as in the u.s. congress want washington to put russia on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. a chinese restaurant in new york by a white woman shuts down after just 8 months and the backlash over cultural appropriation. once again this is a busybody annoying white liberal preoccupation to police the world and stand up for all the poor suffering minorities out there was. only a few stereotypes. and time magazine's person of the year in $29000.00 is a look at how the 16 year old climate activists risen to prominence promoting green issues around the well.

very good morning to you it's 11 am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international it mean the caring now u.s. senate committee has approved a bill directing the country's secretary of states to determine whether russia is a sponsor of terrorism if paul says the state department will have 90 days to report back to congress the senator who tabled the bill is convinced russia backs terrorism. continues to try to cause grievous harm to international peace and stability and i'm pleased the senate foreign relations committee advanced my critical legislation directing the state department to consider naming russia what they are a state sponsor of terror. the proposed legislation will now have to pass the house and the senate before being signed by the president that just a week ago the state department think that russia is not

a state terrorists kind of more pain look that whether russia fulls under this category. state sponsor of terrorism is a special designation under u.s. law in which a country is subject to specific sanctions and treatment by the united states for allegedly supporting terrorism now the countries that currently have this label are iran north korea syria and sudan cuba had this label until u.s. president barack obama lifted that label against cuba as part of negotiations that took place during his presidency now the allegation seems to be that russia supports terrorism and is worthy of this state department designation however we've heard testimony from members of the u.s. state department making clear that russia does not support terrorists the state department has not at this stage determined russia's a state sponsor of terrorism there's a fairly complex deliberative process for doing that and i don't personally see the person as state sponsorship of terrorism terrorist attacks we also have to

recognize russia itself has been a victim of terrorism to make it safe to say that on the record as well now russia has long battled against jihadism extremists that have carried out terrorist attacks against the russian people the russian government has also cooperated with the u.s. government in antiterrorism efforts the advancing of this bill comes in the immediate aftermath of the very important meeting between russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and us president donald trump now at his press remarks following that meeting the russian foreign minister emphasized that there are certain forces in the united states working very hard to do rail relations between the 2 countries. congress seems to have been captured by a desire to destroy us russian relations now relations between the u.s. and russia have been sour as it is and when u.s. president donald try. and that with the russian foreign minister and took a photograph together there was quite a reaction from those who oppose and are critical of president donald trump trump

is meeting with russia's foreign minister in the oval office again on this or he's invited in towns last time they laughed about troops firing of komi today they can celebrate the success of russian propaganda reagan would recognize this g.o.p. trump lover of a meeting in private this often what conspiracy are they cooking up today among the topics discussed at this high level russia u.s. meeting where the issues of arms control nuclear proliferation as well as the issue of terrorism and it seems that in the aftermath of the meeting some efforts are now taking place to undo whatever progress was made of the ransom is the next they could have direct off the eurasia sense i think that russia has done more to come back terrorism but the u.s. . i am shocked i think this is going in the complete opposite direction the president. would like to go in. i think europe is also would like to be mending and rebuilding the tide to russia i don't understand how the senate even comes up with

this idea i mean if you look at terrorism russia is probably doing more to fight terrorism than the us i mean it clear that whether it's intentional or not us funding us weapons us training have gone to just an example moderate rebel which one they are supposedly moderate and then the next day there isis russia as a state sponsor chip i mean these people are off in some other world and they're not in not in reality. i feel very embarrassed. for myself for russia for the going through and i just i'm completely shocked that somebody would actually propose the. chinese restaurants in new york by a white woman has shut down after just 8 months amid a backlash over cultural appropriation for most military hospitals lucky lee's restaurant repeated stereotypes about supposedly unhealthy chinese food claiming

only its its offerings don't leave you feeling bloated. the post sparked an outrage on social media xenophobe become merican lady we've all been there having chinese food on sundays but don't you hate how it's so unhealthy me raced for 20 years by asian metrics cooking healthy balanced meal 7 days a week now. talks about how chinese food is usually dollars didn't draw in sauces and makes your eyes puffy lady what a lucky liza started by a white woman ignorantly use an asian stereotypes to pitch her clean american chinese food so led to the owner of the restaurant closing her business and apologizing. we have been listening and learning and we have been making changes and we will continue shame on us for not being smarter about cultural sensitivities my colleague neil harvey earlier discussed the issues raised with human rights campaign a peta tashan peter tatchell and journalist and political commentator charged with

