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this is r.t. it's ten pm friday night here in moscow my name is kevin owen you're most welcome to the program our top story fierce battles have broken out between libya across libya between opposition and gadhafi forces on the so-called day of rage dozens are said to have been killed in the fighting today meanwhile more updates the u.s. and u.k. are becoming more isolated as they refused to rule out intervention in libya. as i said just now is on the news in the libyan border will be crossing the shortly as soon as we get a line through here on r t tonight should be bringing us up to date with the very latest well another news lines of this something else has come out today the director of a top u.k. university's quits over the institution's links to duffy's regime it comes after revelations that the london school of economics accepted libyan donations worth millions of dollars is the latest scan live

a string of reports of dirty money infiltrating the u.k. from dictatorships in the arab world and starting reports next london p.r. firms are cashing in on the rest. as the influence of p.r. companies in distorting the truth is well known in hollywood movie black the dog a p.r. agent engine is a war to distract from the president's plan during. to show the world it's a tragedy. and sometimes truth is stranger and much more damaging than fiction spain has been crucial in middle eastern politics for many many years i mean spin is what took britain into the iraq war for example is crass headlines about weapons of mass destruction and within forty five minutes p.r. industry experts reckon the majority of the arab states in turmoil bahrain egypt libya have some kind of representation in a london p.r. and the reason they come here and regulation while in the us if a p.r.

company takes on a foreign government it has to register the fact with the department of justice in the u.k. there's no such rule. if you're a foreign government getting the representation in london you go further than that hans instead based in the building behind me although very cagey about who its client is believed to represent the bahrain bellary and exiled russian tycoon bodies that is still ski the fact is also you've been writing to journalists in recent days on behalf of a member of the libyan royal family and it's all based certainly representing government elsewhere in the region. declined to give us an interview for this story but they've assured r.t. in the past that p.r. can influence questionable regimes for the better a country frequently. but

that doesn't always happen libya for one has used london's p.r. machine before with misleading results in one thousand nine hundred five a u.k. based p.r. agency was paid four million pounds. to try and subvert the evidence that pointed towards libyan involvement in the lockerbie case and this is what has led to all sorts of alternative theories about lockerbie although of course all the evidence to point to the fact that al macgraw in london female were actually responsible so you know how to play these rules they know how to play the game and it's transparency that's lacking in u.k. p.r. information appears in the media but people have no idea who put it there and the only way one can be really sure about all the information that will be bombarded with on a daily basis is where does it come from is that person partial or impartial and in that way we get a much clearer idea of what it is that we're being told although there is a new body in the u.k. designed to regulate the p.r. industry declaring clients is still voluntary london's soho is the heart of the

p.r. industry in the capital where images of burnished and the un palatable becomes palatable london's top p.r. firms are known to be working on declared to some of the world's most unpopular regimes but their expertise could be being used to shape the future political landscape of a vulnerable region nor am it forty london. we will state department wants billions of dollars from congress to fight the information war against media outlets like god. clinton admitted that america is losing the battle and in some launch a counterattack professor of journalism christopher chabris thinks washington will fight through reporting with propaganda. the corporatization don't mess to clean up american has basically thrown out the whole need for news gathering and real reporting in exchange for punditry and entertainment and sensationalism because that's going to deliver the demographics to the who pay for the commercials what's

happening is we've opened up these huge gaps because we're more concerned with reality t.v. and people arguing and people attacking the president than we are with having people on the ground finding out what the problem the problems are and when you do that you can produce a product that people here and around the world are going to respect the amount of money we're talking about she could literally set up an entire. verse for america on steroids a real state run news network she's not that's not what's going to happen they're going to try to go into these countries and probably try to bind news basically be a true propaganda arm rather than a news gathering and reporting which is what al-jazeera and the chinese network are going to be yes they're going to have their messages but they're real news networks they're pretty much where c.b.s. a.b.c. n.b.c. were thirty years ago before things fell apart and require. or i would by no to

our top story say we've got paula slayer our correspondent dozens have been killed in fierce battles just to wrap up one sound across libya today between opposition and give the thing forces on the so-called day of rage on the u.s. news becoming more isolated as there are refusing to rule out intervention in libya say paula better late than never good to see you it is it is in libyan border tonight can you wrap for us as you know it was going on today it's been called the day of rage doesn't it what are you hearing from the masses of refugees fleeing the violence to the. ok then as you say i am on the libyan border ventured throughout the course of the day around two thousand refugees made their way through here they come in with stories of intimidation on the other side of the border they've been telling us that gadhafi forces an opposition they're preventing people from traveling through on this side of the border there are mostly bangladeshis throughout the course of the day filming scenes of them walking with

