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really demonstrate for green energy three months after an earthquake triggered the fukushima nuclear crisis to which there's still no end in sight. factories in switzerland trying to breach the wall of silence surrounding one of the world's most secretive and influential gatherings the magic the builder broker comes clean on what they're up to. and along with the twenty fourteen winter olympics so she's preparing to host the paralympics games we follow the major construction that aiming to make the city a more hospitable place for people with disabilities. it's seven pm in moscow this is r t coming to you live on a nice now with our top story this hour and three months on japan the struggling to recover from its toughest crisis since the second world war when
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a nine magnitude earthquake sent to mercy of tsunami which left thousands dead and missing the natural disaster triggered a major radiation leak at the fukushima nuclear facility and it's still on the verge of a full scale nuclear catastrophe our correspondent sean thomas is in tokyo where anger over the situation is spilling onto the streets. that is three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami which rocks japan and devastated the fukushima region of course creating the nuclear disaster at the tepco daiichi power plant where we now know that three reactors have melted down and possibly melted throughout today is a very interesting day at the tepco headquarters in central tokyo thousands of people have gathered some in support of nuclear power believe it or not and thousands more who are walking the streets in organized protests carrying signs and banners and shouting out slogans through loudspeakers against nuclear power saying that there needs to be alternative sources of energy of all this of course and sort
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of the tepco headquarters the company responsible for the daiichi power plant one of the reasons why this is important is that within the past week new information has come out saying that tepco at the initial phases of the disaster lied about the amount of radiation that was coming in and tried to downplay the situation saying that the radiation levels were not as bad that there could possibly be a meltdown then of course this past week it was revealed that they cut those numbers off and a half in fact. the government is not providing proper information and people young and old want to know the truth of the course of the situation with the radioactive emissions has not changed in the last three months nothing has changed since the very beginning the communities devastated the people have no homes there is no place to walk everything is destroyed the school also coming to light is that the nuclear fuel not only melted down but possibly melted through the inner containment vessels and into the outer stainless steel linings which is
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a much much more serious problem one thing that people are worried about is the amount of radioactive water that is in the area this is the beginning of the rainy season and people are worried that with the more rain that radioactive water will then still out and flooding the area causing more contamination also people are very angry about the children their schools which are contaminated is. well right now kids are exposed to higher levels of radiation to ever have been in the past and they have to stay inside in sealed buildings without the ability to play outside it's also very hot and impossible i guess it's just like they're angry about the surprise one person from the prime minister sharon has actually over the side saying that he will not subject his i'm trying to this day think it is a kind of goes this is a with even a surgeon with the wrong children to jack themselves to these higher levels of radiation of course our goal is an archie cruise to go into the fukushima zone and we're going to go in with some cleanup crews in see how that process is going right now but from tokyo sean thomas r.t.
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. president of the fukushima district and those who live nearby have not only faced radiation exposure but also social exclusion that's according to dr robert j. cup professor of nuclear history at the hiroshima peace institute. there are still people living in areas where there's high radiation and there's children going to school in areas where there's high radiation and so there's been a reluctance to move as quickly as possible and a lot of people from the fukushima area who even people who were born there but who live in tokyo are experiencing discrimination in japan by people who consider them toss of the contaminated even the radiation is not transferable to other people but there are a lot of problems ahead if i could give one quick example in august there's a very important holiday in japan called in which everyone returns to their hometown because the spirits of ancestors come to their burial places where their ashes are interned and the family welcomes them these people need solutions and will not be able to observe this will they just holiday and welcome there the
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spirits of their ancestors who return no bones when people find that they're unable to carry out their familial obligations for decades because they can't return to these areas people tend to blame themselves even if there are structural reasons so there needs to be some work done to help people through not just the radiation exposure but the social breakdowns that follow radiation exposures and communities you're watching our team live from moscow coming up for you the president goes fishing for opinion on the recent hacking attacks and giant companies like sony master card. thinking they are heroes because they can sold. everything they are they are a product from all of the security systems this is not some glass positive takes on the hackers and their motives in a few minutes also coming up. there are a lot of different bludgeons and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to the sets downs they say anyone who dares to get eighteen will never
