now president very fizzing finland for a two day visit to discuss trade and all the mutual interests to find out the details on joined by correspondent you're go north from the finnish city of turku follow your goal was the president hoping to get out of this visit. well daniel as you've said this is a two day visit so quite a lot is planned to me that if as soon as he arrived in finland went straight to president holland's residents near the city of to go where i'm standing now they're planning to go on a boat ride into the baltic sea and all a lot of issues are on the table since russia is finland's leading trade partners to the trade turnover between the two nations has already reached forty five billion u.s. dollars in the first quarter of this year alone which is quite an impressive figure compared to last year when the economic crisis was in full swing and the total trade turnover between russia and finland was around thirteen billion euros dollars during for the whole year and a lot of other issues are also going to be discussed like the possible cancellation of visas between

there is significant business cooperation going on between finland and especially some of the boarding regions of russia like the leaning about region and the republic of criteria and it's going to be discussed at the at this meeting since the trade turnover this year alone has already surpassed the five billion us dollars market which means that trade is already grown by over twenty percent compared to last year when the economic crisis was in full swing like i said this there is a lot of joint project between the two countries but other issues are on the table as well as you would be in security and the ecology of the baltic sea both leaders of bruce lee said that that's quite an important topic for both countries in fact later on wednesday the two leaders are going to go on a boat ride into the baltic sea going to visit an island and there's a scientific station which monitors the seas ecology the possible lift off the visa regime between russia and the e.u. that's a topic which has been discussed at dia latest russia you summit and it's expected that it's going to be touched upon h

and energy minister sergei schmitz go president medvedev is in finland for a two day visit to discuss trade and not the mutual interest our correspondent has can offer is in the finnish city of turku for business altie. russia is among finland's leading trade partners the trade turnover between the two nations has already reached five billion u.s. dollars in the first quarter of this year alone which is quite an impressive figure compared to last year when the economic crisis was in full swing and the total a trade turnover between russia and finland was around thirteen billion years dollars for the whole year and a lot of other issues are also going to be discussed like the possible cancellation of visas between russia and the e.u. in the future of innovation and modernization as part of the russian e.u. dialogue the two leaders are going to exchange the other countries' experiences in using innovative technologies in their economies the baltic sea is also going to be discussed definitely since this is where the north stream pipeline project is currently being conducted. shares in mo

summit and it's expected that it's going to be touched upon here in finland as well and other topics like innovation and modernization that's also an issue being discussed within the framework of the russian e.u. dialogue in general and finland is no exception of course which would so much business cooperation the two leaders are also set to discuss ways to use innovative and hired technologies in so many joint business projects. ok sounds very good to your thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update and will of course be crossing back here for more information for more on what's happening there in excel and purpose can all for now thank you for. watching r.t. live from moscow still to come taking our freedom of speach. a nonviolent protest camp gets evicted by a london police questions are raised about the u.k. government's tolerance for criticism. now with people flocking to the beaches for summer sun one black sea resort in ukraine has an all to gather a seedier side of das has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry a strategic poor location makes it a hotspot fo

dmitri medvedev is spending a couple of days in finland where alongside a bit of official business there's also a bit of time for some scandinavian sightseeing to start with the finnish president tell you helen gave me a bit of a tour of her official summer residence known as the golden bank is the second time the leaders of enjoyed a stroll in the sun the two last met in the russian resort of sochi last august because medvedev next due to soak up some baltic history but then it's down to business leaders are set to talk about energy deals and environmental issues the details are in our business update later this hour. israel's attack on the gods about aid flotilla has been holding the headlines for most two months no one is really and people it was a clear provocation and an attempt to gain the world's attention. my point was that we are here are we're fighting and a war of ideas and there is an effort even i would say acquired in a good effort to isolate. to portray it as illegitimate state and we let ships four times them our path and nothing happened because ultimately it's all about t

motorsports now a pet to solberg leads the rally of finland after taking advantage of his main rivalsmisfortunes as the norwegian song make of heaven and crash out which means salzburg is now the man to catch haven't built up a four point nine second lead through the first three special stages lost control of his fellow nine kilometers into stage four sahlberg meanwhile is looking to win this event for the first time soon moved into first place with a one point three secondly haven't. fallen as also no one in finland he sold works nearest rival at the moment for the by danny sordo it's about you know she. and staying out of school but moving over to formula one where sebastian vettel mark webber dominated the morning session battling each other for the fastest time with the nearest rivals about a second behind but ferrari finally hit their stride in the afternoon run with two time champion fernando alonso able to squeeze between two red bull drivers in the standings his teammate philippe mass that was not far behind in fourth rushing a target for twelve hours to a very solid run and f

