b.p. following last summer's oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexico. as more americans continue to lose their jobs in the country's continuing economic crisis some working for the government did washington d.c. are doing just fine in the recession while they enjoy bonuses and pay rises those in the private sector find a little shelter from the harsh realities of the recession. and pupils in india are being forced to give up their traditional winter break after separatist violent shut their schools in the summer they now have to make up for lost classes but some say the move is also the beginning of a backlash against separatist amounts. now if you think life in the u.s.s.r. was all doom and gloom our moscow team is here to prove you wrong as we explore the soviet era through the music and culture of the time. sure. sure. hello and welcome to the program on this week so begun back to the u.s.s.r. and even with its tumultuous history it wasn't all about politics and suppressive sevi it's how i was brought about amazing technological advances music octets

mexico it warned the industry to change the way it operates to prevent it happening again blasted the b.p. oil rig an april leak millions of gallons of oil into the sea before finally being capped investigation found several other firms other than b.p. before. in china twenty four children are being taken to hospital with lead poisoning caused by factories chinese media suggest at least two hundred children have high lead levels in their blood and it's thought that the factories in the eastern province of and we are the clearance of the poison to the main plants in the area have been shown. predictions of more heavy rain in australia floodwaters begun to recede in the northeast of the country water levels in the city of rockhampton reached a peak that was lower than first feared hundreds of homes are under water with more than two hundred thousand people affected the floods have left at least ten people dead in queensland since november. the un says two hundred ten people have died in ivory coast since november's disputed presidential elections the latest figures come after fourteen more were

b.p. is of course part of the strategy they've gained a great deal of experience including the gulf of mexico oil spill cleanup operation b.p. has learned from this experience and our joint venture will be carried out with the greatest level of measures aimed at protecting the environment we've been working with b.p. for many years they're competent and have strong experience of russian companies. so a strong relationship with between us nafta and b.p. as he gets to chin said there and of course it can't be avoided that this is a huge area with potentially huge amounts of natural resources underneath the seabed there an area that's not particularly easy to exploit so rosneft was always going to need some sort of expertise and and and investment from outside as any national oil company would under those circumstances. absolutely laura but despite the gulf of mexico all disaster russian officials seem confident in b.p.'s ability is but how is b.p. prepared to guarantee the safety of its operations in russian waters. will be very contrite about the oil spill in the in the gulf of mexico it's taking

the big oil companies. b.p. the others have been taking the lead but going forward increasingly it's national companies belonging to states that are increasingly claiming control over the resources of their countries and so the international companies are having to change their game i mean it's no longer that they would go into a poor country and take and take the profits now they have to share with governments in a very tricky relationship to manage having said that b.p.'s been working in russia pretty much since the beginning i mean this is their joint venture and they become experts at making these managing these relationships and as i say the interests very much in line between the two parties although they could be problems that will be will be arguments nevertheless both sides it makes it's making you think it is something of a trendy thing wealthy similar deals in the future with more companies coming to do business in russia. they were. going to endear them in the end and i picked up russia just had a ma

b.p. is of course part of the strategy they've gained a great deal of experience including the gulf of mexico oil spill cleanup operation b.p. has learned from this experience and our joint venture will be carried out with the greatest level of measures aimed at protecting the environment we've been working with b.p. for many years they are competent and have strong experience of russian companies. so there is a strong relationship already in place between b.p. and rosneft before this deal's even been signed and of course this is a large area this hundred twenty five thousand square kilometers is going to benefit both sides and the extra expertise technology and of course will be needed to be to be brought in says that's where b.p. comes in really. well or despite the gulf of mexico oil disaster of course russian officials seem confident in b.p.'s abilities but how is b.p. prepared to guarantee the safety of its operations in russian waters. the piece incredibly control it's now about the gulf of mexico oil spill the new c.e.o. bob dudley was brought into specifically to. rehabilitate the reputat

