now we continue our russell close up series on our team is in the ural mountains to show you our relax and get away. we're in the city of in the southern europe also a major industrial holiday closed off to foreigners as recently as the one nine hundred ninety s. but today it's not all beauty is all display for everyone and our jesus is there to see it for herself. when the soviet union broke out businessmen in chicago so an opportunity to turn this once closed off region into a major tourist destination after all a good look around shows the southern euros have much to offer of all over australia scored with the elaborate it was always perceived as a metallurgical regional of course it remains so to this day but many people see that there's more to life than iron works and places such as this one start to attract thousands of people. i need is a businessman who on a whim invested most of his capital into building resorts new that will be our national park the russians generally prefer to hit the slopes in europe alexandra jim says the number of visitors to this resort grows every seas

now revamped as a major tourist destination offering a break from the plus league city life in the ural mountains. it's eleven pm you're of moscow you're watching the r.t. news channel my name's kevin owen very good to have you company let me take you through our top story the nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen the libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest that the strike came after a frayed we've got a bit of a problem there we've lost but story i was telling about but let's try and bring you that report now from paul the slip. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms on a diplomatic front just like egypt from peculation emerging we are hearing from the country f

time their focus is in the urals the border between europe and asia. region an industrial powerhouse that's been fueling russia's economy for centuries now among its trademark goods are highly sought after military watchers and graves. are g.'s a radical who should go back to look for herself. time stand still and let almost. all of this time catherine rightly it's like being in a time the tourney anything has to be here over the last thirty to forty years in fact when i look around me are some of the archives through i'll touch phrases like this one that's in the back of my childhood they were made in one thousand six thousand nine hundred seventy what's this i could pack up with certain things it was so what incoming does that go with what i've read still people here continue to make things which are being hunted by what's collectors the world over you may have heard of these russian divers watches they have been hard by collectors worldwide for several decades now but most can only get their hands on costly replicas which have nothing to do with the

seems to have stood still but thankfully not affected the crowd of watchmaking join us in brussels urals. but first japanese officials are planning to pump out contaminated water from the quake hit reactors at the fukushima nuclear plant authorities hope the measurable help efforts to restore the facilities cooling systems it comes after radiation was detected in groundwater near the plant for the first time the levels were ten thousand times higher for legal limit authorities say they don't want to expand that trying to kilometer evacuation zone despite the fact radiation was rather start forty kilometers from the facility but let's talk more about this we're now joined live by american writer and japan ologists alex here thanks for being with us there are about thirty people who have been left inside this evacuation zone refusing to leave their homes why do they not realize how serious the situation is why do you think they're staying there. actually i think most of them do realize that there was actually an interview on japanese television where an old couple said look. we've lived he

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eastern conference the size of serious some of the once again favorites despite losing game six in the urals well that the it will be yet another brilliant performance by march player of the north pole of the non. school to brace in the six match clash starts in a few minutes time in a far regions up long waits in the finals. the cricket world cup is set for a dramatic reduction in twenty fifty and they have trained only last nation's laws involved where it is that has angered north all member nations as the head of the international cricket council the latest on mental simply too long the executive board is decided on the. team competition. so it will be reduced from the current fourteen. boxing fans in russia are gearing up to witness one of the sports legends do battle here in moscow roy jones jr is seeking redemption after losing three of his last five bouts takes on russian denice live as if on may twenty second and forty one year old american specifically chose the city for the five and the reasons for that appeared to run deep with archie. we're. all because i came here six that is to

vladimir putin has more than accomplished here in his own rights new slopes been popping up in the uralsin the caucuses over the last decade lympics will give russia's news generation to its possible facilities. there would be such a will be a massive help in trying to develop opines kenan russia our federation recently held the first ever international standard helplines keening around the country and we are delighted that everything went well. with the cities now being put in place there is nothing to stop russian ski years from enjoying the same six cents but the country snowboarders of hand over the last few years so boarding has been much easier to develop because the piece to shorter and less money is needed to maintain learn the sochi olympics will probably prove to be a games too early for russia to enjoy any medal success in alpine skiing however the vicinity is will lay the foundations for future generations to properly challenge the world's best. you can see. other new sure lanka expect star botha murali relief there and to be fit for tomorrow's will cup final against india he

