sweden was going very much to the left after 1968. the '70s in sweden were terrible. the trade unions were fighting for trade union funds that would give the majority ownership of the leading corporations within 15-year period. education was not seen as something that was important but to create good personality in the society, let's put it that way. and the few private schools there were disappeared. we got very monolithic system in education. it was regulated, one example. when my daughter was about 11 years old, it so happened that there came two new children into her school, and that led to the permission to add one more teacher which led to the school saying now your daughter and ten more have to move to another school. and we said, no. there, in a number of rural areas, politicians decided to close schools, and we had an uproar from people in various groups in society. i became 1988 chairman of one of the three remaining private schools. and the government did whatever they could to close that school. i actually had to go to the supreme court twice when they sen

court of the fights extradition to sweden over sexual assault allegations which he claims are politically motivated. portuguese authorities refused speculation the country is going to ask for a multi-billion euro bailout but experts say it will do little to shore up the fold for example currency plus. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the start of russia's east place with the icebreaker is now close to achieving that final. this is r t it's now nine pm here in moscow welcome if you just joined us my name is kevin though in our top story tonight the wiki leaks founder is briefly appeared in london court as he continues his battle against extradition to. sweden to face sex crime allegations which he claims have been fabricated in order to eventually prosecute him on espionage charges in the united states laura much keeping a close eye on developments for us. it was essentially what they call a case management herring today which is when they set the date for the main herring and just check that all the evidence is in course and being prepared in a timely fashion we do now kno

wiki leaks founder julian assange all she's back in colts this time facing extradition to sweden to also rate charges i'm here at the court and we'll be bringing you all the latest. the cia comes under fire as one of its operatives goes to court for minor offenses despite me wanting for a string of terror attacks and. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the shits of russia's place where the iceberg is now close to achieving not one final shed. i know you're watching artie world news and much more welcome to the program well the wiki leaks founder has arrived in a london court as he continues his battle against extradition to the song she is wanted in sweden to face sex crime navigations well to his lawyer and that is keeping a close eye on developments and joins us now with more what's expected to happen in court today. well judy nassau as we know arrived in a short time ago about half an hour before the case was juice to begin that apparently has now started and what it is today is what's called a case management hearing and that will then say it's the final extradition hea

court as he finds extradition to sweden over a section of salt allegations which he claims are politically motivated. the u.s. is the qs of protecting a former cia agent who is wanted in latin america for the deadly terror attacks as he goes on trial over immigration reform plots. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the shit star of russia's place with the icebreaker is now close to achieving that final. russian markets are getting the ruble is strong or oil is up find out the reasons why in twenty minutes. very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow with me alice had that the wiki leaks founder has briefly appeared in a london court as he continues his battle against extradition due to the soldiers wanted in sweden to face sex crime allegations which he claims have been fabricated in order to eventually prosecute him on espionage charges in the u.s. or as he's keeping a close some developments for us. it was essentially what they call a case management herring today which is when they set the date for the main herring and just check that all the evidence is in cour

court as he fights extradition to sweden over sexual assault allegations which he claims are politically motivated plus. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the. place with the icebreaker is now close to achieving that final. this is r t it's eleven pm here in moscow when i'm kevin owen and first this hour the portuguese finance minister says lisbon will not ask for a bailout to resolve its economic problems media reports in the country is being pressured to apply for a one hundred billion dollars rescue package i spoke to financial advisor marco petro pauli he says without a bailout he says a bailout rather wouldn't solve the fundamental flaws in the concept of the euro zone this is our chat. this is not in any kind a way a final solution for the european debt crisis it is just buying time for these countries so that hopefully they will be able to get in control of their fiscal situation and the markets will start to to believe in them again that they're able to service their debt moving forward in reality what's happening is burdening this country with these countries a lo

court if he finds extradition to sweden over the sexual assault allegations which he clings to simply motivated. portuguese all fours he's refused speculation the country is going to all for a multi-billion euro bailout but experts say it'll do little to sure up before touring single currency. the u.s. is accused of protecting a home with the i agent to vent in the america for deadly terror attacks this new goes on trial over immigration reform plus. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the shit star of russia's far east place with the icebreaker is now close to retrieving the final show. a very warm welcome to you this is our team coming to you live from moscow with me allies have heard the wiki leaks founder has briefly appeared in a long been caught as he continues his battle against extradition julian our son launches want to be in sweden to face sex crime allegations which he claims have been fabricated in order to eventually prosecute him all espionage challenges in the u.s. . it is keeping a close on developments it was essentially what they call a case management h

