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video on demand. an omission street with the palm of your. machine. at least three people have been killed in the taking as a russian passenger plane without about one hundred aboard catches fire while taxiing for takeoff in western siberia. as the world explodes into the open and then people turn to the russian capital into a giant street party while the international space station literally explained to twenty that britain sending some cosmic cheers. to stay in it becomes the latest member of the massive bailouts of existing members schools many in the country to question whether they should pay for others' mistakes.

international news live from moscow this is all see with me thanks for joining us at least three people have been killed and over forty injured after a regional russian airliner caught fire under exploded at an airport in the western siberian city of sort of gold. as the latest developments for us. first of all the incident happened around one. time in the plane was seconds away from takeoff i was ready to take off for moscow a one of the engines has caught fire and was. 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 to the right which is 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 we were able to escape through only one exit so everyone was groaning on doing their stairs but some fell down and limped away just ran the 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 majority of hospitalized are suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but of course there are also burdens 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 perversions investigators are still working at the scene right now trying to determine what exactly happened of course there was also two you are fifty four which was carrying 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 an mast until two thousand and six it was. taking out of production afterwards but still some of those types of planes to you one 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 this incident. new year's celebrations went up with the buying all around the world with russia marking its nine times this devices began and let us talk on the pacific coast eventually reaching the baltic sea of committing grat mina's ancestries to welcome in twenty eleven with moscow traditionally at the center they were raised but in the southern region of russia the new year kicked off with a rather exotic charm like in the olympic city of sochi with only blossoming palm trees around and. across the globe new zealand became the first major country to see where thousands gathered to watch a fireworks extravaganza while they need you almost a million people joyously riding twenty seven in times square but only a few were lucky enough to start a break like no one else on board the international space station and also his time boston sent his message and it. took about

a prime seat the crew of the highest sense 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. but here at mission control in moscow on a live link up i asked them just how they feel about it hello my name's barton from russia today television christmas and happy new year fix it. 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 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. below daddy i love you still months you are the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew 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 the 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 answers crew especially 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. this is our c s i had for you this hour playing with fire all seem to revel is let's see reign with the back to turn to consequences. in life i mean there's going to be surprised to find out what strategy in the famous suffering crops and how local families are trying to preserve them in a few minutes time. a study has discarded its currency under dr the euro instead the baltic state has become the seventeenth country to do so but while officials celebrate people fear the single currency will do more harm than good and so on the board in our reports. chatting about the bad and the worst these two france italy won't sions apart it renames 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 their 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 and doubling 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 fund it will be partially used to month in our lands lavish social programs and only thing the arrangement will keep reach countries richer and their poor remembers poorer. to estonia just. this contributions. because.

sixty three percent off from the average joe we know. something one hundred twenty or even more one historian joined the european union in two thousand and four most of us rather than some of the membership as their ticket to perspire achieve the country drastically cut social spending to feed the ear requirements a move has 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 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 stories 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 what a job with this one you would get the new year and about policy makers are trying to portray this issue as a matter of solidarity and european union summit don't even see it as a sign of discord in living standards of inequality in shouldering the hard. work of art. and you can always find more stories online at home by stripping down an old american school and turning it into a strip club find out who wants to swap that textbooks for pole dancing. and also go to treasure the time dream is one of the symbols of the new good feast in russia so we try to down a key supply of that celebrate tricycles. russians

i said may be big on new year's celebrations but it doesn't always and in happenings in mosco learned twenty three people were injured overnight by the fireworks with hospitals facing a seasonal troll treating but as a new year's eve he had the dangerous to dish out of setting skies and light. 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 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 firework until it's too late but. really aren't. the pavers that 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 version it's meant to go up street. 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 and

not defective fireworks hospitals in moscow alone expect to receive around one hundred patients these holidays with the hope to avoid large scale mishaps much the firework induced in the lame force 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 death of birds with probably some good quality if. you go around there are the last go. fifteen minutes from now the moscow team will take you on a toll on holiday hotspots in the russian capital and here's a quick preview. moving on the most broad theme of film in some incredible place is in its present time let's take a look at some of our favorites. the place to enjoy high res drinks in the capital is the city space announced treatments for. a place amazing cubes of the city

