more news more developments in less than half an hour from now in the meantime peter lavelle in these guest discuss if anything is holding back research into tackling aids in cross talk next on r.t. . hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world join us acknowledging update on our jeep. and you can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the aids biz fighting a deadly virus with the endless funding of big pharma how much consensus is there within the scientific community how much dissent does confronting the aids epidemic need a complete rethink. and you can. start . to discuss the world's largest medical problem i'm joined by denis broome in vienna he's the united nations aids regional director for europe and central asia in mind ham we have peter duesberg a professor of molecular and cell biology at the university of

oh and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the aids biz fighting a deadly virus with the endless funding of big pharma how much consensus is there within the scientific community how much dissent is confronting the aids epidemic need a complete rethink. education. to discuss the world's largest medical problem i'm joined by denis broome in vienna he's the united nations aids regional director for europe and central asia in mine ham we have peter duesberg a professor of molecular and cell biology at the university of california berkeley and in new haven we go to steve katter he's the president of global pharma insights and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want then he said i to go to you first in vienna you're at the can this international aids conference it's the eighteenth fund raising is an issue i seriously doubt awareness has to be an issue at least in the modernized industrialized world but everyone knows about this epidemic so what do you hope to achieve at this conference

well those are the headlines up next our debate show host of peter lavelle whether western countries to ban face covering islamic veils as an issue of women's rights or intolerance is next right here on r.t. . came. along and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to ban or not to ban discussion continues with a muslim woman should be barred from appearing in public with their faces veiled is this debate about religion or a test of tolerance. and you can. discuss the ban on islamic face covering garments i'm joined by merriam friends was soraya in london she's a franco british writer and oxford university islamic society media executive see him in paris and she's the president of the organization translated into english as neither whores nor submissives and in new york we cross to mona el to how we an award winning columnist and writer and another member of our cross talk team on the hunger all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to marry him if i go to you first in london what is this issue can you give it to me is as a hierarchy or what's m

follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle is there a new world order in the making in the wake of the worst financial crisis in generations our western ideas about economics trade and even democracy in the balance and what model of governance proved to be the most effective. can. you discuss whether we're experiencing a paradigm shift i'm joined by princeton lyman in washington he's an adjunct senior fellow for african policy studies at the council on foreign relations in kiev we go to xan roberts of the elliott school of international economics at the george washington university and here in the studio with me is but a con and he's the director of global governance initiative of the american strategy program at the new american foundation and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want princeton i'd like to go to you first in washington it's been about twenty one months since the financial crisis hit has capitalism taken a major hit is it is it created doubts in the world that it c

to bring us up to date for the moment a little later peter lavelle and his guest will be discussing the on going heat wave in some parts of the world and whether it's an indication of global warming that's in about ten minutes from now well before that we have the latest business news with stephanie stay with us for that. hello welcome to the business bulletin hair on our t.v. they say all secrets come to light russia's president dmitri medvedev has signed a law preventing infighter trading the new law clarifies and defines concepts such as insider information and market manipulation amongst others insider trading is an offense in most financial centers but until now the law has never passed its first hearing in russia and it won't take effect immediately the rules come into force six months after publication. we spoke to a corporate lawyer good broad from baker and mckenzie he says russia's insider trading law has much in common with western versions. if you look at the level of it it's much more extensive there are lots of details regulated as you would have expected in russia they ar

those are the headlines and up next peter lavelle ask his guests what is at the heart of the burka issue and whether plants in some western countries to bad muslim face veils is an issue of women's rights or intolerance crosstalk is that here on our t.v. . hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice ceased to face when the news makers. came . to. the lonely and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to ban or not to ban discussion continues whether muslim woman should be barred from appearing in public with their faces veiled is this debate about religion or a test of tolerance. and you can. discuss the ban on islamic face covering garments i'm joined by mariam friends was soraya in london she's a franco british writer and oxford university islamic society media executive see him in paris and she's the president of the organization translated into english as neither a horse nor submissives and in new york we crossed the mona el to howie an award winning columnist and writer and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right cross talk rule

load in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle sweating it out a good part of the world is experiencing a crippling heat wave is this a trend or simply freaky weather one thing is certain extreme temperatures are again fuelling a debate on climate change. please. continue.