more. the whole issue of cultural procreation and that's what they seem to be mad about they're trying to say that she was using disparaging language if that's the best they have and she said chinese food makes you feel icky that's not a really strong argument and i don't believe it i don't think any chinese people upset about this i haven't seen the government of china banning her from visiting i think the problem was that the owner did indulge in a few stereotypes and you know i don't think it's true at all a child that claims that chinese food makes you feel bloated or icky. i've never experienced that i love chinese but i think it's great but of course there are good and bad chinese restaurants just like there's good and bad british ones once again this is a busybody annoying white liberal preoccupation who think they have to police the world and stand up for all the poor suffering minorities out there and you know it's great to see them eat their own it's wonderful to see them be ridiculous and to shut down

a female own business because they didn't like one thing she said i think you know obviously it's very important that the owners and providers of i think minority traditional foods do have a cultural sensitivity and respect for those cultures but that's like why would that even be controversial who cares it's not like it's insulting a culture it's not like it's racist the whole problem if they had you know if that would also just be her stating her opinion about chinese cuisine which should be shared by many people this is not like i hate full statement celebrity chef gordon ramsay criticised for opening an asian restaurant without a single asian chef and i would guess probably say i just choose the best chefs regardless of race and you would think that would be applauded but how do you feel about it i think gordon ramsay could easily afford to find some good asian chefs and there are plenty of them believe you me you know there is no excuse from not for not having some chinese chefs in the restaurant because there are many many really good chinese schiff's i think that's ridiculous because that the accusation

would be something that you. i intentionally didn't hire a chinese person which of course i think it would would be completely not true he simply hired the best person for the job why me waste time money and resources scouring for employees based on their skin color just because they happen to. have . a genetic history from a certain part of the world. time magazine has unveiled his choice for person of the year 16 year old climate activist gress a fun book or some view her as a model of determination and praise her efforts to combat climate change others find her approach on scientific and accuse her of so in worldwide panic daniel hawkins looks into the phone book phenomena. last year she was just the regular swedish schoolgirl 12 months on and she's time's person of the year rarely does the discussion on climate change today take place without her name being mentioned

growth of the work has become a global sensation not just a prominent figure among climate activists but almost a messianic symbol to pulls no punches in schooling politicians about what they must do to save the planet the real danger is when politicians and c.e.o.'s are making it look like real action is happening when in fact almost nothing is being done apart from clever accounting and creative p.r. she certainly does have a point but what about the growth of film book phenomenon itself it's on the noise quickly and loudly drawn attention to climate change she's got people talking and even been credited with influencing european and national elections but wants more than just talking she wants action from politicians or the critics question what useful action grettir inspired movements have actually taken a vote from strikes and protests which she herself says are unsustainable we can't

go on like this it is not a sustainable solution that children skip school we can't go on like that so. we don't want to continue so we would we would love some action from people in power her speech is resonated across the world it wasn't long before her fiery indictment of world leaders at the un assembly became a meme now they followed a clear structure grave danger bad government and a need for immediate action she soon became a target for opponents who said her ideas it lacks substance and slated her style but that was quickly knocked on the head criticism was often swiftly silenced with those critiquing her justifiably. or not labeled as massage honest hysterical or being triggered the climate hysteria movement is not about science if it were about science it would be led by scientists rather than by politicians and the mentally

ill swedish child who is being exploited by her parents and by the international air you. markku knows of daily want to just call get a phone by get a mentally ill swedish child she is mad and dangerous and she is causing the young children sleepless nights and with the juicy gossip she said she needs to go to school and show that i was fascinated by this school girl starting this strike for climate change awareness and i thought wow that's pretty gutsy it was all a little melodramatic it was all in the world of succulent tick i don't want millions if not believes of young people watching great to do that kind of speech and genuinely think the planet is literally about the way she is daring to express what so many young people are feeling and actually i find it remarkable that she can speak in such an honest way it's truth to cow theodicy speaking some of her

actions are ridiculed like her transatlantic boat trip having sailed through storms to avoid carbon emissions from air travel she sailed into a storm of criticism when a fellow companions jointer flying in by plane not to mention the impracticality of adopting such measures on a wider scale this brings us back to growth as words about politicians creative p.r. world leaders from merkel to micron among others were happy to humor the latest global trend with a photo opportunity while rebuking some of our ideas so what does this leave the person of the year at 2019 which is certainly sent a message taken center stage and brought people into the streets with a call it is now time. civil disobedience it's time to rebel but will this have the desired effect the only thing you want to see is real action and real action has not been happening so of course we have achieved. a lot but.

