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welcome back you're watching the live from moscow here's a look at the top stories colonel gadhafi refuses to give up power in libya and it fuses a solid lot in the book inspiring the revolt that obvious struggling to control the capital tripoli and western areas while protestors are consolidating gains in the east of the country. we can expound on julian assange says the one court's decision to send him to sweden to stand trial on sexual assault charges are rubber stamping many question why julian assange is being extradited while many caught a virtual figures are allowed to remain in the u.k. . i am russia launches an ambitious mission to upgrade its army over the next ten

years moscow is planning to spend six hundred fifty billion dollars on the project . so the headlines here in the next martin anders goes in the russian capital and this week's moscow out. forget course i'm struggling i personally think that sushi is now one of the most popular dishes in the us in capsule i might sound weird but apart from say my dogs another fostered album it's the same there isn't a restaurant in this city that doesn't produce cuisine so join me on this week's moscow hours as we take a look at the sushi mania the second over the russian capital. to she came to

russia in the one nine hundred ninety s. a difficult word to pronounce a first most muscovites are fascinated by the small rows of rice and will fish today there are hundreds of sushi bars here and with russians becoming more knowledgeable about other cuisines that thrown in with lower prices it seems sushi is available to us from these are unique and totally uniquely japanese venue in moscow it was opened in april two thousand and eight and became one of the most popular japanese restaurants in moscow sushi these are very popular dish in moscow i think because. japanese cuisine is a very healthy cuisine this is the reason was that so also offers various sushi masa classes find out how the classic california and philadelphia bros came to russia not from japan but from the us also in a city that is nowhere near the coast you might worry that anything regarding fish

will not be fresh began a chef here tells us that the fish is flown in the same morning or shock frozen a technology that permits preservation. such fine dining restaurants pride themselves on strict control over. the quality insists they only use the best ingredients. as you can see here sushi truly is an artful wow take a look at this and this sushi place they cost a staggering three thousand rubles was around one hundred dollars so i'm sure it tastes as good as it looks and it's trying. without any. sort. of. amazing but one of the head chefs.

by actually says that's a sushi here in moscow in tokyo i think. it's. moving on to this week's entertainment news in the russian film starring the famous hollywood actress mila you have each has recently premiered in most scared titles recruit tassy which translates as flourishes is romantic comedy about a groom being late to his wedding but what's unusual about this movie is that nearly all of which speaks russian to us have called at the red carpet event the actress was seen giving interviews in english and in russian saying she's very proud of every. element was l.c.l. speeds away when the film producer timor called me and offered to take part in the movie i was very afraid to speak russian and first said that i couldn't do it but then she called me again and said look it's a comedy take on the ten days and it's going to be very easy for you to just do it

i agreed but when i sold a month of scripts for my part in russian i was terrified. of all contemporary art center an annual exhibition project named the best of russia. interest now and it's displaying winning for two graphs of the national contest aiming to depict all aspects of life in the country through a few talk this lands more than twenty six thousand pictures have been submitted to the contest and the jury has chosen three hundred sixty five of the best flux should be on display until the twentieth of march. and could see again so sushi mania it was all about how much i think it's driven by women. and obviously it's it's considered healthy it's considered a lot of you know because the role of diet you could constantly on a diet or cape some you know keeps those figures nice and trim and you know they i

think they perceive it to be more healthier than you know maybe grilled me to rule fish. and what we have in front of the we've got the cheering which is. you know thinly sliced machine me form and we've got to with all of oil. you know a little bit of a cough cough souls' this is a hand roll and you know it's with the nori filled with rice and you can basically top them with whatever you like like as sushi ice cream ice cream kind of sushi fly in it i like it it's nice and i much prefer to eat it by the form of a role. here is and you've known me long enough it's all about the quality of the product we search the best we bring the best in we buy the best you know from all around the world whether it's someone from the struggle over japan over the tuna from japan that crab comes from contract or we we buy the best over you know you pay for it when you come here but it's the best quality and you don't think it's strange that you can get sushi and it's highly unless strong you can get it

anywhere and everywhere look you know that's a very specific ideas to the russian market and i think at the end of the day you know to get business into the russian market you need to sort of offer as much as people want what people want and at the end of the day thought. but sushi and i want to eat spaghetti afterwards in the fates i was high so i've been here more than by moscow yeah let me see i'm a lot stronger absolutely if i serve our song. moving on if you fancy a sushi lunch which went by and hole in your pocket there are also democratic chains of sushi restaurants the pasha opened in two thousand and five another company boasts dozens of restaurants in muskrat's of petersburg built to offer a so-called double menu one possible sushi includes traditional japanese food while the other cold antique sushi features popular european and russian dishes.

