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our teams are witnessing dead bodies on the streets every day as the central african republic stands on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe speaks to a member of doctors without borders who saw the rampage of violence despite a french led military mission. has struggled to save a three month old baby girl injured in one of those deadly blasts that hit the russian city of volgograd before the new year we bring you the latest on the life and death battle unfolding in a moscow hospital for. government troops now a battle for control of the two cities in central iraq is the u.n. reports of a massive hike in conflict casualties last year. alone
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it's a pm friday evening here in moscow watching r t live with me kevin when our top story skyrocketing violence in the central african republic has forced international medical group doctors without borders to almost halted state in the country's largest refugee camp fighting in the republic but on the rise since the start of the year with doctors themselves now on the threat while the u.n. is no ringing the alarm of humanitarian catastrophe there is more than half a million people are facing starvation while disease is rampant in those crowded camps and even though from says deployed military contingent too they have so far failed to bring peace to the country as a tease me if an ocean of found. less than a year after french moods marched into mali france again is fighting in another of its former colonies in africa. let's address you also the situation in the central african republic is alarming if not frightening that you'll. paris received
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a green light from the u.n. security council to use military force to restore order after deadly ethnic russians in the country escalated. i have decided to act immediately or more precisely this very evening eight hundred french soldiers were sent to the violence torn country to join the six hundred already deployed there. a force that france has no other motive than to save human lives a month later and lives are still being lost on all sides france's sixteen hundred strong force appeared and mabel to put an end to ethnic tensions dating back to the central african republic independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty fourth france form a monopoly is responsible for helping to create in africa a number of totally artificial states like ca are and now they jump in with this operation which is stupid militarily economically and politically dangerous
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scandalous from a human perspective and lead to zero results that zero results if we are talking bringing stability to the country but alan krueger even president of france is new and to capitalist party believes there is more to paris's decision to intervene with your for france used the pretext of human rights but in fact it was aimed at protecting its economic interests the c.a.r. is rich in resources but it mostly has value due to its strategic location in the center of a vast and rich area so it's eventually all about dominating and controlling the entire region. but others see the african country central location on the continent as the key to fulfill the stated goals of the french military mission of securing the entire region. france and other european countries are threatened by islamic radical and terrorist groups that are now decentralized and developed in the belt
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from the mercian teenie a coast to somalia. and french troops deter these dangerous forces and also prevent pirates and drug traffickers from uniting but would both critics and advocates of the french military operation in the central african republic equally agree on is that no matter what the intentions are behind france's authorities decision to get involved it's the french people footing the bill that was the operation only became needed as there was a failure of diplomacy and politics in this year are a failure of the un the african union economic community of central african states and the you but who pays for this pricey campaign french taxpayers surveys show less than half of the french population support their country's latest major expedition to africa pushed forward by france's least popular president in
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pollen history well more than a thousand french soldiers are now in the central african republic here in paris the intervention into the country's former colony still gets a mixed reaction no one's really sure if it's an act of goodwill or a calculated move to benefit friends. whereas russian are seeing reporting from paris. and they're all we spoke to colleen clare the emergency manager of doctors without borders here's what she had to say about the situation on the ground there right now. we see more than six hundred thousand people displaced off alone two hundred thousand in the capital and the finance is continuing our teams are witnessing that bodies on the streets every day yesterday in the camp close to the airport where more than one hundred thousand people are at this moment looking for safety the shooting in the camp and the shooting is so bad that even our clinic cannot continue in its normal ways we can no longer treat monitor ition we have
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still one or two doctors in the camp just to take care of the heavily injured people but it's almost impossible for doctors without borders to continue its work at this moment is that the hospitals in bangor but also in the rest of the central african republic are feted by armed men we have people discriminates in the hospital who came there to a deck patients inside the hospital so yes we see oh it's a big problem inside the hospitals are our biggest concern is the situation inside the hospitals but also his people not being able to access medical care because they're too scared to go to help post and are too scared to go to hospitals outside of bonn the our estimation is that more than six hundred thousand people are living in the bush years now i've met them i faced them in the bushes and people are more nurse they have problems of accessing food accessing health care and you can just see that people are living in extremely poor conditions they're literally living in