caught as he fights extradition to sweden over sexual assault allegations that she claims of politically motivated plus. portuguese authorities refute speculation the country is going to ask for a multi billion euro bailout but experts say it will do little to shore up the faltering single currency. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the start of russia's far east place with the icebreakers now cause to achieving that final. this is r.t. is what i am here in moscow over the morning when i was kevin zero in our top story the wiki leaks founder briefly appeared in a london court as he continues his battle against extradition. wanted in sweden to face sex crime allegations which he claims have been fabricated in order to eventually prosecuted one espionage charges in the u.s. it's been following the developments. it was essentially what they call a case management herring today which is when they set the date for the main herring and just check that all the evidence is in course of being prepared in a timely fashion we do now know when the full extradition extradition hearing

court as he fights extradition to sweden of a sexual assault allegations which he claims are politically motivated plus. a break in the rest. of russia's place with the ice breaking now close to achieving that final say. hello this is r t it's now ten pm here in moscow. and our top story the portuguese finance minister says he doesn't expect lisbon to ask for a bailout to resolve its economic problems senior officials in the country been resolutely denying media rumors that portugal's being pushed to ask for one hundred billion dollar package for the initial advise of marco petro polly says the bailouts won't solve the fundamental flaws in the concept of the eurozone. this is not in any kind a way a final solution for the european debt crisis it is just buying time for these countries so that hopefully they will be able to get in control of their fiscal situation and the markets will start to to believe in them again that they're able to service their debt moving forward in reality what's happening is burdening this country with these countries a lot more debt to service and the jury is

with leaks found again faces british judges to fight his extradition to sweden insisting the sex claim charges are a cover to get him sent to america. this comes on the fire is one of his own purposes goes to court for minor offenses despite being wanted for a string of terror time sound. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the shit star of russia's gone east place with the icebreakers now close to achieving that m final share. a very warm welcome to this is our live from moscow with me. fussin sol the wiki leaks founder has appeared in a london court continuing his bottle against extradition julian all songs promises to post details of his defense later and will face judges again next month a phone is wanted in sweden to face sex crime allegations more evidence keeping a close on development it was essentially what they call a case management haring today which is when they set the date for the main herring and just check that all the evidence is in course of being prepared in a timely fashion which we do know know when the full extradition extradition hearing is going to

we have about the best results in sweden. and in some way, in the 10 years, in the first year i wasn't convinced what would happen but now i know you put each student in and focus and get in the system where they can do better, that is the reason for this. the u.k. came to us. i have negotiated with the lord and lord hill four minutes of education and they will start two academies and actually -- and now the third one having invested about 60 million pounds in getting our way of education to london. in september this year, we will open in manhattan a charter school. we've got about 400 students waiting in line so we'll have a very interesting lottery this year. and we have a number of other countries that have come to us. and the reason for this is, of course, not the voucher system because we have voucher systems even though it meant in sweden but the success factor of the swedish model have led different, new ways of education to appear. and there are a number of other changes. experimenting in new ways. when i went to scho

and and of course as he continues his battle against extradition julian assange which is wanted in sweden to face sex crime allegations which he claims have been fabricated in order to eventually prosecute him on espionage charges in the u.s. embassy is keeping a close eye on developments it was essentially what they call a case management hearing today which is when they set the date for the main herring and just check that all the evidence is in course of being prepared in a timely fashion which we do now know when the full extradition extradition hearing is going to be that's going to take place on the seventh and eighth of february so we've got to wait another sort of three weeks for for the full hearing to happen julian assange has appeared in court on tuesday for this case management hearing after it was over he made a short statement to the media outside let's hear what he had to say we are happy about today's outcome. i have the court to make available to members of the press. skeleton argument which we've had to produce in very short time over christmas what happened before chris

to sweden and might eventually end up in an american prison. well following the 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 are calling a groundbreaking strategic global alliance russia's biggest oil company has signed a deal with b.p. it's the first major partnership between a national and international oil company when it's done after five percent to be paid in exchange for a nine and a half percent share in the russian oil major growth next chairman deputy prime minister told r.t. it's the beginning of a new direction for the company. which 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 mexic