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get out alive find out how our russell close up team tyson happened to bring you this report let's talk part of the country two thousand. the first number. u.s. congressmen have received a letter apparently written by colonel gadhafi saying he is ready to negotiate a cease fire and asking for humanitarian aid the authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed nato is continuing to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's despite a fresh lawsuit by colonel gadhafi daughter against the french president she's suing nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of her family during an airstrike in april meanwhile the turkish prime minister has offered turned over to the exit guarantees to wherever he chooses professor mark almond of oxford university says the libyan leader's position is not as weak as the west is making out. there is obviously under pressure he is also being bombed by nato but he
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also has been that in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed highly critical all what president obama has done since the bombing started. so i think there is a division in washington and by helps in the west in general inside nature it's very difficult paul to us of the major allies britain harlem's to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that and he said one can only follow who is leaving office maybe in the past on the other hand i believe that we have signs that in fact there are back channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in. discussions with the teacher leaders we have also talked with about the solomons so you have a problem but. is in charge of the bombing of the whole checks on the ground in the country will be decided by libya will not necessarily as the nato leaders would like. on our web site r.t. dot com we're asking how do you think libya's deadlock can be resolved but so far
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nearly two thirds think nato should withdraw admitting that gadhafi has won fifteen percent say thanks to you as they are until the conflict eventually ends eleven percent think only brown forces will resolve the situation this. same amount field the u.n. should send in peacekeepers and split libya into droplets of wine let us know what you think about the situation in libya at our team. it's a gathering of political and financial elite and it's valid secrecy isn't forced by an army of security guards it's all bankrolled by swiss taxpayers even as europe tightens its belt and forces through brutal austerity cuts the bill to bird conferences attended by people ranging from royalty to top news outlets c.e.o.'s and it's also under a now traditional media blackout. reports. opposition to the build up a group meeting here in switzerland has brought together parties and special
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interest groups from across the spectrum of political beliefs and it's not just just west people have come from further afield germany austria the u.k. and even the u.s. to try to report on just two objects in person to this group of powerful people meeting in secret we've also heard reports of alternative media journalists being threatened with deportation by police and other low level harassment among the protestors is switzerland's youngest member of parliament for the people's party he came up here to fight for transparency here's what he told me people have a right to know what's happening in this or for a house what's happening at the builder burke meeting people wants to know what to do or who is what have plans for the future and i'm here for more transparency the agenda of the building remained secret until long after the meetings over build about what just make an educated guess about what's being discussed this is saving the euro
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a builder burge invention deciding the new head of the international monetary fund to replace that infamous colleague dominic strauss kahn and of course the events of the arab spring which notable build birdwatchers accuse the group of exact abasing into a bloody war to try and hike up the oil prices some accuse the builder berger's of masterminding the financial crisis and given the dire economic fates of the north to build a host countries greece and spain some fear for the future of independence north. switzerland and we think that there is a danger that because they are meeting in switzerland they want to get rid of the last stumbling block in this whole european union you know it's like an island which is in their way you know that we have to erect a mock. see that we are not in the union that we're not in the euro and maybe we are afraid that they're trying to destroy this pressure is mounting on the build
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a better group on saturday as the swiss people's party the young socialists and other activists descend on the resort town to try and draw the world's attention to what they see as nefarious undemocratic meddling in the face of the world's institutions. we'll be keeping you updated with anything we find out about the build of her meeting on our team's twitter feed tweeted so far that our our our team through the international news channel and found more of the mainstream media seems to be ignoring the event that parties underscore home and stay on top of developments at the secret gathering with. an indomitable spirit a man with physical disabilities makes the eleven thousand kilometer trip from russia's far east to moscow all the electric mobility scooter alexander constant began his epic journey from the pacific city of stock in the middle of april since then he's brave several injuries and
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a fever but remained on course towards the russian capital despite the hardships alexander says he's happy to have made new friends while raising awareness about disability issues that's also the goal set by the paralympic games to be held in twenty four thousand and forty and as our. reports the city has begun preparing a one come for disabled plates from around the world. is it easy for a man in a wheelchair to travel to sochi a tough question for the mayor and his aides as the city's preparing to host the two thousand and fourteen winter paralympics the russia's paralympic champion to inspect newly built airport. i actually like to this place is one of the few airports in russia that has lived a device that helps to see passengers to board the plane throughout the city however there are issues that require attention but i'm sure they'll be. all newly built oystering steady. are equipped in accordance with strict paralympic standards