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the bush and they have close which are more or less wrecks and some people live already since april last year in the bush. road rescue from the institute of oriental languages and civilizations spoke to us and says peace and stability was never the actual goal of the french intervention in the country. first of all the central africa was them under french through and since they became independent it's not through the french army and soon central africa second point is is former central african president was kicked out from power just at the moment when he signed agreement with chinese. oil companies i've done dime france didn't react and it is very important to do you want to serve dot chinese economy is growing economy and it's in an economy much more active in africa. all the western economies and
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i think that's one of the basic reasons of conflicts in africa now it's to compute issues between western powers and to an. update on a story we're following really closely the ongoing fight for life of a three month old baby girl injured in those recent terror attacks in the russian city of volgograd the latest as doctors say her condition remains critical but stable correspondent margaret hell is the latest we get is just three months old that she's found the life can be hard and unjust she was badly injured and a terrible terror attack she is now in an induced coma in intensive care clinging onto life what it could you is a baby girl remains in a coma we put her on a ventilator in intensive care also she sustained some light yet serious brain damage her condition is very serious but we've got it under control. on that dreadful morning of december thirtieth caught a fever and was on route to
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a hospital with her mother and grandmother when a powerful explosion rocked their trolley bus the three happened to be in the very epicenter the women died the infant survived it was blind luck the thick blanket she was wrapped in saved her from life threatening burns she was pulled from the wreckage in a critical condition only two days ago doctors allowed her to be airlifted to moscow's children's hospital so it's here in this hospital where baby vico is receiving treatment for those endurance to her skull and her lungs she received in that blast the family and friends little vaguer has left are torn between hope for her miraculous recovery and grief for their dad. did work you can very grateful to everyone who took part in the rescue of my girl to volgograd hospital doctors they performed the miracle return my daughter from the dead thanks to all
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how transfer my daughter to moscow i hope her life is safe now what kind of human being could see a newborn child on the bus and still carry out such an atrocity but now it's time to think of rehabilitation of so that she can leave a full life but there is a dynasty of doctors in all family and i hope she will grow up and become a doctor too i'll do anything for her my daughter is the meaning of my life. i knew her mother since she was a child she was a very talented creative girl it's very sad and people die in such sudden violent acts like this she had big plans like any young mother i believe that her baby will grow up will leave we will be helping her. because mother and grandmother understand zia and tatyana are just two of the thirty four people who fell victim to two terror attacks on the railway station and trolley bus more than sixty injured are still in hospital the city remains in mourning in moscow margaret helal
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r.t. . following the attacks now some politicians have called to bring back the death penalty for terrorism even though their opponents say the current law is enough you can read more about the bates and the argument at r.t. dot com. two major cities to the west of baghdad during the gulf an intense fighting iraqi government forces supported by tribesmen to try to win back control of the area of what was seized by al-qaeda fighters according to latest reports the iraqi army is a limb an aide to the rebel commander in the city of ramadi the conflict there escalated it only this week when troops cleared an anti regime protest car which the government said it turned into a haven for insurgents but as soon as the army withdrew one back control of the area this fighting comes amid u.n. reports that confirm estimates that last year indeed was the bloodiest for iraq since two thousand and eight defense consultive insert conflicts on lismore and rove told us he believes the roots of the crisis lead well outside iraq. the
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situation is nato created a division among the sectarian communities and what's taken place is they gave power to the shia and no power to the sunnis so the sunni are fighting for a place in the society and in government the saudis are also sponsoring the harvest loads of terrorists to create chaos in the country simply to eliminate the shia influence over or over all it would continue unless the world recognizes that the saudi arabian one harvest ideology of financing those scales needs to be stopped they need to be stopped and told in no uncertain terms that they need to rein in the terrorists and unless this happens i'm afraid we'll see more of this . i just want a few at a time to get a spare minute so when i head to our web site check it out to special project on
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iraq's terra plighted lead you through the course of twenty thirty with plenty of details and analysis on the college that's gripping the country. coming up here on arts international the next few minutes the faster you run the brighter the light. more you give yourself it you're also doing good for the employer i didn't think about before customers of a u.k. health club help the environment while keeping fit to go more much. fun and facilities we look at what the russian of the big city is such as to offer to those flocking there in february just a couple of the stories my many more a few minutes and. the media leave us so we leave the media. by the sea motions to cure. all your party physical. issues that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from. politics. are to.
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choose your language. choose the consensus. choose the opinions that invigorating to. choose the stories that impact. choose access to often. the beginning of the long politic night marks in the face from island life.
