canada. china for asians are today. because. the syrian capital hosts a massive show of support for president asad with calls for him to be given more time to make the promise of reform areality. angry as a corporate activists knock on the doors of some of america's richest as a wave of demonstrations are critical of washington's loyalty to big business sweeps nationwide. and how some believe that germany's move from nuclear power to renewable energy could leave millions broke jobless and left in the dark. and europe some vision to cut dependence on the russian not gas is forcing it to look for alternative energy which can help reduce your producer its reliance on

imports find out in business about twenty minutes. on the russian capital you're watching our joshua welcome to the program tens of thousands have come out in support of the embattled syrian president the biggest rally in the capital for months but shot off that is still struggling to quell a nationwide uprising despite promises of reforms but he supporters say the government needs more time to push through change or she says are silly as more from the sander of damascus. voices of support. of continuing dissent some bands of deadly clashes polar opposites and their demands but in some way you know hunted by the newfound zeal to stand firm here in

the center of the syrian capital outflow gathered to show their support for the government that is going to the far right for b. images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been record. it was with me for character or for that matter to the government protestation all about what i think it was about where in this country was the forces outside the tent city that was the very safe yet everybody with the the her husband and children one of many families to grieve the heat and joy the crowds in downtown damascus. it's true that we knew nothing about politics before but now we take a stand even if i'm a sunni muslim i'm pro this president. but. ever since most people started revealing their political stance openly some people would mock me and say since when do you know about politics what do you know there are divisions among family members some are pro

a side some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of this nation now under intense international scrutiny i never watched news i never cared you know i never never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us read it books we watch the news media articles and on facebook we want to know what i don't think and then you have the right background and other issues about your country you got think of them or if there are those like you i'm saying we're no strangers to taking a side and making it known he's long been voicing his discontent of what he calls a repressive regime and today facebook is one of his main tools in coordinating dissent coalition activism has evolved in syria for me i feel that my voice goes further down back then it started with stating an opinion but i'm going to jail it here to get there and work no one would even know about it that has changed out

there people are more politically aware hussein has been thrown in jail says he was tortured and finds himself constantly looking over his shoulder. i was detained for spreading the word on the violent crackdown to daraa but i'd feel like a coward if i didn't respond to life while those on the streets are doing so asking for the regime to fall a call staunchly opposed by those on the other side yet. we get together with. one political coup yasuni and activism among syrians are growing whatever side of the divide they're on people here see the future of their country is at stake but all are adamant that future is firmly in their own hands. r.t. massless. to the us now or more people have been arrested following the latest wave of public protest against excessive corporate influence in the country mass

demonstrations have spread to several cities a month after the so-called occupy wall street movement first player it up and the big apple art is report now looks at how the protests continue to grow the spies report of police brutality and hundreds of arrests. a few hours ago i just came back from being down on wall street in the park where activists have been camping out and sleeping and demonstrating for weeks now and they seem as committed to this movement as they ever have been before if anything i think the arrests have inspired them to to fight harder and stronger for their for democracy what they say for democracy for fair treatment for for balance and quality for all americans because that's at the core of what their movement is about is among those principles that i just mentioned we did see many police officers every once in a while walk through the park where there were hundreds of demonstrators have been

sleeping and they would walk through and anything down on trees that were hanging up any signs anything there and some of the demonstrators saw that they interpreted it as possibly the police trying to provoke these demonstrators are very committed to not acting violently they want to demonstrate as peacefully as possible members of occupy wall street walked through manhattan particularly down park avenue and they went door to door to the homes of the five wealthiest new york city residents and that includes the c.e.o. of news corp rupert murdoch and also the c.e.o. of j.p. morgan chase diamond and these protesters who were walking through the streets were men standing outside of the buildings were cheering them on when they got to the whole of the genie diamond there was a police barricade out there but they continued to demonstrate and the reason they

were demonstrating it and going door to door to get to the wealthiest new yorkers holmes is because at the end of this year two percent millionaire tax will expire meaning that two percent that was required for millionaires to pay. they want to get paid in more complain and twelve and a lot of these new yorkers say that this is an indication of how the wealthiest americans reap the largest rewards and if they're paying if they're going to be paying that mandatory tax a lot less revenue is going to be coming to new york city and new york state and the ninety nine percent with the majority of those living here are going to suffer and they say that's just an indication of the richest always reaping the benefits and the rewards and the common american always you know suffering the consequences . of reporting there and public distrust towards the u.s. government is also growing according to the latest polls more than two thirds of americans now say they are unhappy with washington and he's going to reports the