fallen as also no one in finland he sold works nearest rival at the moment followed by dinosaur thoughit's about the notion . now in staying out of sport that moving over to formula one where sebastian vettel mark webber dominated the morning session back in each other for the fastest time with the nearest rivals about a second behind but ferrari finally hit their stride in the afternoon run the two time champion fernando alonso able to squeeze between two red or drivers in the standings his teammate philippe mass that was not far behind in fourth russian atomic patrols posted a very solid run and finished fifth just ahead of lewis hamilton the big spinning out moon session. on the goal from the alabama boys state junior championship where seventeen year old bobby wyatt carded a fourteen under par fifty seven thought to be a new world record while lost in the first round of last week's us junior championship but this time the alabama native shot and nine on the cot twenty six on the front nine and then reached a remarkable fourteen number when his parts on seventeen found the bottom of

rivals samantha who is janda was questioned by athletics officials will compete in another event in finland on sunday before expanding home to south africa to build up the thickness. of the performers who can always make sure you're with an experience. just through you. you need to just really experience who can run to do to force who you are going to do what he's. going to do board and smooth and easy to just call your run to fool. or use to do what we didn't want to do now russia's first formula one driver may not trace at the top level next jav italy patrols could be on his way out at you know after inconsistent trauma results saw him grab just six points into and raced as the place its fifteenth in the standings some seventy seven points behind teammates all because he is seventh overall the poll and doing any questions about his tenure recently signing an extension until twenty it's well plenty of speculation surrounding the rush of though the scheme where i come in sébastien boy and me and andre answered to your talented us but dashing replacements for two thousand and eleven team chi

running scales so many of the favorite distance eight hundred meters at the locker on the games and finland to clinch the gold medal in two minutes four point twenty two seconds that's why they were all for the world championship when the result posted back in august last year at the still. less are in now rivals samantha who is jan that was questioned by athletics officials will compete in another event in finland on sunday before returning home to south africa to build up the thickness and the pure form of the one who can always be true you know with an experience. what. would you do just to do anything you need to just three legs. to do to force who you are going to do what he's. going to do who are you smooth and easy to just call your run to fool. or use to do what we did when once it all now rushes first formula one driver may not trace at the top level next to have it early patrols could be on his way out at you know after inconsistent results saw him grab just six points into and races but place its fifteenth in the standings some seventy seven points behind teammates all because he

jet stream allows it up north as far as places in finland and sweden. let me show you the temperatures we expect on saturday. berlin is 28, so it's cooler than all week. good news for you. 33 in vienna and clearly hot across eastern europe 36 in kiev and in the 30s for moscow. be careful outside, keep well hydrated and in the shade. here's your extended forecast. >>> and that's it for this hour on "newsline." the torrential rain since wednesday in japan, eight people are confirmed dead and five are missing. three women in their 70s died in hiroshima. one was swept away by floodwaters while the other two were caught in landslides on wednesday. a mudslide destroyed a house on thursday night in gifu. two men and one woman died. in another city, cars are reported to be stuck and drifting in floodwaters. three people are unaccounted for. in a shimane prefecture a landslide appeared before dawn on monday. a mother and her two children were trapped. police and firefighters rescued a girl who had suffered a broken leg. the mother and her son were found unconsci

>> i am actually giving this paper in two weeks in finland at a conference, but just some of our ideas that come out of the convict criminology group. the first is and the war on drugs. just and it. -- just end it. it started in 1960 with richard nixon. it has been going on 50 years. nobody has even kept count of how many people have been arrested -- 10 million, 20 million, 30 million? it sounds like something out of stalin's russia. turn in your neighbors, turn in your friends. if you turn in 10 people, you get less time in prison. that is what it is, you know? this war on drugs is something out of stalin's russia. and let's stop this war on sex offenders before this gets way out of hand. it is already way out of hand. [applause] i know we are concerned about sexual assault and rape and people assaulting women and children -- i know that. most of the people in prison as sex offenders are not those people. i call them romeo and juliet's. he is 19 and she is 16 or she is 19 and he is 16. that is the most of the mark. let's face it -- we should know, especially in san francisco, that as

a lot of them couldn't see why trotsky condoned stalin's invasion of finland. invasion of finland. a lot of them just simply couldn't see why trotsky recommended that no american soldier should fight on the allied side in the second world war. so there were tremendous battles between these young american trotskyists and trotsky himself. and he treated them with disdain, with total disrespect. disdain, with total disrespect. and that side of trotsky came out that his followers to this day try to draw a curtain across because it's an embarrassment to him. ultimately, you see, trotsky believed in the fundamentals of leninism. in the one party state, in the one ideology state, in the state that seeks its own interests at the expense of all the other interests of humanitarianism in the world. it's an inflexible way of thinking. trotsky was a very flexible thinker for a communist leader in the middle of the 20th century. but what i am trying to say in my book is that is not being very flexible at all. essentially there was far more that pulled lenin, stalin, and trotsky together than tug

