because. the syrian capital hosts a massive show of support for president abbas with calls for him to be given more time to make the promise of reform areality. angry and to corporate activists knocking the doors of some of america's richest as the wave of demonstrations critical of washington's loyalty to big business gathers momentum nationwide. and how some believe that germany's move from nuclear power to remove all energy could see millions broke jobless and left and the dark.

this is r.t. coming to live from moscow marina joshie welcome to the program syria's president says he's planning a new constitution just a day after cannes of thousands came out in a mass show support for him but shahrazad is still struggling to quell a nationwide uprising despite promises of reforms but he supporters say the government needs more time to push for change are the steps are still yes more from the center of damascus. but the voices of support. and continuing dissent some and in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by a newfound zeal to take a stand or near the fence here and after what was that gathered their support for the government it was a far cry from images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reports of watch a significant force of government protest the wish however once they get the real

battle where in this country was all the forces are fighting the trip to africa that the sheriff every night of the all are her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat and joy the crowds in downtown damascus for god 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. ever since most people started revealing their political stance openly some people with mock me and say since when do you know about politics what do you know there are divisions among family members some are pro assad some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of a 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 we always want to know what i know and then you have the right back around the issues about your country you can think of them are. you there are those like you who are hussein who are no strangers to picking 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 cordoning to 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 that i'm going to jail. and no one would even know about it that has changed now that people are more politically aware the same 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 in daraa but i feel like

a coward if i didn't risk my 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 if i was to. give. you. all political can you also see 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. damascus. so i am for you this hour here in our t.v. european way of tackling the debt crisis exercise pressure on the states and regulating the banking sector are among the latest moves by the e.u. which experts say are doomed to failure. and cosmic catering we invite you for a tasting to chant out what's being served out in space. 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 dozens of cities a month after the so-called occupy wall street movement first flared up in the big apple arches marina for now looks at how the protests continue to grow despite report of police brutality and hundreds of arrests. 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 who are for their for democracy what they say for democracy for fair treatment for for balance the quality for all americans because that's at the core of what their movement is about 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 to the homes of the five wealthiest new york city residents and that includes the c.e.o. of news corp rupert murdoch also the c.e.o. of j.p. morgan chase diamond and these protesters were walking through the streets doormen standing outside of the buildings were cheering them on when they got to the hole jamie diamond there was a police barricade out there but they continued to demonstrate and the reason they were demonstrating and and going door to door to the to the wealthiest new yorkers homes is because at the end of this year two percent in millionaire tax will expire meaning the two percent that was required for millionaires to pay they won't have to pay any 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 of 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. suffering the consequences. my reporting their public distrust towards the u.s. government's also growing according to the latest polls more than two thirds of americans now say they are unhappy with washington and as if he's going to count reports the white house and congress are heavily influenced by equally unpopular powerful corporations. investing in politics has proved to be good business in america just a few million dollars in contributions and some lobbying can bring it company billions in bailout loan guarantees tax refunds another stimulus all of the expense

of the average american taxpayer exposed in the election system and it's in the ongoing lobbying in 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 wall street after the financial meltdown of two thousand and eight go in function those measures were effectively scuppered by u.s. lawmakers big corporations were also successful in keeping their tax cuts intact and finding loopholes for getting billions of dollars in refunds this government over one percent for the one percent by the one percent compared to a success of the passes rules that allows the banks to get the regulated it restricts 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 for her thousands of americans took to the streets to ask where is there be a large and how good are you looking to cut a tree there were some hundred nonviolent people here doesn't rest on a single one of these bankers or their campaign which was this question just because it was not mine in the meantime goldman sachs one of the main architects of the current crisis is richer than ever it is announced 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 own is munna

number of occasions one of the most recent scandals involves a solar energy company cylindrica bush went bankrupt and cost taxpayers almost six hundred million dollars that's the amount that the government approving loan guarantees despite receiving persistent gourmands 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 stand there are some try their violations is very 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 drew all these people onto the streets of washington and other cities in the u.s. is the understanding that their government and their legislators represent the interests of the top one percent as they call them the very wealthy corporations

that can afford influence in washington to skew the system in their favor. going to check on our team washington d.c. . rapper immoral technique who is taking part in the occupy wall street movement as the u.s. government is too preoccupied with wars and promoting democracy in other nations so watch is full interview in around twenty minutes time but here's a preview. when you look at this nation they see republicans completely in the hands of corporations democrats pandering to them nonstop we see them also involved now to the president as part of expanding was expanding occupations not standing up for human rights you know being blind about several global issues that are important to people here because they reflect on our democracy what we do outside of america to foreigners our democracy here.

