really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines. thanks for joining our team at half past the hour on charon these are your headlines egypt erupts protests in cairo against the ruling generals turn into fierce clashes with security forces one person is reportedly dead and around a hundred others injured. twin terror attacks kill at least eleven in russia's north caucasus and what police say bear the hallmarks of al qaida suicide bombings . the pentagon draws up and game plans for iraq boasting it could cross forces in just three weeks. three days before dmitri medvedev leaves russia's top post we

assess his presidential legacy and look at what's ahead when he becomes prime minister. and next up as promised it's moscow out. hello and welcome to the pride of on this week we're taking a look at the subject of babies and toddlers for some people a busy capital city such as moscow might not be the ideal place for foreigners and children so with that in mind let's take a look at various family centers shops schools and entertainment on offer here isn't that radical for an ex-pat to have a baby in the russian capital let's find out. having a baby broad with no family support network and in a completely different culture can seem daunting throw in the harsh climate in russia busy traffic and expensive lifestyle how accommodating is the russian

capital for new parents surprisingly for many it seems is very. welcome to the child development center or wow town as it's called in english formerly known as the world of childhood i'm here to meet marina and her baby sonia like me it's their first time here green has been married to her japanese american husband for several years now and the family are always looking for new places to take their new young daughter. it's a fun and exciting complex of entertainment education and shopping for the whole family and the perfect example of such a place in the russian capital dedicated to babies toddlers and children up to ten years old this hospitable venue is a cozy and ideal place for timely recreation painting craft tables puppet shows you may miss. the venue also boasts wow cafes on the first and second floors they have their own play rooms with toy furniture and kitchen utensils this looks fun.

add to this a healthy menu with fresh juices and homemade pizzas and you have a dream solution. what can be the mite more process of dining out with small children it seems like people needed really big love because you can see so many old is the details in design. it's so colorful and i think friendly for children. the complex is the ideal location to shop for all sorts of toys educational games and products for creativity although there is one slight issue at times here noise while town will wow you in many ways but it's not really a place to relax. reading to our next venue and we've arrived at the department store located a new arbat in the center of the capital i'm here with polish expert lisa cloud but

her daughter olivia is nine months old with three venues in moscow bhaskar bambini is a bright and exclusive looking store professional salespeople are on hand who can help customers choose what they need and advise every child development education safety issues what items are best for children of different ages. looking around with alicia and livia i'm not sure he's having more fun. than. bosco that you the edgy which is italian for cherry orchard is the official clothing provider of the russian olympic team the children and baby store here is just a tiny part of the huge company back to shopping for little olivia has plenty to choose from in one part you can find a supervised children's corner where your little ones will never be bored in other areas of the store you can find a whole range of furniture that's been specially designed for little ones.

well problems cots clothing accessories and shoes you name it you'll find it here in fact this store has an impressive collection of items for babies toddlers and showed up to forty. years old but interestingly enough many of the items on sale here are imported from europe it seems that for many people western imports and new style are very very important with the competition for their baby to look the best . with prices around thirty percent higher than in the west how much would you pay for an item of clothing for a baby. that's our guests impression of the store. i like the store a lot because it's very convenient for mothers and their children there is an area where your child can play while you shop and also it's nice that babies can play with any toys here in this tour if we're taking them home he. can. try next guests now and i'm being taken to the brights family center by texaco

coming tommy. boy in japan she's brought along her beautiful young daughter my. below the venue here is small there's a large spectrum of interesting classes and activities that take place here prenatal workshops for example they come in various forms but all have the same aim to help prepare women for labor birth and early parenthood the bright family center also trains cheetahs here teaches are taught new skills which they can pass into expectant mothers and those with children of all ages such as new breathing exercises stretching and yoga the first life method is completely baby oriented so we are led by the baby we are a developmental program we used to be it is natural growth reflexes development to give us our guidance as parents hard to work and hard to move with our being the

center is most popular for its core sessions getting babies and young children used to water early in their lives makes sense from a safety point of view it's also great. and good exercise to some private baby swimming classes start for weeks but most start six it's just for the two around thirty two degrees babies are born able to do primitive swimming strokes the specialized chiefs here build upon these natural reflexes until children are completely happy moving in and through the water. and having great fun. moving on and what other places are dedicated to the little people of the russian capital well there are several large shopping malls that cater only for babies and kids with some news that catered in the downtown area of the city there are also many that one hole in your pocket situated further from the center the air above

small is home to more than one hundred shops selling various goods for pretty women clothes for babies toys and proms to mention a few the staff are trying to communicate with their youngest. and various amusement rides will keep them entertained while parents shop. the n.y.m. spa is a contemporary training center offering various yoga practices people of different levels of training classes both in groups or individually there are also special yoga classes for toddlers sessions for young ones are presented in the form of games and love to perform positions as animals or plants. also offers special yoga classes for pregnant women a three month membership with unlimited attendance costs fifteen thousand rubles which is around five hundred dollars. for families in moscow all those russians who want their children to attempt to speak several languages as an agency the highest

off of both sexes from various countries primarily through great britain. specially popular among clients parents who have real. that having a native speaker in the family is a fun and easy way for their child to learn english boston effective rather than being forced to deal with text books also known as. staff are expected to nurture the babies or provide parental support and help with the behavior and personal development of the child. improve the child's social skills speak the language with them english french or italian and integrate different cultures. in the russian capital. welcome to the international school which offers pretty straight reception and the school prides itself in having soup facilities. assistance.