that in finland. has told him something. has to channel his mother to clanchy it to dance he really does it very slowly to be sociable interesting and he considers close friends his keep his fist time. one performance after the other crowds are thrilled by the spectacle of dolphins and humans working together. behind all the excitement inspired by the stars a great deal of work. the trainers a chair takers also bear a solemn responsibility for the majestic creatures they have tamed. in the. hotel the ritz. hotel the millennium hotel. you can see. the venetian hotel. the. riviera hotel in the central hotel. the world's richest countries come under fire a major international aids conference for planned funding cuts in tackling. parents in india want to clamp down on teachers using corporal punishment for people suicide the banned form of discipline is still widespread in schools. here in the cold war it's thirty five years in the soviet union and the u.s. in orbit. live from our studios here in central moscow. twenty four hour

right to sports now and make hovan and has caught the fastest time in the shakedowns the rally of finland the four driver who triumphed at his home offense last year just two minutes two point two seconds to complete the test track however up to one tenth of a second. teammate patrick garnaut in the fall of one count has a past to lead to another such a. day as one tenth of a second full back. is currently second in the overall standings fifty one points behind and that continued on for compiling the full spots. and finally moscow is hosting its first international sport forum which starts on thursday where the expected thirty thousand visitors can also see the second international sport when the festival and on course for a possible. sport movies are naturally similar to feature films but when you look closely it's evident that this graph turing's closer to sports journalism contrary to popular belief though it's not only about the suspense of winning by one hundreds of a second but much much more they're not as glamorous as say can or the oscars nevertheless sport movie festivals follow

rivals samantha has janda was questioned by athletics officials will compete in another event in finland on sunday before returning home to south africa to build up the fitness and the performance to come on with it sure was an experience. you decide to do you. need to just really experience who can run to do to force who we are going to do what he's. putting. smooth and easy to just comin round to fool. or used to do we live in more unsuitable now russia's first formula one driver may not race at the top level next to. be on his way out at you know after inconsistent drama results saw him grab just six points into and races the place its fifteenth in the standings some seventy seven points behind teammates all because he was to his seventh overall the pole and doing any questions about his ten year recently signing an extension until twenty it's well plenty of speculation surrounding the rush of though the scheme where i can ensue boston boy and me and andre answer to your talented as for the national replacements for two thousand and eleven team chief every we asset patrol has not been

rivals samantha who is jan that was questioned by athletics officials will compete in another event in finland on sunday before returning home to south africa to build up a fitness i'm pretty happy with the performance over there even all of the security i wasn't expecting to run for what i would do couture you just told me. some you need to adjust the legs we've been through can run two three two four so we are here i did what he said to do. putting the board in smooth and easy to just comin round to for. a while you still do for eleven months it will. now russia's first formula one driver may not race at the top level next to him without a patrol could be on his way out to ensure no off and inconsistent results saw him grab just six points in ten races and place its fifteenth in the standings some seventeen seven points behind to make his seventh overall the pole ending any questions about his tenure recently signing an extension until twenty six wild plenty of speculation surrounding their russian though with kim arrogance of austin boy and me and doubted as potential replacements for twent

>> i am actually giving this paper in two weeks in finland at a conference, but just some of our ideas that come out of the convict criminology group. the first is and the war on drugs. just and it. -- just end it. it started in 1960 with richard nixon. it has been going on 50 years. nobody has even kept count of how many people have been arrested -- 10 million, 20 million, 30 million? it sounds like something out of stalin's russia. turn in your neighbors, turn in your friends. if you turn in 10 people, you get less time in prison. that is what it

the president medvedev in finland to get a voice in silicon valley will be going to a lawyer to a correspondent in the scandinavian states. a very warm welcome to you this is from moscow i malas that afghanistan says it wants to take full responsibility for its own security in four years time president how many calls i announce the deadline at a high level international conference in kabul representatives from seventeen nations and organizations and been discussing the struggling country's future but how to know if a couple was following the meeting for us. power is being shifted over to afghan forces the one that was sacked for that.