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it's a narrow enough temptation. the darkness last for six months. there are more polar bears than people. and it's as easy to hire a rifle as a scooter. because the islander so in the spirit of the new indigenous people but the world those who do choose this frozen life. this is this could be right about if you are in the conductor. much of your advice is centered around the negative aspects of american culture example mindful eating social inning of voiding of snacks how much of an influence do you think this american culture has on the rest of the while incredible they
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succeeded two things with me and the world this night and then with the food that they did all the countries worldwide. again the twenty forty winter olympics just around the corner of the host city of sochi is of course preparing to accommodate thousands of sports fans from all over the world so what's there to do for all those crowds aside from watching the games big question we've got some tips. you've bought your tickets flown thousands of
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kilometers blog hundreds of the globe and now you are in searching for the twenty fourteen winter games so when you know watching the skiing hockey or skating what else is there to do well the perk of a winter games in sochi is a tropical coastline on the black sea beaches and parks alongside monuments and museums allow you to take in a bit of history and experience the lifestyle the beach front is lined with local shops so grab a souvenir while enjoying the views of the black sea and did not get your party shoes on because when the neon lights are lit the buzz in clubs come alive. that also hold a ski resort is lined with the european hotels restaurants and shops at least the one luxury hotel offers spiced commendation just a step from the slopes guests enjoy stunning mountain views designer rooms and on site spine health club. i went to see the best that money can buy what they need to
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look for i think is the person and it's what what they want if you look for skiers you want to have a cozy hotel where you feel warm and relaxed in the evening that's what we can offer you here we have state of the art slopes we have state of the art equipment connection infrastructures i think for for skiers it's just the perfect spot to choose the. next stop because even with a twist of french restaurant with a pinch of russian offering well and frog legs alongside more local dishes like boss you know here it's good because you know we're not saying we have to see you here these beauties and people that hate you but i decided to leave here you know. and as they say in front of their bar but here in russia we say option. finally some relegation and a sponsor treatment is a temptation for any skia visiting the black sea resort in
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a bun it's just the place you haven't been in russia for a while i've never really been to a russian or what is also known as a russian sauna but now i'm in sochi and the world we build congregated he has during the winter games and i thought why not give it a try something traditional and russia so let's see if the british banja is using the right. sometimes equated to a turkish bath the bonding experience is usually considered an indispensable pitstop on the journey to discover russian culture. when you first arrive there's a sense of serenity in the air incense burning meditation music in the background and a cup of herbal tea to come the body down the felt heads we're wearing a binder heads typically want to protect the haid from this intense heat of the sauna the misuse of friendly experienced and she has some health tips about what the russian binah does for the body the experience amazing i also had
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one more treatment to test out the hedgehog fuck this will become one of those places that all of the spectators athletes might want to visit another thought that i find myself in a big giant pot but this part will be a mounting one come february to run with a in tsotsi are two. very home they will bring in a full report from the limping city over the coming days as well and stay with us here dotted. so to me more the twenty fourteen olympics what's this place like and why is this so special as the russian resort prepares to welcome the world power the games shaping the city's present and future life small sochi will bring you this is the moment everybody from a very cold snowy windy mountain is tough yet the honda olympics
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what to say. on our team. for world news headlines no brief for a fresh round of protests staged by supporters of the muslim brotherhood across egypt's resulted in clashes with police three people reportedly been killed there so far almost daily demonstrations were boosted by the decision of the country's interim government to brand the brotherhood a terrorist organization that move and also call for more rallies to ahead of next wednesday's resumption of the trial of ousted president morsy on charges of inciting violence. people have been killed and several injured after police opened fire on garment workers blocking a road service cambodia's capital the demonstrators were calling for a doubling of the minimum wage up two hundred sixty dollars a month while the governments only offer them one hundred govern industries a key source of income for cambodia that employs at least half a million workers. rebels in south sudan are reportedly approaching civilians now in the occupied territories eyeing a march on the country's capital juba that's made peace talks that started today in
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ethiopia aiming to try to halt the spiraling violence united states as meantime announced a reduction of a diplomatic mission because of a lack of security the clashes between government and rebel forces are so far left over a thousand people dead. millions of residents in northeastern been affected by a heavy storm has caused the transport collapse in the region sixty centimeters of snow fell overnight in some areas of new york and new jersey and they're still on john f. kennedy airport in new york remains closed hundreds of flights have been canceled there nationwide schools in new york and new jersey of told students to stay at home after a state of emergency was declared we'll keep an eye on that here. now there some people power quite literally the customers brand new health club in the u.k. city of bristol in the west country there generate a lot of energy world trading and it's not only burning calories but it's also cleverly illuminating the old gym artie's polly boy looks at all the benefits of
