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r.t. russia sees the biggest protests in its recent history as people unhappy with the parliamentary election results and demand a revote person to be in the video has now ordered an investigation into all claims of during last week's pam. a fresh rift within the e.u. britain vetoes a new treaty tightening fiscal rules for bloc members in a move that many believe is a first step for the u.k. towards the exit door most other e.u. members of agreed to brussels oversight of the budget. liberated but desperate for money leaving authorities plead to the un to release billions of the country's assets still frozen months after the end of the military conflict that has the country's cash strapped government struggles with paying salaries and providing subsidies. with more on those stories in less than half an hour from now in the meantime coming up next a story of profits put before hundreds of lives a special report on the all companies destroying the indigenous population and the nature of the. i. led. the clinic . live. live . live . live. live. live live live. live . it'll lead i. think of the pl

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r.t. more. will see how. this works the return to syria as r.t. talks to a french journalist who's been reporting from the country throughout the conflict and shares makes his firsthand impressions of what's really happening. as the conflict in syria continues it's been extremely hard to establish exactly what's been happening here inside the country we're joined now by independent journalist the airiness sun thank you very much for joining us now you've been working on the ground here in syria can you tell us where your perceptions of the situation are to begin we have some groups entering inside the country and making big problems. or it's the border first. and various people. recruit some of the two to make bigger fighting groups and no way of entering in coordination with the political opposition and newer to this country very. long history of opposition between the party invite muslim brotherhood so no reason that i didn't speak to in this. army. groups coming from abroad so that's why these groups come in go quite everywhere because b. of so

r.t. let's see what's happening in the world of business with you. thanks very very welcome to the program for a high tech firms are getting funding from russia state nanotechnology corporation in the recent months source not a has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into chinese as rally and american firms they had all the corporation on a twenty two beis says acquiring for ing to knowledge is the quickest way to develop russia's in the patients sector we need the best and that's why you find the best in china well listen cerna you will find the best in africa will invest in africa and the birth of the united states where we think in the united states which we were doing but we committed not to the country we're committed to transfer the best available water knowledge what will be the share or foreign projects in the last model portfolio but we're here for parameter twenty five percent so in the five percent of the russian base to fall to winter focus on the top of the commuter four hundred thirty five projects you have a total commute. here fr

r.t. dot com to see more. the lashon rallies have garner attention worldwide although the facts didn't always match the picture being painted in just its latest blunder america's fox news used videos of the violent clashes and streets a blaze to show what was happening in russia only the food which was wrong art is more important i reports. america has its fair share of protests and political dissent to be dealing with instead of keeping an eye on the ball the country's mass media machine has turned to protests in russia and dropped the ball on reporting the facts. the protesters have gathered in moscow lashing out against prime minister vladimir putin and his real united russia party the only problem is that this video is not from russia fox news channel aired a video of fires and chaos in athens convincing viewers that this mayhem is playing out in moscow the fair and balanced network paid no mind to the greek lettering in the background in case you're wondering it says greek national bank what matters is th

r.t. good to see you tonight really welcome your thoughts than the u.k. is no no one the against twenty six do you think david cameron made the right decision david cameron just committed economics. the u.k. has a debt to g.d.p. ratio of a thousand percent the banks in the u.k. alone have a debt to g.d.p. of four hundred percent something like six trillion dollars in debt he once has the rest of the europeans and the rest of the world just tolerate london as the capital of fraud remember. made off and they all went through london they once did london to continue to be the capital of fraud while the rest of europe of the rest of the world for earns his sovereign debt and his bank debt that's ridiculous and those bank stocks in the u.k. barclays lloyds royal bank of scotland they're going to get hit and hit hard because cameron is an idiot surely this man most of must have known the vote was going to happen. for the u.k. where you see it going on we have got what you're given is a very british grim prognosis would you see it heading that in real terms. in r

