iran they're calling on people stand up and be counted and oppose a possible war with iran which the they say is becoming more and more likely as sanctions are imposed recently by the e.u. both on oil exports and on financial assets and of course that also citing the recent killing of any reigning in nuclear scientists which they say was carried out by israel or the u.s. they saying that they are growing threats against iran and they're here to show you that there is very little public support in this country anyway for a war with iran people have seen in this country the tools in the last ten years they know been for years they've been extremely. financially in terms of human law if. people feel there's a war on iran is not justified it's brought to us by the same rules as the laws rules under big a very skeptical about this being held to the location here in london outside the

u.s. embassy to protest against what these people are calling this u.s. imperialism at least they and the government and the mainstream media in this country is building on something full thinking and they'll be coming out on the streets repeatedly to protest against. the war smith reporting for us now look at some top stories making headlines around the world right now the nigerian army shot dead eleven suspected boko haram insurgents. in the country's east it follows a warning from a supposedly leader of the violent islamist sect that they will kill more security personnel and kidnap their families a week ago killed more than one hundred eighty people during a gun a bomb attack in the northern city of kind of. want sharia law more widely enforced throat nigeria. place in senegal fired tear gas at demonstrators rallying against a court's decision to allow the president to run for a third term protesters then threw rocks broke barricades and started fires the president's candidacy was in question because the come. situation changed back in

the year two thousand just after he took office to impose a two year term limit. how to live a way believes that the law doesn't apply to him because he was elected before it came into effect. the ski slopes of saatchi are in place for the next winter olympics now comes of course the test to make sure they meet world class standards the russian resorts facilities are hosting the first skiers in organizers hope it will be downhill from here as artie's dennis explains. its slow weekend called in the caucasus mountains but it's the hardest time for ski fans many like this couple even keen chromos for a say period for the season's grand opening in seoul cheap now that it's not just yet that it's through snowing a month ago so much snow who wanted to write so badly now we had this chance. super this is also who took a brand new resort just off the black sea coast with a number plan to attract ski fans who might otherwise prefer

a winter break in france or switzerland kilometers of tracks throws up that will be able to compete with many european resorts means six to ten thousand tourists will be able to ski here to show your work and seasonal warm weather left a few foreign destinations a little high and dry but it meant staff here it was a hoot to became snowed under with work as skiers sort of new resorts just look around you we can go for beautiful slow. believed and everyone enjoy. very positive feedback this morning yes that's true. but they're also kudos biggest test is yet to come in february and march just events for the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics it will mean two or just will be strictly our best but for now they're making the most of the snow the freedom and even the romance amid the russian winter it's green of their snow is soft and i was supposed to kiss and that's why i went down the hill so if you'll excuse me. like.

sochi. well the snowy slopes may bring skiers together but fluctuating weather continues to divide others in the international community lorie half and sas people in new york they will go to cold global warming. today legislators are introducing more and more bills to help curb the effects of global warming what are you willing to do to help out this week let's talk about that would you be willing to blow dry your hair anymore yes that i'd be willing to do would you be willing to dry your clothes on the line and never use a drag machine i don't know about that though it's about it depends would you be willing to change your behavior like say i walk into any destination that's under two miles instead of driving like what i'm doing today yes yeah yeah yeah

absolutely absolutely this idea of virtual farm well it's good what about showering for under a minute. i'm always. pretty much broke. not that there is money but because the personal is the clock on the marker or do you think most people are willing to change their daily behavior even though they are proud to call it selfish you know they don't really care about the planet until until it affects them personally and the world we live in whether or not you're willing to change your energy consumption habits now the bottom line is you might just have to in the future if global warming continues to progress. now the subject now the march of the multinationals in india are spreading to wipe out millions of smaller grocery stores what is likely to mean cheaper food and other jobs boost the prepared food futures also said to a generations of local market traditions of his previous redefined. this dry food

store has been set the end there saying chalons family for six generations it's one of the many small retail stores that have been operating in this market in old delhi for hundreds of years and want to help six generations of our family grew financially and provided us with everything but now sing chalons way of life could be at risk after years of pressure the indian government decided to allow foreign multibillion retailers the likes of tesco and wal-mart access to one of the fastest growing middle classes in the world until now india only allowed single brand foreign retailers like reebok to enter the country even though the indian economy opened up more than a decade ago economists here argue that the country needed at least five years to build up its domestic multi brand retail sector before allowing foreign competition into the country but now politicians argue that it might be the perfect time for foreign companies to enter india's five hundred ninety billion dollars retail