there are also many sushi restaurants in moscow which go against traditional japanese interiors located in the popular tourist area global sushi is decorated with see through final check at the same time funky d.j.'s play that sets in bright neon lights. is that there is no strong this is an impression capsule came in with grace and there is a fee choice of places to choose from our idea was to surprise savvy most cases do things with the unusual interior design upon the fact that the colors of the lighting change every fifteen minutes which comprise a special atmosphere a chair you hold in at the foot of the. double check that you'll sushi to is fresh there are many restaurants with open kitchens where experts make yours are right in front of you. you can witness the process and the food is placed on the plates of various colors which indicates the price intrudes so to solve just pick your freshly made dish from the truth by about

and enjoy. funny there are several connery schools in the russian capital for various the sushi making classes in several languages. for example. and professionals to upgrade their skills and knowledge from five to ten people in a group one lesson last about six hours. so you see she is all the rage. why health crazy muscovites cost far less to influence the city's reinvention whatever the reason people are home seems this edible fashion statement is here to stay. moving along to our next location it's right for

a real. why not try and present yourself. the popularity of eating sushi in these restaurants to drop during the recent economic crisis but that didn't help. with the secrecy. exploded in the next thing was that many muscovites started to create it at home. for ten years and over this period of time it has always been popular with the customers to provide good customer service. can from our shop assistants and of course. our fresh and of high quality. located in prospect. as. you can see with a rather impressive selection of everything to make. and best of all the prices are really quite competitive.

so in this crazy capital full of. there's no excuse. today muscovites appetite for japanese food continues who enjoy outstanding growth and you. has now become commonplace is borsch peace a true sign of the multicultural metropolis. and i for one wonder why it's. so often my firsthand experience let's hope that the sushi. will be a success. we have in this week's program on sushi mania here in the capital i'll see you again at the same time next week for more cultural tsunami goods and sell them for me and the rest of the team.

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colonel gadhafi refuses to give up power in libya and accuses asama bin ladin of inspiring the revolt and off he is struggling to control the capital tripoli and western areas while protesters are consolidating gains in the east of the country. we could leaks founder julian assange to london court's decision to send him to sweden to stand trial on sexual assault charges a rubber stamping throws many question why join a saunders being extradited while many controversial figures are allowed to remain in the u.k. . and russia launches an ambitious mission to upgrade its army over the next ten years he was planning to spend six hundred fifty billion dollars on the project. so the headlines here and i'll be back with more news for you at the top. brings us

forces attach a well you've got some great news for russian football players there to all the sides from rochelle through into the last sixteen of the europa league i'll bring bring you the details in just a few moments. so welcome to the schools of dayton r.t.l. let's begin with a quick look at some of all took stories this hour european while scapes spartak hands a need to reach the last sixteen of the europa league while we're being crèche out after losing to sequence and. taking flied more goals and surprising results during the second day of the peach els good garden cup playoffs. and also high octane thrills top races from across the multiple world revel at a tournament in moscow. for both last spartak moscow as

a need st petersburg have joined say a sky the last sixteen year old colleague larry carr brings mount druitt the second leg against balls a wild one here in the russian capital many through four three on aggregate spartak will play dutch side next as indeed had a more complicated telescoped progress into the last sixteen as the russian champions had to overcome a two want deficit to young boys but much as followed his side came out with an inspired three was the. stadium in st petersburg next up for them another dutch team absolute wasn't even knocked out. for two overall. and some old fixtures liverpool were finally able to breach sparta sprogs to founds to kuwait scoring a goal but when the sides in two matches a decisive ninety second minute goal helped arrange a story to all joy sporting lisbon making you three all in that were gets a scottish team all through though on the way goals there. were two new winners over ukrainian side threshing them six zero to two games and also p.s.v.

and not much key ball through to the last sixteen of the competition. now the latest from the playoffs where the western conference teams play their second games on thursday evening while things just got started. on the east the league still dogs on guard were surprisingly defeated by fifteenth ranked nifty he makes in overtime and you grog where evenly matched until the matter from all the way by scoring two goals with periods. of up to the law i have had their way with playoffs . and like my t.v. or a sloven failed to do too often in this series we do not have minutes after losing games to. more results from thursday out bars have won it all too bizarre and cops gone past of them they are recent the first match of the opening series in the east scholars in pittsburgh move had two zero against sparked off mall school blog from the moscow region last second held game to serious thought it's one all that series

and the luzhniki arena saw another series get even. and there are namesakes from moscow. in tennis vet as well as well on her way to have first title of the season the russian overcoming danielle took over in the last eight of the guitar ladies' open how to give a big just a few weeks ago and put thought of what it was unable to repeat that this time around the slovak though still they sat from the world number two without over eventually prevailing seven five six seven seven five takes the younger of each next to defeat an unlucky lucky loser clarins the ball in her quarter final. well number one carrying the duckies also through with the easiest of wins over each other if that's the six to six love to the dame does not have clinched a first singles title in twenty eleven a few days ago in dubai well it's about over he's still looking for have made a success in the new season with the top seeds now likely to meet each other in

