the spirit of the twenty twelve olympic games will now be marred by a sponsorship deal with dow chemical the company many believe bears a moral responsibility one of the worst ever industrial disasters in bhopal india parties have a bennett looked into the toxic legacy that the games are adopting a controversial new partnership. organizers claim is the greenest most sustainable a limb pick games ever but a poisonous cloud of controversy hangs over london twenty twelve because of links to this the bhopal gas leak nine hundred eighty four one of the worst industrial disasters of all time the left a toxic legacy still claiming lives the company responsible zn our own by dow chemical a major olympic sponsor meredith alexander was part of the game's ethics watchdog but has just quit in protest it's supposed to be an opportunity to showcase the

best and the brightest whether that's the host city or the sports all of it is supposed to be about us and instead all of us are going to have the toxic legacy of dow chemicals that. fifteen thousand people died when poisonous gas leaked from a factory in rural india the subsequent fall out killed another ten thousand congenital birth defects in the area a ten times the norm in the rest of india for always ten of the time the gas she inhaled left permanent damage and. i can believe that it would open higher and the money's been taken and how dows just they would drive dollars trying to prove that they're a sustainable and they're really really good you know they're trying to improve their image the best way that they can improve their image is by cleaning up the factory said fair i got just one thousand dollars compensation part of

a four hundred seventy million dollar payout in one thousand nine hundred nine by union carbide the factory owners dow chemical company in two thousand and one but denies any lingering liabilities but the indian government disagrees demanding down stumps up one point six billion dollars to clean up the contamination than. lives on people's building water that has been dominated. by factory children are being born with deformities people have more cancers there's growth lead our nation and boys there is there is girls have problem with their periods all kinds of issues that have. arisen from the legit see that has been left behind by this poisonous factory dow chemical is paying for the fabric wrap around the stadium olympic rules forbid any advertising during the games itself but doubt is

allowed to splash its logo all over the curtain before the games actually begin but it's now said it's not even going to do that says it's nothing to do with the protests but it does mean it's paying seven million pounds for something that won't even show its name but dow will still be able to call itself a sustainable a limp it partner and organizers say their conscience is clean supposedly thanks to a green light from the ethics watchdog absolutely i do not agree with that it was the question was asked to look at the process and there were discussions within the commission and i lie self presented a lot of evidence about what happened in bhopal and then i was shocked to see a public statement come out i would never have signed off that statement i've been trying to get that statement revoked and it's because i'm able to do that i need to resign from the commission dow chemical refused to speak to us so did london

organizers instead they issued this statement from twenty twelve chief the old coach. i absolutely stand by our procurement process and distance the most sustainable solution to our rock and we are comfortable with that a boycott from indian athlete has been called off but india is a limp it committee is still demanding down to be dropped with just six months to go it's unlikely they'll. they wish leaving claims of a sustainable legacy civilly damped bennett london where the now out a couple of other stories were around the world the south thousands have gathered in pakistan protesting against their government's ties with the u.s. according for nato supply routes to afghanistan to be cut off around two dozen right wing parties joined forces to organize the battle over the eyes accused india of using fear as a weapon against pakistan on the right is organizes also on the indian government in connection with the room by terror attacks in two thousand and eight.

operations to pump almost two and a half thousand tons of fuel from the stricken costa concordia cruise line of the gun a month capsized it's been repeatedly delayed because of bad weather fishel saying i don't take a month to remove all the fuel on board seventeen people died and fifteen are still missing off the run aground off the coast of italy the captain was said to be among the first to flood the ship the house arrest. time to cost saving the top business desk enjoy marina. thanks carrie hello and welcome to business here on r t we'll start with greece where that problems there may have come one step closer to resolution as the country approved even more harsh austerity measures to save the nation from bankruptcy now the historic vote paves the way for the country's senior pm partners any i'm asked to release one hundred thirty billion euros in new rescue loans

greece has a fourth in the half billion euro bond repayment to march twentieth and if acquires the bailout funding to be in place in order to avoid a devastating the fault the package reportedly consigns three point three billion euros in wage pension and job cuts this year. have a look at the markets we'll start with oil crude advance from a three day low after gooses parliament approved austerity measures easing concern about europe's debt crisis and curb commodity we can see light sweet is approaching one hundred dollars per barrel while the prime blood is over one hundred eighteen dollars given all the asian markets there are still heading higher following these for greece exporters are among the main gainers in tokyo with carmaker ma over a percent so careless that shares generally shrugged off a report that trans economy contract to buy a larger than expected margin in the last quarter of two thousand and eleven and telecoms are on the rise in hong kong with china mobile one percent. well here in