r.t. back in a moment with a recap of the week's top stories see you shortly. i completely age and hope for many years in the soviet system has faded away in less than twenty four hours as bella vista a push up coupled with book we acted in a true russian style we didn't know exactly what the future would bring that we don't think about later three leaders come together and sign an agreement dissolving the u.s.s.r. for good to get rid of the so called big brother that was always controlling them was the dream of many republics work. but when the allies of the people they put it like this i will liberate you from the kremlin oppression no one wants to take the blame would you not be able to persuade gorbachev and besides his word could not be relied upon i mean he could tell you anything and do something completely different question for you might show up for me too liberal and in the sand boris yeltsin or i should have that was my mistake. because if a decisive in strict boris yeltsin that sets in the kremlin instead of good stuff about time. again i don't thin

r.t. good to see you tonight so if you heard our correspondent. warning agree more and she gave the worst weather happen now the strait carries a huge part of the world's oil transport but thinking that no one's been nearly as vocal in condemning urine sweat is washington america poised. well when you say it's what are you referring to i'm talking about the strait of hormuz it carries a lot of the. most right in this moaning the united states is not a waterway the strait of four or a mood in effect the united states is devoted to keeping the strait of hormuz open because it carries forty percent of the seaborne oil twenty percent of the world's by and twenty percent of americans by so i'm americans not condemning this waterway which is only two miles wide in each direction in terms of the inevitable see what united states is faced with that the problem is that a rand is on the fast track to developing a nuclear weapon it has a large number of centrifuges it is enriching it's your raney and it has a circular production process where it's got. its a

r.t. well straight to our top story now the wait is over friday sees russia finally get to join the world trade organization after nearly two decades of talks is expected to provide an economic shot in the arm and help strengthen bonds with other nations have also raised the competition stakes explains. for russia w.t. or membership will become a leap into the are known some states have benefited enormously from membership china's exports to the west of skyrocketed in the decade since he joined the top tier works by cutting countries import tariffs to make international trade easier but others have found the hold to compete with an increase in cheap foreign imports the w.t. or world wide consensus building every country could veto talks the latest objections came from georgia has taken some last minute mediation from diplomats here in switzerland to find a compromise but membership also provides opportunities cross as low cost space could allow it to export more products to of the w.t. of members if the signing ceremony goes ahead as planned on friday evening it remains the russian parlia

r.t. dot com to see how the election rallies have been developing here in russia taking a picture gallery to see snapshots from the biggest rally here in moscow in twenty is not going to altie don't call them head to the exclusive section. it's already been dubbed europe's great divorce this week britain vetoed a franco german plans to impose a fiscal agreement within the e.u. three countries will take the pact to their national parliaments with all the other e.u. members agreeing to hand to brussels absolute oversight in control of their budgets and. brings us this report. reaction has been muted to the e.u. summit deal with observers looking sideways wondering what to really make of it a two speed europe is being formed almost all of the e.u. members have said they will forge ahead with the franco german plan of a new treaty resulting in a fiscal union with a tighter grip on finances there was only one clear no the u.k. decided to go it alone with british prime minister david cameron essentially saying we wish you the best but we're out i think what we saw was the biggest split in the e

r.t. . remember you can always find more stories on our website r t v dot com let's see what's lined up there right now packing in helping out you can find out how to groups of crack computer whiz kids known as anonymous and teen poison joining forces to steal from banks and give to the poor. or so online at the moment a brand new cosmodrome called is said to be built in russia's far east discover the astronomic amount to be spent on the cutting edge space shuttle launch site all that and plenty of all figured out to dot com. russia's independent election monitoring organization is becoming brawled in scandal on the eve of the country's parliamentary poll the company says it's going to sue russian television channel n.t.v. for violation of privacy the role began when the channel's journalists went to the offices of the ngo to ask questions about the fact it received funding from abroad but the reporters were forced out and told they didn't have permission to film and t.v. says it's puzzled at the forceful reaction to the questions asked by its crew on friday a court ruled that the n.g.o.s sho