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but in the city itself with its aging infrastructure still a lot has to be done to comply so she sidewalks shops and restaurants are also undergoing massive construction to comply with strict standards so that no wears off limit and. even though competitions such as ice sledge hockey and alpine skiing will be held far from the city center thanks to the games sochi will be more accessible for people with disabilities living in less than legacy for locals and visitors alike russia's paralympic squad topped the overall standings at the vancouver two thousand and ten winter games with thirty eight medals twelve gold silver and sixteen bronze we spoke with russia's paralympic champion of as he was preparing for the three week training in sochi with the first we're proud that russia will be hosting the paralympics it's going to games are being held at home but on the other hand it's a great responsibility we just can't lose. the first paralympic test events in open
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skiing and biathlon will be held as early as next year drawing unprecedented international attention to the small russian town so for most people here it's a chance to show their hospitality to the special guests creating a comfortable barrier free environment the first of its kind in russia and also a great opportunity to see the russian paralympic team in action. r t sochi. summer time and the living is easy perhaps it's about time russia's president and prime minister decide to discuss social and economic issues in a more relaxed way that's exactly what they did to me the way they did and vladimir putin got on their bikes right around the accidental president enjoying the warm weather we've been having afterwards the to talk to the badminton court it's unclear who won the match but both president and prime minister are said to have had great fun in the sun. so for more on any of the stories we're
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covering you can always log on to our web site and there's features and news our team doctor around the clock to look at what's there for you now explore why ultra-orthodox jews in the u.s. believe in and the state of israel is the only solution to the conflict in the middle east. and a disgrace colonel sentence for kidnapping and killing a chechen teenager and murder in the moscow to find out why between the nationalists icon and who might be behind his death and. spanish police have arrested three men believed to be involved in carrying out cyber attacks on governments companies including sony and master card the suspects
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have been identified as members of the worldwide hacking group anonymous well this week the resident takes to the streets of new york to gauge people's attitudes towards hackers. so many intend out even the f.b.i. it seems like no one is safe from hackers these days are these cyberpunks heroes or villains this week let's talk about that technically speaking they are heroes because. everything they are they are from all of the security systems but what if a robber a bank robber is technically. proficient enough to get into a bank does that make him a hero to. the made movies about the police department goes into certain things in the government goes into certain things probably i would put that on the same level as i would someone who goes in and hacks into a site they're not supposed to be on their hot cars which are five thing fossil kind of
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a logical point because we're just doing illegal activity. i think just to make some contacts romantic of all talkers if it's done really to open the lens to things that should be opened up i don't have that much of a problem is that it's so subjective though why are we entrusting thieves essentially it with making that kind of a judgment call. these that's a strong word well they're going to take in people's him information good or bad for the good or bad will if you're if you're going in and you're taking a lot of credit card numbers and credit card accounts and doing that type of thing and you're using that information again hurt private citizens and i don't think that's a good thing have you ever had your personal information had i have actually yeah you know and i felt. so violated and trying to control the information that stuff like that is just. it's an awful feeling oh i think it's going to get worse much worse because i have five daughters ranging from twenty
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three down to twelve years old and they're you know they don't think anything's ever going to happen to them and they're out there with all of it even though with the warnings from parents they're the next generation so if you have you caught them putting stuff out there and you're like don't put that out there addresses cell phone numbers yeah whether you think hackers are villains or heroes the bottom line is if you have information in a database some place consider yourself a potential target. a look now at some world news in brief for you this hour first to afghanistan where a roadside bomb blast has killed sixteen people including eight children four others were injured the explosion in kandahar followed another attack in the east of the country when a suicide bomber killed a local police commander and three this latest wave of violence comes as the u.n. confirmed may was the deadliest month for civilians in the country since two
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thousand and seven. the syrian army has retaken control of the northern city and it is a cigar which was the scene of a major rebellion last week government sources say tubes have captured what they describe as two armed terrorist groups which were operating in the region last week uprising claimed the minds of these two hundred twenty members security forces. at least fifty people have been killed in massive floods ravaging central and southern china disaster has also displaced tens of thousands of people sweeping away homes and taking out power and phone lines across the region among the stranded were children trapped in a school surrounded by water. that would be. a rush a close up series is next as the team explores mysterious places in north.