but if you look at it from. from from a certain point of view we have achieved nothing like her all over she's created a stir it may be difficult to understand the method behind a person of the year awards one of good as runner ups was donald trump maybe we can agree to hope that this year's award isn't just symbolic isn't just creative p.r. but will lead to the real change the grettir seeks to create and it looks like her message is hitting home at least in the e.u. which is just unveiled its new european green deal it was left some in the bloc just disgruntled as we'll see in just a few minutes. and more than 8 years ago an earthquake and tsunami hit japan's fukushima nuclear power plant contaminating the surrounding area hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and since then all parties have

declared parts of the town closest to the plant safe for habitation well r.t. documentary visited the ghost town and you can catch that film in full tomorrow on r.t. . march 20th live an earthquake and tsunami. a giant wave hits the fukushima one nuclear power plant. flooding almost the entire facility. first the reactor cooling system is compromised then there's an explosion then another and another. radiation rises to 5 times the normal level the situation is exceptional and it's given the highest possible score for severity of nuclear contamination tend to make it a bit of. what they were all at the cook and synagogues are well known as you hijack that. zone that's what they

call the part of the prefecture to which access is still restricted. the highway runs right through this section and it's fenced off on both sides. but you have. heard in that. one that the media has done their. corner there could. be on. the border collie. news just in for you now russia has expelled 2 german embassy employees there comes a response to a similar move by berlin germany accuse russia of not cooperating with an

investigation into the murder of a georgia national russia has repeatedly denied that calling the accusations groundless or today the german ambassador has received official note of protests over an expulsion of 2 russian diplomats. more news on that coming up on that later in the program we've gone now the u.s. announces a brand new round of sanctions against iran this time for sledged arming of militants in syria and in yemen we have the story and plenty more in just a few minutes. as an individual i think very much i have to do what i think is right i have defended to defend my values i have to defend my principles and if i feel the state is not doing it according to what i think is the right thing then i have to stand up and say it's not good enough and if i as

a humanitarian feel that the next to me is not respected and treated in a dignified way then i have to also stand up in this regard so yes we have to do it despite that it is maybe a very long term fight and we are not necessarily winning. each simulating civilization would be able to run using a tiny fraction of its resources. hundreds of thousands millions of around store all of human history almost all. beings with our kinds of experiences with them to simulated ones rather than simulated ones and conditional that are good we should think we're probably one of the simulated ones. welcome back the polls have opened in the u.k. which is holding its 3rd general election in 5 years we're showing you some

pictures from a polling station in london right now which is artists have until 10 pm local time to cough that bothers them the walls of those things done well bring you all the results as they come in throughout the night so do join us for that. you commission has unveiled new plans to make europe the 1st climate neutral continent under the european green deal emissions will be hard by 2030 with carbon neutrality to be achieved by 2050 but the deal has already faced criticism from bloc members of angelo slips that finds out. there is no bigger challenge than saving the planet and europe wants to lead the way the new e.u. commission leader wonderly in has proposed a new green deal aiming to make the continent climate neutral by 2050 the european green deal is our new growth strategy for growth that gives back more than it takes

away we will help our economy to be a global leader by moving 1st and moving fast by showing the rest of the world how to be sustainable in competitive we can convince other countries to move with us via bishan are there but making it happen is not going to be easy the plans were choir a revamp of almost every sector transport farming manufacturing power plants and many countries already pushing back on the day it was introduced one 3rd of the country's bloc the finance underpinning the new green deal so for euro skeptics this might look like it another example of brussels making plans before getting the member states on board most governments support the general direction of the new green deal but the trade off between saving the planet and protecting jobs is not going to be easy for the politicians electricity is a key factor in cutting emissions and us things then in europe most of it comes

