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video on demand. mind old girl. on the registry now with obama if you want. to. see jobs call. i'll take stock stories of the week of course the rescue the he releases the trial billion here a controversy from last year's bailout packages of voting and then into greek default it was upon us on the streets during the week in response to those stereotypes run a good signal of the. hundreds of thousands of public sector workers taking part in a one day national strike across the u.k. of a government sponsored plans to slash that pensions and other benefits. if you go into the garden it will go into and for libya. is a completely this is the budgets of. the libyans will not allow them to do that. so the fight will continue. on the sea exclusively interviews colonel gadhafi son saif
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al islam has said made his goal is to control the media and it's her song says that lines around such as trikes of the country. today it's from the freedom frontier like carrying humanitarian aid for the palestinians in gaza but amounting explanations from the greed will sorties which fund bustles on leaving paul's they believe the decision was made on the pressure from israel and its allies. got into the program this is only sees weekly review and you lash charming story now raises to get its latest payout from the you in the next two weeks according to euro zone finance ministers they also plan to focus on discussing a second bailout for the country they release of a twelve billion euro tranche and it's of the. it's a full scale however at
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a price which has outraged the greek public the greek parliament passed radical stereotype large demanded by the u.n. international monetary fund including myself of state assets and swift budget cuts hoped that almost eighty billion euros of these narrative drives the measures despite the widespread public opposition with protesters saying because studies ordinary people not personal support of economic matters three days of demonstrations that hundred eight hundred as angry crowds clashed with police responded with tear gas and stun grenades but i'll show journalistic demetri confidence has been with protesters that since out in the square the focal point of them best. i think the only real option for them right now for the protesters and for the greek people is if some sort of political option or a movement develops out of the society out of the ranks of ordinary people who are intelligent who are capable who company universities who have some idea of what the country needs according to scholars here in greece or constitutional scholars and former members of the government they claim that the measure completely
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unconstitutional the first place because you need one hundred eighty members of parliament to pass a sort of legislation first of all second of all they can pass whatever they like but if the people don't agree to it and the people are not willing to sit down and take it it doesn't really matter what they pass and that's what we're seeing here right now what you're looking to have happen is you're going to see a fall of this government some point i said if things it really of the violence is a really big issue because if if the violence if this results in casualties not just massive injuries then that's going to that's going to lead to a collapse of this government will that mean that the next government will come in and actually do something productive maybe maybe not but in that government have to fall to i don't see the people in this country lying down there's a report that the head of the pharmaceutical national karma superstation here in greece is going to be filing a lawsuit along with other people against the government for use of illegal substances because these weren't just it was just tear gas there were other chemicals including us fixating agents and that's why you see a lot of people here i saw them myself and a lot of other people saw them passing out not being able to breathe people inside
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the metro station not being able to breathe a lot to go to hospital for that reason people were very angry here and they're very upset and they understand what's going on and understand these measures are not going to help them and their future. and the fear that the cash why and how some by critics. and money will be used to pay off fines you know how the people agree. on the streets of athens the voices of discontent growing louder. it's a war we did not create this tour and we're going to pay for this we want to build large but the streets continue the fight against economic ruin second day. and it can to prevent. previous lame payments people will be seeing a penny. of this money actually comes into the greek economy. interest payments repayments also battles on save the banks and prevent
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a large scale financial crisis for the people the price is simply too high they see their income going down they see taxes taxes taxes and nothing else their money does not go to very early corner me here is struggling against harsher stereotyping measures because many government now faces an electorate opposed to the bailouts and lots of people are asking when the i.m.f. european central bank and the e.u. that provided that initial. one hundred ten billion euros get a little hoss. and move on to plan b. because the core the quest to manage. and pay back that loan for a lot of people really are realistic in fact when it comes to the choice many people now in greece simply gain will that help. is being born as a self interest. as much as.
