r.t. america is this. we are apparently better than the blue. sea people you've never heard of. jack to the. president of the world bank very. seriously send us an e-mail. thousands rally in madrid barcelona vowing to keep spain together after the parliament declared independence. also this hour a u.s. senator approaches twitter to disclose personal messages in accounts held by wiki leaks social networks lawyers are set to testify in congress on alleged russian meddling in the u.s. election. bribery racketeering and fraud a billionaire drug company boss faces charges for allegedly getting doctors to overprescribe highly addictive painkillers some of them fifty times stronger than

heroin. anything from moscow just pm here in the russian capital. welcome to the program. now we start tonight's rundown in barcelona where activists on motorcycles and cars are paraded through the city center waving spanish flags the pro unity rally is being held the day of the castle and parliament voted to declare the region's independence from spain. the. dubin ski's in the capital joins us live now charlotte it's been a week of protests hasn't it across spain. madrid and barcelona as well pro unity

pro dependents people reaction been so far by the latest moves from woodridge. well as you saw there around one hundred fifty motorcycles and cause have been holding this true unity rally across barcelona over the last few hours cheating their horns and the idea is that they going around showing support for the spanish national place who has been a catalonia. for the last week since that referendum was held on october first that was not just the only unity rally that took place today it was also a unity rally in madrid with people marching and wanting catalonia that they want to remain with the spain or however he in barcelona there is of course many people who are supporting that declaration yesterday from the catalan parliament of independence and many people very unhappy with the measures that madrid has taken

since that declaration that saf to send it is in madrid past article one fifty five the unprecedented part of the spanish constitution which until now had never been used before in almost forty years which essentially history catalan of its autonomy it's dissolved the parliament it's removed the president from office and it's also removed some of the top police officers in the local police force in catalonia and many people on the streets of boston and telling me that they are unhappy with madrid take a listen to what they were saying. they are guarding our liberty or freedom we are just a country we feel like a country we feel like we are representing our our government we need to be free is what our population wants i think. he probably is specific. we have it clear that we are a nation. when people use trying just to

explain their opinion and someone is trying to punish that and trying to use the violence to stop that. is all about human being i feel kind of scared. well that's the view from some people on the streets of explaining how unhappy they are with the actions of madrid of course there are also people here in barcelona and elsewhere in catalonia who support those actions of madrid however one of those is certainly not and now as we can describe the former president. bush he made a brief statement earlier today decrying that action from madrid take a listen to what he said. bendish ministers agreed to depose the catalan government intervene in our self rule and dissolve the parliament these are decisions that contradict the will of the citizens of our country to express at the ballot box in

a democratic society it is the parliamentarians not elect or deposed a president. well the reality is that nobody knows exactly the future it now holds immediately before to catalonia the true independence members of parliament want to push through with creating a republic understand that they are trying to draft a document which they will release in the next forty eight hours of which they will describe how they will look to secede from spain in the meantime madrid says it's taking full control of catalonia and it intends for it to stay that way it's also declared that they will be elections held on december twenty first of this year we have no indication yet whether the pro independence and peace in catalan will actually support or decide to not take part in those elections but for the moment it's very murky the reality is that it is not yet clear what the future is for catalonia whether it will remain with spain or whether it will become. it depends

the public. a lot of uncertainty there isn't. taking every day that story. in barcelona could cross events for us that. the chief economist that trusts investment doesn't look al thinks that economic difficulties will limit the region's ability to resist madrid's pressure there's very little that they can do permanently because by now i think we have seen that there's more than fifty countries all of the european union to recognize this call for independence the point that he might be trying to get to is is not a good one for the catalan economy which is already suffering which is basically two to block or to generate further economic problems in a region that is a relief in more than one thousand seven hundred companies move their headquarters out of the region the problem right now is that there is no no room for negotiation

because it's either secession or nothing and that makes it very very complicated hitting the headlines today has been the broader reaction from around the world there's been overwhelming support for madrid and warnings about similar independence movements in the european union and i see assure that looks at who is and who isn't backing a united spain. there's plenty of reaction coming in given these major developments happening in catalonia albeit with very few surprises we have heard from the president of the european council donald to school has said that nothing changes and that the e.u. will continue to speak directly with madrid we've seen reaction from germany of course the german government said they do not recognize this unilateral declaration of independence we've heard from of course the french president also showing his support and full support to the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy here in the u.k. of course also plenty of reaction we've heard from downing street saying the does not and will not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence because this