white house and congress are heavily influenced by equally unpopular corporations. investing in politics has proved to be good business in america just a few million dollars in contributions and some lobbying can bring your company billions in bailout loan guarantees tax refunds another stimulus all of the expense of the every american taxpayer both in the election system and it's in the ongoing lobbying and sort of influence industry these are powerful powerful businesses their whole business model is around using influence to break the rules of the game in their favor so far u.s. corporations have been successful in ensuring that the loss introduced to regulate last week after the financial meltdown of two thousand and eight don't function those measures were effectively scuppered by u.s. lawmakers the corporations were also successfully keeping their tax cuts intact and finding loopholes for getting billions of dollars in refunds the us government over

one percent for the one percent one percent perpetuates itself passes rules that allows the banks to get be regulated and restrict our democracy three years after washington gave almost a trillion dollars of taxpayers' money to bail out corporate giants unemployment in the countries over nine percent the national debt is well past the tipping point and the congress is looking to cut essential social programs. thousands of americans took to the streets to ask where is their bailout how can i remember a country there were so hundred nonviolent people and doesn't arrest a single one of these bankers for the people it was quiet just boggles the mind in the meantime goldman sachs one of the main architects of the current crisis is richer than ever it is now seventeen billion dollars in bonuses alone for its stance when asked about the impunity enjoyed by the corporations president obama

said a lot of that stuff wasn't necessarily illegal it was just. immoral and many agree it pretty much stays that way but not only do the lawmakers come under fire for accepting generous contributions from corporations and then acting to return the favor but the president himself was accused of bias and phone is mona number of occasions one of the most recent scandals involves the solar energy companies in lynbrook which went bankrupt and cost taxpayers almost six hundred million dollars that's the amount that the government approved in loan guarantees despite receiving persistent warnings about the company's financial stability the deal was pushed through by a foundation which in turn was a major donor to president obama's election campaign since last year corporations have been allowed to funnel as much money as they want into political campaigns now they don't even have to disclose the amounts they spend their time trying to violations has been serious the new law effectively gives the corporations even

more influence in washington leaving many americans in fear that their voice might no longer count or drop all these people onto the streets of washington and other cities in the us is the understanding that their government and their legislators represent the interests of the top one percent as they call them the very involved big corporations that you know or influence in washington to skew the system in their favor. going to check on our team washington d.c. . coming your way this hour here in our city hopes of a green future based stark reality german a switch to renewables phrases fear is there won't be enough energy to go around and tell tricity prices could rocket. and cosmic catering we invite you for a tasting to check out what's being served up in space. america is threatening iran with sanctions after alleging it was behind applied to kill the saudi ambassador to the u.s.

vice president joe biden says no option is off the table charges have been filed against you. reigns over claims they try to hire members of a mexican drug cartel to carry out the attack one of the suspects is still at large the u.s. has already imposed sanctions on the reigning airline that flew members of a relief force linked to the plot iran has ridiculed the allegations saying the charges are fabricated to deflect public attention from problems in the u.s. ivan eland of the independent institute told r.t. it wouldn't be in iran's interest to plan an assassination like this. but there has to be some doubt i think just because they are so wild and they don't really fit the pattern of because force the the iranians have been fairly cagey about operating various places in the world and this sounds like something out of bad movie or something i mean it's just crazy there are limited responses that the u.s. can have of course the u.s. can also use covert operations to do sinister things to the iranian regime and of

course the u.s. has many more resources to do that than the iranians do that's why this whole thing doesn't seem to add up that the iranians would actually be foolish enough to do something like this i think it gives the hawks in the united states some sort of excuse for ratcheting up the pressure maybe even including military action certainly you have a weakened president who is who might benefit from a foreign crisis and we've seen that happen before in u.s. history so i think i don't think the iranians really did this it was really i. think bungled mess and also a bad thing to do because they could invite the u.s. retaliation gives them an excuse to do so and i think this type of rhetoric is not good even under these circumstances i think we've got to get to the bottom of this and see what really happened and see you know what what who's behind this and what what actually was going on. more news videos and the latest updates are waiting for

you online right now i mean lady turnings is joan of arc jailing of ukraine's former prime minister. that sparked outrage on the streets of kiev and a lot of criticism from russia the u.s. and the e.u. five more on this at r.t. dot com. also online you can go to our youtube channel to watch footage of a cargo ship to hit a reef and started leaking oil in toxic materials off the coast of new zealand. were used today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations room today.