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they get out. all the state. pension. i mean. they're going to get almost everything. but it certainly can it's a high cost so the cuts in public spending and raising taxes and then the question of privatization program the. need to sell many public assets one of the reasons that everybody is so determined to keep greece in the euro is so that the banks don't have to take a serious hit of their falsely lending policies result as if there's a whole other holy alliance of politicians and bankers versus ordinary people it's a fight that the people say they not prepared to lose. r.t. athens. greece was not the only country gripped by pros has this week as u.k. public sector workers went on strike on thursday disrupting schools adelson the
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services hundreds of thousands of union members took part demanding the conservative liberal coalition government refrains plans to cut their pensions as it flashes a suburban pounds appearance to a hundred thirty billion dollars from public spending more and that report. down tools up with industrial action and autumn of discontent starts here this time it's a public sector workers walking out unhappy with a plan for reform of their pensions which they say will see them paying a lot more and getting a lot less like a king if it. gets to fifty i work for me it takes fifty a week it takes sixty five detainees that i may consider pensions or very necessary security way to address it so i think we do need to make cutbacks in things that bring. crime to try to teach a project by so much as it is these people do
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a huge variety of key work from teachers and lecturers to air traffic controllers and coast guards unisons the u.k.'s biggest public sector trade union deputy chief bob avidly says his one point three million members already for prolonged industrial action we're on a war footing with court thirty million prime set aside and we saw a strategy work but i must stress that's not what we want to do we want to talk to the government and negotiate a sensible package nor the ridiculous package of their proposal at the moment that package involves raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty six raising pension contributions by workers and having payouts based on average career earnings rather than final thousand the unions admit public support is fundamental the government's very unlikely to change its mind about reforms if the public at large doesn't back
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the unions but that's by no means a short public service workers who already get very generous pensions in the course of this pensions is very much of a cop it turns the burden falls on to the next generation it really is absolutely essential the public sector pay. always formed an even after their reforms public such a workers will get for the pensions and must present such workers the unions want to apply enough pressure to force the government to change its mind and it's no stranger to you turns it was hell bent on reforming the health service too and soon it decided to take longer to think about it causing friction in the coalition the government's doing this to reduce the current fifty billion dollar pension bill but it may be cutting off its nose to spite its face that the white issue here according to give me if you paid attention to the future if you look at me if public sector work if no don't effect the pensions what while it makes me stop
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contributing to that if it was a widespread with full pension funds would collapse and that would leave u.k. p.l.c. very short of investments just what it made it more than ever your average party loved it. coming out partner in trade. reporter he is in decision on whether to join a customs union with its east conveyed. to the. paper says it's increasing as france and western leave there were rebels say there is vast and find the territories that colonel gadhafi forces still control the alliances that as trying to frame donetsk military targets but thousands of people have fled from their homes in fear and while turkey has followed a number of other nato member states declaring its recognizing the rebels as the true representatives of libya's people such as you have there's no sign of a man's to the conflict struggles continue to reject the african union's offer to arrange tools with his government his notion of reports from the front line.
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the road from the capital tripoli to greg is lined with the aftermath of war towns abandoned as the population fled the bombardment. this is what's left of the airport in the siege of it also home to one of the country's oldest. the last plane to go from this runway just hours before it was hate. to say so it's only heat in the targets of military value we call say these telecommunications towers something to the west of the town of. troy. davis is a slave to strikes and they've also accidentally. two cars that killed two civilians and there is no t.v. in this area it is we can see film but has also been disrupted. there is no water and no electricity which used to be heaven. has become hell which was home now
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suzanne for me here. i have nine children and i send them all to my relatives abroad i don't want them to see their motherland in such a condition but from least small paul well. gas used to flow to europe. we used to produce feel to surrender to them and now see they destroy it all this is terrible and ridiculous at the same time the closer you get the frontline the more you feel it you can hear the war and you can even read it on. jobs just before the bombs arrive. this one says you can see there is a sign here arabic nato is here to leave here too in force and i'll fly zone over the country to protect civilians on the other side there is another sign also in arabic saying that nato can attack any place at any time. any
