looking. and it's twenty four seen everywhere and be new years enjoyed x. tick tock you're welcome across the globe with crowds of revelers ringing in time zone by times of. president putin visit the city of volgograd mourning the victims of successive suicide bombings after a pledge to fight terror until the end of his new year drought. also launched farewell peace twenty fourteen under new currency but many doubt the doctrine of the crisis sponsored euro will turn out well. it's just over a month before the winter games start in the salt she will report from the city preparing to host the olympics on the wow it's gas.

under a very warm welcome to our national from all of us here at r.t. let's now turn to our main story. the world has rung in the new year everywhere on the planet it's now officially twenty fourteen and here's how it was welcomed across the globe australians were among the first to welcome twenty four senior bed traditional downswing display of fireworks over a million people parks around the iconic bridge in sydney harbor which was led by more than seven tons of pyrotechnics festive crowds gathered in new york's times square as well to watch the famous crystal ball count down to midnight rio welcome twenty four with a traditional party on the iconic copacabana beach over

a minute and revelers gathered some dressed in traditional white for good luck others in yellow to. trump well from the champagne drinking crowd filled the streets of the french capital while in london hundreds of franzen's pushed their being safe to leave town by another break a breathtaking display and everyone here as. happy. for russia the celebrations were mobbed by tragic events involve a grand west session four people were killed by two suicide bombings in two days present pace and change his traditional new year's address in the wake of that tonks promising a massive quad down on terrorists hell so visited the morning sister to pay tribute to the dead and visited the injured stone hospital margaret howell reports now from

all grand president putin has arrived in volgograd and he has had a very busy morning he laid flowers at the side of the latest blast on monday an explosion that ripped through a trolley bus during rush hour news also taking a tour of one of the hospitals here where many of the wounded are being treated he was briefed on their condition and met them personally wishing each of them a fast recovery and a happy new year the president also held a meeting with the heads of the federal security service and emergency committee on their current anti terror activities with the tragic events in volgograd where we're on putin's mind however even before the new year as he rewrote that annual address to the nation pledging to fight terrorism till the very end and he was speaking for the first time not from him outside the kremlin but from the far east city of culture oscar where it was hit by a massive flood last year. the news but the new russia have said it was always to unite in face of trial but argue that as your friend school in

a way mourn the victims of the brutal terrorist attacks. we're here and we will continue to fight new terrorist from the determination of good ideas the resolve and commitment or wait until they are all gone what nearly will provide support for the victims and their families we will accomplish everything we have planned was the law and we will restore a build everything we have decided to restore our ability to cross the road well despite the new year's festivities the city is and morning until the third of january commemorating the thirty four victims of the two terror attacks. for more on what's happening in volgograd and to see how the locals are coming to terms with the tragedy of tassie dot com. along with the new year lots here has welcomed in a new currency becoming the eighteenth member of the you are sad but with the euro still emerging from a severe crisis many

a lot of fear that doubts about adopting the single currency as i say is paul scott now reports you know you have to understand if a country wants to be independent it has to have its own independent currency a currency it prints itself and controls itself. andras and his organization are calling for a referendum he says the latvian people have had the euro forced upon them and haven't been allowed their say in claims the vast majority of the population are opposed to the move. there's always some who will benefit at the top end but the majority will lose out latvia will import goods from other e.u. countries at a cheaper rate which will mean we produce less and ruin the economy. recent statistics from a leading latvian pollster showed that fifty three percent of latvians are opposed to the move while only twenty two percent think it is a good idea with legitimate concerns over the state of the eurozone the bank of

latvia has launched a p.r. campaign in an attempt to convince people now is the right time for the country to switch currency whenever we have a chance we explain to people that sloppier is a small open economy with both loans and deposits very much in euro's already and there is again the country it's entrepreneurs and it's people will have by seeing higher ratings and lower interest rates on their on their lives although there's little public support and economic instability across the continent one leading opposition figure says the government simply has no choice but the news business it's inevitable we took responsibility to join the eurozone when we entered the e.u. time will tell it doesn't matter what money is in our pockets it matters how much of it we have. now to make life easier for small businesses and the customers alike all prices on display are going to show two amounts the price

