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is not am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me wearing a joshua welcome to the program several european countries are seeing a spike in the number of people arrested for planning terror attacks and there is concern data it's that background checks on asylum seekers which are to blame as are going off reports from austria it's fear the authorities are letting terrorists walk through the door. like many others small you would be and downs southern austria seems quiet and peaceful while never judge a book by its cover one of its residents is now under arrest suspected of being the brains behind. extremists and plotting attacks in the heart of the european union and ethnic chechen that's one way it was detained at the airport in vienna. to mecca news about the incident went around the world streams none of the locals seem to know much about it. wouldn't hear anything about it. i'm afraid i wasn't

for this. i know nothing about it and i don't care some didn't want to be filmed at all but was it really because of a lack of information. and video pretty chief of one of australia's biggest newspapers has been personally following this case or and with only a voice recorder in he was more successful in getting the locals to share. his with a really big population become unity with. so that people are sinking what what what comes next i mean this is just my neighbor he was here with me and now he has his arrested because of a suspect. terror plot with his wife and children really appear to be leading an ordinary life one of the most striking facts. is that the suspect has. he claims he lost the after being caught up in violence in chechnya

well investigators are looking into or no other version whether his hands off well handling explosives this is raising questions all austrians hell well asylum seekers are checked before getting it as one of the most liberal asylum policies in the european union and last year alone the country. received over fifteen thousand refugees from across the world with such an inflow of newcomers is becoming increasingly hard to find out who is who we want to know from the government in how many cases they actually did this background checks to make sure that this people are not criminal or dangerous second in how many cases austria has received. information from the countries of origin. and surge in how many cases asylum seekers actually have been refused the

latest arrest is part of a massive police operation targeting an alleged extremist network in late november twenty six people were detained in belgium germany and the netherlands all suspected of recruiting so-called jihad is to candidates in financing terrorist organizations it can be here in. and it can be in any other town in europe in an effort to get more information of asylum seekers the e.u. is now making deals with countries of origin including russia but many experts warn with hundreds of thousands of refugees already living in the union because of sequences of liberal asylum policies of some of its member states still lie ahead. vienna austria. of us here for a minute warning before we take you on a trip on the ground. like the sirens wailing and a voice over explains that moscow is being hit by

a ten megaton bomb decimating most of the city i have to say even though you know this is just part of the visit to the bank it certainly feels very real to. expose a fallout of a different kind now marriages breaking down into the boris never used to be a cause for celebration but as a guide and you can now discover as many americans are far from story having to wave goodbye to whether. in the age when half of marriages in the us end in divorce. there's a whole new trend celebrating the breakup yes. where there is demand there is supply party planners divorce gift all sorts of related merchandise from clothes to kitchenware even divorce cakes looking at these one might think a breakup doesn't always need a bitter taste back in the day divorce what. are negative

and now a days or so. many different reasons more of a. divorce is hardly a positive trend but some americans are making the most of it non the less you win will you release pain from your life. fame willing to release me from my life celebration agencies are now adding divorce ceremonies to their menu almost like a wedding but without a ring or weight some preferred with a ring here's what they get it. that. i think really helped him to turn red. transition we're making changes but for some symbols are not enough. and more practical help is needed to get over a separation and ask what do a good workout cupcakes and a makeup artist have to do with divorce but there is one person who combined it all

and more in her relief program for the heartbroken six months ago list started hosting regular life after divorce events to empower women when i do turns into i don't ever want to see you again she offers the help of a host of experts a matchmaker and nutrition as the yoga instructor a psychic a makeup artist a life coach they're getting a tarot card reading they're getting cupcakes they're getting champagne they're getting drinks they're getting their makeup done they're getting to speak to other people getting a matchmaker they can talk to a matchmaker they can talk to a psychic so they're really getting so much for their forty dollars that they pay to come to this about forty dollars a month then welcome to the club where it's almost fun to be divorced you are the correct way for a real woman like that with mary let you form. to have the right guy when she sees you to be sorry she. asked me many behind the burgeoning divorce business in

