i. i. it's twenty fourteen everywhere and the new year's enjoy the spectacle welcome crossed the globe with the crowds of revelers ringing in a time zone by time zone. president putin visits the city of volgograd mourning the victims of successive suicide bombings after a pledge to fight terror until the end in his new year address. that it welcomes twenty fourteen and a new currency but many doubt the adoption of the crisis battered euro will turn out well. that's just over two months now before the winter games started sachi report from the city preparing to host the olympics and allow its guests.

over a good evening it's just past eight pm here in moscow on the world's rung in the new year the nursemaid ever on the planet it's now officially twenty forty here's how it was welcomed across the globe just take a look straight were the first to see in twenty fourteen among the many with a traditional does ling displays of fireworks it was great to see that over a million people packed around the iconic bridge in sydney harbor which was lit up by more than seven tons of pyrotechnics festive crowds gathered in new york's times square to course to watch the famous crystal ball count down to midnight and rio held its traditional party on the iconic coco barnaby cho for a million revelers gathered there some dressed in traditional white for good luck others in yellow to try to wealth yes champagne drinking crowds filled the streets of the. french capital as well. in

london the scene coming up now hundreds of thousands watched the city being lit up by the breathtaking display of one here. but for russia the celebrations were mobbed by tragic events in volgograd with thirty four people were killed by two suicide bombings in two days president putin changed his traditional new year address in the wake of the attacks promising a massive crackdown on terrorists he also visited the morning city to pay tribute to the dead and visited the injured still in hospital of his margaret howell reports from volgograd president putin has arrived in volgograd and he has had a very busy morning he laid flowers at the site of the latest blast on monday an explosion that ripped through a trolley bus during rush hour who has also taken 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 you know the tragic events in volgograd where were on putin's mind however even before the new year as he rewrote that annual address to the nation pledging to fight terrorism still the very end and he was speaking for the first time not from him outside the kremlin but from the far east city of culver osc where it was hit by a massive flood last year. but the new russia has always stood united in face of trial but argue that we are friends and school in a way more in the digital image of the brutal terrorist attacks. weary and we will continue to fight the terrorists with determination to reduce the resolve and commitment to the untold they are all gone but dearly will provide support for the victims and their families we will accomplish everything we have planned or start

knowing we will restore a build everything we have decided to restore our ability to pass the well despite the new year's festivities the city is in mourning until the third of january commemorating the thirty four victims of the two terror attacks. over sixty people injured in the volgograd terror attacks are still in hospital among them is three month old vic token over she was the youngest to be her she's been transported to the moscow for treatment medics say her condition is critical but stable because mother and grandmother were killed in an explosion while the girls blankets and life will be following a condition of course as well as the others who were injured. from what's happening in volgograd and see how the locals are coming to terms with the tragedy at twelve website r.t. dot com. along with a new year love is welcomed in a new currency becoming the eighteenth member of the eurozone now but with the euro still emerging from

a severe crisis many in latvia have their doubts about adopting the single currency is out is paul scott founder. 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 under it 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 and claim to 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 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 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 customers alike all prices on display are going to show two amounts the price in

lots and the pricing euros twenty. years for two experts post except both latin eras but 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. 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 effects on the lottery an economy remain to be seen in this case the proof of the pudding really eating scott r.t. riga latvia. meantime euro zone member greece's economy has been struggling of course more than most is taking over the rotating new presidency for the year politicians say the role is a chance to prove the greece is a normal country despite all its economic woes take a minute out to take a look at how some e.u.

measures have been affecting athens and some other european economy showing in the of four years of e.u. a sturdy measures the nations shown here seeing their debt increase by as much as forty percent for greece and spain that's despite the 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 incomes fall in all those states except germany greece in fact has been the worst affected the civil e.u. presidency gives out its powers to regulate policies in the block over one greek journalist we spoke to doesn't expect much from. i believe that grace can give some lessons of how sturdy masers in a time of crisis and when a country has a huge public that this is very beginning leads only to disaster in that sense we can teach some lessons to other european countries and especially countries in the european very free but there is nothing else for europeans to do expect from greece

at the moment this european presidency can not really make any changes in the europe in a european union that is controlled primarily by burying and by some big financial institutions in in the core of the european union. coming up scotland marks the start of a year of major decision coming up scots not to say yes or no becoming independent from britain surrounded by fireworks and festive spirit we travelled with the british gauge public feeling on the break. just a few weeks russia's most anticipated event of twenty four to get underway of course the world's winter athletics waiting for their chance to shine at the olympic games in sochi the city's newly constructed venues are promising a warm welcome to first class service by mazzei looks at what's on offer. it's always been a subtopic cool vacation spot for russians now it's on the world's map for winter