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christian churches agricultural prosperity and a magnificent ancient acropolis known as the city of good debt they will look into one of the most mysterious sites in southern russia the village of dagoes but it's not the area of dark legacy that's driving locals away as our tos men do not question our reporters. we continue our acts for the north as a republic and this time with visit a unique historical area the village of dar goths or ask the locals call it half the city of the does the cemetery has almost one hundred asians don't cripps where people that used to live have buried their loved ones along with their belongings this valley stretches for over seventeen kilometers and there's a real open air museum for such as they say that this place how them imagine live down here in this area four hundred years ago meanwhile day to day life continues
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alongside images of the past. three hours drive through a dangerous sneaking road here in the mountains and tough trip but it's worth it there are a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to the city of doubt they say anyone who dares to get in will never get out alive and even know there are hardly any tourists around this place which might be more to the difficulty of getting him rather than any death curse. in the times of the pleat many people with no one left to grieve them would come to the crypt and wait for the dam first mansion about the city of the diamond to the beginning of the fourteenth century the ancestors of the stanchions century down on the five mountain ridges but the land was so expensive they will forced to choose the windiest and most unserviceable pleas to build
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a cemetery these days the area now provides a huge all. archaeologists items found at the cemetery have been treated both professionals and local homages for example few people knew that the bodies were buried in actual boats a white considering none of the rivers here were navigable well now it's believed as such an stand in order to get to have been the soul of the departed had to cross a river these days the surrounding area may once again be a lawyer with agriculture and competent but is being deserted by people in search of a different lifestyle. for a local ascension vasya this is a devastating fact he has built his own hydro power plant that provides him and his family would have a tricity but he doesn't know who will inherit his legacy movie for the idea was born i did ten years ago but it took me several years to build it from scratch i
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used everything i could possibly find i call my bench in a pretty flow wheel but what i see now is that people are leaving half of our village left in less than ten years thanks john believes that the only thing that can reverse this situation is the creation of the necessary infrastructure new roads new jobs and new opportunities to stop people leaving young people may be attracted to the bright lights of the c.t.'s that locals say they're leaving behind a truly unique part of russia the land up north of that here if they're rounded by mountains and health and while driving along with the hopes of this health want to get a family run into a church or if mol mol landing into the thin area fothergill what a gay who left his tech real life to live hand says that this monastery the highest situated in washoe connects the past and the present the church was only build some
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six years ago but it stands nanto word the dates back to the sixteenth century actually worked during the. celebrations over ten thousand people come here for local christians this place is unique maybe because of his show acacia nobody knows the true spending several hours hand it really feels like this mountainous area marries the past with the present and if you listen hard enough you can only handle for father's a facade sinking their songs by the fire to focus more on think historically importance on this area for assessing and i'm now joined by someone it's not be a be out i'll be going to fund which is based here in north the south yes thank you very much for joining us so why do you think locals still consider this place as a special area well. our village located high up in the modern assume the border just value what it is is a set of. it's known for it's probably
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a store city of the dead is record and what it is is a set of cribs where people used to go forward in case they were contaminated was with something factures disease like black or tuberculosis and you know their relatives would bring them food and you can still see you will small plates there and actually there are there are boards of the dead dressed in medieval robes and a house of the size important diminished for the people well i can't speak for everyone else here but every time i visit there i get a lot of feelings and. one of the main feeling is this that. i i really have to keep myself in check so to speak and not bring down the values that that i carry on the left. of those values or dignity or honesty modesty all those other. good qualities over human beings all right thank you.
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months now was the seymour time we have the had of the guarantee fund which is based here in the north the south sudan and meanwhile our team continues to bring you the latest picture of live down here in russia's north caucasus in the republic of north the south sea and. we're going to take a short break you're in our to and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories. in
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one thousand nine hundred two dr ralph brin straight the university of pennsylvania said what if i can take the gene responsible for growth in human beings and put it into a mouse. on all the main risk issues . is that ninety five percent of all competent scientists in these fields are working for the produces side and only five percent are read
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genuinely independent. there is not a lot of science that says train genic fish is unhealthy for people to consume which is what the food and drug administration looks at there is a lot of concern about the environmental impacts if it transgenic fish escapes what kind of horrible impact will it have on the rest of the fish population i don't know what this might do to us or our children or our children's children in our congress here in the united states legislatures throughout the world we vote all these different laws tax laws and corporate laws what could be more important than deciding on the permanent genetic future of life on earth. wealthy british style. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global
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