republican chaian of the government reform committee plans to hold hearings from medicare frd to the b.p. oil. there arreal parallels to 1995 when president clinton found himself facing a governmt shutdown. >> the preside's home and ho office has lost nearly a quarter of its value. in the last month alone, the value dropped almost $4 billion. the white house waworth more than $31 million at the top of the boom but now it's $253 million. still a lot. >> meteorologist mike nicco is here bk from vacation. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, too. everybody looking refreshed around here. especially the mornings getting a lot of sleep. watch out over the next couple dales though. looks like we're going to have sunshine. mixed. see the haze? we're talking fog. where it will be most prevalent in your forecast. >> mike, thank you. a difference in southern california where snow and ice shuts down a maj highway for more than a day. zsa zsa gabor it back in the hospital. she has to undergo surgery in order to live. and here's a live picture of jerry brown's inauguration as governor and that is his wife

and late today, the presidential commission investigating the b.p. oil spill said the disaster was unavoidable. the reason? management failures at b.p. and its partners on the project. transocean and halliburton. the commission also blasted the industry for poor safety practices, warning it could happen again unless something is done. >> tom: still ahead, some stock dividend ideas from our "street critique guest," and your emails. she's hilary kramer of gamechangerstocks.com. >> susie: more now on today's surprising payrolls report and the outlook for the job market. joining us, john challenger, c.e.o. of challenger, gray and christmas, the executive outplacement firm. john, nice to have you on the program. >> nice to be here, susie. >> susie: well, john, we -- you know that payroll report showed the biggest gain in hiring since 2000. you do a lot of surveys, are you seeing that same kind of data come through in the su surveys you conduct? >> we are seeing that. the downsizing has been very low. in december, we saw just over 32,000 jobs cut. and we saw 5

republican chairman of the government reform committee plans to hold hearings from medicare fraud to the b.p. oilll. there are real parallels to 1995 when president clinton found himself facing a government shutdown. >> the president's home and home office has lost nearly a quarter of its value. in the last month alone, the value dropped almost $4 billion. the white house was worth more than $31 million at the top of the boom but now it's $253 million. still a lot. >> meteorologist mike nicco is here back from vacation. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, too. everybody looking refreshed around here. especially the mornings getting a lot of sleep. watch out over the next couple dales though. looks like we're going to have sunshine. mixed. see the haze? we're talking fog. where it will be most prevalent in your forecast. >> mike, thank you. a difference in southern california where snow and ice shuts down a major highway for more than a day. zsa zsa gabor it back in the hospital. she has to undergo surgery in order to live. and here's a live picture of jerry brown's inauguration as governor and t

b.p. since the oil spill in the gulf of mexico b.p. has a specially bad reputation in environmental protection so the arctic environment is is particularly for a gyal so isn't it too risky choice of a partner for four or for a big project major project in the arctic. i appreciate the question it's obviously a very important issue i think has been the recipient of much thought both at the company and i think the leadership of the country you would have seen probably some of the highlights from the meeting with prime minister putin and b.p. c.e.o. bob dudley this topic was addressed on i think it's been made clear by leadership of russia that frankly the experience b.p. has had in the gulf of mexico or over the course of the period from the end of april last year through the end of last year should be viewed as a positive there are many exploration wells being drilled around the world. and have been doing so for many years this one incident is obviously it was painful for all of us in the industry to see at the same time looking back i t

it warned the industry to change the way it operates to prevent it happening again a blast that a b.p. oil rig in april leaked millions of gallons of oil into the sea before finally being kept in july the investigation found several other firms other than b.p. were also what fault the turkish police have arrested a man who was attempting to hijack a plane it was overpowered by passengers on a flight from oslo to istanbul police say the turkish citizen demanded the plane go back to norway saying he had an explosive device but the bomb was found to be afraid and the motives of the man at this point still are not yet clear. i mean predictions of more heavy rain in australia flood water has begun to recede in the northeast of the country water levels in the city of iraq hempton reached a peak that was lower than first feared hundreds of homes are underwater with more than two hundred thousand people affected the floods have left at least ten people dead in queensland since november. and at least twenty two people have been killed and over a dozen injured after a bus crash in northern india thi