vote the referendum on october first was deemed illegal by spanish courts that was a reaction from to recently but from scotland's nicolas sturgeon we have seen a reaction of seeing the people of catalonia should have the ability to determine their own future so supporting what has happened in catalonia given scotland's own sort of plight when it comes to this issue we've heard from the u.s. as well the u.s. state department has the support keeping strong and united spain together also similarly from nato so as all of these reactions are continuing to come in it's important to really remember that despite the fact that political leaders throughout the european union have consistently said they don't want catalonia to break away from spain to really keep the european union and tax the pro independence movement in catalonia has repeatedly said that despite the fact that they want to leave spain they don't necessarily want to leave the european union

whereas throughout the year we've heard them say that if catalonia doesn't fact leave spain they're going to have to essentially get at the back of the line to get back into the european union. but it's polity david coburn he says the push for independence them from a loss of power to brussels. by new but from chatting with present you i spoke with a couple of weeks ago the european union have no intention of interfering in spanish affairs internal affairs i think they've now got the idea with the problems i was taking part in spain that maybe it's for a good idea if he actually keypunch of intel little sales of the various countries because just the fact that many other countries in europe who have problems with the central administration spain doesn't govern itself anymore it's governed by the european union decisions alone get me to madrid they're made to brussels maybe to see if the european union has brought this to a head it's not just speed they get sick brain problems with the boxee at the front

of the. the flood walls in belgium and various parts of europe but are there problems people want to secede but because people don't want to be ruled by faceless bureaucracy in brussels they want to make their own decisions locally and then have a national government as well catalonia as the richest well the rich a pots of spades so that they are that's why they're feeling very upset and you want to know is he international we keeping a close on developments in the spain both saloni a bus load of madrid across the whole country bring you news throughout the day and nights they with us. i. know in our other top stories a senior u.s. senators demanding that twitter disclose account details relating to wiki leaks and its founder julian assange and releases

a direct messages conversations dianne feinstein listed her demands in a letter to twitter's founder and c.e.o. jack dorsey it's a pretty big list as you can see here as got a lot of demands among them she wants to know whether twitter has identified the accounts linked to the alleged russian meddling investigation and also its methods for doing so of course r.t. also gets a mention twitter accounts are also under suspicion there as well as wiki leaks here's a list of some of the accounts linked to that now the seat that is are things their private message history could prove vital to that investigation in the long run. and has more on the story. feinstein the u.s. senator from california is requesting that the direct messages on twitter sent by wiki leaks be turned over and given to the congress for their investigation you know they're asking for the direct messages of wiki leaks the direct messages of

julian a songe as well as the direct messages of the hacker known as good for to who is reported to have been the person who turned over the e-mails of the democratic national committee to to wiki leaks now it's important to note that dianne feinstein who's requesting these direct messages on behalf of congress that she is certainly no fan of julian aside and this is what she said about julian assange in the past well mr sun just one of my most unfavorite people in the world and i believe he's done a great discredit to this nation now dianne feinstein is not the only figure within the us political establishment who has voiced opposition and hatred for julian assad and many figures within the u.s. government many senators congressmen leaders of the military have spoken of julia songe accused him of being a russian agent called for prosecution of julian assad called for wiki leaks to be shut down this is a widespread sentiment in washington d.c.

i mean he's a tool of russian intelligence and if he's such a you know martyr of free speech why doesn't wiki leaks ever publish anything coming out of russia you should be treated as an enemy combatant we should be closed down permanently and decides we wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like russia ignorance or misplaced idealism is no longer an acceptable excuse for lionizing these demons songes a narcissist who has created nothing of value he relies on the dirty work of others to make himself famous he's a fraud a coward hiding behind a screen this guy's a traitor a treasonous and i'm not for the death penalty so if i'm not for the death penalty i want to do it. illegally shoot the son of a as we know on november first the owners of twitter will be testifying before the u.s. congress and this is all part of the investigation of alleged russian meddling in the us presidential elections in twenty sixteen and now we see this additional