ever since then waiting for this extradition to happen and that of course follows the issuing by sweden of a european a rest warrants on sexual assault allegations made by two film a wiki leaks supporters i'm joined to talk more about the details of this case by gerald batten who's a member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party he's also a valium and opponent of the european arrest warrant which is of course the legality under way students ourselves his extradition to sweden is being requested joe budden thanks very much for talking to us so we now know that the main hearing is going to be on the seventh and eighth of february what what do you expect to happen that will you see if the lawyers on mr sanchez so i try to challenge the evidence against him which i might do and say well it's not sufficient to justify extradition on judicial surrenders and now he's only judged. to consider the evidence i'm not allowed to take into account the only grounds that you can oppose extradition very narrow you have to be old enough to committed the crime it has to be not a distan

founder julian assange briefly appeared at a london court on tuesday he's fighting extradition to sweden. he claims the charges have been fabricated in order to eventually prosecute for the u.s. over the release of government documents defense lawyers argue that could be sent to guantanamo bay or even face the death penalty if tried in the u.s. . has more. it was essentially what they call a case management herring today which is when they set the date for the main herring and just check that all the evidence is in course and being prepared in a timely fashion we do now know when the full extradition extradition hearing is going to be that's going to take place on the seventh and eighth of february so we've got to wait another sort of three weeks for for the full herring to happen and julian assange has appeared in court on tuesday for this case management hearing after it was a that he made a short statement to the media outside let's hear what he had to say we are happy about today's outcome. i have a record to make available to members of the press. skeleton argument which we've had t

the wiki leaks founder again faces british judges to play to that tradition to sweden insisting the sex crime claims are a cover to get him instead so america. is the i.a.e.a. comes on the father is one of its own person is goes to court for minor offenses and despite being wanted for string of terror attacks. a breakthrough in the rescue mission to retrieve the shit start brushing. plays with the ice but is now close to achieving that final share. of the business mergers and acquisitions activity him more than double the twenty ten poor in twenty minutes. very warm welcome to you this is all to do you love me from moscow with me allies have but the wiki leaks founder has appeared in a long time course as he continues his battle against a extradition today in the films he is wanted in sweden to face a sex crime allegations will that laura measures close some developments for us let's pause live to her now laura it was a relatively short hearing wasn't it do we know what happened. it was a relatively short hearing as we expected it would be it was essentially what they call a case manage

was in sweden good enough for you? >> the problem with season and 25 sweden and denmark is they are kind of city states. germany is this big ramshackle kind of place. 82 million people. it is big. the thing about germany that interested me, ric what, as a writer and i use that term loosely. relief feel i am just occasionally. is it is such a great subject. the biggest exporter. in some ways the most successful. the most wonderful democratic stakeholder capitalism, and nobody writes about it. very hard core left and they're right about sweden or denmark. the worker control is not as great. everyone else wants to write about france. so, you know, the french social democracy, germany is just boring. nobody cares, nobody is interested. it is as ronald reagan said, one of the two things he said that i really agreed with. pick out an area where you have no competition. you have no competition. the field is clear. that is the reason i picked it. >> well, how is german social democracy so different from french? what is tony's

that is also a lot in sweden. the trade unions are represented on the board of the company. >> [speaking spanish] like what happens in sweden and other countries with large public sectors, it is a stark difference between what happens with teachers in the public sector and teachers in the private sector. [speaking spanish] in the public sector, it is similar to what happens in sweden. there are teachers who are collected with the government. [speaking spanish] in the private sector come -- private sector, there are few restrictions on teachers. there are minimal regulations on minimum wage and so on. but everything else, there is a lot of flexibility at the private schools when it comes to hiring, salaries, and so on. [speaking spanish] the difference has created a big debate in chile because the current government has to pass a law that allows the directors of each school to hire up to 5% of the worst performing teachers. [speaking spanish] the chains have created a lot of anger from the public sector teachers' u

>>windle: it's not only sweden that's planning to implement a system like this. several other cities around the world are also considering their own systems including the carbon neutral city of masdar in abu dhabi, shanghai in china and several cities in the us including ithaca in upstate new york. >>reporter: jacob alan roberts is head of a delegation from ithaca currently visiting sweden to see how they might implement their own system. he believes prt could provide the kind of super convenient public transport to get americans out of their cars. >>roberts: the triple a just did a study that said on average the cost of owning an automobile is 8-10,000 per year regardless of the model, regardless of the socio-economic status of the owner so i think a lot if public transportation becomes a viable resource in america which it used to be a hundred years ago i think more and more people will be happy to put their car in the garage or become part of car share for those times when they do want to take a drive in the countryside or need a van to go pick up hard ware or