warned the industry to change the way it operates to prevent it from happening again a blast at a b.p. oil rig in april leaked millions of gallons of oil into the sea before finally being kept in july the investigation found several other firms other than b.p. were also at fault. and in china twenty four children have been taken to hospital with a lead poisoning caused by battery factories chinese media suggests at least two hundred children have high lead levels in their blood it's thought battery factories in the eastern province of and who we are the cause of the poisoning two of the main factories in the area have now been shut. and this addiction is of more heavy rain in australia flood water has begun to recede in the northeast of the country water levels in the city of iraq reached a peak that was lower than first feared hundreds of homes are underwater with more than two hundred thousand people affected by the floods have left at least ten people dead in queensland since november. at least twenty two people have been killed and over a dozen injured after a bus crash in northern ind

mexico it was the industry to change the way it operates to prevent it happening again blast to the b.p. oil rig in a police millions of gallons of oil into the sea before finally being kept in july first occasion found several other firms other than b.p. also. chinatown twenty four children have been taken to hospital with lead poisoning caused by patrick factories chinese media suggest at least two hundred children have high lead levels in their blood is the plants in the eastern province of and we are the cause of the poisoning too in the area have been shot. so once again a very merry christmas to all orthodox believers watching around the world i'll be back with a look at headlines in just a few moments but first i regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time leo tolstoy has made a significant imprint on literally history one hundred years on from the russian novel his death his award winning hand wilson says tolstoy's message is just as valid now that's in our interview next. as a biographer what attracted you to tolstoy he's a giant he was the great giant of the novelistic form

millions of gallons of oil to leak into the ocean until it was kept in july b.p.'s own investigation concluded manufacturers were to blame including the involvement of several other companies. police in turkey have arrested a would be hijacker after he was a repair hour by passengers on a flight from oslo to stamboul it's believed the turkish national claimed to have a bomb when he tried to force his way into the cockpit and demand of the jet returned to norway police say the bomb was found to be a fake the turkish airlines plane was carrying fifty nine people. north korea's calling for unconditional talks with the south to l.a. fears of conflict on the peninsula so has dismissed the offer as insincere and tension is at a high over pyongyang shelling of a south korean island in the van which killed four people the north claims the attack was in response to south korean military exercises in the area. the united nations peacekeeping chief says he wants up to two thousand troops to bolster the u.n. force in ivory coast general on the royal hopes the soldiers will be

b.p. which rose to a seven month high after the u.s. panel investigating the gulf of mexico oil spill said halliburton and transocean were partly to blame and the german dax is up over a third of a percent led by a bear up two percent on news of the submission of a new drug approval for struck prevention. and russia's inflation in two thousand terry and grew eight point seven percent that's according to preliminary data of the federal statistics service the figure failed to meet the government's seven point five target and almost equal the previous year's inflation in a bid to curb price growth in two thousand and eleven experts believe a refinance rate hike is in the cards. reports. russia's central bank account interest rates on four consecutive occasions in two thousand and ten to seven point seven five per sound to help spur lending after the financial crisis however the easy money if you do inflation which has risen above target currently stands at more than eight percent central bank has to react in order to keep a lid on inflationary pressures that's one of the major most

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wild rescue spent months in louisiana following the b.p. oil and even travelled internationally sharing their training and techniques. this month the couple launches a new series of classesto recrew volunteers to learn how to spot injured wildlife and get it the help it needs. >> i can't imagine watching something suffer needlessly when just a little skill and some patience can really make a difference in animals well-being. >> catching rowboat duck is the training and gang the knowledge needed to be the field troops, a rescue group operating with government permits. >> we're not looking for wildlife to catch 'em and catch 'em. we want to teach you the skills so you can be a professional at it and help your communities and wildlife. >> can't get enough of the san francisco giants? maybe you can turn into showtime. the cable network is in talks to do a series of documentaries on the champs. similar to hbo's nfl series hard knocks. it has tapped mike toland to produce. if the show happens, expect to see a lot of brian wilson, aubrey huff and, of