requests to being given to twitter just a few days before they're set to testify so one wonders is any new information going to be determined from these direct messages or is this the government of the united states in particular the congressional committee putting additional pressure on twitter in the lead up to their testimony. investigative journalist they've lindelof believe the senate has requests violate free speech there is no indication that wiki leaks is a tool of russia wiki leaks has been major source for american journalism and british journalism for a long time but now feinstein's trying to imply that we cue leaks is somehow in league with this alleged russian effort to swing the election in the united states in two thousand and sixteen even if you took the worst case scenario and you said that russia was behind an effort to get people's perspectives about one candidate

or the another in the election that is not a crime so to me and that is private communications on twitter when there isn't any criminality being even alleged is over the top and a terrible threat to first amendment rights in the united states. the billionaire founder of a u.s. drug company faces serious charges allegedly bribing doctors to prescribe addictive opioid based medicine will have more details on not just. make this manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling class is protect themselves. in the final.

we can all middle of the room sit. room. there is dry there. is basically a do. we tend to be there we go off to scream this is what food in there but that. you and i always say and this is. becoming more and more fundamental challenge. no exclusion and they feel. they come to get enough. of you want you will.

welcome back to at the international second explosion awestruck the. according to police a suicide vest was detonated near the scene of an earlier last a day at least thirteen people were killed and sixteen wounded in that incident one a suicide car bomb exploded in a busy neighborhood popular with those islamic extremist group al shabaab says is. behind the attack at the moment to authorities are exchanging fire with gunmen from the group who have stormed the nearby hotel this of course is just twelve two weeks rather off of the deadliest explosion in country's history that claimed more than three hundred fifty lives. over to the u.k. now plucks foreign buildings often represent a place of historic interest now suddenly open point locations where shady undercover policing has taken place the project was launched at a bookshop in london by a group of campaigners. was.

they say they're opposed to police surveillance because of reported cases of abuse carried out by officers working on the cover one complains to be fully investigated and for victims to receive support they're also encouraging people to come forward if they've been affected. britain's spy cops operated officially that is from lightning fifty nine till two thousand and eight officers infiltrated different groups from trade unionists environmentalist's some even deceived women into entering relationships with them to win their trust while working undercover. along and metropolitan police apologized and paid compensation for their officers wrongdoing the activists fear such practices still continue and more transparency but i haven't got yet is any information at all not one single scrap of detail about why these people were targeting them why they had their life simple trade to this extent and why they found themselves sometimes in an intimate relationship

with somebody who was being paid to spy on them the reason i feel forty's so to spy on the list in general is because they consider the list of threats who. purportedly. against national security we don't actually know whether they still live again but if they continue to do that and of course there is now the digital spy the. there's the digital spy. eavesdropping the big data stuff so david you may say that they maybe don't need it anymore but i do think they're still doing. a billionaire pharmaceutical company founder faces serious charges in the united states over claims that powerful medicines were being mis prescribe to boost sales john kapoor is charged with bribery racketeering and fraud for his alleged role in persuading doctors to hand out an opioid painkiller that's called subsidies.

other medicine is actually seen as a breakthrough in treating cancer pain it's designed for patients in the advanced stages of the disease but like any strong medicine there are risks that comes with warnings that can cause addiction fatal heart conditions all react with other medicine in extreme cases an overdose can be fatal let's take a closer look now the painkillers main component is called fentanyl it's up to one hundred times stronger than morphine not only that it's also ten times deadlier than heroin that's according to the new hampshire police lab just three milligrams is enough for a lethal overdose if used properly of course it's undoubtedly a relief for pain for many cancer patients who have a one former company employee decided to blow the whistle after it was given to

people who didn't actually need it and knew there was something going on there i started doing some research i realized that i wasn't there to help people that i was actually hurting people or medical workers have leaked similar stories in the past it's rare though that those implicated are at the very top of major drug companies john paul's lawyer however says his client vigorously denies any involvement white house spokesman says that such abuse is widespread in the industry. this is vast it is a vast conspiracy in each company the same as it tobacco lobby did for so many years and got away with it it's not a matter of regulations it's a matter of and force mint and the lack of will for enforcement they have let these companies and the doctors who illegally prescribe the drugs that are supposed to be just for severe cancer and they get everybody else addicted it's not even just