all their belongings in one suitcase on the haid from this point where i'm standing civil kilometers down the road to where buses are picking them up with a scrambling to get them to the buses and from there they've been driven to pull to cities and to airports throughout the course of the day in libya a lot of violence some violent clashes between gadhafi supporters and anti government rebel groups and out of there fighting happening in the largest oil rich port of ras lanuf we're being told that rebels have taken over this town they're in control of the airport and they now say that they making their way to the capital city tripoli and tripoli itself after midday prayers today friday there were demonstrations there was a live ammunition fired and there was also a lot of tear gas dozens of people injured dozens of people killed in these latest rounds of violence paula the u.s. and the u.k. were in a gathering forces across the red sea for possible possible intervention our people used but coming from libya reacting to the news of what have i got to say about the

. they certainly don't welcome it i was also speaking today to a lot of libyans who actually work and some of them live on the side of the border without fail they are all against any kind of foreign intervention some of them a supporters of gadhafi but as one man told me as much as he might support khadafi but he certainly hates the united states and mousavi is being said for some kind of possible foreign intervention to american warships have now landed in crete there the british and american forces had been massing for days just yesterday four hundred american marines arrived there also hearing from the local greek media that a torpedo and an american submarine have also been dispatched to the area now the debate that's happening in the obama administration it's a public debate is over the merits of launching some kind of military intervention here the same kind of debate is happening in european circles the debate has

largely justified at least it justifies itself by saying that the reason for some kind of military intervention would be humanitarian reasons but when you ask libyans here they say that this is simply nonsense and a very fearful that the term humanitarian assistance is nearly a cover for what really is an attempt by those in the international community to safeguard their interests in libya if you look for example at iraq where a week ago some twenty nine peaceful demonstrators were killed international community particularly washington kept quiet about that and this is because they were killed by government troops who are backed up by thousands of american soldiers the same is true for bahraini where for weeks now there have been violent demonstrations and nothing is coming out of washington which and this is largely a game because it houses there the headquarters of its fifth fleet so the debate that is happening in washington and in europe is a debate about how to deploy to this huge country that is marginally days if it is not a debate that has it is at its heart interests and the concerns of libyans because

as i say those that are in speaking to simply say they paid. do not support any kind of international intervention there is also debate over the whole question of and no fly zone and here we hearing from the head of nato that all considerations are on the table and that any kind of decision on this with me to agree to by the e.u. in security council mission we hearing is also considering sending typhoons prices to cyprus if this no fly zone is given the green light lastly the u.s. officials saying that i seen didn't want american equipment to this region really is putting into place the flexibility to act in any way he determines fit for the future of libya ok paula slayer of bringing us up to date there on the latest as you know from the libya border thank you. and we take you to some other world news now in brief first off china says it's said to boost its military defense budget by

thirteen percent almost ninety two billion dollars next year the rise in spending has raised concerns that among rival powers over the country's increase ignite the world's second largest economy is developing stealth fighters and advanced missile systems and could soon launch its first aircraft carrier beijing insists its army modernization program though is entirely peaceful and is soley for defensive purposes. protests have been staged in sarajevo over the arrest of a former bosnian general. was detained for an international warrant was issued by serbia belgrade authorities want him to face charges over alleged war crimes. of participating in an attack that killed dozens of serbian soldiers at the start of the ninety ninety two bosnian war you due to appear in a vienna court on friday. bad news for nasa but their attempt to launch a rocket carrying its latest earth observation satellites ended in failure setting off from california the glory satellite made trouble just six minutes in when a technical error resulted in the rocket slowing down and it was unable to reach

its orbit it then crashed likely into the ocean near the antarctic at a cost of four hundred thirty million dollars an expensive mistake the satellites purpose was to gather new data on factors that affect the earth's climate. looking ahead complete change of title bit later we invite you to get ready for a brand new trip across russia tees close up to the city of gallows where big schoolhouse age old traditions and breathtaking landscapes have been transformed into a lucrative business it's day two of our adventures there coming up here little bit later in the program. a feast this is not a provocation but warns. the forces that machete sticks everybody is sure to set a quick victory streak so they have no idea about the hardships the group face to. face one it is this is all too nice and for any army to life never