european banks should increase their reserves to withstand market turmoil that's the new plan put forward by the head of the european commission to solve the debt crisis the move is designed to force banks set aside more assets to save the system from the collapse seminar also wants to know dividends or bonuses paid until they've done it but a british model for raj told r.t. the real target is to prepare a bankers not people for bankruptcy. what it is it's a way of preparing the banks for the inevitable defects that have but are going to come from those euro zone countries and that's why they're recapitalizing the banks and i just read in this parliamentary chamber with mr barroso these people are absolutely intent on creating a united states of europe they don't care how many millions of people are just totally out of bullets crappy they don't care about the tide of human lives and misery that they cause they have got their political goals in the first place and the whole thing is man what these countries need who are trapped inside this

economic prison called the euro is they need to be value without devaluation they're having austerity packages pushed a problem which is forcing them into a downward deflationary spiral which in my opinion in greece and possibly in portugal too could lead to revolution what we doing is stupid and very very dangerous indeed there is now a split in europe from north to south and in the north we are witnessing a democratic revolution against the whole concept of the euro and the idea that people like mr barroso and my old friend herman van room ploy should govern five hundred million people it is not acceptable. here it is taking the lead in europe's hands to go green and promises to give up nuclear power by twenty twenty filling the gap where the renewable sources but it's not all positive and eco friendly future to well be one where cows disappearing in history and huge rally tricity costs are at least some part reports. germany has long had

a strong green anti nuclear movement but it was one accident but finally turned the tide against nuclear power that. by twenty twenty two and the use of nuclear energy in germany so what now the green movement and its hopes for renewable energy have been given a huge boost renewables mostly wind turbines and photovoltaics that's known as solar. panels currently supply eighteen percent of germany's electricity indeed germany has big plans to green energy i mean to go from eighteen to eighty percent renewables after the nuclear switch off some say it's crazy to do it this way but others say second option is to say when somebody can make it happen it will be determined was a closer look at the russia out of nuclear reveals there's more hope riding on its renewable replacements the natural readiness that climbed eighty percent will take

forty years at least and with nuclear electricity disappearing in germany in eleven years that will leave a decades long energy gap. that's the view of energy expert claudia camphor it sees only one way to bridge the energy gap and it's not green we have new and there's fire power plants here in order not to have such kind of blackout germans have long been world leaders in their enthusiasm for a new about energy and their disdain for nuclear power now they've taken the leap of faith but it's far from certain when technologies like this will be able to take over or whether in fact germany will have to resort back to the fossil fuel wage ironic seeing as the nuclear switch off was pushed by an anti emissions green lovely and it gets worse as any replacement power green or not will require billions of dollars of construction expense pushing up the cost of electricity

that's not good in a country like germany with such a large industrial base energy and electricity prices in germany are pretty high compared to our competitors in europe now if they go further up then we think we'll lose competitive noise that could lead to major industries relocating production out of germany but perhaps the greatest problem facing the new opera lefferts comes from the same public back to nuclear shutdown in the first place it's easy to say you want renewables but already massive opposition is emerging to the massive power grid lines and infrastructure that will have to be built all over the country public acceptance i think it's a more concern as the greatest danger not economics not volunteer policy is support for the acceptance all of which could leave germany very far from its green dreams of a renewable energy system tom watson r.t.

. now take a look at some other stories from around the world there are unconfirmed reports from libya other lot of one of the obvious. sons has been captured in syria some officials from the national transitional council same would have seen gadhafi is being held by fires laying siege to the city and there is no official proof to confirm the claims yet to see him was a senior army officer as well as national security advisor and his capture will be seen as a major victory for the n t c. a shooting rampage at a hair salon in a small city near los angeles has left eight people dead and ninth victims in a critical condition police caught the suspect as he was trying to flee the scene find several what weapons on him the most of the shooting remains unclear but there are reports the gunman was targeting his ex-wife. ruling military council has blamed christian religious leaders for sunday's

violence which left twenty six dead general. the minority of protesters were peaceful but an armed crowd joined the group again attacking soldiers officials deny troops opened fire with live ammunition or ran over them with armored vehicles insisting drivers were in a state of panic trying to escape. out for the advantage of responding long and lonely months in orbit mealtimes of the international space station are highlight but eating in zero gravity is a challenge both for the diners and high tech sheriffs are have to plan that many on earth. are all over along for tasting. after traveling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in the small space of a soyuz rocket cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be package but how do you eat in zero gravity. you have to be a bit more careful while eating than on earth every different piece of food that