from either nuclear power or fossil fuels the nuclear power sector employs more than 1000000 people in the u.n. another half a 1000000 people work in the coal industry so that's a lot of jobs that are at stake and france the continent's biggest nuclear power producers are now questioning why that sector should be excluded from the green financing we cannot succeed in the ecological transition and we cannot achieve a goal in terms of combating global warming without nuclear energy meanwhile the renewable turn it is are not always popular look at germany's wind power sector. turbine installation here has slowed down due to legal disputes long delays in planning permission and alarm over a number of birds being killed by the blades e.u. commission leader of underlayer calls her new green deal a quote men on the moon moments this is europe's man on the moon moment but from down here on the ground you can see it's going to be

a long and difficult journey eventually. for artsy united states has unveiled a new round of sanctions against iran for its alleged al ming of militant groups in syria and yemen secretary of states my pompei are made the announcement on wednesday but like to turn to the some of the public of iran as long as it's malign behavior continues so will our campaign of maximum pressure today i'm announcing designation of 3 iranian transportation companies that helped iran to import items for its weapons of mass destruction programs the firms targeted by the sanctions included wrongs biggest shipping company along with a subsidiary based in china the nation's flagship ag carrier is also on the list washington has already imposed numerous times on iran accusing it of pursuing a covert nuclear weapons program but members of congress have questioned the entire strategy the goal is to limit their nuclear weapons capability and iran is now

advancing their nuclear weapons capability they're much farther they're much closer to having a nuclear bomb than they were under the deal you ministration want to talk about the mashing pressure campaign and all the ways it's hurting their economy and everything but i'm just holding you to your stated strategy to your stated strategy and on all 3 points the administration strategy is failing the administration is worse off we are worse off we are less safe than we were under the j c p o a. from joshua landis a professor of middle eastern studies he says iran is being punished for challenging u.s. dominance in the region. the united states uses a number of rationales for its actions in the middle east which are largely driven by balance of power desire to preserve its position and germany in the middle east one of those is human rights democracy promotion it's restricting weapons of mass

destruction upholding international norms these are the standard accusations for intervention in places like syria iraq sanctions on iran whether it's sudan and other places i think it's about iranian power in the middle east to do it challenges americans allies it's about america's position in the middle east and its dominance over the persian gulf and that's what the united states is doing it's trying to pin back iran weaken it force it out of places like yemen syria iraq so it's going to escalate and that's why the united states is sending more troops to go and taking more measures to try to put pressure on iran but that strategy is only going to make iran strike back iran has very little choice unfortunately because diplomacy does not seem to be america's strong suit today and it isn't offering really any kind of diplomatic solution for iran so you know i forsee an

escalation on the iran story. and our minds now of a story that is just then russia has expelled 2 german embassy employees and comes a response to a similar move by berlin germany accused russia of not cooperating with an investigation into the murder of a children national well russia has it would be to be denied that calling the accusations groundless today the german ambassador received an official notice of protest over the explosives all the 2 russian diplomats a correspondent on course would join us live with the latest next hour john is that 30 minutes. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy going for indication let it be an arms race is all off and spearing dramatic to follow only closely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very

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cool this is boom bust broadcasting around the world and covering all aspects of our global economy in the 21st century i've been flying and i'm bridgeboro in washington here's what we have coming up today president trump wants more interest rate cuts but that's. federal reserve is unwilling to go any deeper will begin to where rates go from here and saudi aramco shares surged past expectations and its grand debut on wednesday making it the most valuable listing around the globe professor richard wolfe joins us to analyze the listing and how the oil giant has shaken markets plus wildly and c f o has been held by canadian authorities for months but has now won a court fight to see more documents about why she was arrested in the 1st place

we'll break it down so much to get to today so let's dive right in. and the federal reserve will hold interest rates at their current levels adding it's unlikely we will see another cut this year or actually in the next year after cutting interest rates 3 times in 2019 the central bank decided to keep the target range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent that decision was made by a unanimous vote now the 2 days of policy to meetings were the last of the year for the federal open markets committee and in a statement the committee said monetary policy is likely to remain where it is adding the committee judges that the current stance of monetary policy is appropriate to support sustained expansion of economic activity strong labor market conditions and inflation near the committee's symmetric 2 percent objective the fed added they will also continue to monitor global economic conditions as they develop which could alter their plan of action and for more on this we're going to be joined today by.