hot debate for you now want crosstalk as diplomats try to restart the middle east peace talks peter lavelle asked his guest if the u.s. is really alliance is this much a part of the problem as the solution that's coming your way in just a moment. and. welcome to crossfire computers toward a two state solution to the talks for talks with the obama administration has publicly mended fences with israel after a shoo in relations is enough to restart what is called the peace process or.

more hot debate for you now on cross talk as diplomats try to restart middle east peace talks peter lavelle of the us israeli alliance is a small part of the problem as the solution that's coming your way in just a moment. if you. want to. welcome to cross talk about toward a two state solution the talks for talks think the obama administration has publicly mended fences with israel after a chill in relations is enough to restart what is called the peace process or just a strategy of endless negotiation.

spoke to our two years of military analyst you're going to for a long with our cross talk host peter lavelle oh it says is that how culpable mainstream media has been covering these wars got less is what i say most of this information you could have found out yourself if you just tried a little bit talk to witnesses the internet exist oh my goodness these stories are out there it's the government confirming to us that we've been lied about this war and we should listen to people on the ground so i'm not surprised by this but it shows that mainstream media has been reckless in covering these wars i don't know why the context it also says or some of these documents suggest that there's pakistani support for the tone of the super. you know. just watch crosstalk. we know about the need to rethink. one of the main challenges during the anti-slavery just out what the pakistani involvement pakistani has been sop contracted their intelligence services by side by the cia and that's the whole point of the whole trouble in afghanistan regarding the insurgency and i saw that the insurgency anti-american

next the latest edition of our debate show cross talk with peter lavelle and his guests the skull so what should be done to correct the failed policy of washington's and ball go against cuba. keep. a low key and welcome to cross computable of l. well he's back fidel castro's appearance on cuban television after four years again puts into focus of on his complicated relationship with washington obama calls u.s. policy on cuba failed what needs to be done to make it a success. can. you discuss the future of u.s. cuban relations i'm joined by cathy areu in new york she's a publisher an author and a journalist in denver we have dr michael bell a tory he's a cuban refugee and a professor of school of theology and in washington we go to frank oz on he's the executive director of the center for a free cuba and another member of our cross talk team yell in the hunger all right folks across talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and first i'd like to go to you frank am obama says u.s. policy towards cuba has failed it's a failure how would you characterize his interp

welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle remind you we're talking about the u.s. pakistan relationship and its role in the so-called war on terror. and it. started. but before it let's. what russians think about the situation in the region the u.s. war on terror has reached into pakistan since then days you know again as two thousand and one and today as officials say is fundamental to have been made to u.s. success in afghanistan however there is considerable skepticism regarding that fact of us of the u.s. and nato presence across the region according to a world public opinion poll sixty three percent of russians believe that most of again want nato forces to leave the country and only eight percent think the locals want nato forces to remain. ok if i go back to you in washington i mean there's the u.s. hopes in one way one fashion or another that the pakistani this is what they're pakistanis what they're supposed to do in the deal is to bring the taliban to the negotiating table in one form or another hopefully not have to deal with them directly they're the in

one hour ten minutes from now treatments for a go under the microscope of peter lavelle in these cross talk guests that's our special debate coming up shortly but first let's check the latest business now with . welcome to business the russian government's plans to raise the mineral tax may not be as punitive some companies first feared the state plans to increase the gas extraction levy by six percent in twenty twelve and five point four percent in twenty thirteen this will help raise an additional one point nine billion dollars during the first year and a further two point two billion the following year the all sector will also face changes to its tax regime resource companies have been objecting to the new plans saying they would lead to reduced investment in the sector the finance ministry says it will offer concessions dulls and. broaden out a new mechanism should be created to help the worker new fields and provide tax breaks for them the fields of franco in taloqan will be included on the list of those receiving tax breaks that will also feel some changes starting from twenty tw

in our teens latest edition of crosstalk peter lavelle and his guests debate on afghanistan and whether pakistan is becoming a failed state that could be the target of the next american led invasion in the region that's coming up next hour. the u.s. needs to look at this very carefully before it goes beyond just they do enjoy a spot of trying to save yourselves by provoking some go for military conflict with pakistan actually most of the american soldiers i know do recognize the appalling dangers of a direct attack on pakistan i think there are two circumstances in which this would happen the first if there was if they really had actionable intelligence concerning bin laden and zawahiri then i think they would launch a raid to get them the second is if of course there's a serious terrorist attack on the united states. in. the. war veteran groups in the u.s. are becoming increasingly angry over what they claim are broken government promises they say the country they fought for has turned its back on them leaving many out on the street remodeling their went to speak to some of them. beyon

and up next peter lavelle asks his guest if the obama administration is sincere and restarting the israeli palestinian peace process or is it just talk for the sake of talks that's on our team is there a program crosstalk. and . if you want to eat. logan welcome to crossfire computers go towards a truce.

