syrian president pledges to draft a new constitution a day after the capital hosted a massive show of support for him. and granted corporate activists not on 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 renewable energy could see millions who broke jobless and left in the dark. times washes diamond produce also is considering growing its business by overseas at positions more in business in twenty minutes.

one pm of the russian capital you're watching our team in the arena joshie syria's president says he's planning a new constitution just a day after a town of thousands came out in a mass show of support for him a shot it's still struggling to call a nationwide uprising despite promises of reforms by his supporters say the government needs more time to push through a change or he says are still yet has more from the center of damascus. but the voices of support was continued in dissent some and in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by the newfound zeal to take a stand for here the fact that the period after it was have gathered their support for the government is coming up far cracker be images we've been seeing in other

cities in the country where there have been reporting watches with me because the force of that is a government protest however what i think it was really about where in this country was all the forces are fighting except it was very brave to get everybody the. alarm her husband and young children one of many families agree but he to enjoy 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 would mock me and say since when do you know about politics what do you know there are divisions among family members some are progress not summer anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of the nation now under intense international scrutiny i never watch news i never cared

you know i never never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us read it books and watch the news media articles and always want to know. that and then you can have the right background on the issues about your country you can think of. if there are those like the new i'm saying we're no strangers to picking a side and making it known he's no longer in voicing his discontent of what he calls a repressive regime and today facebook is one of his main tools implored me to dissent . activism has evolved in syria i feel that my voice goes further down back then it started with stating that i'm going to jail. and no one would even know about that his strange though the people or politically aware the same has been thrown in jail says he was tortured and finds himself constantly looking over his shoulder i mean i was detained for spreading the word. daraa but i 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 or call staunchly opposed by those on the other side of the because we speak. we are. going to. give them time. for political curiosity 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. and we're interested in what you think about the situation in syria and the base vote at r.t. dot com always asking why president asad is still in power while gadhafi has been toppled or just over half of the respondents say it's good or russia and china opposing the bombing of syria around a third believe that has more public support in its country forty eight percent

think the opposition is united and while there are many few things syria's leader is just more ruthless they can do or voice now at our t.v. dot com. so i have for you on the program the european way of tackling the deficit rice is exercising pressure of member states and regulating the banking sector are among the latest moves by the e.u. which experts say are going to failure. because i'm a caterer and we invite you for a tasting to chuck out what's being served. in space. to the us now where 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 layered up in the big apple. looks at how the protests continue to grow the spike reported 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 who are fair treatment for balance and equality 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 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 walking through the streets and 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 and 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 won't have to pay to will 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 taxes a lot less revenue is going to be coming to new york city and new york state and then 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 common american always you. suffering the consequences. are

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're unhappy with washington and he's going to reports the white house and congress are heavily influenced by equally unpopular a 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 everyday american taxpayer both in the election system and it's in the ongoing lobbying and serve it 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 don't function those measures were effectively scuppered by u.s. lawmakers the corporations were also successful in keeping their tax cuts intact and finding loopholes for getting billions of dollars in refunds the us government both the one percent for the one percent the one percent perpetuates itself passes rules that allows the banks to get the regulator 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 her thousands of americans took to the streets to ask where is their bailout and how come our country there were some hundred nine filing people and doesn't rescue a single one of these bankers or the people which was this question just because

the market 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 mostly cruise the biased and phone is mona number of occasions one of the most recent scandals involves a solar energy company selling brick which went bankrupt and cost taxpayers almost six hundred million dollars that's the amount of the government approving 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 stand they are a coming trying to 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 what drew all these people onto the streets of washington and of the 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 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 immortal technique who is taking part in the occupy wall street movements has that u.s. government is too preoccupied with wars and promoting democracy in other nations watch his whole interview next hour but here's a preview. when people 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 defines our democracy here. european bank should increase their reserves to withstand market turmoil and that's the new plan put forward by the head of the european commission to seoul the debt crisis the move is designed to force banks to set aside more as a stew save the system from collapse. also wants no dividends or bonuses paid until they have done it but british m.p. nigel ferrars told r.t. the real aim is to save bankers. what it is it's

a way of preparing the ballots for the inevitable day for the going to come from those euro zone countries the bats why they're recapitalizing the banks i mean 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 strappy they don't care about the tide of human misery that may cause they have got their political goals in the first place i mean the whole thing is mad what these countries may who are trapped inside this economic prison because they need to devalued without devaluation 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 could lead to revolution what we're 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 brown and my old friend herman van ryn ploy could govern five hundred million people it is not acceptable. more news videos and the latest updates are waiting for you on line right now i only to turn jonah bar the jailing of ukraine's former prime minister has sparked outrage on the streets of kiev and one of criticism from russia the u.s. and that you read more at our t.v. dr karp. and also you go to our you tube channel to watch a beautiful car your ship to hit a reef that started leaking oil and toxic materials off the coast of new zealand. the news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule today.