sector the politicians behind the push say that farmers can make more money and consumers will pay less for food if the stores are allowed into india these retailers could provide organization to india supply chain by cutting out unnecessary middlemen president obama and other western leaders have also been putting pressure on india to allow their stores to open in the country arguing that they could provide jobs to millions of indians but small business owners still argue that it's an idea that would jeopardize their way of life but what do you want to the big stores open up small businesses will not be able to compete with and they will find it hard to survive so this is a conspiracy against us to shut us down and open big shops but we will not allow this to happen in india but what is it the small business will be swallowed by will not like the way small fishes are written by the big fishes in the sea these small family run businesses will be completely destroyed jeopardizing the financial situation of families and children for now however opposition within india has

stalled the decision for. being finalized store owner is like saying chauhan are watching the debate closely wondering if his family's business and the old deli that he's known his whole life will suddenly change how much. this is an attempt to destroy the livelihood of the businessmen in india we will not allow this to happen in india resisting outsiders from potentially destroying his family's tradition preassure either our t. delhi india. the process progress on our. cover as always these stories. like this one the to run a saurus temporizing the thoughts or favor this is what. brings visitors of the strength of natural history museum but some of the kids you can see clearly want their history a bit. too much who got the prisoner of panic. these russian workers been able to cattle while the opposition in rallying behind their

presidential candidate posted online for most r t v dot com we hear their reaction and why they say they are proud of who they are and what they stand for. what is the latest from us so far this hour looking ahead a little bit you know the weekend sport very soon finds a bit of russia in florence italy a couple of minutes from now headlines before all that there with me. after this quick break.

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this is our time for moscow top stories tonight russia slams the new u.n. draft resolution on syria is unacceptable saying it's targeting regime change and pave the way for possible hold. the arab league's also halting its mission in syria over the upsurge of father. protesters in poland vowed to continue fighting the international anti web piracy pact and the politicians who support the tourist trade agreement activists say that allows governments to police the internet in the guise of protecting copyright. and yet another blow to the struggling euro zone is

five nations credit scores get cut including spain and italy leaders and key finance experts are struggling to try to find a solution to the deepening debt crisis at the world economic forum in davos. next explore russian traditions in italy this time our team takes you to florence to find other surprising influence of russia there. absolutely beautiful welcome to florence and the famous bridge on this week's program we'll be continuing our exploration of russian culture and the influence of

broad from famous people who live here to curb russians who live and work in italy and who wouldn't be happy here with glorious swing to sun sensational food and often culture overload the beginning of the nineteenth century saw a number of russian wealthy families moved to skinny italy has always held a special attraction for russians many tools of each of these the cultural center of the world and with its breathtaking architecture food and style it gets you thinking there may be some truth in that today dozens of tall companies offer excursions by plane and bus loads of russians advice every week. with famous landmarks such that one murder possibly can bridge in a fancy museum because you're not saying that everyone will be impressed on the first visit here. so it's amazing here you are especially impressed that despite so many tourists the city is still clean quiet safe and

relaxed oh yes. without you is the living in florence for nine years and in my experience russians like not only the architectural and cultural beauty of the city but also enjoy shopping here a lot especially from that a good receiver ideas that at that i would make is the hometown of making landfall and to the venture they spent a lot of time living and working in this region of italy the art and culture that. and have created and contributed influenced many outstanding russians came to florence for inspiration and stayed here for a while for bush there are many ways talented and skilled italians enriched russian cultural life and vice versa over the centuries italian architects of huge influence in the design of moscow and st petersburg. one of the other great things about florence is the shopping. pastime of many russian tourists prices are lower here for designer goods than back home although this next looks us pretty well it

might be better not to look at the price tags. here in the main shopping street of florence you can find a designer boutique a brand that was founded at the beginning of the twentieth century by a russian noble family reestablished in two thousand and eight it's now an international company based in france with several stores in italy. owned by the russian mobile sort of these three of the russian fashion label reads like an exciting novel the story of the brands you could say is part of russia's heritage and history. founded in paris one nine hundred twenty four by prince philip you suppose and his wife marina the niece of the last person thought the second and says she clothing range tasseled european and american customers but the prince had a little business sense and two years after the nine hundred twenty nine

a street crash ruined his most prosperous clients use of force was forced to shut up shop. almost eight decades after the original house especially close stores although still going to has restored the branches for the glory. to our next location now and in a city known as the cradle of the renaissance surrounded by terra cotta roofs a cluster of onion domes each topped with a tall cross is certainly not what you would expect to see in the florence skyline less than a mile from florence is tomorrow these brightly colored domes of a different kind marked the surviving history of russian immigration to italy and florence the russian orthodox church of the nativity of christ's. for. the old.