and lots and the price in euros twenty please feel. free to express post except both lads and the euros. whatever currency you choose to pay we're supposed to give you change in your us. so it's not going to work i don't know how i don't know how it's going to display here for me but i hope somehow. it will work well but of course it will be confusing especially first two weeks as people like kareena learn to adapt to the new currency the long term effect on the lobby and economy remains to be seen in this case the proof of the pudding really eating who's got r.t. riga latvia. eurozone member griese whose economy has been struggling more than most is taking over the rotating e.u. presidency for the year politicians say their role is chance to prove greece is a normal country despite all its economic woes let's now take

a quick look at how some measures have been affecting athens and some of the european economies and in the four years of austerity measures the nations shown here have seen their debt increase by as much as forty percent for greece and spain their best despite a requirement for all euro zone countries to limit their national debt to sixty percent of g.d.p. at the same time the average personal income has fallen in all of these states except germany greece has been worst affected here assuming the e.u. presidency gives athens powers to regulate policies in the blog however one greek journalist we spoke to doesn't expect much on that front. i believe that greece can give some lessons of how. grace is and when a country has a huge problem this is a very big lead only to disaster in that sense we can feed some lessons to other european countries and especially countries in the european very free but there is

nothing else for europeans can we expect from greece at the moment this european presidency can not really make any changes in the europe in the european union that is going to roll primarily by. some big financial institutions. in the core of the european union. and coming up an international scotland mogs the start of with a major decision. to say get some nod to becoming independent from britain surrounded by fireworks and oppressed of spirit travelled to edinburgh to gauge public feeling on a breakaway. in just a few weeks of russia's most anticipated event of twenty fourteen gets underway the world's went to affluence awaiting without a chance to shine of the olympic games in salt tree the city's newly constructed venues are promising a warm welcome and

a first class sat its. say looks now at what's on offer it's always been the subtopic call vacation spot for russians now it's on the world's map for winter sports so what she wore hose sports men and women dignitaries and spectators come the winter olympics and paralympic games. sochi is one of the southernmost places in russia as the unofficial capital of the riviera all the caucuses the beaches and marina make the city popular in summer last skiing in the nearby mountains make it an ideal place. for winter vacations. russian is of course the main language used by days in the service industry of brushing up on the english while key information signs are also being translated your first reaction to sochi is that it's big with high rising buildings and an

urban attitude this may surprise many the wrongly faces to the subtropical city it basic beautiful collection of dns divina shops power and natural mineral spring keeping fit with a daily stroll is a new trend. the international olympic committee has the honor. of announcing that the twenty second olympic winter games in two thousand and fourteen are wardak to the city of sochi. and then the six in the heart yes in the pool of the plexi has become a world class resort in lympics are renowned for reviving and regenerating host city here the mix of new buildings rail line and will cost the city fleet the games with a strong legacy in the caucuses for generations to come. it's on the easy to said that's what's going to happen here is that they will have a beautiful ski resorts nice hotels nice facilities nice transport and differently

they have the potential to attract tourists here no doubt spread across two distinct areas the games coastal cluster is what in the ice events in the city and the mounting plaster for sports like skiing and bobsled the two clusters only thirty minutes apart making these games one of the most compact ever held but have all the infrastructure changes made a difference for those who call sochi home including people with disabilities. first of all there are many ramps and many places are accessible now lifts first of all the winter theater here in the square i used to visit it quite often actually my expectations were superseded by the reality i didn't expect that it would be so good i went to olympics with many firsts innovative technology and environmentally friendly the such lympics is all said city showcase russia to the world would say

such our team. and stay tuned for more reports from the big dreams from to say rob the week. or. so to call more of the twenty fourteen olympics was displays flying around why is is so special as the russian resort prepares to welcome the world power the games should be the city's present and future what more sochi will bring you this is the moment they are reporting from a very cold and snowy windy mountainous stuff yet beyond the olympics what to say. on our team.