european bank 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 to set aside more assets to save the system from collapse and the eurozone is pushing ahead with its own rescue plan for a member state slovakia has become the last country to greenline an expansion of the bailout fund despite initially rejecting at the change of heart was the result of the pressure it was put under says british m.p. nigel farrar. sixteen parliament stuffed with career politicians have voted for it not sixteen countries because if you put this bailout package to a referendum across europe the vast majority of countries would say no the back here said no last night but of course no isn't good enough no is not acceptable in the modern european union if you say no as the irish did a couple of years ago it was a slow backstage last night you are made to vote again until you get the right

answer which gives you a true measure of what this project's really like 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 chucked out of the unemployment scrap heap they don't care about the tide of human is misery that they calls they have got their political girl if this really goes they can begin to become a trillion to bail it out what is the point actually of bailing these countries or one of the bailouts all these bailouts helping the people in greece and portugal are no they're not what they're actually doing is they're giving money to these countries to give back to our banks who over lent the money in the first place i mean the whole thing is what these countries need who are trapped inside this economic prison for these they need to devalued without the valuation 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're doing is stupid and very very

dangerous indeed. more news videos and the latest updates are waiting for you on line right now iron lady turned joan of arc the jailing of ukraine's former prime minister has sparked outrage on the streets of kiev and a lot of criticism from russia the u.s. and the e.u. read more at her teeth dot com. you can also go to our youtube channel to watch fruitage of a cargo ship that hit a reef and started leaking oil in toxic materials off the coast of new zealand. today once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to look for asians to rule the day.

for the adventure of spending a long and lonely months in orbit meal times on the international space station are a highlight but eating in zero gravity is a challenge both for the diners and high tech chaps or have to plan for many on earth sorties and peed all over along for tasting. after traveling at phenomenal steve for two days cramped in the small space that he saw rockets cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be tacky how do you eat in zero gravity. well you have to be a bit more careful than down here on earth every little piece of food the gets out of your group will float away and you will not be able to keep track of it all 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 face pressure table is

for the deal is you know there are two heating compartments here and this area in between is a trap for crumbs it works like a regular vacuum cleaner is important because choking on a crumb is very risky and zero gravity could have grieved consequences. all the food eaten in space has to be specially prepared here on earth and that preparation doesn't come cheap cosmonauts need three thousand calories a day the same is no lympics printer and providing that cost over six hundred dollars a day with most missions lasting pacific's months each cosmonauts grocery bill comes in at a hefty one hundred ten thousand dollars admission and those prices it's no wonder that the people behind cosmic catering a proud of their product. is the chief designer to twenty three years of experience in the space food industry and i can proudly say that russia's release food

provides healthiest. well most nutritious reach. even the most simple food requires special care and attention this tree in moscow produces stay spirit and the work which goes into making it really for all but it is almost as high tech as the idea sets itself where. there is no mold in this bread no mold spores we've developed the recipe which stops an old growth the bread doesn't go bad for thirteen months thanks to the special recipe and acknowledges we use when baking it. even when it comes to something simple like bread there's still plenty of choice for your hungry cosmonaut. and all we make five types of bread gingerbread white bread that's what i have here on the table now right bread with caraway bread moscow and did a great those currently around one hundred sixty options because a lot of the international space station including all of the tastes from whole

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 the surface it's nice to see that some of humanity's finest minds still have time to play with their food the book. good bright you really ready. yummy. it's make you three. these are all over artsy. take a look at some other stories from around the world there are unconfirmed reports from libya that a lot of market out his son's has been captured in the city of syria some officials from the national transitional council same sort of scene gadhafi was taken to benghazi for questioning and there is no official proof to confirm the claims yet what i've seen was a senior army officer as well as national security advisor and his capture will be