gets out of your grip will float away and you won't be able to keep track of it. to make sure cosmonauts enjoy their lunch without worrying that a rogue morsel will disappear into the inner workings of some potentially life saving computer equipment the russian space agency designed a special table so it is possible deal is there to heat in compartments here into this area in between it's a trap crumbs it works like a regular vacuum cleaner and this is important because choking on a crumb is very risky in weightlessness it can have grave consequences. all the food eaten in space has to be specially prepared here on earth that preparation doesn't come cheap cosmonauts need three thousand calories a day the same as an olympic sprinter and providing that cost over six hundred dollars a day with most missions lasting pursuits months each cosmonauts grocery bill comes

in at a hefty one hundred ten thousand dollars mission and at those prices it's no wonder that the people behind cause me catering a proud of their product. as the cheap designer. twenty three years of experience in space who do street i can probably safely at russia's food provide health used. well most nutrition rich diet. even the most simple food requires special care and attention this tree in moscow produces space grit and the work which goes into making it ready for all that is almost as high tech as the i assess itself. there is no mold in this bread no mold spores we've developed the recipe which stops mold growth the bread doesn't go bad for thirteen months thanks for the special recipe and technologies we use when baking it. even when it comes to something simple like bread there's still plenty of choice for your hungry

cosmonaut. all in all we make five types of brownies gingerbread white bread that's what i have here on the table now right bread with caraway bread moscow style and integrate those currently around one hundred sixty calling every options for cosmonauts on the international space station including all of the taste from home from soups to main courses and desserts and even the basics from salt and pepper the bread. pretty good. after a hard day's work on board the surface it's nice to see that some of humanity's finest minds still have time to play with their food for thought ok i've got a yellow one for we. brought you really ready. yummy here because it's make it three people coming. these are all of a party. raises up to date and business news is next lilja.

banks are in and that's right time for your business update despite the ripples rollercoaster last month russian lenders have seen no hike in the conversion of ruble deposits into foreign car seat on the other hand top lenders burbank managed to double new deposits to over two billion dollars given the fact that oil prices are holding up very well above one hundred dollars per barrel given the fact that we're seeing signs of that or a stabilization in the global economy i think there are a scope for the will build. the laws around the remainder of the year. also we see that the policy of the central bank is more active and supporting the rebel so this is why i believe that it will go is more likely to appreciate

from the current level than we can. in the remainder of this year europe's ambition to cut dependence on russian natural gas is forcing it to look for alternative energy that's the say that europe is sitting on eighteen truman cubic metres of shale gas if developed it would reduce europe's reliance on imports it's worked in the us well almost a quarter of energy production comes from shale gas but that story isn't likely to be repeated so far. should not forget second united states you have kind of the basis of an industry which has hundreds and even thousands of trading rakes and western europe you may have maybe fifty that might most of the time being and to build up an industry with hundred and more trading ric's takes time so for the next ten years whatever as a result basis it will take time to build up the respective trading industry and sold at a for the next ten years this shale gas revolution will only be

a relative slow evolution and europe. let's have a look at the markets now well it's trading in the red after american petroleum institute reported that you as gasoline demand fell the most in more than five years in china exports climbed the least since there were a lot smarter as impulse slowed by switches dropping over half a dollar while branches trading at one hundred and eleven dollars per barrel. and asian markets and climbing trucking upbeat performance in the u.s. and europe and wednesday risk appetite is improving and hopes that the eurozone is closer to a solution to a slow reject crisis and just an hour ahead of the opening bell here in moscow the russian markets rallied to their strongest level in almost three weeks on wednesday the profile supported by weakening concerns over the eurozone debt crisis resolution as well as strong that well in my eyes it's going to two and a half percent in the black while the r.t.s. was even high almost four percent on the rise in western from march on capital

expects yesterday's rally to continue. commodity prices have been firm and. so again looks like this relief rally can continue and we should probably expect that to be led by again by banks and materials as was the case yesterday. i would go say that in this market it doesn't take much to bring it back down again because you know yesterday we saw mainly sellers actually on the hour after all that we know that someone was buying. but it doesn't look like we have a strong conviction for for the russian market us and yet. so the business here is that all small stories check all that side archie dot com slash business.

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