one pm of the russian capital you're watching r t with me rima joshie syria's president says he's planning a new constitution just a day after tans of thousands came out of the mass shelve support for him bashar asad is still struggling to kuala nationwide uprising despite promises of reforms but his supporters say the government needs more time to push through a change or he says are still has more from the center of damascus. but 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 syrian capital was have gathered show their support for the government is kind of far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reporting watch a specific order force have any government protests additional however when they get an hour about where in this country political discourse is sometimes can tell

that that was the very way for nearly everybody. to. her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat and joined 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 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 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 no i think most of us read books we watch the news media articles you know based on the no one pick up

and then he's got the right background and other issues about your country you can think of them or. if there are those like the new i missing 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. has evolved in syria. i feel that my voice goes further down back then it started with stating an opinion but i'm going to jail. no one would even know about it that has changed now that 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. but i'd 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 yet everybody wants to. get the government to. give them time. while 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. all we are asking why president still in power while gadhafi has been toppled for just over half of the respondents say it's due to russia and china . around. us it has more public support in its country and forty percent think the opposition isn't united and i. think syria's leader is just more . of your voice now dot com. so i have for you on the

program the european way of tackling the death crisis exercising pressure of member states and regulating the banking sector are among the latest moves by the experts say are doomed to failure. cosmic. what's being served. space. to the u.s. 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 flared up in the big apple. looks at how the protests continue to grow despite reports 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 for their for democracy what they say for democracy for fair treatment for balance and equality for all 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 were walking through the streets door men standing outside of the buildings were cheering them on when they got to the whole

jamie diamond there was a police barricade 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 holmes is because at the end of this year two percent 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 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. suffering the consequences more important 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 as artie's gun is chicken reports the white house and congress are have a way 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 every american taxpayer it's both in the election system and it's in the ongoing lobbying and service 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 laws 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 of the one percent for the one percent by the one percent perpetuates itself it passes rules that allows the banks to get deregulated it restricts our democracy three years after washington gave almost a trillion dollars of taxpayers' money to bail out corporate giants unemployment in the country is over nine percent the national debt is well past the tipping point and the congress is looking to cut essential social programs i am thousands of americans took to the streets to ask where is their bailout how can i live in a country that arrests a hundred nonviolent people and doesn't arrest a single one of these bankers or the people would cause those who are just models not mine in the meantime goldman sachs one of the main architects of the current crisis is richer than ever it is a now seventeen billion dollars in bonuses alone for its staff 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 thrown is mona number of occasions one of the most recent scandals involves a solar energy company cylindrical 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 buy elections 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 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 please. check on our team washington d.c. . rapper immortal technique who is taking part in the occupy wall street movement has that u.s. government is too preoccupied with wars and promoting democracy in other nations watch his full 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 solve the debt crisis the move is designed to force banks to set aside more assets to save the system from collapse. also once no dividends or bonuses paid until they have done it but british. told r.t. the real aim is to see bankers. what it is it's a way of preparing the banks for the inevitable deforms that that are going to come from those eurozone countries and that's why they're recapitalizing the banks i mean i've just been 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 totally unemployment scrapheap they don't care about the tide of human is misery that because they have got their political goals in the first place i mean the whole thing is what these countries need who are trapped inside this economic prison. is they need to d. value without devaluation having austerity packages pushed upon them 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 i. that people like mr brown my old friend poyet should 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 am waiting to turn joan of arc the jailing of ukraine's former prime minister has sparked outrage on the streets of kiev now one of criticism from russia the u.s. and that you read more at our team doctor. and also you go to our you tube channel to watch footage of a cargo ship to hit a reef and started leaking oil and toxic materials off the coast of new zealand. more news today violence game flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. a giant corporations rule today. for the grand jury spanning long and lonely months in orbit meal times on the

international space station our highlight 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 r.t.s. and peter all over along for tasting. after traveling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in the small space of a so you rockets cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be. that 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 that gets out of your group 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 so it is a threat 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 this is important because choking on a crumb is very risky in zero gravity it can have grieve 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 for six months each cosmonauts grocery bill comes in at a hefty one hundred ten thousand dollars per mission and at those prices it's no wonder that the people behind cosmic catering a proud of their product. as the chief designer of space food twenty three years of experience in the space food industry i can proudly say that russia's space food provides healthiest sleepiest the most nutrition rich diet.