seen as a major victory for the anti seen. shooting rampage at a hair salon in a small city near los angeles has left eight people dead a ninth victim is a critical condition police caught the suspect as he was trying to flee the scene several weapons on him the motive of the shooting remains unclear by there are reports the gunman was targeting his ex-wife. agents ruling military council has blamed christian religious leaders for sunday's violence which left twenty six dead general i don't know mara said the minority of protesters were peaceful but an armed crowd joined a group and began attacking soldiers officials deny fruits opened fire with live ammunition or ran over there with armored vehicles sixteen drivers were in a state of panic trying to escape. small radiation hotspots have been detected in the japanese cities of tokyo and yokohama the levels are actually higher than in some areas that were evacuated around the crippled

fukushima nuclear plant scientists say the radiation poses no danger to health but more checks are being made the discovery comes seven months after an earthquake and tsunami brought fukushima close to a nuclear meltdown the consequences of the near nuclear disaster in japan are far reaching germany has taken the lead in europe promising to give up nuclear power by twenty twenty two and fill the gap with renewable sources but it's not all positive and eco friendly future of the well be one of blackouts disappearing industry and huge electricity costs thirty some bar reports. germany has long had as strong a marine to nuclear movement but it was warmer accident that finally turned the tide against nuclear power. by twenty twenty two who will ban 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 better known as solar panels currently supply eighteen percent of germany's electricity indeed germany has big plans for green energy aiming 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 but a closer look at the brush out of nuclear reveals there is more hope riding on its renewable replacements the natural readiness that planned 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 and that's the view of energy expert claudia canford who sees only one way to bridge the energy gap and it's not green we have new

all and there's fire power plants here in order not to have those kind of germans have long been world leaders in their enthusiasm for renewal 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 lobby 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. the high compared to our competitors in europe now if they go further up then we think we

lose competitive noise that could lead to major industries relocating production out of germany but perhaps the greatest problem facing renewable outputs comes from the same public the 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 except those i think it's a more concern is the greatest danger not economics not to a policy you support but it's a public acceptance all of which could leave germany very far from its green dreams of a renewable energy system. and actually. well you're up to date from more remember there is our website are the dark comedy actually with more beats for you to meet our team of having a world of business. thanks

daryn it's time to delve into the world of business and despite the rubles rollercoaster last month russian lenders have seen no hike in the conversion of ruble deposits interest foreign chorusing on the other hand talk wonders burbank managed to double neutral closets 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 the better a stabilization in the global economy i think there was go for the. gain the last round in the manger of the year. also we see that the policy of the central bank is more active in supporting the rebels so this is why i believe that there will is more likely to appreciate from the current level than we can. and the remainder of this year. brushy diamond producer also is considering growing its

business by overseas acquisitions the cornerstone data reports the firm's consultancy should be capital are encouraging it to purchase cannot just reminds the company accounts for three percent of global diamond production and is the key diamond as a beach b. billiton. strollin mining major controls eighty percent of all voices potential acquisition target it's not yet known whether b.h.p. billiton would agree to sell the mine but we should be capital says the price could be as much as one hundred billion dollars. plus a look at the markets now oil is trading in the red after the american petroleum institute reported you as gasland month fell the most general than five years in china exports climb to the least since deborah last miles was in full slowed light switches dropping over half a dollar while branches trading at one hundred and eleven dollars per barrel. and there's markets were high as european leaders edged closer to

a plan for taming the debt crisis investors were also upbeat as the u.s. federal reserve said it discussed more us forces reducing concern about the global economy. time europe stocks stuff like trading the grim gains and losses footsie is right after it rallies to a two month high on wednesday and the texas also watched triples japan and russia markets generally lower as the world dropped after the international energy agency reduced its global jamaat forecast for twenty twelve the r.g.s. is inching up five point two percent and the mice it's just not. possible look at some of the individual show moves on the minus six to decline on the indexes like mine with a look at still company's shares are down more than two percent as you can see the country's biggest oil producer all snapped is shedding more than one percent dragged by decreasing oil such lies make up

a little carly is losing to. sand trap is a western from the trunk capital still says chances are yes this rally to continue . commodity prices have been ferment. so again it looks like this relief rally can continue and we should probably expect to be led by again by banks and materials as was the case yesterday. i would those say that in this market it doesn't take much to bring it back down again because you know yesterday we saw many sellers actually on on our on our floor although we know the summer was buy. but it doesn't look like we have a strong conviction for for the russian market as of yet. so the latest business news for more stores check called website archies off com slash business. coming to.

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