one attorney said if a soldier went to sweden it would be easier for washington to extradite him to the u.s. washington wants to prosecute him for espionage relating to the release of classified government documents. charges against him scandinavian countries are politically motivated when european politician told r.t. the case is becoming over politicized. i'm sure there's lots of political maneuvering inside the powers that be a very difficult position the americans want to get their hands on which authorities now think. people can see what the european arrest. know what they're going to do fairly confident that they're going to come up with some time cynical fix. the to go back to australia or possibly to go back to sweden if some kind of deal is done about what charges will be laid against him but i'm sure this whole. media publicity about the european arrest because this is just this there are other legal instruments coming through which remove our freedoms in other areas of life down in the name of integrating europe's legal systems. well in addition to what you see on screen

the birds found in sweden, about 50 of them so far, are called jack dawes. one news website points out in both the arkansas and sweden cases, there were fireworks before the birds were found. others, however, don't buy that theory at all. in both cases, we're told the weather was humid and cold. experts here and overseas are still working, trying to nail down what's at the root of this mystery that so many people are talking about. >>> the explosive growth of china as a world player and a world power now apparently includes the development of a stealth fighter. aviation blogs have been covering it closely and publishing pictures, though they've all been blocked from the web in china itself. it's a single pilot twin engine prototype, apparently in the preflight testing stage. it borrows an appearance from many american made fighters and it's big, about the size of the old cold war era f-111 jet. >>> when "nightly news" continues from washington in a moment, the debate over an effort to change an american classic by mark twain. is it possible it's outdated for

if he's extradited to sweden well that's the fear of his lawyers according to legal papers released on tuesday the attorneys said that if a stange went to sweden it would be easier for washington to extradite him to the u.s. washington wants to prosecute him for espionage relating to the release of classified government documents a staunch claims that sexual assault charges against him in the scandinavian country are politically motivated one european politician told r.t. the case is becoming over politicized. i'm sure there's lots of political maneuvering inside the powers that be a very difficult position the americans want to get their hands on the silence the authorities now think the game's up people can see what the european arrest warrants are about we don't want so my guesses are quite know what they're going to do but i'm fairly confident that they're going to come up with some some kind of cynical fix that will allow him either to go back to australia or possibly to go back voluntarily to sweden if some kind of deal is done about what charges will. we laid against him but wha

if he was sent to sweden some american politicians want him prosecuted over the release of classified government documents european politician told r.t. that the case is becoming over politicized. i'm sure there's lots of political maneuvering inside the powers that be a very difficult position the americans want to get their hands over so. that people can see what european arrest warrants are we don't. know what they're going to do are fairly confident that they're going to come up with some tone of cynical shakes that will allow him to go back to australia. or possibly to go back now and tara later sweden if some kind of deal is done about what charges will be laid against him but what they want today i'm sure is put to bed this whole pub media publicity about the european arrest one because this is just this there are other legal instruments coming through which remove our freedoms in other areas of life all done in the name of integrating europe's legal systems. well let's take you closer look at some other top stories from around the world gun fights of erupted across the tunisia

lawyers according to legal papers released on tuesday a song she is currently on bail in england sweden seeks him for a trial on sex charges which were previously dropped but which he says are politically driven one of his lawyer says it would be easier for washington to have a son extradited to the u.s. if he were to sweden some american politicians want him prosecuted over the release of classified government documents one european politician told r.t. the case is becoming over politicized. i'm sure there's lots of political maneuvering so the powers that be are very difficult position the americans want to get their hands on the. authorities now think. people can see what european arrest warrants are. know what they're going to do are fairly confident that they're going to come up with some time on the cynical fix that will be a model to go back to australia or possibly to go back militarily to sweden of some kind of deal is done about what charges will be laid against him but i'm sure this whole plot media publicity about the european arrest because this is just this there are other

to sweden fearing he might eventually end up in an american prison. and b.p. may be less than popular in the u.s. after the gulf of mexico oil spill but it's still doing big business elsewhere the british based oil giant has secured a multi-billion dollar contract with russia's ross now the two companies have agreed to explore and extract the vast untapped natural resources of the arctic artie's lore and it reports. it's a deal that both parties are calling a groundbreaking strategic global alliance russia's biggest oil company has signed swap deal with b. . it's the first major equity linked partnership between a national and international oil company when it's done in five percent of b.p. in exchange for a night in 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 in

one of his lawyers says it would be easier for washington to seek his extradition if he sent to sweden some american politicians want him prosecuted over the release of classified government documents one european politician told r.t. the case is becoming over politicized i'm sure there's lots of political maneuvering inside the powers that be a very difficult position the americans want to get their hands on the sounds of sorties now think the game's up people can see what the european arrest warrant we don't. know what they're going to do but i'm fairly confident that they're going to come up with some kind of cynical fix him are there to go back to australia or possibly to go back to sweden if some kind of deal is done about what charges will be laid against him but want to. put this whole. media publicity about the european arrest because this is just this there are other legal instruments coming through which remove our freedoms in other areas of life down in the name of integrating europe's legal systems. staying in britain tens of thousands of asylum seekers there are now untrac