there's been a russian orthodox church on the site since mighty no three built by the russian community in far in time this is something to consider will damage over the years but was restored several times elegant exotic and much is the city's cultural heritage perfectly reflecting in the true architectural style of seventeenth century moscow today the church is popular with orthodox worship as from all over tuscany. the church in florence houses many historic relics of the russian orthodox church including works by both russian and it's how you artists it's on the market you can't miss in florence and it's a place that brings the local russian community closer together and welcome addition to mission life in tuscany. when you know most of the congregation of our church consists of people of many nationalities including russians ukrainians

georgians greeks italians serbs and bulgarians this church is the first big orthodox cathedral that was built initially then more cathedrals and son removed and barry appeared and only five years ago a big church in rome was built that. tchaikovsky the demi the family to c.s.t. a real russians with a strong connection to italy. twenty minutes outside the city will match with beautiful scenery vibrant colors. but what has this park got to do with russian culture. to answer that question let's meet this week's guest. great to meet you thank you very much for your time nice to meet you while we here in this beautiful park and i put this have given the question this place is called ponder like a sheen and there are many beautiful alleys here one of them in fact where we're standing right now is named after dusty of ski he spent

a year in this city and it was said to be one of the happiest times of as. life is just to ask him to florence with his young wife and they found out here that they were going to have a baby and the couple stayed in the city while she was pregnant just to also finish their nobody eaters here so she left a remarkable trace in the history of this city. and it's not just the esky who lived tchaikovsky's but on this life there are many russian influences here in florence to simulate tchaikovsky spend seventy years in florence and composed quit of space here enjoyed florence a lot there whether architecture art and the many museums the famous director talk or ski also leave here in the nineteen seventy's and eighty's then there was joseph brought ski but turner who has not been to florence and to go up to the model it seems that many russians love it so they but one particular florence there's a nor about this place the city is not too big and not too small and its historical

center is packed with everything one might fancy museum goers admirers of there are nations and art lovers is perfect for everyone also those who are into fashion are excited to come here not to mention those seeking good food and wine. well thank you very much for your time and enjoy your time here florence. moving on and what other locations in florence are connected to russia one of the most beautiful palaces is still officially named so brutally after a noble russian family who owns it the nineteenth century it was pulled by count to me to be truly a senator and the director of the hermit's harsh also the god son of empress catherine the great palace also contained brutally impressive library which she started to put together in italy to replace his previous collection of books which were lost in the great fire fosco in eighteen twelve. the brazilians were not the only wealthy russian family who made an impression in florence much of the city are

also connected. the demeter family there are squares villas and monuments in honor of the family members who lived in florence in the nineteenth century and the family emblem can even be seen on the front of the dromo basilica of st mary the flower as it's officially cooled when money was needed to restore the cathedral prince to meet off donated a large sum as his contribution was so great the florentine governess thanked him by putting the emblem right next to the main entrance. many russian artists traveled all lived in italy in the previous centuries and the country is still an inspiration for many of their works far from classical but rather unusual controversial contemporary art is displayed at a russian art gallery in the center of florence. and she stood there she is good you know and galloway has existed for several years now and now we're working on a new concept. we want to showcase work which would combine art blind and sound and

would affect as many senses as visitors as possible the want to share that oh it will be not only visual treat little so heal a person because it will function. florence is full of captivating stories and legends connects to many corners of the world. one local met is that if you rub this bourse snout and put a coin in its mouth you will return to florence at some point in your life and know he doesn't really like to has poor rubles. and italian many similarities the culture of the two countries is very classical based and complementary in many ways both have a rich history incumbent's a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of arts and design. and from modern russian french fashion houses to cranes all throughout churches sheep await the russian connections you can find in italy and you'll be amazed at the results. it's

a costly did call florence the city of dreams is certainly. points but unfortunately that's that's how we have left on this week's program i think that's the end of our exploration of russian culture here in italy i'll see you again at the same time next week we'll be back in the russian capital to tell them for me and the rest of the moscow are grouped by. wealthy british style. time.

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a solution to the deepening debt crisis at the world economic forum in davos. thanks the latest sports news with you know why saturday was a day to forget for russian tennis star maria sharapova. this is sports today plenty ahead over the next ten minutes or so including the stories in brief. fall from grace maria sharapova gets well and truly grounded in the final obvious trillian open brush in straight sets by victoria azarenka. on the march liverpool get one over their biggest rivals manchester united to make the fifth run of the f.a. cup. on wrestle mania for their twenty fourth straight year

siberia place host to even get finals and the fans which brings together some of the world's best on them out. of a game of tennis where it was a day to forget for maria sharapova the russian absolutely walloped in the australian open women singles final by victoria azarenka even as of course he takes a look back at the one sided match up not. sure opera was taken part in or six grand slam final and a third in melbourne as their income on the other hand was appearing in the ultimate round of a major for the first ever time siberian native sharapova shorn of that best experience by settling into the match quicker breaking her belorussian opponent for two of the lead in the opening. that sequence seemingly woke up as our income who began to find her groove the twenty two year old break in right back with a bang can down the line to level matters at two games apiece the minsk starlet maintaining her newfound momentum for the remainder of the.