russia it's now less than one hour ahead of the opening bell the russian markets closed in the red on friday the r.t.s. lost over two percent small the my six finished over one percent down and mark rubenstein from metropole financial corp looks ahead to this week straight. this week is going to be. very important in terms of markers to bunch of markers that just going all over the united states and. particular compared to the previous week where there was very little data hitting the market this is all. it is going to be very busy and i think they respond to tire remains high so we will a likely see market moving higher the russian market will take cues not only from the global markets but also from the commodities market and there we have observed quite a lot of strength there with the past several weeks and i don't expect that. and.

we are known to food retail now which is among the fastest growing businesses and the margin markets well here in russia less costly says the former chief of the biggest retail group x five and now the senior vice president walmart he believes this market offers more potential than any other it's very traditional russian approach to compare ourselves with the u.s. i think better to compare the russian market with qantas like china or brazil or mexico and i think we're generally not too far from them saw let's first to beat this country this country and then thinking about our next level you know the largest russian the company this moment about from three to five percent market share. that if you. check the same figures for some other markets like marcus or western europe or u.k. the biggest players using the thirty percent so. space for growth of

companies like x five money the dixie or others the space is enormous so again saying that russian market is the probably best in the world market for retailers. and that's how business likes the sound of a bike in about fifty five minutes with more news here on and i mean some more stories on our website.

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latest pre-election article. from next week travel to the russian republic where two culturally oppose communities overcome their differences through faith. this is how people of many ethnic groups prayed in ancient times what are you. today this is the sort of worship but can only be found in this russian region. verger what it was they were not allowed to worship in soviet times but people like us who did were put on trial we hope open air prayers will avert floods quakes and manmade disasters or. services like the use a rooted in ancient history these words were first spoken nearly

a thousand years ago but the worship is gathering here now a thought to be europe's lost pagans. are not online or in. often his family are about to set out on a journey one that's been a thousand years in the making. many others living in this republic will do the same just as their ancestors have done over the centuries. yevgeny and his wife vera live in a small village called. it's a republican about eight hundred kilometers east of moscow.

i. was. the most live in russia and there are a finnish great courage and there are two main groups highlanders and lo and as i was i. believe they belong to the same ethnic group they speak different languages and live in different regions of the accompli. these people spend most of their lives behind desks in the city. the monotony is too much and they decide to take a trip to get away from it all and dozens of like minded folk find one another through an internet site calling themselves the rumors that explore their land and study its history. this eventually will take the traveling local historians to the most mysterious places in the lobby el republic. historian

eric years ago joins the nomads on the freeway as they leave the city he's promised to show them the most fascinating routes on the map. hello i haven't seen you for ages where did you bring this cold from it was minus one celsius yesterday and now it's minus a team if you please show us our route. we go here and then we will stop a few times then we have to go off the roads here because it just for good looks and your so extreme coming here in such cold weather. now we're going to try to reach the most interesting places our chief destination is the top most point of marielle where we will look for cousins and cars caves. the republic's highest point is mount. only a few people have succeeded in reaching its peak it's thought that this mountain

often leads people astray during this expedition three vehicles lost their way the drivers went missing and the walkie talkies weren't working. people often get lost in this area they just lose their bearings there is something odd going on when we can't establish contact with one another either by phone or walkie talkie. however all the explorers eventually reunite. according to them in marielle is considered a zone of abnormal activity local people often see unidentified flying objects here at the corner of mario is at the altar to doff two hundred eighty four meters above sea level is the true apex of the morey world for some of the office and you'll be surrounding lance to.

watch him play wardak only eve of the old mary press service. visit. the capital of mary l. the convention of some musicians they sing mary folk songs to entertain and residents with their traditional melodies centuries ago. was a fortress now it's an old town but large scale development has recently begun a large swamp has been replaced with an embankment buildings looking like castles complete with towers and ramparts sprang up here just a short time ago with us. this is a kind of renai sorts which is. this place is incorporated many aspects of venice. and here we see a northern influence with danish and dutch elements.