sports so she wore hose that 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 of the caucasus 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 for 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 go wrong to the faces to the subtropical city to the base to get a full flexion of the end to find a shop called natural mineral spring keeping fit with the daily show is

a new trend. the international olympic committee as their owner. with announcing that the twenty second olympic winter games in two thousand and fourteen are war the to the city of b. and to the fix in the house yes to the problem of the flat fee has become a world class resort lympics only now and will be by the end generating they succeed here the mix of new building rail line and we'll have to salute you for being the gauge of the strong leg of the caucuses for generations to come. it's obvious and easy to said that 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 it's what i see then through the city and

the mountain cost 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 on 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 lympics with many first innovative technology and environmentally friendly that such a lympics is all set to showcase russia to the world to bang with say such eat our teeth. of kalf more reports from issues since you have a limper dream strong say for the week here on a hearty. one of the twenty fourteen olympics was this

place like why is this so special as the russian resort prepares to welcome the world power of the games shaping the city's present and future life so it will bring you this is the moment they're reporting from a very cold snowy windy mountainous stuff yet beyond the olympics but what say. on our team.

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a minute or two and some of the events will be remembered for it was a turbulent year for america which was rocked of course by the boston marathon bombings the government shutdown to left it balancing on the verge of default and it almost launched a war on syria and of course twenty thirteen revealed how the n.s.a. hacked the country and the rest of the world artie's eyes in washington got it if you can see it is this ripple. it was a year of cliffhangers we heard the white house threat 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. ball while others worried that u.s. strikes could benefit extremists never. hurt the american people wouldn't bite 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 desist for war in syria live many americans wondering why their representatives weren't as robust in helping them to paul and to me that in this circumstance in these times we spent two or three or more weeks deciding whether we should conduct what is laughingly referred to as a humanitarian war in congress the republicans used the debt limit to blackmail president obama and starve 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 time in 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 and 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 showed that the government had lied to the people about this program but it seems it is 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 the 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 who 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 bush problem but it seems that washington is starting to see it more clearly. the protesters in ukraine never mind to come to the new year's celebrations independence square has been the heart of anti-government protests for a month now the opposition all of a closer ties with you. been following the demonstrations 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 was then they wanted a revolution. that was the. 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 premier others with a few american 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 whether it's embittered sides continue to fight or unite. the one thing which are pretty mises the happenings at the might done right now is better is the 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 might 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 like syria as you have school followers who different car know these pictures show host scotland welcomed in a new year which promises to be momentous for the scottish people also turn to the eighteenth set to decide whether they want their country to go it alone after three centuries as part of britain in the new year address to the nation david cameron urged scots to say no and stay with the u.k. to surf earth 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 faces 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 tastes have been made and the glass is empty 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 swayze to say yes what's crazy saying no i think just financially we're going to be job security but not everyone's course a new year resolution of revolution i think the bank is going to get engaged twenty four to mark and 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 not look after themselves not sure which way it's going to go down so that everything like

everything to be yeah so r.c. edinburgh. several teams that lined up plenty of stories here on our website including today how a thousand hopefuls are getting the chance to be the first settlers on the red planet war and how the considering the selection criteria they should meet to become a. cone. plus you have presence for the russian navy doesn't have any gift wrapping on but it does of cruise missiles themselves got until play the more details about russia's new nuclear submarine just a click away. in twenty thirty digital currency big coin notably move from the dark corners of the internet to dinner table discussions and also change the game free of government regulations that was once considered money only for the tech savvy but just over a month ago its value skyrocketed above one thousand dollars for the first time i spoke to patrick book from the general counsel of the coin foundation who 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 corner 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 here 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 so that but it will likely happen. in brief tonight

a palestinian ambassador died after an explosion of his home in the czech capital prague it's reported he was in the apartment with his family was opening a safe at the time of the blast it's not immediately clear how the explosives ended up there. but your formula one driver michael schumacher says his client's condition is stable but critical the forty four year old sporting legend suffered severe head injuries when he hit a rock while skiing with his teenage son fans are gathered outside the hospital was on the go on to operation on his brain to it and that remains in that medically induced coma as well we'll keep you posted of this to him. ok programs after the break breaking the set up the mountain will be here next on out international. on their way to antarctica the crew of the i can to make sure that if 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 if 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. but i used to be a bureaucrat. seriously. what adventures await him this mysterious land where do they live want to eat and what are they actually doing it until to go. search one of the twenty fourth gene olympics what's this place like the wind is so special as the russian resort prepares to logan the world's power the games shaping the city's present and future ludlow so it will bring you this is a moment there reporting from a very cold and snowy windy mountainous tough beyond the olympics but. today on our team.

of. 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 him and her place on the list she was recently disclosed over six thousand child abuse claims across arizona have gone completely unvested 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 the state clarence carter ironically burr even said that fixing up arizona's troubled department of child protection services was

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