past the big oil companies to b.p. the others have been taking the lead but going forward increasingly it's national companies going to states that are increasingly claiming control over the resources of their countries and so the international companies are having to change their game i mean it's no longer that they would go into a poor country and take and take the profits now they have to share with governments in a very tricky relationship to manage but having said that b.p.'s been working in russia pretty much since the beginning i mean this is their joint venture and they become experts in making these managing these relationships although they could be problems they probably will be arguments nevertheless both sides are committed to making it work. now if it's a crisis hit america where it seems not everyone is down on the knees particularly government workers in washington d.c. that don't let me out excuse and call me rest rooms and living in million dollar mansions all while they're probably been sent to colle

presidential panel has found a serious cost cutting this helped cause the b.p. oil spill one of the worst environmental disasters in history the report concluded bad management lead to failure in safety procedures an explosion at an oil rig in the gulf of mexico killed eleven workers and caused millions of gallons of oil to leak into the ocean until it was kept in july b.p.'s own investigation concluded many factors were to blame including the involvement of several other companies. police in turkey have arrested a would be hijacker after he was overpowered by passengers on a flight from oslo to his family it's believed the turkish national claim to have a bomb when he tried to force his way into the cockpit the man of the jet return to norway police say the bomb was found to be a fake turkish airlines plane was carrying fifty nine people dead in. north korea is calling for an conditional talks with the south to fears of conflict on the peninsula so has dismissed the offer as insincere and tension is at a high over gangs shelling of a south korean island in a van wh

presidential palace found a series of codes a cost cutting decisions helped cause b.p. oil spill and one of the worst environmental disasters in history report concluded bad management led to a failure in safety procedures and explosion at an oil rig in the gulf of mexico killed eleven workers and caused millions of gallons of oil to leak into the ocean till it was kept in july b.p.'s all of us to gauge and concluded manufacturers word of way i'm including the involvement of several other companies. turkish police have arrested would be hijacker after he was overpowered by passengers on a flight from oslo to stamboul to believe the target national claimed to have a bomb when he tried to force his way into the cockpit and demanded the jet return to norway police say the bomb was found to be a fake turkish airlines plane was carrying fifty nine people. in north korea's calling for unconditional talks with the south to fears of conflict on the peninsula so has dismissed the offer as insincere intention is a high over power. yang's challis in south korean island in of amber whi

look to the north as oil giant. b.p. multibillion dollar deal to a struct untapped riches of the arctic together. and russian lawmakers approve a key nuclear arms reduction deal with washington. before the end of the month after balancing changes made by the u.s. senate to the new start treaty. with the top stories of today and the week this is the weekly on r.t. now poland has questioned the conclusions of a report into the causes of a plane crash in western russia which killed president lech kaczynski last april warsaw has launched its own investigation now aiming to prove that some of the blame lies with the russian air traffic controllers are now reports now on what the interstate aviation committee found in its investigation. for the first time the last seconds or heard before polish president lech kaczynski his plane crash near smolensk turned on board. the crew ignored warnings from the aircraft automated system to pull up and advice from air traffic controllers to land at an alternate airport plus were inexperien

president has found a series of cost cutting decisions helped to cause the b.p. oil spill one of the worst environmental disasters in history the report concluded bad management led to a failure in safety procedures an explosion in the gulf of mexico killed eleven workers and caused millions of gallons of oil to leak into the ocean until it was kept in july be. concluded many factors were to blame including the involvement of several companies. and police in turkey have arrested a would be hijacker after he was overpowered by passengers on a flight from oslo to. it's believed. when he tried to force his way into the cockpit and demanded the jet return to norway police say the bomb was found to be. carrying about fifty nine people. and north korea is calling for unconditional talks with the south to allay fears of conflict on the peninsula seoul house dismissed the offer as insincere. shelling of a south korean island which killed four people in the north. in response to south korean military exercises in the area. the united nations peacekeeping chief says he wants u

