there is girls have problem with their periods all kinds of issues that have. arisen from the allegedly that has been left behind by this poisonous factory dow chemical is paying for the fabric that will be draped around the stadium olympic rules forbid any advertising during the games itself but dow 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 limb pick 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 question and i lie self presented

a lot of evidence about what happened in the hall and then i was shocked to see a public statement come out i would never have signed off that statement dow chemical refused to speak to us so did london organizers instead they issued this statement from twenty twelve chief lord coe i absolutely stand by our procurement process and distance the most sustainable solution to our rock and we are comfortable with that boycott from indian athletes has been called off but india is a limpid committee is still demanding down to be dropped with just six months to go it's unlikely they'll get their wish leaving claims of a sustainable legacy severely in doubt either bennett r.t. london. now in the some other stories around the world this hour the leader of a left wing rebel group has been captured in peru after being shot in a remote jungle region and for drug trafficking. autoimmune has and now being left at the hospital by the government saying his arrest signals at the feet of his

shining path. to kill thousands of people in the country and we went as a battle against the state for twenty years the u.s. previously offered a five million dollars reward for information about the leader. pakistan's prime minister yousaf raza gilani could face six months in prison and disqualification from office he's been charged with contempt after the final court order to reopen an old corruption case against his political ally the president relate to alleged kickbacks given to answer that is are very nice with companies in the ninety's ninety's he's later given immunity from prosecution that was eventually overturned the country's supreme court nominees supporters say the chief justice is either pursuing the personal vendetta or being backed by the pakistani military. operations to pump almost two and a half thousand tons of fuel from the student cost of them or you lose one begun

a month after. it's been repeatedly delayed because of bad weather. will now take four weeks to offload the fuel on board seventeen people died and fifteen are still missing off the line or run aground off the northern coast of italy the captain was said to be among the first to lead the ship and is now under house arrest. well that time of the business news now with maria. hello and welcome to business here on artsy the greek debt problems may have come one step closer now to resolution as the country approved even more harsh austerity measures to save the nation from bankruptcy the historic vote paves the way for the country's european partners and the i.m.f. to release one hundred thirty billion euros in rescue loans greece is due to repay a fortune in the half billion euro bond on march twentieth and these the bailout fund and place to avoid the devastating the fall to the country's loan package is expected to get final approval or eurozone finance ministers meeting this once they

. take a look at the markets now will start with the exchange rates the euro is gaining value on easing fears over the greek debt crisis and stronger oil is pushing the ruble higher against both the european and the u.s. currencies now let's take a look at oil there crude the advance from a three day low after the greek parliament approved austerity measures ease and concern that europe's that prices will worsen and curb commodity demand we can see that light sweet this trading close to one hundred dollars per barrel while the brown blind is over one hundred eighteen dollars. here backs where we can see investors more confidence about the greek debt situation both the footsie and the facts are gaining over a percent and asian markets close on the poles it's even though the following news from greece is well x. waters were among the main gainers in tokyo with carmaker miles up over a percent so if you listed shares generally shrugged off a report by japan's economy contracted by

a larger than expected margin in the last quarter of two thousand and eleven and telecoms rose in hong kong with china and one percent. here in russia markets have recovered from friday's losses both forces are gaining with the arts the us actually over two percent in the black this hour and let's take a look at the index movers on the my sex with the gas ball is often not so news its european market share grew by four percentage points to twenty seven percent last year so the drug maker a former standard has managed to raise earlier losses that is back in positive territory the company increased revenues five or forty percent so round one i have billion dollars in two thousand and eleven and bucking the trend this hour is gold make apologies gold that's a news merger talks between the company and then another minor fall in metal have collapsed mark levin from mashable financial corp looks ahead to this week's trade . this week is going to be. very important in

terms of markers to do so there's a bunch of markers that just coming out over the united states and. particular compared to the previous week where there was very little data hitting the market this is a week is going to be very busy and i think there are remains high so we will a likely see market moving in the russian market well. 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. is in concerns of a global growth have made many investors turn again to emerging economies and russia is among the apparent beneficiaries capital flow into the country reached the mark of one billion dollars in early february and analysts expected to strengthen after the presidential elections in march and they add that most russian stocks are currently at the lowest level of reviewers and that of course follows