the u.s. say being positive sells and it surely does as newly single american strive to reinvent themselves and bury their past. our t. washington d.c. . things may look rosy for the new divorced in the states but later we hear of a solution for those who are friend free at this time of year ukrainian firms hiring out bodies to spend time with at the bar but while it may be providing welcome companies there is concern it's leading the lonely into alcoholism. the picturesque mountains of opened up for tourists again as peace returns to a landscape that used to be filled. georgian soldiers rather than sightseers. of the world are never without conflict but just a few short decades ago many fear a total annihilation of whether sided an american atomic superpower is harboring over the red button that threats now past but some of the nuclear bunkers built to

protect people from attack still exist today giving tourists a living history tour artist pier oliver has been to visit one of moscow was it's a door like no other designed to stop a nuclear blast is it here to doris was a pretty big thing as a short wave or one of her straight but here's a way to board one point five goals are the same terms that interest will score it was a mix of. walls it has a wall sickness about six metres or fraying force of concrete if you would be lucky enough to escape the initial explosion inside or enough food in air to last about two weeks it was to command and control. surface forces and nothing more. but you know what some do later nuclear war all fires in a radiation level decrease to the level where when you can walk and breathe in

special protective suits those stationed at the shelters would have had less the ninety seconds to put on a suit should radiation be detected inside and i could tell you that they aren't easy to get on in a rush of stock nor are they particularly comfortable to wear. it's not just these purpose built facilities they were designed to protect in case of a nuclear attack one of moskos iconic landmark is also there to protect biggest shelter in a war that has a mosque or metro system the station is. constructed as a bunker and it can see through us of people who is. inside it. strike the museum prides itself as being very hands on encouraging visitors to reach out and touch the past which. it's not i can only means even when nothing can

be teched here on the contrary everything can be taxed is just going to hold in a hands a wedding equipment needs when the bank was operational it was the complex extends kilometers underground creating a rapid war and below the streets jam packed with people comes here deep underground visitors to the bunker get a chance to experience what it would have been like if moscow would ever being hit by a nuclear attack and this facility you know how to. read like our answering out the sirens wailing and a voice over explains that moscow is being hit by a ten megaton you kill a bomb decimating most of the city and i have to say even though you know this is just part of the visit to the bank at seven feels very real peter all of a moscow. about twenty minutes time where the soldiers whose conscience has made them day are scares me they are to fire military commanders rather than be labelled as murderers and criminals.

sergeant of the israeli defense forces. during his service scorched the street fight. to fly in santa colonel of the chilean armed forces participated in keeping down a military revolt. sergeant in the us army. tried to become an american by getting part in the. ranks and reasons different but one thing brings them together once they disobey. the holiday season is a time for many to hit the town and share a few drinks with friends but that's a problem if you've got no one close by in ukraine there is a solution there you can hire a drinking buddy explains. the festive spirit is in the air with thousands out on the streets all set for when to phone

and some serious hold of the shopping. and around this time of year companionship is what many people want most this man says he would pay any sum to have someone to talk to he can now have a temporary cure against loneliness it's through a company offering a drinking buddy for hire service in the central ukrainian town of your particular since it is because of our use the strangest fact when a person talks to a stranger and on many occasions solves his problems when i'm trying to get people trying deliberately that's all main mission is for klein to receive a good fruitful conversation a hired body will listen to all your problems drink with you. and even lift your spirits with a song. professional drinking buddy good night you maxime of says he is good at finding a. front approach to every person but in some cases it involves

a fair bit of drinking for the cause or that you are. sometimes a client is so deep in his problems that he starts drinking heavily one after another and only having consumed a lot of alcohol because you start talking in such cases i have to drink with that person who when i see that a client is relaxed i urge him to talk rather than drinking more but you richard but you toured the idea for the company came out of the credit crunch ukraine was one of the country's worst affected leaving a trail of social problems that's why psychiatry's say they're not surprised that a service of this type is growing popular although they warn it comes with its own dangers and that's to show you. if a person has no one to talk to it is better that he talks to someone than keeping his problems to himself but this help me turn into a threat if a person uses his service saying this once or twice that's ok if he becomes a frequent visitor it means that he either has serious psychological issues or that