see tripoli. but many more updates and a lot of sis are online for you at r.t. dot com has some of what we're covering for you there today that mission failed american attempts to snoop on iran from the skies are dashed after a cia spy dragged down to attention delivering some top secret information to tehran in the process. also online today the toxic terrible reportedly breaking from japan's stricken nuclear reactor forty five tons of radioactive water may have seeped into the ocean expert analysis of. a sunni muslim terror group in pakistan has admitted responsibility for the twin suicide bombings that killed sixty people in afghanistan on tuesday is the worst outbreak of sectarian violence in the country since the nato occupation began ten years ago the victims of the last war for muslims are marking major it was. the taliban which has condemned the violence claims nato orchestrated the attack to create an excuse to stay in afghanistan and us that alliance is reducing its troop presence ahead of a shuttle pullout twenty four. right now it faces a supply cris

be out on the streets in two thousand and twelve in europe america and around the world and you see now a r.t. moscow. i watch our special new york coverage later on saturday as artist correspondents will bring bringing you more on how they've seen twenty live. the obama administration is hoping to restore momentum this spring for peace talks with the taliban artie's military contributor says washington needs to work hard not to completely lose all possibility of trust in afghanistan as a did in pakistan. political will the u.s. military preponderance in afghanistan hasn't achieved any decisive victory nor it has managed to reverse the momentum to retake the initiative from taliban have been at work and their associates neither you know afghanistan nor across the border in pakistan their western alliance attempt to attain a breakthrough to reconcile with that irreconcilables in afghanistan and pakistan hasn't achieved any tangible or long term results and just as was predicted the american replica of iraq is surge in afghanistan hasn't impressed the military opposition to going to government

people will be out on the streets in twenty twelve in europe america and around the world and you see now way r.t. moscow and still ahead for you this hour here in odds here what changes would you like to see in two thousand and twelve. noble borders and more borders let's just all be one country yes because it's so difficult to travel around with just hours to go now before that you yeah i think it's just hits the streets of new york to see what people there want to see them back. but you can also get first hand accounts of the u.s. major events of course from the art scene correspondents who covered them as they happen but i was just about standing by for you right now from our web site part two. witnesses. to history in the making. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand to leaven on our t.v. . argue with r.t. live from moscow to stand by for more live coverage from red square for the new year to syria now where the two largest opposition groups have agreed to unite against president bashar al assad violence continues for the meantime across the country and tens of thousands of people

let's see russia r.t. reporting from tallinn in a story here. which will bring in all the latest business news there. thank you mary now russia may get an unexpected bonus from the rising tension between western powers and the run countries benchmark urals blender could surge to a record margin above bread the conflict over iran's nuclear program has already pushed a russian troop to read premium over its north sea counterpart urals blend is widely consumed by european refineries on the mediterranean which are also big importers of the radiant oil a new proposal by france to impose sanctions against oil imports from the islamic republic could mean the market will tighten even for of. the largest steel maker in russia several style is said to spin off its north gold units the company's also lying listing the standalone business in london. plans to complete the separation of its gold unit by january under the deal severstal holders will be able to swap their stocks for shares in north gold currently held by a service else of century no gold was se

them you try to catch up again with as well the on our website streaming whatever you want to see about r.t. dot com we bring up today the world news headlines a brief suicide attackers killed at least seven people in a racket injured thirty two others by detonating a car bomb in the middle of the morning rush hour the bomber drove his vehicle into the security checkpoint outside the interior ministry five policemen were among the dead now is claimed responsibility yet but suicide attacks are a whole mark of al qaeda in iraq it follows a series of bombings that killed at least seventy two people last week just a few days after u.s. troops. international communities condemned sunday's bomb attacks in nigeria that claimed at least thirty nine lives including children a series of blasts took place outside churches and targeted worshipers during christmas day prayers the militant islamist group boko haram said it carried out the attacks the group wants to impose islamic sharia law or cross the country which is split almost equally between christians and muslims. south korea's former first lady