saturday's final was not he delighted with their recent performances. figure through. i went for a shot some are a lot of were. first. you know everything was just going in for me it's about it so i'm very pleased about. over in desire with the federal cruised into the semi's leaving no chance of. the ukraine ending. this war losing the straits six three six four. three dubai championships in a row in two thousand and three to two thousand and five and is now aiming for a pool style and face the shot this can. frenchman making his way into the last stage of the expanse of can catch or jill simone is the former top ten players personally finals last september. and almost perfect also booked their response in the semi's with wins over florian meyer and philip

respectively. on to the greens now and tiger woods was eliminated on the opening day of the match play championships the top seeds continued to fall in arizona on thursday the quote me causing the biggest surprise the american eliminates in the world basket lee westwood by one the englishman unable to live up to his billing never moving it had in this one. elsewhere thrill of the fool said phil mickelson also lost his second round clash with fowler six and five the lefty lathering they are the follower again to winning four consecutive holes from the eighth including two eagles to beat his ryder cup team mate in style rory mcilroy was sandbagging by ben crane eight and seven and he has hopes of taking over from tiger woods as world number three paul casey yet another big name alex while seventeen year old mother. of the youngest ever player in the van followed obvious victory of

a steve stricker movie last green success what carl schwartzel. now is basketball off to carmelo anthony's transfer from denver to new york another and a superstar is on the move stateside with day around williams coming from you to new jersey just before the league's trade deadline and that's arrow may help brought. of has been at the heart of the. story. the russian however was initially on the able to bring in carmelo went through the next door neighbors but now the nats have convinced one of the league's top five point guards to leave the jails williams will no team get through the derrick favors david harris to first round picks and cash considerations in exchange the nats still have plenty of financial resources to build a solid team around one of the league's elite facilitators. now there were plenty of high up to three l's at moscow's main race schools during the defenders of the fatherland day celebrations top races from across the vehicle categories

coming together at the invitational tournament to see who has the best of the best events of course kerry ports. motor sport fans willing to brave subzero temperatures in the capital were rewarded with a high powered spectacle the who's who of russia's racing world on hand in the twenty second star's race hosted by one of the country's premier automobile magazines two thousand and eleven to car runner of. formula one lotus renault test pilot and some of the more recognizable names taken part russia's first ever f one driver vitaly petrov also on hand to witness the but did not participate. that's after his lotus rental teammate robert qubits a suffered serious injuries during a rally event earlier this month the twenty six year old preparing for the formula one season opener on march twenty seventh. it's unfortunate that i'm not allowed to participate here due to the qubits the situation but it's always great to be back

in russia as far as the formula one season we have no problems with the bahrain grand prix being cancelled that just means we have more time to prepare for the australian grand prix. the first qualifying race saw a team speed winter tires on their cars and cureall the deegan took full advantage of the extra traction when regular tires were used for the next race where a lot of revolutions starlike begin finished only seven those results were enough to qualify the thirty two year old for the final three races diggins russian expertise serving a well in one of the final stages. by one point six seconds with finishing third dimitri braggin finished second overall than last year's winner two musar did enough was third so an exciting snow battle on the track amid the holiday festivities. and finally the moscow out of their way of make gymnastics. to take place at luzhniki at the weekend russia's all star team as well

as rivals from thirty countries will show their scales at one of the season opening in bands having. back ollie's has more on that. moscow stage the twenty ten rhythmic gymnastics well championships back in september and now the sport's top names return to news nicky arena one of the first big events of twenty eleven moscow grand prix is set to be the start of an important season for gymnasts from over thirty countries and now that format of the competition has changed it gives more opportunities for younger athletes even the field the regulations have changed for gymnasts who won medals at the world championships will represent each country with just two of them then progressing to the second day's finals apart from not less known girls will compete in the same events on saturday with a chance to make it through to the finals depending on their results. russia will base his best roster at the weekend with the main quartet of gymnasts between all

stars led by limpid gold medalist and world champion evgenia conniver but i'm very excited to present my new program in front of the home crowd it's a new start so who's i want to give a good performance. there's no lympics this year so you get is training for a grand prix serious primarily as well as the world championships she doesn't need to score points to enter those events since she is a world and olympic champion she would have to get through qualifying to make the finals though it is since the new rules now allow the involvement of youngsters along with the stars russia will present its second group of four gymnasts aiming to compete for a place in sunday's individual finals. we have junior olympic champion aleksandr in the pool over what got it the mum who clinched the bronze at a world cup stage in the montréal and month ago you could sit in a dawn each a talented young gymnast who is currently training with his wilson have a completely new all around group program for piano and a new coach at genesis. the junior and senior competitions as well as the

exhibition tournament also up for grabs at the news nicky this weekend with the moscow growing prix being just one step toward september's world championships in front kevin mcevoy our team. that's all the sport for this hour coming up is the world weather update stay with us. culture is that so much different and there's a huge business to find the market north african revolutions are in full swing is this the end of western clients as i'm in new york or new bloomy her world in the west would.