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time happened three times over several hours while we were filming relievers major parties where the frontline rise divided the country into two parts into two swear one side is going to put one flashpoint within the rebels and gadhafi forces it's a very important point to quote case gets in a firm hand on this town would mean taking control over the country's economy all facilities seem to be a rare target of nato bombs never learned on. a civilian population can hardly skate. they were like my family not just going to the shops to buy some foods and this happened six of them died i couldn't believe it and this used to be a restaurant for all companies start where friends gathered after work. we were eating with my colleagues then there was a blast we knew what it was we tried to help those who were trapped but then the helicopters came and started shooting. from one street to another the stories are
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repeated. problem a little. bit but then i thought every man every day average there being a big killed our civilians but there's no no. this country this is probably well those voices become more and more frequent is the sound of exploding bombs and warplanes drowns them. cheaply. meanwhile moscow's alarmed by them big ears in talk or taishan of the un security council resolution only their concern has been raised it's a meeting between russian and french foreign ministers after harris admitted supplying weapons to the rebels is the first time since the campaign began that a nato member has phoned up to air lifting arms to the country francis says the framework of the resolution allows for all means when it comes to protecting peaceful civilians something russia calls an abuse of the vague wording of the document is limited resolution one hundred seventy three contains chapter four
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which allows anyone to do anything this very chance it was the cause of our problems with the mandate in all other aspects we support it and as we have warned you now we're facing a rather unpleasant situations when it can be interpreted in most different ways i think moscow and paris and other u.n. security council members are interested for the body to release concise documents to international law does not need to put up with ambiguity. in union is calling a member states to ignore their arrest warrant issued in the hague this week against colonel gadhafi if there were guys ation doesn't abide by the international criminal courts request and he believes it would be able to raid prosecution by staying in neighboring countries r.t. is exclusively to get his son is also wanted for war crimes are safe as they warrant is a sham after nato is attempts to kill him and his family. this core of this is that
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is that we can ask all. come on the accuse me of killing people over it when you know the sentence against the end of your capital punishment so they decided to include me and i did kill my brother by destroying the house saw me to execute you so no i thought it was only three months ago it's me and you are after me every day i phone call to find the article you're really i'm about to just go on number two just to tell you the supreme court a little what you are trying to do you should without a deal if your job is the will of the court. is controlled by those countries. which attack us every day it's just a court of psychological and political pressure better. then you can watch the full interview with colonel gadhafi son at our website it's
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not in alcohol. but we know now true critics here actually started turning to sail to gaza to deliver humanitarian aid despite being banned by the government and its from leaving greek ports the freedom flotilla has been stuck in the country as the greek authorities have refused permission to leave port and arrested an american captain of one of the vessels activists please the greek government of acting under pressure from the u.s. and israel which they claim damage to ship stops in turkey and greece tel aviv has dismissed as and also claims that special forces sabotaged the ships trying to break its garza blow kate it's routinely is being compared to another last year which ended with nine activists being killed in that time by israeli commanders on a turkish ati's in a dish that you are called is only one of the votes and greets. activists from the so-called freedom to two hundred gathered in athens to bruges decision to ban their presence from leaving greek ports. who are solution to this. the authorities
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unlawful as adults have not provided any explanation for why defer to has been detained in the first place and members of european parliament who are part of the humanitarian mission are planning to pressure the e.u. or the un to interfere and stop greece from little susan porridge. for more on that freedom for to you that story go to our website artie dot heart where you can follow the latest updates from our correspondent who's on one of the detained by it's in our. in our land line camera action where are the round up of the glitz and glamour of this year's moscow international film festival green the filmmakers are in cinemas stars from all over the world.
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by the russian police say they've released all of the journalists who had been detained among protesters during celebrations of the twentieth anniversary of the country's independence according to human rights organizations police fired tear gas and it's out of it's a rounding up some two hundred people in the capital is a task that's taking to the streets to hold another silent protest not only by clapping our first simulated band during the wee independence day celebrations last the government of our struggles with a financial crisis hoping to secure a multi-billion dollar bailout from the i.m.f. the country's currency has been sharply devalued while the budget deficit balance going the way of protesters have recently emerged outside this childish the opposition which acts of its using the internet told the guy. after fifteen years the customs union between a rush of bellaver sent customers up and running with no vehicle tracks of the borders between the countries says the first of july the union created to ease mutual trade could be joined by another counter to crane but as r.t.