see kosovo. r.t. live here in moscow with the twenty four hours or days to the heavy the south first we says technocrats are having their leadership tested early by a massive strike with wells on a walkout over more cuts to secure yet another bailout. the first foreign ministers from europe have agreed to impose fresh sanctions against iran over its controversial nuclear program ahead of the talks in brussels british foreign secretary william hague called for increased economic pressure and isolation on iran's financial sector syria has more. we're coming out of the e.u. foreign affairs council today fresh actions indeed have been put on iran specifically on thirty nine individuals and one hundred forty one organizations they've been put on a sanctions list of asset freezes as well as these events this is a rather watered down version of what some countries in the e.u. would have wanted to begin with for example the u.k. and germany have been calling for definitely stronger sanctions and earlier this

seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporation to rule the day. this is r.t. and still to come by the scenes of the big news. after the interview was finished they all came up to us and said get us on camera we want to see what we feel. it was one of the few foreign correspondents allowed to report from syria if you look back at the anger in the fear that she encountered. but before that staying with syria the country mourns the victims of friday's terror attacks forty four people were killed and more than one hundred fifty wounded in twin suicide bombings in damascus syria's muslim brotherhoods claimed responsibility while the arab league works to put a peace plan into action r.t. sara first brings you up to date. chaos and confusion in damascus as the capital which until now has remained largely spared from the violence starts to feel the effects of an escalating conflict. the first day of the league's war it was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget. this kind of here the capsule is usually brightly lit as christians who account for ten percent of the population get ready to celebrate c

between the observers of course how that all develops we have yet to see reading those core reporting there from moscow for more go online to r.t. dot com and you'll see anger being showcased in an unconventional way russians couldn't make it to the streets themselves instead let their toys have a say in a crate of twists to the rallies a flash mob of toy figures from wars to hang one's protest of the election results so on to our website to see before. the election rallies have garnered a tantrum worldwide although the facts didn't always match the picture being painted and just its latest wonder america's fox news used videos of violent clashes and streets ablaze to show what was happening in russia and only the food which was wrong are reports. america has its fair share of protests and political dissent to be dealing with instead of keeping an eye on the ball the country's mass media machine has turned to protests in russia and dropped the ball on reporting the facts. the protesters have gathered at moscow's lashing out against prime minister vladimir putin and his russian party the only problem is that this video is not fr

r.t. live from moscow are still ahead for you this hour what changes would you like to see in two thousand and twelve. noble borders or borders. just i'll be one country. because it's so difficult to travel abroad with just about an hour and forty to go before the new year are to use a lorry a half finished hits the streets of new york to see what people there want to see the back of. but you can also get first hand accounts of the year's major events from our correspondents who've covered them as they happen those testimonies are waiting for you twenty four seven right now available at r.t. dot com. this is. the history in the making of. testimony. ten stories that shaped two thousand and eleven on our t.v. . it is good to have you with us on this new year's eve and turning our attention to syria now it's where the two largest opposition groups have agreed to unite against president bashar al assad violence continues across the country for the meanwhile and tens of thousands of people have held rallies against the regime security forces have reportedly opened fire in response government s

see how that develops in the future. and either ian thanks very much indeed for this update to renegotiate reporting there. and for more you can go online to r.t. dot com and you'll see anger are being showcased in an unconventional way to couldn't make it to the streets themselves instead lead they are toys have a say creative twist to the rallies a flash mob of toys figures from more distant penguins protest of the election results so log on to our web site r t dot com to see more. now the election rallies of garner attention worldwide although the facts didn't always match the picture being painted in just its latest wonder america's fox news used videos of violent clashes in streets of lace to show what was happening in russia only the food which was wrong artie's marina reports. america has its fair share of protests and political dissent to be dealing with instead of keeping an eye on the ball the country's mass media machine has turned to protests in russia and dropped the ball on reporting the facts. the protesters have gathered in moscow lashing out against prime minister vladimir putin and his united russia party the only problem is