even the most simple food requires special care and attention this factory in moscow produces space spirit and the work which goes into making it ready for all but it is almost as high tech as the i assess itself. there is no mold in this bread you know mold spores we've developed the recipe which stops mold growth the bread doesn't go bad for fifteen months thanks to 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 bread gingerbread white bread that's what i have here on the table now right bread with caraway bread moscow style and didn't read those currently around one hundred sixty options for cosmonauts 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.

pretty good. after a hard day's work. sits nice to see that some of humanity's finest minds still have time to play with the food the book go to yellow in food we. brought you ready ready. yummy well move the couple this make you three keep them coming. these are all over auntie. alice take a look at some other stories from around the world and there are confirmed reports from libya there one of market obvious sons has been captured in the city of c. or some officials from the national transitional council say motive seemed 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 a national security adviser and his capture would be seen as a major victory for the t.t.c. . a shooting rampage at a hair salon in

a small city near los angeles has left eight people dead and ninth victim isn't a critical condition police caught the suspect as he was trying to flee the scene finding several weapons on hand 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 dead general i don't know maher said to the minority of protesters were peaceful but an arm crowd joined the group and began attacking soldiers officials deny troops opened fire with live ammunition or ran over them with armored vehicles existing drivers were in a state of panic trying to escape. a small radiation hotspots 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 thale the gap with or unknowable forces but it's not all positive and eco friendly future a well be one of blackouts disappearing industry and huge electricity costs as artist on bart now reports. germany has long had a strong green antinuclear movement but it was one accident that finally turned the tide against nuclear power there by twenty twenty two who will 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 better known as solar panels currently supply eighteen percent of germany's electricity indeed germany has big plans for 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 the germans but a closer look at the russia out of nuclear reveals there's 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. that's the view of the energy expert claudia canford who sees only one way to bridge the energy gap and it's not a green we have new. fire power plants here in order not to have that 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 when technologies like this will be able to take over or whether in fact germany will have to resort back to the fossil fuel way 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 pretty high compared to our competitors in europe now if they go further up then we think we'll 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 happen except as i think it's a more concern as the greatest danger not economics not to policy is support for the public acceptance all of which could leave germany very far from its green dreams of a renewable energy system. r.t. . if time now for the business of date with the. well that's right time to have a look at the latest business news and despite there were rollercoaster last month russian lenders have seen 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 better stabilization in the global economy i think there is scope for the rouble to gain some of the laws around the remainder of the year also we see that the policy of the central bank is more active in supporting so the this is why i believe. it will bill is more likely to appreciate from the current level than we can. in the remainder of this year. russian diamond producer is considering growing its business by overseas the coalition's commerce sunday reports through funds

consultancy to be capital i encourage ing it to purchase canada it could see mines the company accounts for three percent of global demand diamond production and is the key diamond asset of beach b. billiton. and mining major controls eight percent of all this 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 hundred billion dollars. let's have a look at the markets now all 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 february last month as imports slowed light switches dropping one dollar while branches trading at one hundred ten dollars without. fear of stopped some over the footsie folding from a two month high that saw as mining companies declined folding their portal slowing exports growth in china germany's debts is also posting losses point eight percent

in the red. and in russia the markets generally lower as world dropped after the international energy agency reached. it's global to montreux cost for twenty twelve there are choices losing half a percent of the mice it is flat let's have a look at some of the individual share moves in the might six decline on the index is led by gazprom as you can see one point three percent lower all cool is a bit behind top 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 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 his favorite stocks. if you believe in a relative to tell you then you should be in financial should probably be. in material. metal stops if you believe that we just seen sort of

a relief rally will continue to go down further on you should try to be as defensive us or karen ross telecom which we. haven't really had a defensive characteristics the mobile is the same because many traders in the u.s. are listed in the u.s. so they become the russian proxy in the u.s. so there could be selected utilities maybe it was get married or maybe. but i think the universe is quite small. russia's second largest pipe make a chill pipe has decided to dilute from the domestic market and become a privately held company commander song daily reports chilled pipe is buying its shares from the market as a thinks they are undervalued it only hopes to raise move cash to an i.p.o. in london but demand was low for me and want to buy. a high priced then on the russian market companies own us might also part of it to a strategic investor. ok that springs you up today for more stories check our web

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here's a look at the top stories president pledges to draft a new constitution a day after the capital hosted a massive show of support for him that's activists report violent clashes with police outside damascus during opposition protests. angry on to corporate activists knock on doors of some of america's richest as a wave of demonstrations and critical of washington's loyalty to big business gathers momentum nationwide washington's approval ratings taking a hit with the public demanding accountability over the. plan while some celebrate germany's move from nuclear power to renewable energy others fear it could lead to. tricity costs am black.