now later the hour peter lavelle and his gas take a look at how countries are dealing with the financial crisis and which model of governance is the most effective before that though let's get the latest business update from the tosh. it's almost twenty two minutes past eleven am here in the russian capital you're with business archie russia and bold garia have signed a detailed pullin area agreement on the south stream gas pipeline after discussions concluded in the varna the deal is a technical group about how the two countries will move forward the next step will be to set up a joint company to study the feasibility of the project it would provide the details for a legally binding contract. was developing south to provide an alternate route for russian dolls to europe it's made partners in the project are italian energy giant any france's. russia's past a long awaited law on insider trading the new rules are intended to define illegal trading and what sort of punishment should be handed out to those who cross the line much in the coach and explains. in the film wall street's by oliver

welcome back to cross talk on peter lavelle remind you we're talking about what the best model for economic and social development. but before let's see what russians think about this issue well the global economy in crisis many now pando what model of development will secure the future in the us many believe economic modernization based on market freedoms is a form of democrats is ation yet there is also the more centralized chinese model which is emerging from the crisis as a jan you know financial powerhouse the russian public opinion research center. gauge the edited of russians towards different political views thirty six percent opt for conservative ideals such as returning to traditions and moral values tested by time twenty four percent ed here to a democratic ideals such as human rights protected pretty those and another ten percent of the respondents chose liberal values such as the free market. ok princeton and i to go to you in washington before we went to the break sean was making a comment about how the west reacted to the global crisis are they did they earn a little or deser

one of little later peter lavelle and he's guess what beijing the prospects of peace in the middle east that's in about ten minutes from now on r.t. but first let's check out what's happening in the world the business that's right stephanie coming up. hello and welcome to the business bulletin robert dudley's return as head of b.p. well have come as a surprise to the russian shareholders of t.i.n.k. b.p. a clash over management style so dudley effectively pushed out of the country two years ago and as i tell you how clever reports his rough ride in russia could now prove useful. the name bob dudley prompts mixed memories in russia his departure from the post of t.n.t. b.p.c. accused of acting against the interests of russian shareholders back in two thousand and eight left a bitter taste but no one would underestimate his part in building russia's third largest oil producer nor his managerial skills is the right person for the job right now for b.p. clearly the situation to b.p. is in demand change at the top it's quite obvious to b.p. is not going to be able to address the problems in

welcome back talk i'm peter lavelle remind you we're talking about extreme weather around the world. lead to a slim lead but first let's see if russians believe in global warming. some of flooding heating quaking what's next all over the world people experiencing extreme weather unusual for their region for the season and in general precedent russia is experiencing the hottest summer you know with fifty years coming on the heels of a alone and very cold winter the high temperatures have seen forest fires raids and droughts athletic rushes crop yield but has the normal heatwave convinced russian change skeptics according to a recent public opinion poll almost half of russians forty nine percent now accept the principle of global warming thirty three percent remain unconvinced however deny global warming is with us peter are a gentleman we're talking about differences within maybe the scientific community maybe there is. a large majority in a small minority but at the end of the day it's kind of turned into the climate industry because a lot of people write about it people make films a

rival countries well the news continues in less than half an hour from now on out in the meantime peter lavelle and his guests discuss which model of governance is the most effective to lead the world out of recession crosstalk in a moment.

well lotty is political commentator peter lavelle believes the u.s. should wrap up its military campaigns abroad as they have been a complete failure just like the media's coverage of them as well. oh it says is that how god culpable mainstream media has been covering these wars gutless is what i say most of this information you could have found out yourself if you'd just tried a little bit talk to witnesses the internet exist oh my goodness these stories are out there it is the government confirming to us that we've been lied about this war and we should listen to people on the ground so i'm not surprised by this but it shows that mainstream media has been reckless in covering these wars the us should get out now no more review in december this is the review the review is it's a disaster get out afghanistan. people liberals latest edition of crosstalk debates whether pakistan is becoming a failed state and if it could be the target of the next american led invasion in the region watch that next hour right here on r.t. . you are with r t it's good to