and also online for you the cat bird flu turned out to be a real cat and one from russia's urals contacted police to find out who stole her gold jewelry only to discover a pet was the prime suspect that story and plenty of others at r.t. dot com. pretty five years since the meltdown at the chernobyl nuclear plant fears linger that the disaster will one day repeat itself on the eve of the tragic anniversary ukraine's seeking funds to complete a new containment shelter over the reactors remains which is still emitting dangerous levels of radiation and actually going to shift gears had exclusive access to the disaster site. well if you travel across the chernobyl exclusion zone thirty kilometer radius around the station the postulation the one which slowed it twenty five years ago would probably find different levels of radiation you would find levels like three thousand micro which is very very high and this is not suitable for living that is in a places like that a so-called wet forest or in front of the tallest building where i saw a level of two and a half thousand micro on its power it i

here on r t well in a lighter note next we continue our russell close up series on our team isn't the ural mountains to show you a relaxing getaway. we're in the city of saturday in the southern your role as a major industrial hog closed off to foreigners as recently as the one nine hundred ninety s. but today it's natural beauty is on display for everyone and i think it's a real bonus that. when the soviet union broke out businessmen into latin school so an opportunity to try this once closed down region it's a major tourist destination after all a good look around shows the southern euros have much to offer the almost unanimous goal was to elaborate it was always perceived as a mass allergic allegiance of course it remains say to this day but many people see that there's more to life than mine and questions such as this will start to attract thousands of people. and it is a businessman who on a whim invested most of his capital into building resorts new to national parks the russians generally prefer to hit the slopes in europe alexandra jim says the number of visitors to the resort grow

day three of our trip to the chelyabinsk region in the urals which are some seven hundred kilometers east of moscow i mean you're industrial hub it was closed off to foreigners as recently as the ninety's a day it's picturesque mountains are welcome in london all these really as will. when the soviet union broke up businessmen in charge and so an opportunity to turn this once closed off region it's a major tourist destination after all a good look around shows the southern you have much to offer over a surveillance court with the elaborate it was always perceived as a metallurgical regional of course it remains so to this day but many people see that there's more to life than iron works and places such as this one start to attract thousands of people. i lead is a businessman who on a whim invested most of his capital into building a resort near the to go national park the russians generally prefer to hit the slopes in europe i'll exhibits in says the number of visitors to fizzy resort grows every season but with used the word you go to the alps and you love it but you come back again

in other news one of america's most widely respected business and has picked russia's urals as a top manufacturing location they would follow the head of the industrial parts maker have a son says the reach of provides a unique mix of resources and human expertise amazon plans to double the size of its operations in russia. our goal is is to double our business to almost three quarters of billion dollars here in the next five years and you know i feel with investments we're making we will do that we're going to bring more production here and more capabilities. we're growing in russia quite rapidly right now economies coming back so we'll probably get a growing twenty percent in russia this year just to be one of our largest growth this year our largest growth will be in latin america and russia will probably one of the top three what competitive advantages do you think rochelle for as i look at the process capability industrial capability the metal capability and this is one of best regions in the world i mean i look at this region germany united states are the three the best in the

from a fancy watches to coast to weapons across one of the urals showing off this over the latest of our russian close ups. japanese officials are planning to pump out contaminated water from the stricken reactors at fukushima nuclear plant authorities hope the measure will help resume efforts to restore the facilities cooling system it's unclear when the operation will start as radiation levels around the site are continuing to rise the latest tests show it's now ten thousand times the legal limit in groundwater near the plant. fears have prevented recovery of remains about to present victims of japan's earthquake and tsunami from within the twenty kilometer exclusion area and disaster has so far claimed almost twelve thousand lives over sixteen thousand people still unaccounted for. well the crisis in japan has brought comparisons between fukushima and events that noble twenty five years ago still the world's most serious nuclear accident not a correspondence alexy or chef skinner visit into some of the ghost towns in the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine you can hear the photos