a matter of the of the suffering because some of the addicted people like getting high it's a matter of it's illegal and dangerous what they're doing and yes there isn't foresman. it's only twenty founds of lots of football club have been rounded up by police after they post is think is a stadium defaming frank the girl who became the symbol of the jewish suffering during the second world war. the italian club last year has been in the headlines since last sunday following a match with roma the scandal broke out when anti semitic imagery was found at the stadium the next day controversial stickers depicted a holocaust victim and frank dressed in a roman jersey janitors also discovered the insignias and graffiti of an ultra right let's see ofan group infamous for being nasty sympathizers. the football club itself has been trying to clear its name ever since the news broke first for the last year of president paid a visit to the local synagogue he also promised to send the ultralight fans to

visit the site of the concentration camp or york museum history but this is one quarter of all that all that up if you build it is still just short and it will float to you when you get but susie orbach thinks it will all be out on you but his gesture was marred by an unfortunate gaffe although some members of the jewish community appreciated the move it seems not all but convinced as the grief brought by the lads here boss to all of the holocaust victims was reportedly found floating in the river tiber hours later as for the latino ultras they didn't seem to understand what the fuss was about. it was a joke it's not a crime to harangue an adversary fan accusing him of belonging to another religion . let's try to get the idea across by using the imagery of anne frank on the team's training t. shirt and reading out passages from the diary of the holocaust victim before matches but the ultras found a way to wreck the team's reputation once again. police

now say they'll consider stricter punishment if more incidents like this take place in the future. our young lad from a provincial city in western russia was showing the world of rock pop that when you want to look cool and sound great there's a one thing you need russian made market funds but in a culture looks at the store. from coldplay to radio hatch and sharon mandas you can see this or retro style microphone and old there are videos that if you know that the mikes they see are all hand crafted and the russian says you have to look two hundred kilometers from moscow that company founded by two friends all. company before the creation of this company i worked for a large western company and i liked it but i always dreamt about something else something more interesting and i wanted to work for myself pyle got his break back

in two thousand and thirteen when he met david brown from the group brazzaville. i organized his concert here into work it was the first one i organized on the way to the gig we had a long conversation and we discuss how the u.s. and russia that both countries have a lot to offer each other we thought it would be really exciting to combine these two worlds to get something cool out of it this is how so use microform was born i personally feel that there's a new job there and i think the potential is that. there are certain skill sets and certain resources available there that are runtastic business that they share to take makes five trips microphone and sells them around the world title says there will be guest market is the next passenger in the same problem when you cross the line we have problems at almost every turn the most difficult task was sexually get the business off the ground how to sell it to investors to future customers how

to prove that it is an interesting product who are looking to investment funds but no one wanted to finance our idea step by step we let the world know about us well and so our microphones to different peers of producers and they like that. they now employed twelve close family friends and when radio had a recording engineer placed an order cattle deliver it himself as well as people on the nigel godrich from radio have to. our microphones have an open you keep these so i put them in my hand luggage very carefully and went to the airport nigel was very pleased indeed it was my first sale and it still remains my dearest title sas he doesn't want to move on the contrary he wants to develop his hometown and make it to the world things yourself you know. i'm from to work i was born here i want money from the u.s. to come here and not elsewhere like moscow or st petersburg i want the economy of

this region to grow and i'm happy that i can be a part of it but you know question to live by staying with us here at all to get more available stories on our website www dot com or of course on our social media pages as well i'll be back in just about half an hour. thank you. lou i think i think thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank. you thank you.

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britain plus any serious finger gestures are being deployed each trying to do better in terms of eccentricity possibly of prowess what would happen did this week's u.k. pm queues. but today's going underground but first apart from this week's british economic growth figures which contradicted pre-breakfast referendum city of london predictions there were also figures out from weapons company boeing that's boeing recently slammed by u.k. pm theresa may on its sales. calls we have a long term partnership with boeing various aspects of government and this is not the sort of behavior we expect from a long term partner who's on the minds of the pm talking the next goldman sachs remain a mock colony of the bank of england but of course what she was referring to was boeing trying to destroy the canadian company. just like u.s. companies allegedly helped thwart this project overseen by the mentor of president u.k. labor leader jeremy corp.