now russian president dmitry medvedev is continuing a two day visit to finland and today it's down to business the talks with his finnish counterpart tare how then will focus on european security trade and anomic cooperation both leaders are also expected to discuss partnership in the energy industry and simplifying visas between the countries besides business retributive it has already found time for some sightseeing as the finnish president gave him a tour of her official summer residence known as the golden bank. and still to come here on r.t.e. kicking out freedom of speech nonviolent protest camp gets evicted by a london police questions are raised about the u.k. government's tolerance for criticism. now people flocking to the beaches for summer sun one black sea resort in ukraine has an altogether seedier side of gas has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry a strategic location makes it a hotspot for human trafficking between the region and the rest of the world. it is fun in the sun in the ukraine in port city offer desa hundreds of thousands come here during the hi

a lot of them could not see why trotsky condoned stalin's invasion of finland. a lot of them could not see why trotsky recommended that no american soldier it should fight on the allied side in the second world war. there were tremendous battles between these young trotskyists. he treated them with disdain, with total disrespect. that side of trotsky came out and his followers, to this day, try to draw a curtain across it. it was an embarrassment. ultimately, trotsky believe in the fundamentals of leninism. the one-party state, the one ideology state. the state that seeks its own interests at the sake of the world. trotsky was a very flexible thinker for the communist leader in the middle of the 20th century. what i am trying to say in my boat is that he was not being very flexible at all. what 1940, august. stalin sends his henchmen in to kill him. >> yes. >> he comes to the villa. he has the trench coat on three he has the ice axe in his pocket. what does he do? what's he comes in for a discussion about politics. he has written a draft article which is a prett

finland. i know bp has an emergency medical service na sillity or tent, or whatever. but there's also the jefferson medical center and some others. when they come in off the beach, or having respiratory problems, which we're interested in, blisters on their hands from picking this stuff up, which is not only impact of oil, but what has been -- are you saying that they can go to any medical facility, whatever is closest and whatever and they're not mandated to come there? >> what you described gives me concern. i have not heard of that. >> we want the best treatment. the highest priority is the safety and health in the workers and the response. so i think what we would want to do is make sure they got the best treatment they could. we have also committed to having independent health monitoring done. >> what is the independent way of doing it? >> we're working so that they agree of protocol and a way of caring it out. >> do you have that protocol established now? >> i don't think that's for bp to propose? >> is that protocol in economist tans and you're complying with i

. >>> speaking of cool, a bit of bubbly for divers in finland, enjoying a sunken treasure that hasn'tseen the light of day in centuries. >> the divers exploring a ship wreck in the baltic sea found 30 bottles of champagne believed to have been made in the 1780s, before the french revolution. they popped the cork on one bottle and said it still tastes fantastic. if the date is confirmed it would be the oldest drinkable champagne in the world. each bottle could fetch about $70,000 at auction. >> going back to how we opened the show, we made a discovery of our own recently in the wine cellar here at abc news. we uncovered this bottle of vintage 1992 "world news now" wine. >> let's break it open. >> let's break it open. i'm hoping i don't bust a camera. or hit the stage crew. >> if that doesn't work, i'll just use my teeth. >> here we go, here we go. there we go! look at that, oh, yeah. we have glasses too. >> in an attempt to be classy i got one and mine's cracked. >> there we go. a little light breakfast here on "world news." >> i like that, a nice way to start my morning. >> absolutely

divers are exploring a shipwreck near finland and have found champagne. from the 18th century.ldest drinkable champagne in the world. a dive instructor sampled the bubbly said it tastes fantastic. experts believe the champagne is from the 1780s. in all, about 30 bottles still on the shep wreck. if the corks are intact and the champagne is drinkable each bottle may be worth $65,000. >> that's why he said it tasted so good. >>> it is 5:51. >>> coming up, just one week after the world cup ends, south africa has yet another reason to celebrate. >> also ahead, ice skating down under. and what better place than the beach! it quite a year for sports for south africa. just after the country when i melt to sleep when i melt to sleep with unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts. saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because

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of the successes of the american recovery and reinvestment act -- but there is a company based in finland that has a u.s. subsidiary, it's called urvusa, that is a foundry, we used to have foundries all over my state and all over the country. and this company, urvusa, its parent company is in finland, is locating a foundry in eaton rapids, michigan, to manufacture some of the heavy components for winds mill turbines. so we have a cluster of winds energy companies locating in this town of about 2,500 people, south of lansing. that will be the home for thousands of jobs. thousands of renewable energy jobs. and these companies there are positioning themselves to actually export this technology, so it's not just about beating the competition from china but it is about being able to build it faster, more cheaply and to be able to export that technology. so, the choice is, when my republican colleagues say, where are the jobs, is what policies do we put forward here? and do we continue the policies that are creating jobs, they're transforming our economy, or do we go backwards to what congressm