use the other is the most precious thing in the world. is of self-sacrifice and heroism with those who understand it fully but you have to live a. real life stories from world war two this is. victory nineteen forty five dog r.t. top card. cosmonauts in russia are hoping to be cleared for an orbital mission to the international space station very soon the international crew of the main on the back of flights are undergoing final exams right now at russian star city but he's really going to school reports from that training center. examinations will take place over the next two days of the team will have to pick out a special examination ticket and act out according to the instructions in that ticket and they will be graded not just on their performance in usual circumstances but also they will be able they will have to be able to perform well in emergency

situations essentially b. will have to be prepared for anything that may go wrong in space on route to the ice says or at the international space station but when we spoke to them they did say that they have spent the last two years training together they are psychologically and physically prepared for this mission and they're really looking forward to it and they believe they will perform to the best of their ability now after the are done with their examinations they will have several days left before they go to kazakhstan to the baikonur cosmodrome where they will take off into space on march thirtieth now again the team is very excited about this particular date because because this comes on the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned flight into space and the man of course being used to guide him and everything this year because at the baikonur cosmodrome and that the ice says is going to be about essentially the celebration of the anniversary of the regards first flights and in

fact the two me to one capsule is also bearing the name of your garden also will bear his image on the body of the capsule and the cosmonauts a very excited about the fact that they will be flying off into orbit on the anniversary and they consider to be a great honor but at this point they are going through some examinations and like i said earlier they're absolutely certain they will perform rather well. oh of course because you here are also on our web site r t dot com top of which there you'll also find the top two blokes analysis and. see what's online right now showing a fairy tale russian villain is about to be brought to life in three days what's that going to look like we'll find out why children may be a bit wary of this legendary makes their way into the very big screen in three d. one simulated maybe also for the show biz the oscar winning actress who's never been tempted by the bright lights of hollywood we talked to juliette binoche full

interview on our website. today in history looking back a famous russian writer died in styria circumstances the legend of his death is still talked about today we invite you to discover the detail on our website our teeth on. edge. so as promised day two of our travels a. closer team of journeys across russia to bring you the best that the country has to offer. and as you know if you watched yesterday your eyes level some three hundred

kilometers away from moscow it's one of the oldest cities in russia but apart from beautiful landscapes and a story buildings it's also a major player in the country's industrial future lynsey france takes a look at how locals have taken the initiative and turned it into a major tourist attraction. whether it's fast motors historic real estate or funny felt the people of the jaroslava region are not short of space for their robust ambitions take the landscape for example almost thirty seven thousand square kilometers covered in snow in the winter months so back in the one nine hundred seventy s. mechanica set up a factory in robbins churning out man's new best friend in the area a russian made snowmobile in russia actually that is not all the trails writing. and we have a north territory that's ok you can write anywhere. now the company is the number

one snowmobile manufacturer in the country with seven hundred employees every machine is fully tested before it leaves the factory down for customers who include even the local police. over four hundred thousand of these have been manufactured company began in one nine hundred seventy one and with the winter olympics hitting saki in twenty fourteen it's hoped that they will be used exclusively in running those winter games. moving at a slower pace is the sleepy village of yachts go investor only a jar of showed me around and told me why he left a career in science to create a tourist destination in an almost forgotten place he wrote about just a few years ago he has sunk a cool million dollars into an antiques museum restaurant hotel and revive neighborhoods to attract travelers seeking the russian provincial experience. i've

been here in this project for the last four years and the local populations change their attitude radically that they have confidence in me this market is very much economic potential and the people living here are now keeping up attention on life by promoting traditional russian lifestyle choices from baptizing their feeding. to the way they keep warm people are rediscovering country lifestyles and they want a russian stove in the house faced with ceramic tiles and brick it's widespread i get thirty years we're going to be back in ribands children are on the minds of creative couple working in the drive world business pavel gavrilov a children's book illustrator thought of another camp as for the characters he created on paper and started adapting them into felt the funny felt company is now something between art and factory mass production it employs single mothers so they can work from home and raise their families. in this region as well to do compared