last year's impressive capital outflow of over eighty four billion dollars. and moving on now to russia's fast growing food retail market which keeps on learn foreign investors. is one world without food chain thought so be eyeing up the market and that's according to media reports the company hasn't officially confirmed the rumors last year the retailer said this parties were brazil and india i must say that seven the one who will have a hard time with the plans to develop a trade in russia alone they add that the most logical move would be to team up with an existing market player well left posses the former chief of russia's biggest retail group x. five and now the senior vice president at wal-mart believes there are just a couple of ways the country's market at the moment. or only the way for and from pressure market for. at least visible on the market or dragon for leadership position is through vision of some of existing players or just with our

solution when you don't need your stores patrol saw i think within the next year some other companies will think about rush market they way to enter the market. and that's all business news for now i'll be back in about fifty five minutes with more financial news here and i'd see in the meantime satan for the headlines.

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a chemical linked to the infamous home disaster which claimed tens of thousands of lives and. to the far flung 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 that can only be found in this russian region. verger whatever 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 if. it's in the public about eight hundred kilometers

east of moscow. i. was. the most live in russia and there are a finnish. there are two main groups highlanders and lo and us 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 larry elder

a public. historian. 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 could you please show us our route. we go here and then we will stop a few times then we have to go off the road here because that means there's a fork in your case and you're 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 saw 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 alter to doff two hundred eighty four meters above sea level is the true apex of the more he wore a large sum of necessary for you'll be surrounding lance to.

fly home or hold on it was only eve of the old mary press service there and you. visit. the capital of mary l. the convention of some musicians they sing merry folk songs to entertain and residents with their traditional melodies centuries ago. was a fortress now it's an old tell 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. this place is incorporated many aspects of venice. and here we see

a northern influence with danish and dutch elements. similar buildings 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 share much of that. was that the council was built not only by russian masters but also by foreign ones. they too lengthy styled to the council. here you can see the rock is then time and drama. as well as an alter russian style you saw there. in soviet times the castle was turned into a holiday resort but tourists were apprehensive about the building local people

spoke of ghostly inhabitants who they believed to be the castles guardians. today the castle is as imposing as it ever was the message of doors leading into hollow rooms still produce a sinister creak. and there are ghosts in all castle. we hear the door screw came 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 there recommend she coughs live everybody is getting ready for the all marie press office. cough cleans his body and above 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 marri people. to moral take a candle to the sacred grove the mr weeks were such candles are made of him candles bought from shops are no good for this purpose they should be homemade. the candle symbolizes the link between me and god it will take my prayer to him. and your is mighty is your for giving a mother a blessing in her son's life giving god it's interesting. the future unlike christians who pray in church these worshipers go to a grove where they seek communion with nature but before setting out they say a brief prayer and. everybody coming to the grove brings domestic water fowl with them they serve as

food for both the gods and the people who have guinea convention off has decided to sacrifice the fattest gives him his household if the maori regard geese and ducks as symbols of harmony between three basic elements these creatures walk on earth swim in water and fly through the air. down. 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 them that said at the prince services 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. they thought was a fellow to sacrifice birds have also been brought by mary from all over the republic also them to off the pres to their gods. at first the grove resonates with goose hoax soon after their only the echoes of priestly prayers and . these pagan priests know how to communicate with the gods people praying in

a grove of lost 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 us 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. enormous pot suspended if a bone files the lips side by side with the altar there used to make porridge and just ceremonial meats broth. to take a look at the docs indy's a boy then here. they break up the bread into chunks and toss the pieces into the fire and then brats bantustan cheese has 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 millennia with their money and you 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 should she love social level one of the they are asking for his grace in childbirth and happiness. i don't. think these are young men to skin the organs of the buds are criminy to in the bond funds it's forbidden to take any leftovers from the sacrificial offerings from the growth of.

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a district in the south west of madill is full of historic sites and rich in legends but the shortest road that ends on the shore of the volga the great russian

river. from here a ferry 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. news . i am. was. was. was. 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 her locals insist that ghostly music reveals the full character of the people on the. plane has been handed down from

generation to generation you know that there are very many music players here we call this place that. is a well known village and. the road that ran right through the village used to be called the shackle road it was. taken on to siberia as a result it was also named the siberian root. 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 it was used by stage coaches with.