went up in the mary ellen republic quite a long time ago one example is a magnificent old castle standing on the banks of the volga two hundred kilometers from york. it was built amidst a thick forest by russian eristic rats of the shutter much of. the council was built not only by russian masters but also by foreign ones. they too lengthy style to the castle. here you can see the rock is then time and drum and stones as well as an alter russian style. in soviet times the castle was turned into a holiday resort the tourists what apprehensive about the building local people spoke of ghostly inhabitants who they believed to be the casals guardians.

today the castle is as imposing as it ever was the message of doors leading into hollow rooms still produce a sinister creak. but the real ghosts in all castle. we hear the door screw keen as they move from room to room. but they don't bother us we share a common ground and get along with them quite well. in the village of where you have jenny and to recommend she coughed live everybody is getting ready for the or marie prayer service. cleans his body you know both else before facing one of the most important events in his life that's daybreak he will take part in one of the most pain shouldn't of sacred rights for the. yes. but

to morrow i'll take a candle to the sacred grove the mist weeks for such candles are made of him candles bought from shops are no good for this purpose they should be homey. the candle symbolizes the link between me and god it will take my prayer to him. and here is mighty is your for giving a mother a blessing in her son's life giving god it's interesting when you read the future unlike christians who pray in church these worshipers go to a grove where they seek communion with nature but before setting else they say a brief prayer and. everybody coming to the grove brings domestic water fell with them. with the gods and the people you have getting to mention coffee has decided to sacrifice the

fattest divs in his household the maori regard geese and ducks as symbols of home and between three basic elements these creatures walk on earth swim in water and fly through the air. i am. here eight hundred animals were sacrificed here including a blue coffee and a ram as well as nice and ducks. one woman from the romas team has a good knowledge of the area and she provides a running commentary for the right to do that in the praise service is taking place near the five sacred trees each tree is dedicated to a particular diety. everyone carefully follows the guides words as they take in the sights along the way because it was clear all too ground was on the left hand side people praying the sacred place as soon as we get to the religious time that.

the special day that the committee of couple has been looking forward to as arrived at last. vera and you have jenny have reached the sacred grove situated a hundred kilometers from your. they thought was a fellow to sacrifice birds have also been brought by mary from all over the republic also the two off the press to their gods. at first the grove resonates with goose oaks soon after their only the echoes of the priestly prayers and. these pagan priests know how to communicate with the gods people praying in a grove last amidst pines and birches have strong beliefs in the forces of nature

they insist their faith is the world's oldest. people come with what we call sacrificial waterfowl. bringing our desires he's in grievances along to what i discuss their problems with the priest. and communicate by means of this tree root of the world we pass their requests and wishes on that this table. got. enormous parts suspended of a bone files the lips side by side with the altars they're used to make porridge and just ceremonial meats broth. to take a look at the docs indy's aboard here. they break up the bread into chunks and toss the pieces into the fire the bread and cheese have been brought to by washing peers . this is hell people in russia worship before the arrival of christianity the

maori have prayed the same way to their gods for several millenia. old these people are offering prayers to many gods which is this where the five spots have been set aside for bonfires in this grow for example the wall morgue. and this one they pray to the god. social they were asking for his grace in childbirth and happiness. i got up one of. these are young men the skin tones on the organs of the buds are criminy to in the bonfire it's it's forbidden to take any leftovers from the sacrificial offerings from the grown up. resistance is not a politics but a cultural. this couldn't rest. on its own. the big.

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thankful. district in the southwest of madill is full of historic sites and rich and legends but the shortest road then ends on the shore of the volga the great russian river. from here affair is needed local pigeons of even memorize the boat shed there's a flux of regularly hitches a ride from one shore of the volga to the other. people

here take pride in the fact that nearly all local women learn to play the flute from a young age it's a very ancient enter additional musical instrument in the old days it strings were made from animal entrails or force him locals insist that ghostly music reveals the full character of the maori people on this because he owned to the goose lee plane has been handed down from generation to generation you know that there are very many music players here as we call this place the land.

is a well known village in murray hill the road that ran right through the village used to be called the shackle road it was a route to a convict taken on to siberia as a result it was also named the siberian route. if this road formed a link between russia's capital and its siberian part. connected the country's western and eastern region it's. russian poet alexander pushkin once travelled along it was used by stage coaches with. has been at the head of the governing bodies district for several years during this time he's been able to restore a dozen historical landmarks.