the cultural menu the venue is a person you can also try special drinks each month created by guest bomb in the world cup mix in the international experience of cocktail making and introduced the famous drink beer cheers. no celebration an indian kashmir is complete without the reach smell of suffering but these days kashmiri farmers are struggling to preserve the spice in the wild that's heavy industry and poor guy. saffron is a spice anonymous with meat costing four thousand u.s. dollars a kilogram this price is used in medicine and south asian cuisine. here yet for the saffron farmers in poor unhappy lot with half what it was

a decade ago they blamed a dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby. these factories and pollution control devices you can see them twenty four hours a day here working hard to keep. the government doesn't take any action against the cement plant was when i took the fall out is that every year less than the last crop many farmers see their even thinking of selling their land the biggest problem is the adulteration of sheep. here on the streets and it is virtually impossible for you and me to distinguish between these and the real thing this has. 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. now refused to stock saffron.

one cannot be sure the quality of i should talk at the outlet or to guarantee whether. so there isn't much demand for the government. here. but there are those who still swear by saffron houseboat. has saffron every morning especially in winter. or from to milk. 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 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 i've yet to see any action do they do this cash grab could well continue its low decline card and saying r.t.

bump or. time now to take a brief look at some other stories making news around the world right ted brought having damage to a british prison on new year's day as inmates smashed windows and set fire to the facility the chaos began one prison style tried and failed to make inmates take breath tests on suspicion they had been drinking alcohol the ride broke out an hour before midnight but two buildings at the facility were still ablaze at noon on new year's day lack of security had opened prisons in the u.k. has long been controversial and debate recently intensified after five convicted killers were found to be wandering in and out of jail while seventh that time. at least twenty one people have been killed and nearly eighty wounded after a powerful car bomb exploded outside a church in alexandria the second largest city in egypt worshippers were leaving a mass when the blast went all the time comes in the wake of repeated threats by al qaida in regard to egypt's christian population egyptian president hosni mubarak

went on state television to denounce the bombing and assure people that those guilty would be found. research has been sworn in as brazil's first ever female president had actually is the culmination of a long political career beginning as a marxist rebel during the country's long military dictatorship faced with sustaining the political and financial momentum built up undiluted desoto the outgoing president called for the eradication of poverty and greater development of the educational system during her inaugural address. but paul could moscow's 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 always he is thomas discovered some say the magic calls to lunch and want to end the fairy tale. snow made in our true russian new year spreading the joy throughout the holiday

season their official address. this is in the leaky 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 you can hardly talk to the main characters and even send a letter to jihad motos through the village post office through it all the children here can become a part of this 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 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 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 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

which was a bubbles of faith that the new year. if you won't clean your life don't go away as in a few moments else he will be talking not only father frost but some theri tale cartoons and movies in russia with a disney chief stay with us here. you

. might think you very much for this interview thank you very much for the invitation now more and more russian films take part in an international film festival so sexually mean that movies are becoming a full fledged business in russia was this the company came few years ago for the russian my kids 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 russia one of the most important trends which i would really like to specify during the last two years the amount of products that we need to produce in

russia for the russian audience tripled if you will get into the products that will sell in russia for the russian audience most of them in russia on the russian industrial enterprises one european a 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 of story telling and for this day in russia the country would like to get inspiration from the russian stories and make movies based on the russian heritage and culture 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 of. 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 very distant taste definitely a lot of our big blockbusters work in russia and russian audiences love. their love 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 with our 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 we've got nine 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 and digitalization is one of the very important strategies for us in russia 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. games and digital games after the success of avatar hollywood companies including this may have. taken time to cheer for one thing they were confident to use this format to its full potential as we see right now some of the russian companies started producing three d. movies 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 production process that. this source's of your income's piracy is

a huge problem in russia one of the annual losses for this name for your unit of display 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 a quality legal product to the audiences for very different price points and what we see our d.v.d. sales and brewery a 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 and aren't considerable in

numbers we don't really calculate that so we do calculate how much revenue is it growing in what we see especially recently that the 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 piracy market is decreasing how many foreign competition actually say that's really. difficult to make business in russia and there sat in corruption and bureaucracy his main stumbling points would you say that the unit or your unit of this new global corporation spacing the same problems here will this new company step. 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 more than two hundred people working in this office so i believe if you really have a strategy of well thought of if you.