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is a mix a year cheska reports the country is at a crossroads deciding whether to turn east or west. as the change of power in crane revived ties with moscow talks of the key of joining the customs union between russia belarus and began a possible move many others heard described as highly beneficial for all sides the world of goods and services produced in ukraine moralists weak market standards and i needed the news continues and the larger the market and more countries specialize in producing certain goods at the moment all of the russian elites ukraine and kazakhstan that use competing goods and are not using their natural advantages childrens costumes union will help them become more focused at the same time ukraine never hit its aspirations to join the european union and despite moscow's reassurances that the customs union can co-exist with a free trade space with europe we would all members of the customs union join the
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its presence is no hindrance to this process russia which is also a member because the union will see the creation of a free trade zone with the european union i hope that this task isn't going to be a long run prospect brussels did not seem too happy absent cried trying to sit on the tears as a stern warning to ukraine came from the european parliament which said should the country join the customs union with russia or still the e.u. will be shot for ever for ukraine and despite this statement coming not from the highest ranks in the e.u. it caused heated debate in kiev. now the post soviet states finds itself at a crossroads there's again going to court which trying to negotiate between the east and the west created a special commission on deepening ties with the customs union we don't try to choose between trooper trinity's we try to find a formula that would let us use boost for the benefit of our economy and unfortunately strong position of our european partners is the deep brain cannot be
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a member of customs union if it wants to have a free trade area so that's why we have to and we do searching for a formula that can allow us to be close partners presence union to be good to fracture for a partner of the russia russia and other sun and an economic sphere but north becoming a full scale member experts say it is impossible to tell whether such a formula. but many stressed that the demand for most ukrainian goods and poor use would definitely be higher in the russian market that in the e.u. . the european market is huge because very high standards and is heavily regulated it's really difficult to work there even for some european producers ukraine would struggle to fit in a market question as you know smaller goods produced by ukraine would be in high demand there while key of this curiously balancing between the east and the worst part your it's your view craning and say that despite european pastures being
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seemingly greener russia is after all close the program not only geopolitically lets you assess the artsy reports and promptly you think you crave. let's go have a look at some of the international news and breathe this hour on the street hundreds of police have been hurt in clashes with protesters near the talent city of tearing a crowd of around six thousand who are demonstrating against the construction of a high speed rail way tunnel through the alps stones and petrol bombs were thrown at officers who responded with tear gas opponents of the project will live between tearing down the french quarter say a rail link would have ruined the landscape and claim that construction davidge the region's environment. but leadership police have arrested more than a hundred people in the camp or so diatribe demanding the government scrap a gas exploration deal with the us a left leaning citizens' groups as their arrangement would rob bangladesh of its natural resources and compromise a country's interests as it's facing an acute energy crisis government officials
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claim the contract will help as the country is probably our shortages still wasn't schools were closed and traffic was disrupted in the capital for a day. crowds of cheering supporters have gathered in bangkok to celebrate the landslide victory of thailand's opposition in a general election likely to mean the country's first woman prime minister the party older. sister asked a prime minister. who was toppled by the military five years ago has stepped i had swept to power and you thai party has won over half of the five hundred seats in the parliament elections massive bruising defeat for the current regime backed by the army which last year and had widespread protests by the former premiers the red shirt supporters. there are over seven hundred thousand also is living in russia with many of facing big problems such as where to live when they grow up and leave their orphanages while the government has
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a good life to provide state housing all too often it's a failure to offer adequate accommodation he's been to all of the has met one woman now with two young children to hear her battle for a roof over her head down dark and dilapidations this one looks more like a prime candidate for demolition and a family home but twenty two year old mother of two lena has been told by social services that she still. was perhaps they haven't seen this place inside they keep telling us true parents somehow believe here they showed me a people on how to build a house i told them that i had no phones i had no job i had to do care of kids and it ended up going to police they said it's not your problem lena grew up in an orphanage in the city of under russian law she should have received state housing once she left the institution. was given to lena's mother by the state and despite
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having no money she's been talks. but. the situation is absolutely desperate they didn't give me work because i don't have a profession for them i don't exist perhaps hanging myself would be the best thing to do. without even the most basic of a minute there's no way that lena can live here however here is exactly where in the thirties of told her that she should bring up children i mean his case isn't unusual those who were all friends in russia say that it's when they leave the care homes that they need the most help the problem is orphans are killed out of smaller you know they're little and everybody loves to help their small but rather something that. whereas in actual fact they've got bigger needs when they get bigger and that's really where we need to be standing beside them housing is one of those big needs for orphans leaving care it's also in short supply which
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we need certain calculations for one region and found out that if a child is number ten thousand in a queue for housing it would take them some three and a half thousand years to actually get a flat how can they live like this they're not pharaohs you know we can't bring them back from the dead and give them an apartment currently only administrative penalties can be imposed on anyone standing in the way of those leaving care getting housing alexander gears a lot as a campaigner for orphans rights he wants to see the courts more involved. in my phone and we need to change the law in a way to make sure that someone can be held responsible in court in this case the orphanage this will make sure that there is no way a graduating orphan would have to go and live in a rundown home a change in the law might help people in the future but lena needs to find a solution right now. now i ask them all the mall the second homes to raise their children why can't i have not even because i don't know the will because i'm not
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