from eight am until eight pm and meals five tours a day. in russia preschool last longer than in the west the children attending. school up to six years old. take a look at this for a playground children or take it outside several times a day when conditions make the climbing frames inaccessible at times and. when temperatures below minus fifteen. here they. play and interact with others appropriately. little children are all ways to tell and they always have their own ideas and when you have a bed to tend in a room or a room it can be very challenging so we try not to plan anything too structured we like to follow the children's interests and what they like to do so it's very challenging but it's it's good that it's going. to school believes that

young children make the most of their potential when they feel secure. stimulated. i think i see a future. the camera man here. from puppets to modeling plasticine it's about having fun while educating children at the same time. whether it's a trip to the circus or a matinee at the puppet theater pushing capital is packed with ideas guaranteed to keep little ones into tate and happy maybe moscow is much more child friendly than people think proving that having a young child in a foreign country can be a rewarding experience fusing different cultures together in mind this full plus thirty. now well done. is more interesting coming forward see that's the time we have left on this week's program about babies and toddlers here in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the crew by. book.

egypt erupts protests in cairo against the ruling generals turn into fierce clashes with security forces one person is reportedly dead around one hundred others injured. twin terror attacks kill at least eleven in russia's north caucasus and what police say bear the hallmarks of al qaeda suicide bombings. the pentagon draws up and game plans for iran boasting it could crush forces in just three weeks. three days before his meeting with a video believes russia's top post we assess his presidential legacy and look at what's ahead when he becomes prime minister. and now time for the sports update with kate.

hello welcome to the friday sport round up with make a partridge but here are the headlines going for gold rush to prepare for that opener against a lot there on saturday i was the usa and canada when their first matches at the ice hockey world championships. want to make history makers both chelsea and liverpool are unique doubles as they prepare to do battle in the world's oldest knockout football tournament the f.a. cup. and bend it like that out of the realm of bridge and bronze legend placed football with kids here in moscow to promote his idea of national youth academies. but first i saw he and the usa are off to a sizzling start of the world championships after coming from a goal down to thresh minnows france seven two in the tournament in helsinki and scored the first goal of the championships has to join by sweden and finland to give the french a surprise lead but opposed equalised and then went on to bag

a brace of miles where germany thrashed italy three nil canada edge slovakia three two the czech republic beat denmark two nil want holders finland and sweden play their respective openness later. moving on to football and english premier league chairman sidibe richards says england is ready to help russia prepare to host the two thousand and eighteen world cup and he also hopes the tournament will be the catalyst to take the sport to new levels across the country we should dump or reports. december second was a depressing time to be an english football fan despite high hopes of winning the bid to host the two thousand and eighteen world cup those dreams went up in smoke as russia won the right to hold football's biggest tournament it's two and a half years on and a former member of the english speaking team says it's time to put that disappointment behind and we all get carried away about the things like that and

we'd all like to or stick you pulled out behind you you say you've done and you have to now say well how can england russia to make it very very sure special thing because don't forget our friendship because we want to into our fantastic a choice not about winning the singing he said about moving on getting to the next phase helping your colleagues i think the experience of bringing it to russia will bring football to are totally different to europe there is still much work to do with rush stadiums and infrastructure needing a massive overhaul however the premier league chief says progress is already being made to get there we had three major disasters we are still fractured and. trying to change the told clive teacher of football and how we tend to work and. it's a tragedy that you have to go through that to get to where we are today but some

very clever people got together and said we can't allow this to us and we've got all seen to stadiums we've got new stadium but bush aires he's now getting to a stage where you can have some very very good stadiums i mean i went to the us yesterday and i'll tell you are there is a touch stick stadium there and i just wish that england got the kind of one that they've got it's the wall way up to the gardens the fountains the carparks the stadium each so. trash to her just over six years to go chill russia hopes for two thousand and eighteen world car it's going to take a lot of hard work to get the country ready however the government and top officials are already making strides ahead of france hold'em and it's pretty bumpy if we don't see moscow. well meanwhile back in england chelsea are looking to secure their first piece of silverware this season already to a unique double as they face liverpool in the f.a.

