed a lot of programs for various price points and we work with a lot of retail partners to make sure that we get that quality legal product to the audiences for very different price points and what we see our d.v.d. sales and brewery growing really really fast even though we know that now the market is changing and blu ray and digital distribution is really around the corner but still a lot of families buy d.v.d.'s they want to watch movies together they buy it for

their kids so would you say their losses in piracy are aren't considerable in numbers we don't really calculate that so we do calculate how much revenue is a growing and what we see especially recently that they pirated market might be decreasing because we sell more and more d.v.d.'s again not only very expensive ones but for mass audience and do we believe that the pirates market is decreasing how many foreign competition actually say that's very difficult to make business in russia and they're citing corruption and bureaucracy as main stumbling points would you say that the unit or your unit of the local corporations facing the same problems here. companies tabish office in two thousand and six and imagine at that time there was nobody and we were able to build a very strong business and we're leaders in a lot of segments that are important for us we haven't seen them more than two hundred.