he's a potential alcoholic. during the holiday period tonight he expects a lot of work as what's fun for some may be an additional strain for the lonely once alexy russia ski artsy reporting from ukraine and while the festive season draws to a close and life settles into the new year peter lavelle's crosstown gets a look at a guess rather a look at how twenty eleven will shape up. what can we expect in this new year what does your crystal ball tell you do we have any reason to believe two thousand and eleven will be any better than the past year. and you. want to. look at some other stories from around the world and the militaries drafted in get

aid to the stricken area of eastern australia that's submerged by massive floods police say the disaster has claimed ten lives so far in what's being described as a biblical flood that around two hundred thousand people have been evacuated to safety towns and cities continue to be the luge by rising waters in an area of queensland that's larger than france and germany combined. a strong earthquake measuring seven point on the richter scale has rocked chile as coastal areas forcing thousands to flee amid fears of a possible tsunami but no alert has been issued and there are no reports of any deaths or damage locals are still deeply anxious with fresh memories away last year's eight point eight magnitude quake which killed up to five hundred people and caused billions of dollars worth of damage. to stand second largest political party says it's quitting the ruling coalition because the government's failed to tackle corruption and inflation united the actual movement is threatening to defect to the

opposition which will and the coalition's parliamentary majority putting the government's future in doubt the prime minister denies it's in crisis but the move could see a vote of no confidence being cold if the opposition musters enough support. environmentalist in the us state of arkansas are investigating the mysterious deaths of about two thousand but birds they fell dead out of the sky on new year's eve in the town of beebe an aerial survey showed no other birds were found outside the area specialists say it could be down to trauma caused by fireworks or the birds could have been hit by lightning. the tiny republican has some of the caucuses region's most enviable landscapes from its sunny beaches to spectacular mountains it's terrible in past has made it off limits for visitors itching to share it but not anymore the tourists are returning and artie's it is

blots he's been joining them. grandpa takes visitors to places well off the beaten track along the river could doughty in up cause there are many such gems our guide tells us the local legends he knows dozens of them take black water for instance people whom even the professors fail to cure get well here allergies dermatitis things like that there you go said it was a part of the ancient trade route between east and west the silk road and this path often reveals mysterious treasures but douches even certain that the area was once inhabited by giants. there was a survey and they found human bones let me tell you the part of the bone from the need down was one and a half metres long can you imagine how tall they were it means they would giants. our journey ends under the heavy hanging rock formations almost a cave with a natural empty theater surrounded by water this place is one of uprising as well

kept secrets the second i will refer thread over there a magnificent view it's very hard to get here but it's definitely worth it for years this and other applies and landmarks were inaccessible to tourists well this small republic is known for its black sea beaches during the past two decades only if you dared to go to the mountains for more than five years the upper part of the could already gorge which is also called up. was occupied by georgian special forces in august two thousand and eight upazila regained control over the area making it possible for visitors to enjoy seven eighty as beautiful mountains so now even during the low season people come here for sight seen but it could because i think even the mere fact that you're escaping from the city smog is just great the air here is so clean you can finally breathe normally and you feel much better here which is. the highlanders are hoping to restore the region's tour. industry moves

people here remember the good old times when looking families provided simple room and board for everyone. practically every sunday to family invited tourists to the homes and there were many of them here you can do many things skiing hunting trout fishing now that the worries over the locals are coming back and people are getting used to the new government so we're hoping that life will get better it's likely that they could do the gorge and the applause will remain an exotic just a nation for years but those who dared to come here will be rewarded by the pristine beauty of the mountains the sound of the giant waterfalls and ancient legends told by the wise grandpa to show there is a ball ski across the. well get more news analysis on all our stories that are dot com let's now take a look at what's online right now there's still a prostate feeling in moscow as the effects of recent bad weather