for this man sure are spending long and lonely months in orbit meal times on the international space station are highlights but eating in zero gravity is a challenge both for the diners and the high tech chefs who have to plan the many on earth so our teas and peter all over along for tasting. after traveling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in a small space of a soyuz rocket cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be. how do you eat in zero gravity. but it well you have to be a bit more careful than down here on earth every little piece of food the gets out of your grip will float away and you will not 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 lifesaving computer equipment the russian space agency designed this special table

as a whole to the others 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 in zero gravity it can have grief consequences. but 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 of the same as an olympic sprinter and providing that cost over six hundred dollars a day with most missions lasting for six months each cosmonauts grocery bill comes in at a hefty one hundred ten thousand dollars per mission and in those prices it's no wonder that the people behind cosmic catering a proud of their product. as the chief designer of space two twenty three years of experience in the space food industry i can proudly say that russia's space food

provides the healthiest sleeve and most nutrition rich diet and. even the most simple food requires special care and attention his factory in moscow produces space spirit and the work which goes into making it really for all that is almost as high tech as the i set itself. there is no mold in this bread no mold spores we've developed the recipe which stops mold growth and doesn't go bad for fifteen months thanks to the special recipe and technologies be used when baking it. even when it comes to something simple like bread there's still plenty of choice for your home we cosmonaut. all in all we make five types of bread gingerbread white bread that's what i have here on the table now ride bread with caraway bread moscow style and. it's currently around one hundred sixty calling every options because north on board 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. that alters pretty good after a hard day's work on board the six nice to see that some of humanity's finest minds still have time to play with their food recall go to yellow and good color noise from bright you ready ready. yummy here a couple this make you three keep them coming. these are all over the party. alice take a look at some other stories from around the world and there are confirmed reports from libya there one of market obvious signs has been captured in the city of c. or some officials from the national transitional council same order seem khadafi was taken to benghazi for questioning and there is no official proof to confirm the claims yet but a scene was a senior army officer as well as national security adviser and his capture would be

seen as a major victory for the t.c. . a shooting rampage at a hair salon in a small city near los angeles has left eight people dead and ninth victim is in a critical condition police caught the suspect as he was trying to flee the scene finding several weapons on hair the motive of the shooting remains unclear but there are reports the gunman was targeting his ex-wife. egypt's ruling military council has blamed christian religious leaders for sunday's violence which left twenty six dear general i mark the minority of protesters were peaceful but an arm crowd joined a group and began attacking soldiers visuals the night troops opened fire with live ammunition or went over them with armored vehicles exist in drivers were state of panic to try. the state. small radiation hot spots have been detected in the

japanese cities of tokyo and yokohama 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 their near nuclear disaster in japan were far reaching and germany has taken the lead in europe promising to give up nuclear power by twenty twenty two and still the gap with the renewable sources but it's not all positive and eco friendly future could well be a lot of blackouts disappearing industry huge electricity costs as artie's tom gardner reports. germany has long drawn green movement but it was warm accident that 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 but the photovoltaics better known as solar panels currently supply eighteen percent of germany's electricity indeed germany has big plans for green energy ending 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 was a german but a closer look at the russia out of nuclear reveals there's more hope riding on its for nubile 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 convert who

sees only one way to bridge the energy gap and it's not agreement we have new. fire departments here in order not to have those kind of blackout germans have long been world leaders in their enthusiasm for renewable 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 competitiveness that could lead to major industries relocating production out of germany but perhaps the greatest problem facing renewable efforts 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 public acceptance i think it's a more concern is a grave mistake not economics not quality of policies or power but the public acceptance all of which could leave germany very far from rich green dreams of a renewable energy system. r.t. . it's time now for the business of bait with elian.

i know that's right time to have a look at the latest business news and despite their world was rollercoaster last month russian lenders have so no hike in the conversion of ruble deposits into foreign currency 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 a better stabilization in the global economy i think there is scope for the able to gain some of the laws around the bill would mean during the year. also we see that the policy of the central bank is more active and supporting the will so the this is why i believe. there will is more likely to appreciate from the current global than we can. and the winner of this year. russian diamonds produced some of it also

is considering growing its business by overseas the causations cover some data reports through funds consultants need to be capital i encourage it to purchase canada it could see mines the company accounts for three percent of global demand time and production and is the key diamond assets of beach be billiton. mining major controls age and sensible what's the potential acquisition target it's not yet known whether big would agree to sell the mine but to be capital says the price could be as much as one and a half billion dollars. that's a look at the markets now or this trading in the red after the american petroleum institute reported you as gasoline demand fell the most in more than five years and in china exports climbed to the least since they were last month as imports slowed points which is dropping one dollar while branch is trading at one hundred ten dollars a barrel. and in your of stocks i'm over the sea fully from

a two month high that's mining companies declined for the reports of slowing export growth in china germany's dax is also posting losses point eight percent incorrect . and in russia the markets are generally lower as world dropped after the international energy agency reached. used its global to montreux class for twenty twelve there are just as losing half percent of the mice it's a slight let's have a look at some of the individual share moves in the my six as a client on the index is led by gazprom as you can see one point three percent lower all the world is a bit behind two hundred percent lower class despite the company saying it's going to spend more than ten billion dollars a year old the next decade to develop new future projects for the natural is among the gainers the company has reported a forty percent increase in revenues for the first nine months will be and probably to western for much on capital highlights he's favorite stocks. if you believe in

a relatively new then you should be in financial should probably be in mid in their material soon rather soaps if you believe that we just seen sort of a relief rally will continue to go down further on we should try to be as the friends of us are karen ross telecom which we like haven't really had a difference of characteristics the mobile office the sales. trade in the us are listed in the us sort of from the russian proxy in the u.s. so there could be selected utilities maybe it could be america or maybe. hydro but i think the universe is quite small. russia's second largest pipe make a chill pipe has decided to do list from the domestic stock market and become a privately held company commander song daily reports chilled pipe is buying it from the market as a thinks they are undervalued it only hopes to raise move cash through an i.p.o.

in london but demand was long form in the us is it want to buy child by the high priced then on the russian market companies own this might also part of it to a strategic investor. ok that springs you up today for more stories check our website archives of comstock's business.

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