cup final at wembley on saturday chelsea have lost the last five years against the reds and could field inform striker for now though tourists against his former team after recording his first please help train last week while the two sides also play each other at anfield on tuesday in the premier league liverpool have already won the carling cup and are keen to become the first club to do the domestic cup double twice while chelsea also travel to buy in munich in a fortnight for the champions league final. always a. difficult games against liverpool the good side very good team with some excellent players in the squad so. it's going to be an interesting game and certainly the game because it's a one off as well final so. you know we learn would have to be very very good the day. chelsea go on to win the final in greenock they would automatically qualify for next year's champions league and then only the top three in england would go through with them also a currently third host norwich on some today with their one point lead over fourth

place north london rivals tottenham. while back here in russia second bottom tom have been relegated after seven years in the top flight following a one will defeat is clearly a cigarette off which sealed their fate with two games to go and on but your netted the only goal after just six minutes after rising at the far post. well tom did have their chances to equalise and had a solid penalty appeal turned down for one ball in the first half but somehow the referee missed it and then in the second half tom pressed again but couldn't find a goal and their fate was effectiveness and police going into a percent off for a second offense ten minutes from time so tom seventy is probably russia's top flight is over well clearly and now two points above the relegation play offs. well we want to inspire and well madrid have been celebrating their league a triumph which manager is a marine you know says was the most difficult title to win in his kettering

coaching career the scot enjoyed an open top bus parade from the home but of a stadium that struck the spanish capital around twenty five thousand fans lining the streets last longest serino when at athletic bilbao on wednesday changed their first leg a crown since two thousand and eight and was marina's seven me championship title in ten seasons spread across four countries. and in the meantime rails sporting director and former player as it is a down was in moscow to promote his project of developing football schools around europe and he gave some local children a day at the end of a thicket from lancaster and for forts was he's the man who needs no introduction to any avid football fan voted the champions league best player of the last twenty years and twenty eleven zero gun continues to give back to football first and foremost to reality with dread and seconds but probably

equally as important to football's next generations proved to that are the football academies opening in his native friends. who say the perfect storm of i can confirm that this project is indeed underway in x. and probably we would also like to start it off in my city but we have not succeeded in it as yet for a number of reasons it's a family project for me to a large extent and a very important one the project is a success the children can come to the schools and learn to play football and we hope that it will one day become a national project and who knows maybe one day we'll open a school in russia there's definitely plenty of talent in russia which would appreciate whatever the famous frenchman has to offer zedong branded product launch out of the way he then went on to play to tim it halves with local kids who probably want to. to show up for work that they wanted to learn. i can't describe my feelings i played with zip gun he's great that's just me i support real madrid

and zidane used to play for them there were so many photographers here today i hope i got from one of those pictures. for exhibit in z. double complete his wish list for the game of football including opening an account to me here in russia i despise the roads of the short stay in the russian capitals in a dingy down left a huge morgue in the heart soul of bill's children the all the agent once said that when he was a good few drafts of becoming a focal where she was going through and hopefully shared the key to success with those of the russian children as well ron kaufman fourteen in moscow. now into basketball in tesco moscow have been given a tiny bit ahead of next week's year only a final softer the russian powerhouse one the v.t. be united league for the second time constraint is well eighteen teams from ten countries took part in the tournament but the army men faced

a fellow russian side to mix in the final not via a scot with a foster out of the blocks storming to an eight mil lead in the second minute. but next though they did attempt to come back and try and find just a single point late in the second quarter however the capital side never relinquished their lead that they are schlepping of it stop scoring with fifteen points stuffing without breaking a lanka was also instrumental in test as a seventy four sixty two win and is already looking ahead to their much against holders palace and i guess in the year nick's top four in a week's time. i am very very that has to get i'm satisfied with the job we gave the norwegian for you hard all season. x. that is just the beginning of the reason why we have a higher goals right now for tonight we can celebrate this. have every man be a miami. just won the victory to win their playoff series after beating the new york knicks eighty seven seventy to take

a three nellie bron james top scored with thirty two points for last year's big finalists however defending champions the dallas mavericks are on the brink of going out. ninety five seventy nine to also take a three day all series lead and the mavericks admitted they were soundly beaten. and i just picked a bad time to really put a stinker out there i mean nobody really had a good game for us. you know talk to us on the other everybody made shots. we picked a tough time to really got to get nothing going on the off and then all those two teams next play each other on saturday and meanwhile the next are almost certain to be that jeremy lin for sunday's clash with miami the star point guard had a surgery on it neil gaiman's at the beginning of april and even though he has returned to practice still in some pain and not one hundred percent fit. you know getting better taking is trying to make sure that you know.

yourself. but my health at risk. and that's all the sports news for this friday life and. well. it's technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered.

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