a linger on wait how it's a dark start a new year for manny s power firms struggle to get the right crissy back. and while globalization helps satisfy our hunger for cheap goods it can also mean thousands of jobs shipped abroad here in new york to ask what people there have to say and hear their views as well as tell us your us or team up. and coming up in just a few moments latest business update with your ear. hello

this is our tease business update welcome to the program russia is set to new oil output record with last year beating even pre-crisis highs the energy ministers figures show it was the only country to produce more than ten million barrels of oil per day as growing crisis stimulated output the next biggest producer saudi arabia provided only eight and a quarter million barrels a day invest in russian oil output rose in total by more than two percent throughout the year far outstripping and. the economic ministry has cut its next year's growth expectations for russia's g.d.p. from four percent to three point eight percent while performance has been slightly disappointing if one from merrill lynch believes the economy is celebrating. we

think that growth to accelerate into two thousand and eleven within the growth will be around four and a half percent from a little bit less than four percent in two thousand and ten in fact globally at bank of america merrill lynch russia is one of the four economies that do prefer the more going into the dozen eleven the other tree going to assure china india and indonesia but definitely russia ease one of the economies of two like the most. russia's entry to the world trade organization is slowly becoming a reality in the country secure to use backing last year after lowering export texas and rail fees next comes creating limits on farming subsidies and meat quarters but some interest rates see trouble ahead the temple of course reports on how the end isn't sight for russia's seventeen here journey to joining. it was very tasty tempers are flaring meat and vegetable growers say that russia is too big

and too cold to compete with foreign agriculture on a level playing field they want their industry protected and warned of the consequences if the rules are changed. if we enter the w g oh my company will shut down because my potato will always cost twice as much as theirs because they harvested three times a year and i do it only once. joining the world trade organization won't just be a test for agriculture it will impact the average sector of the economy productivity in russia is several times lower than in many western countries it makes up for the lack of technical efficiency with a large number of off low paid workers it's a legacy of the soviet era just as the poor logistics and pockets of bad management w.c.l. membership will provide extra incentive for this to change in the major this mean

unemployment rate simply because people dismiss maybe even structural unemployment so people will have to. go to start thinking of just getting a new profession to getting you job and speciality and after that that will be able to go to the u.k. on the stand off the bat the freshman calling it pulls itself competitive for you for the nation and innovation themselves to be properly planted told to rush into russian soil and actually the russian economy will benefit as a whole this will be a different economy the reason one group of russians that will almost certainly benefit and that's consumers will get imported goods at lower prices as due to his decrees membership will also open doors wider for multinationals but this will test the ability of domestic firms to survive and prosper that's your business are to. mortgages and acquisitions were among the top drivers last year with russia's tourist market catching investors' eyes european tour john thomas cook took control

of russia's oldest vacation business interest the forty five million dollars deal gives the european firm fifty percent of an iconic brand with large retail chain as well as getting an option over the remainder russians are known as big holiday spenders all the joint operations will help thomas cook capsulize will strong russian demand for beach breaks and diversify away from the saturated european market. russia's natural gas monopoly is among the top picks for investors who expect its shares to rise by up to twenty five percent next year low gas prices in europe in the first half of the here have been holding gas from from strong financial reports now prices are on the up which are likely to help the energy giant before the market next year because probably also expects european exports to rise by three percent to here over the next decade of annette's the biggest sound from this

capital the says that it expected improvement in corporate governance will also add to the stocks potential. just is is the cheapest stop no in the merger my emerging markets universe keeps making a very strong offer to investors. you know one pretty good. investor still don't talk about gospel but it's. corporate governance board to your group of government support we've got from. this is going to be drug store going forward. well that's how business i'll date for that solved but you can always find more stories from our website r.t. dot com slash business. or a.