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this is all seem to nationalise good to have you with us let's move on now so we've said goodbye to twentieth that same but let's not take a look at some of the events as well they remembered whole. it was a taboo even t.f. on merica which was wrong by the boston marathon bombings the government shutdown left to balancing on the verge of default and it almost launched a war in syria and of course twenty two thirteen revealed how the n.s.a. hugs the country and the rest of the world sees eyes in washington god sent us this report. it was a year of cliffhangers we heard the white house direct military action we saw the us congress threaten default to blackmail the president it's been a roller coaster but very few enjoyed it and here's a quick look back at some of the twists and turns. team obama prepared to hit syria

the u.n. baulked while others worried that u.s. strikes could benefit extremists. the american people wouldn't buy it either so president obama finally took up the russian proposal to cut a deal and we will work together in consultation with russia and china to put forward a resolution at the u.n. security council requiring assad to give up his chemical weapons and to ultimately destroy them under international control. many americans wondering why their representatives weren't as robust in helping them so appalling to me that in this circumstance and these times we spend two or three or more weeks deciding whether we should conduct what is left wing we refer to as a humanitarian war in congress the republicans used the limit to blackmail president obama and funds for a medical insurance scheme for millions of americans which is struggling to get off the ground anyway the government close for over two weeks and us that default fears

put the world back on economic alert with suspiciously dramatic timing congress eventually you'll do it but its reputation was sealed it will leave millions dangling on the brink of a catastrophe so a few can score political points you had many politicians calling for reforms in the wake of for snowden's revelations and at the same time calling him a traitor the obama administration of course had to do some damage control after all the revelations show that the government had lied to the people about this program but it seems it's going to be damage control more in words than actual change of policy we hear words transparency and oversight more often but the reality is this president obama himself said he's quite happy with the way with how the program works the boston bombings in may probe which killed three people and injured two hundred sixty four in fact and it actually said something about how this surveillance program works the two perpetrators somehow flew under the radar

although the f.b.i. and the cia had received warnings from russia about one of them a year before it happened but the u.s. law enforcement didn't act on those warnings possibly looking at the guy you know was from chechen descent and thinking it's russia trying to solve its problems and that it has nothing to do with the you was well it turns out it's not just for this problem but it seems that washington is starting to see it more clearly. thousands of protesters in ukraine have remained come to out and central kiev for the new year's celebrations independence square has been the heart of anti-government protests for months now but the opposition calling for closer ties with the. has been following that aspirations from the beginning. this is a political protest this is the anger at the country's government and the president president something which has been going on for more than six weeks now it's rather turbulent six weeks for ukraine as i mentioned my report first they wanted to be in

europe. then they wanted a revolution. that was. ukraine's leaders feared that a free trade zone with the e.u. would cause industry to collapse the crowds never bought that but when the police used force against peaceful bro e.u. protesters. they stopped caring altogether the. government building stormed barricades built and top western politicians dropping by the german and dutch foreign ministers and a deputy u.s. secretary of state before u.s. senator john mccain weighed in taking a swipe at russia stalks while stirring up the key of crowds himself the free world is with you america is where you find me but none of them dug ukraine out of its mess mosco later agreed to help with a discount on gas prices and

a fifteen billion dollar loan for the now entrenched protesters the lifeline was a sellout. any treaty with russia is not worth the paper it was signed on. key of still has the crowds what's more twenty fifteen will see ukraine choose its next president a leader who needs to make a difference in whether its embittered sides continue to fight or unite. the one thing which ever to my eyes is happening is that the my done right now better is christmas tree over there usually it is a christmas tree which the authorities set up in the central square for people to come here to celebrate right now is something of a protest symbol is covered with ukrainian flag as it's covered with protest banners and even. the banner of the former prime minister yulia tymoshenko who is now in jail indeed the euro my done has become something of a state within a state it lives by its own laws people are sleeping here they set up tent camps they're cooking food and it's really unlikely they're willing to disperse that

anytime soon the opposition already said about its plan to hold the protesters at least until the end of january then in fact holding a huge national wide strike on a generally the twenty fourth that's how it is right now but definitely twenty fourteen will be a very turbulent year for ukrainian politics because in a little more than twelve months from now at the end of january twenty fifteen the people will take to the polls to elect a new president and that will be some very serious political battle especially considering everything which has happened in the last two months in this country and these pictures here saying now our house scotland welcomed a year which promises to be momentous for the scottish people on september the eighteenth they will decide whether they want a country to go it alone after three centuries as part of britain and a new dress to the nation david cameron urged schools to say no and stay with the u.k. the saf that investigates which way the vote could go. it's going to be