commission co-chair senator bob graham said lax enforcement was partly to blame for the b.p. oil spill. >> our regulators were consistently outmatched. the department of the interior lacked the in-house expertise to effectively enforce regulations. >> reporter: at the economic policy institute, economist lawrence mishel says polls show business owners are worried about lack of demand, not too much regulation. and, mishel adds, when it comes to financial regulation, the goal is to prevent another great recession. >> it was the lack of financial regulation that got us into this recession to begin with. for people to invoke that we don't have jobs because of regulation-- they're the ones who have to answer for why we are 10 million, 12 million jobs in the hole right now. >> reporter: but donohue argues regulatory delays and over- reactions have cost many americans their jobs. and in the case of the gulf of mexico spill, he says regulators have essentially shut down american oilxploration. >> i think they should improve the competence of the regulators, i think they should look at th

. >> exploiting the arctic oil and gas reserve, b.p.grees a massive deal with a russian energy giant. the rains return to brazil and hampering rescue efforts and fueling fierce of further mudslides. fueling fears of further mudslides. >> hello, and welcome. the tunisian prime minister has urged the security forces to maintain order following street protests. he said he instructed the army to end looting and attacks on people in the country. mr. ghannouchi assumes power after ben ali fled the protests against him. mr. ben ali was flown to saudi arabia. dozens of people have died in recent weeks as protests have swept the area. british tour companies have set up emergency evacuation plans. adam minute reports. -- ads am minot reports. >> young people in tunisia decided today was the day to overthrow a corrupt government. after weeks of sickening violence by police, the protests reached a crescendo. the day had started with a mass peaceful demonstration in front of the revialed ministry of interior building. they had been promised concessi

b.p.'s total reserves. and securing oil supplies going forward is key for the company the world is changing in the in the past the big oil companies to b.p. the others have been taking the lead but going forward increasingly it's national companies going to states that are increasingly claiming control over the resources of their countries and so the international companies are having to change their game i mean it's no longer that they would go into a poor country and take and take the profits now they have to share with governments and of course that's a very tricky relationship to manage having said that b.p. has been working pretty much since the beginning i mean this is their joint venture and they become experts in making these managing these relationships although they could be problems they probably will be arguments nevertheless both sides are committed to making it work. and still ahead for you this hour on r t the need for speed russian style. this superpower over able of speedy travel whatever the weather. now a

b.p. disaster in the gulf of mexico the oil giant is exploring a new horizons in search for profit and russia is now its number one choice b.p. has landed a multi-billion dollar contract with the oil company or sniffed they've agreed to explore and extract the vast untapped natural resources of the arctic together. reports. it's a deal that both parties a calling a groundbreaking strategic global alliance russia's biggest oil company rosneft has signed swap deal with b.p. it's the first major equity linked partnership between a national and international oil company when it's done after five percent of b.p. in exchange for a nine and a half percent share in the russian oil major ross next chairman deputy prime minister told r.t. it's the beginning of a new direction for the company. is working on a new strategy aimed at transforming the company into an international energy holding our deal with b.p. is of course part of the strategy they've gained a great deal of experience including the gulf of mexico oil spill cleanup operation b.p. has learned from this experience and our joint venture wil

in watching r t six in the morning here in moscow walk into the program now oil giant b.p. has sealed a multi-billion dollar deal with russia's state run energy company raul snuffed jointly developed oil and gas fields in the arctic the plan will also give the russian firm five percent of b.p.'s ordinary shares with a british company getting ten percent of or all snuffed in return the deal is also the first major agreement b.p. has science since the us oil spill crisis last year and it opens the way to what are believed to be huge oil and gas reserves in the russian arctic relations between b.p. and russia how did it fall to pass the firm's new chief bob dudley used to be the c.e.o. of the russian joint venture. beat but he had to quit and leave the country following disagreements with the russian shareholders russia's prime minister putin met with the representatives of the british oil giant and congratulated them on the deal. but. i would like to let you know that the government of the russian federation supports this joint operation this is a project that could become glo