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this new technology. the motor here is if in doubt workout and the customers sweating in this bristol gym on just but in calories that generating an electricity at the same time thanks to nifty new equipment the technology used it has turned these machines into mini power station the say by using this bike on generating electricity that goes back into the grid and helps to create good lights on it helps to keep the televisions working and even helps to keep the music playing. the idea is so simple it's hard to believe that just one equipment manufacturer has embraced it in this gym is pioneering it and if you press that button here it gives you an understanding of. the energies produced. i may have been vicious and missions you've avoided the energy of producing as well so you can see when you're working i what you're actually powering here i am trying
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to power a juice maker in light of my fitness levels i'm only managing the fan but by using up less traditional energy this place is helping to save the environment under the guise of the gym's broom cupboard is the know of center of the energy saving system and this is the the switchboard this is where all the. stored energy from the machines anything that is not used will go back into the switchboard and be distributed into the other machines in the cloud so this is the nerve center yeah this is it this is the the hub and this is what is my baby this big that jason the gym manages on usually tend to feelings for the fuse box could be to do with how much money it saving him or let us just the bill. for an example is about a thousand pound a month with the new equipment that's come in we've seen that reduced by by fifteen hundred nineteen month already say for us that's quite significant savings that
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four gentlemen over there is helping me to save any. calls energy prices in the u.k. have been rising so fast it's prompted a national debate on how to keep gas and electricity supply is in check but thanks to the power of the people jason's got it sorted have you had customers using the weights and you said why don't you try this treadmill of total much stuff to make sure they bring old people would leave the weights that's why you go to the table to get with it despite being used as human generated as the customers are a happy bunch and we were not given a gentle way i mean a few years time god knows what's going to happen if we don't save energy that's the point to make sure corporate initiative really because for you giving yourself it you're also doing good for the environment which is good and you're putting something back in looks like burning off the fat without buttoning fossil fuels has given a whole new meaning to exercising power playboy. you
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know the sort of rejection of the jiffies too should made no. call marine force meant for the defenders of women's rights in saudi arabia to go interesting story lines up with the story of the female that women can fall back on if they feel oppressed in the middle don't they think that also a lot as well writing the sound waves clever this one japanese scientists say they've succeeded in levitating objects using just to stick. it out head on long to the more of this unique process. talking if you make the legendary larry king here on this channel for a straight talk on whether the u.s. and russia are one step away from a new cold war right after this break. recently the federal reserve system celebrated its one hundredth birthday in that big con
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game that just a few years ago no one seems to know about has been in place for one hundred years so let's celebrate the federal reserve by remembering all their accomplishments since nine hundred thirteen firstly they've managed to take the printing of money out of the hands of the u.s. government and thus out of the hands of u.s. voters i want it comes to money who needs to mock received representation anyways they also managed to whittle away the dollars tagging the gold until nixon finally said forget gold let's print our way out of vietnam and because there is no link between the dollar and gold the purchasing power of the dollar has reduced by at least twenty three times since the fed came into being lovely but what about the next hundred years well if the recent rounds of quantitative easing are any sign of things to come then we are going to be seeing a lot more inflation and big private bankers getting richer while we all get poorer bad people generally don't survive one hundred years but bad systems sadly can go on and on and on forever. but that's just my opinion.
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should millennial have to keep paying for benefit programs they probably won't be receiving themselves financial expert neil gross was here with a warning for generation w.t.f. plus the nation's katrina vanden heuvel. cohen are here with what they call the growing antagonism of the united states russian relations it's all next on politicking with larry king.
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live the politicking with larry king we begin with neil grossman financial expert managing partner chief investment officer of t.k. energy capital and author of the new e-book generation w.t.f. how millennial can stop the mushrooming cost of social security medicaid and medicare what is what is w t f well i'm not sure i can say this on the say a lot less sense for what the. really that's what you want it to mean that you have a generation that's got one hell of a problem in front of them and who are the millennial as well you know they're generally thought to be people under the age of thirty and they're a growing part of the population obviously but they're being in combat with a massive headache by you know my generation the baby boom and you know generations that have preceded this is you're saying they're going to face future problems in medicaid so sure you know i because the burden we put on them because of the burden we've been.

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