a major year for scotland at the end of twenty four saying they're going to have that independence referendum and there is everything still to play for indeed the united kingdom this time next year could look vastly different services campaigns set to kick into first gear to try and convince voters either way ahead of that vote we went up to scotland to speak to some of the scottish people to find out how they're feeling about the new ones the toasts have been made and the glasses and scotland will wake up to what's to be a very big year come september eighteenth and scottish faces will be asked the question should scotland become an independent country in the arguments for and against what sort of sway you see to say yes what's crazy is saying no i think just financially we're going to be job security but not everyone's course a new year resolution revolution i think the bank is going to get engaged trying to

forward to the birth of my second child dealt with the most growing whatever happens scotland's future now lies in its people's hands i think it means all of this goes back to stamp out on the road to get enough good look after themselves not sure which way it's going to go to go and sort of everything they haven't yet so of. edinburgh. meanwhile out lined up plenty of stories for you on our website including how a thousand hopefuls are getting the chance to be the first surplus on the red planet with more on the how the applicants are being selected and what criteria they should meet to become a martian at. the new year present for the russian navy desktop gift wrapping a draft cruise missiles and self guided torpedoes more details on russia's new cutting edge nuclear submarine just a quick one. in twenty five seen.

big coin not only moved from the done corners of the internet to dinner table discussions it changed the game free of government regulations it was once considered money only for the tech savvy but just over a month ago its value skyrocketed about one thousand dollars for the first time on patrick not from the trail council of the big client foundation believes it has the potential to become genuinely mainstream. i do think that what you're going to see with big coin is a internet reference currency a currency built for the internet that enables consumers to reap tremendous advantages there's no person behind big coin or company behind because that's the whole point there's been some volatility but that's not unexpected when you think about a new system that's just come around we're just about to hit five years old right for a technology that's very very new and people are just starting to learn about it and

get excited about it but i think over time what you'll see is that the price will level out it will come to a level that sustain that's sustainable through through again the supply and demand market mechanics as the market for big coin matures you see the dramatic swings that could be even a couple more years from now before we get to that level but it will likely happen . time now for breaking the set with on the last. on their way to antarctica the crew of the i can to make sure that a face many challenges. here you have to look out for yourself crashing on to rocks trapped in pack ice in extreme conditions anything can happen and dart to always comes up with surprises you have to keep your eyes open because there's always something going wrong the ship carries huge reserves of water food fuel as well as

helicopters and people able to survive extreme conditions they're ready for anything even an apocalypse she's really an incredible ship calling all antarctica stations this is academic a field that of radio check please respond. unexplored antarctica what is it in this icy expanse that attracts the people who come here. now i only go to the doctor. and enter into. a new generation of polar explorers is coming. we have a new group of specialists here now all of them are young how are they going to get along with each other and i don't know. who. i used to be a bureaucrat. seriously. what adventures await in this mysterious land

where do they live what do they eat and what are they actually doing in antarctica . such a home of the twenty fourteen olympics what's this voice like and why is it so special as the. a russian resort prepares to local in the words power of the game should be the city's present and future ludlow sochi will bring you this is the moment they report you for a look very cold and snowy windy mountain is tough beyond the olympics but. today on our team. of the the. what is up y'all i'm out in martin and this is breaking the set you probably heard

about arizona governor jan brewer for all the wrong reasons after all her love for private prisons and disdain for undocumented immigrants ranked her among the worst governors in the u.s. unfortunately this next story only helps amend her place on the list so it was recently disclosed that over six thousand child abuse claims across arizona have gone completely on investigated and while that number refers to cases dating back to two thousand and nine the vast majority of them are only a few months old and while i'm not blaming brewer for the abuse itself of course she did take office in two thousand and nine so every one of these cases happened under her watch at the very least she could have fired the man alternately responsible for child protection in this state clarence carter ironically burr even said that fixing up arizona's troubled department of child protection services was a top priority as governor but it seems like she's been far more concerned with making sure all those brown people stay out of her state.

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