with other regions you see this is around many people with artistic minds or is important is to find ways to let them be manifest it often is difficult to find how to do that the trouble with all many people your idea of socially important and temper national as oh new they don't understand what it means by believe it's the future of this region. whether it's sports history or art there seems to be something here for everybody who wants to make a buck and create new ideas in the aristotle region when the france r.t. . everyplace roman will be here about twenty minutes with the latest update from ice hockey players who are regular season champions are going dark have tied we can tell you the final series of the road was a bit earlier on all the details ahead but team is here next with the friday night business. and welcome to business our teams good to have your company shareholders that

decided to postpone a decision on whether the british russian joint venture wants to participate in the b.p. and rosneft article exploration deal the meeting was held in berlin on friday after it was initially pushed forward from the original date of february twenty fifth due to be failing to turn up r.t. correspondent daniel bushnell has more. we're closer in the sense that the two sides have met because as you say last week b.p. actually failed to turn up but obviously feel somewhat stuck in a corner in a split of a lose lose situation on the one hand obviously has a case against b.p. the stockholm arbitration course court has suspended the b.p. rosneft deal while the two sides iron out their differences on the other hand if b.p. does give up control of this hard to get ration it will of course lose a great deal of the profits that it has a shadow hanging over all of this is the russian government energy minister. says he actually backed b.p. in the b.p. rosneft deal of course rosneft chose b.p.

because it has unique expertise in exploring in difficult conditions and that is one reason why they want b.p. to go ahead with the deal the thought in the side really for b.p. headboard broadly a new head of b.p. really hoping that this deal would mean what the next level of development for the company after its troubles of course with the oil spill in the gulf of mexico and not just for the company but also for the world he told me that they mourn for energy across the world's expect job forty percent by twenty thirty and the arctic is a key way possibly to maintain and fulfill that demand. things down your bullshit reporting that prime minister says inflation in russia will reach around six percent by june but alexander from to be capital says high oil prices are allowing the government to replenish the reserve fund which could help curb inflation. if the ministry of finance spawns less of extra oil revenues that they get from hi all prices are the

batteries for inflation because less money will get into the economy less spend and . and there is also good for the school because the investors will see about referees again accumulating reserves misreports estimated that they see their reserve fund at. one of the help three learn by the end of the year one hundred trillion rubles all price at one hundred where some of the best should be more money in the research funded research funds estimates currently. the world's largest alimony and producer roussel has rejected notice nichols' offer to buy out twenty percent of its shares saying it wouldn't be in the best interests of its shareholders last month offered to buy twenty percent of its shares from to sell for twelve point eight billion dollars which would lead the other big giant majority. with a five percent stake concert oversells decision little cynical said it will make no more value out of those to sell meanwhile nor snick always headed for another

extraordinary board meeting on march eleventh where the fates of the nickel giants leadership could shift once again. let's now take a look at friday's close on rogers markets the r.t.s. my six saw in the red on profit taking but overall the week so far was strong as commodities are still high and one percent in five sessions r.t.s. four point one percent the markets will be trading on saturday as it's a working day in russia. for stocks now in friday's sessions per bag has seen quite a roller coaster ride this week heaviest trading stock is down one point six percent friday's close what is gold is down off its week long rally and newport was bucking the trend slightly zero point three percent ethical opens. today with some profit taking in the russian markets despite a positive opening of the trading session there are several reasons to the profit taking one thing to keep in mind is that the russian index is up around four percent during this week also today we've seen some are important to us it's

a sticks i really started towards the end of the trading session in the payrolls number the number came at one hundred two thousand r.p. rolls and that's despite the inflation that has been a key issue for the u.s. consumer inflation on food and on gasoline given the heightens environment of global world prices so so far we see we seeing that the u.s. consumption has not been hit but by inflation which is a positive and encouraging signal for the market. i guess from lead nord stream consortium as secured almost three and a half billion dollars for the construction of the second phase of the pipeline generated funds were thirty percent financed by shareholders and seventy percent from international financial markets with twenty four banks involved construction of the second phases the start this may was the first gas deliveries through pipelines first phase are to commence in september north stream this plant and live a gas from russia is a europe and would be the longest subsidy pipeline in the world once completed.

that's on the business scene for now coming up next the headlines on our team to stay with us. all. the friends of james dean to the protean republic. the center of russian defense

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