r.t. business desk and see what you can give us lower in business we'll be looking at maybe it is economic achievements and what goals are set for the next president so join me in ten minutes for. for a look on that and we'll talk to our analysts about what's what's in store next year. in about thirteen minutes now as it's ten past the hour here in moscow arab league observers are due to arrive in syria on thursday as part of a plan to halt violence in the country it's after one of the bloodiest weeks since the beginning of the unrest nine months ago activists say more than two hundred have been killed in just the last few days the u.s. has meantime renewed. it's cool for president assad to step down warning of new measures russian withdrawal. from the streets of syria is already suffering sometimes. it's the ordinary people who are feeling the pain. it's been nearly ten months since syria's uprising began the capital of damascus has remained largely sheltered from the conflict. in the bustling sun so it seems like it's business as usual as one says the winds of change have begun to flow a

see. one of our correspondents here in r.t. this brought you the news nearly every day on this channel and every day up to the new year will bring you more personal reflections in the corresponds to cover the biggest stories of the year you can also see them as well on our website r.t. dot com one of their if you get a minute to check out our t. dot com these stories might be innocent as well know your rights the city of los angeles is pushing people now detained in the occupy l.a. protests to take classes about the first amendment suburban the proper way to exercise free speech also a live event we're streaming to go live pictures straight from the vatican this is the latest you're seeing there is a couple of hours where of course from celebrating christmas this latest beatles are streaming on a web site all to a very special time of course if you are celebrating christmas anywhere around the world right now very best wishes for me kevin owen and the rest of the r t news team thanks for being with us and hope you have a very g

r.t. dot com. oh and you see. the look of the. first group of arab monitors is in syria to assess the situation on the ground this as reports emerge of tanks firing on the city of palms calls in casualty numbers to rise. and you ally pakistan turns to china after last month's deadly drone attack shattered its already strained relations with the new s. . and it's twenty years since the fall of the soviet union but there's still heated debate about whether it's break up changed people's lives for the better.

affected we can already see some major drops throughout the year and this is the investor reaction to standard and poor's downgrade of the u.s. credit rating both the my six and the r.t. has beat the two thousand a record for the biggest one day fall prices for oil russia's key export also signed to a five month low and we can see that figure a year in august the low point came on october fourth as a russian stocks closed more than five percent in the red and there's been little in the way of recovery since trade has been highly volatile domestic issues have also played a part following allegations of fraud in the parliamentary election in the same breath thousands gathered on the streets to protest the political uncertainty call some investors to head for the exit as we can see by the numbers for that period right here now in the end the r.t.s. has lost around twenty percent since the beginning of the year we can see where it started and all the way were down and analysts forecast an even deeper fall in two thousand and twelve but after such a turbulent year any predictions about the next twelve months must be taken with a large. a pinch of salt though international

let's see russia ski r.t. reporting from thailand in a story here and a little later next kaiser deals behind a financial headlines to find out of the public is being told the truth about the world economy first before that oh well look what's happening in the world of business. and welcome to business r.t. russia may get an expected bonus from the rising tensions between western powers and iran the country's benchmark urals blend could surge to recognize an above brant the rising tensions over iran's nuclear program have already pushed russian crude rare premium over its north sea thought the lenders widely consumed by european refineries on the mediterranean shore also important of the radio or a new proposal by france to impose sanctions against imports from the islamic republic could mean the market will tighten for. the largest steel maker in russia severstal is said to spin off its north gold units the company is also eyeing listing the stud low business in mother seven star plans to complete the separat

way from romania to kosovo with everyone wondering if this will move be allowed to pass and see photos of r.t. under school come. the greek economy already teetering on the brink has taken another turn for the worse that's the verdict coming from the international monetary fund officials a steady inspectors visited the country to check whether it's meeting the conditions set up by international creditors if the demands are not fulfilled and greece won't get a second lifeline of one hundred fifty billion euros. in the aid of the u.k. independence party says the hands of eurozone struggle is a time head while they are trapped within the bloc that it all. don't forget that politicians will always defend the status quo they will always tell you that if what we have now doesn't continue to exist the sky will fall in they'll be family and pestilence a little over a complete disaster we've seen this before many times over the years the reality is that the breakdown of the euro came a short would be tough because many many european banks would go bust and probably have to be nationalized but as we've