and this time the focus is the urals it's all between europe and asia chile have been screeching is an industrial powerhouse that's been fueling russian economy for centuries the money is trade now goods are highly sought after military watches and grapes. your weapons but is really when you take a look for a self. time stand still it's like almost. all of this time catherine right away is like being in the time of the tourney anything has to be here over the last thirty to forty years in fact when i look around me some of the archives i'll catch phrases like this one there from back in my childhood they were made in one thousand and sixty nine hundred seventy what's this with a single was the word incoming it was like oh what's that great still people here don't think you could make things on the fly what the world over you may have heard of these russian divers watches they have been hard by collectors worldwide for several decades now but most can only get their hands on costly replicas which have nothing to do with the originals the real deal is being made right here in the town of

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by watch collectors the world over rather than see watches to cold steel weapons across one of the urals show off their skill. latest russia subsidies. top officials across the world continue to rally against the moderate of his actions some believe their reaction is inconsistent form a conflicts show that and leaders can sometimes get away with crimes they commit if they have the backing of the west but it's going to change again reports from washington. this is the warm welcome and firm handshakes for someone who just three years ago gave the order that led to the deaths of civilians in the republic of south the city of bam dealing with one of the great leaders of the world the georgian president with his fluent english as a welcome guest on american t.v. shows where he's never answered the question why in the middle of the night on august the seventh of two thousand and eight a georgia begin to me george tiller reborn bartman of the sleeping city of tskhinvali and other peaceful calloused. the region which georgia wanted to bring under its control was razed to the ground. hundreds wer

national park is definitely the place where you are to close up to explore the region of russia's urals firmly linked with heavy industry is now turning into a perfect getaway for a spot of the nation of the us. more news before the workers in japan stricken fukushima nuclear power plant are battling to seal a crack in a reactor that's leaking radioactive water into the pacific contaminated seawater in the air is shown radiation levels four thousand times the legal limit japanese officials have told the plant's operator to examine the facility for other potential links meantime japan's prime ministers visited the tsunami ravaged villages in the northeast of the country for the first time let's talk about this ongoing crisis now with ghana have a county the nuclear power expert for greenpeace must have a count very good evening to you. without the company operating the plant tepco is being criticized for not looking after its workers sufficiently during this crisis could you outline for us as you see it what sort of danger these people are in of what more indeed a company could have. wel

hunted by wants to lead the world over fancy watches to cold steel black prince a craftsman of the ural show on their skills in the latest close up series. also prepares for an anniversary space flight sending a new team into orbit fifty years since mankind first trip to the final frontier. both scandal is flaring up after the arrest of a palestinian engineer was confirmed by the israeli government to see accused of links with a mass vanished from a train your kids earlier this month and craning police say they're not responsible for the operation or seize alexy has the details. this story has definitely more questions than answers and more mysteries than we can imagine the palestinian engineer. he went missing in ukraine in the middle of february he was on board a train from of to kiev when allegedly two men walked into his car and removed a man from the train there had been no information whatsoever on his whereabouts until thursday when the israeli prime minister openly admitted that the man was kept in a prison on israel's territory now his connection to the hamas is being named as

phosphor break from the busy life we take you to risk date of the art ski resort in the urals as the area breaks free of its reputation as an industrial region. it's three pm here in moscow this is coming to you via thanks for being with us our top story this hour libya's embattled government has flatly rejected rebel calls for a cease fire describing their terms as map opposition leaders are demanding the regime would draw its troops western cities and ground freedoms to citizens while insisting colonel gadhafi steps down or if you supposedly are has more from tripoli . spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost i wanted because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms but on the diplomatic trying to slightly different picture is emerging we are hearing from the country

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