>>windle: it's not only sweden that's planning to implement a system like this. several other cities around the world are also considering their own systems including the carbon neutral city of masdar in abu dhabi, shanghai in china and several cities in the us including ithaca in upstate new york. >>reporter: jacob alan roberts is head of a delegation from ithaca currently visiting sweden to see how they might implement their own system. he believes prt could provide the kind of super convenient public transport to get americans out of their cars. >>roberts: the triple a just did a study that said on average the cost of owning an automobile is 8-10,000 per year regardless of the model, regardless of the socio-economic status of the owner so i think a lot if public transportation becomes a viable resource in america which it used to be a hundred years ago i think more and more people will be happy to put their car in the garage or become part of car share for those times when they do want to take a drive in the countryside or need a van to go pick up hard ware or

. >> troubling times for sweden's head of state. recently rocked by it -- [no audio] >> it is not very funny to review a book that has contributed to difficult headlines but are not very nice to see. i have spoken to my family and to the queen, and we turn a page, almost like you turn the page of your newspaper. it is a far cry from the heavy themes of last june, when stock, is transformed into a fairy tale backdrop with the marriage of crown princess victoria to long- term partner. as heir to the throng, victoria has lived her life largely in the public eye, so has the combination of her youth and evidence heaviness persuaded swedes to prefer her to take the throne? >> they thinking should advocate and hand over the crown. he should retire. he is a pensioner. >> personally, i do not think he needs to advocate on behalf of victoria. i really cannot see any reason to change positions. >> what i really think is that the royal family all should go, that it will not be fully democratic until the royals go away. >> republican is a man no

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. >> a golden dawn greeted sweden's eclipse hunters -- eclipse hunters.as so low in the sky that it could only be seen away from buildings and trees. it was most visible in sweden, covering almost 90% of the sun. >> it is an incredible experience to watch. it became a smiley straight ahead. the light and shadows were totally different than normal, magic. >> the swiss alps were bathed in a rosy glow. the skies darkened as two-thirds of the sun disappeared behind the moon. there will be four partial solar eclipses this year. that is the most for a decade. sadly, others will be in largely uninhabited places, so these czech children wanted to make the most of it. across north africa from morocco to the egyptian pyramids, astronomers and amateurs gazed in all. >> i guess if they were your 1000 years before they would see the exact same. it is nothing to do with technique. it is a wonder of nature. >> in iran, too, the eclipse drew clouds to telescopes. this students in tehran were given an outdoor astronomy lesson. in great britain, the eclipse was a sad disap

granted bail after a legal wrangle and now has to wait to find out whether he'll be extradited to sweden clearing my name is not the hardest task i have the highest task i have to continue on with my work the whistleblower continues to leak into the new year. just. fallen yukos had me course he was found guilty of laundering over twenty five billion dollars worth of oil and sentenced to fourteen years in jail he has nearly served out an eight year sentence for tax evasion and fraud and faces another six behind bars russia has been criticized for politicizing the case but putin says compared to financier bernie madoff's one hundred fifty years fourteen years is nothing more than a slap on the wrist. and last but not least twenty eight hundred feet from both ladies and gentlemen to be organized manner. it was a nail biting way to the announcement with russia and england going head to head to the very end with. little sasha secured the bid with his big dreams of football and england secured headlines by dubbing russia's win a fix from both of my heart saying q prime minister putin only went

only aggressive us don't design so i have six pair rounds and finished fifty seven seconds ahead of sweden while the german by alternates completed the podium off to clinching the bronze. and there was further success for russia in cross-country skiing as unconscious going into the bronze in the mass start losing just for chance of a second to sweden's bjorn fairy who clinched the silver with margin for solved taking the top honors with a massive seventeen second advantage. over in court tina dumbfound so mario reached posted her third down here when all the world cup season german beating americans julie among the crew so i am going to see what i'm going to second and third respectively. first spot in this discipline in three years reach meanwhile extended her overall world cup lead but one retains stops in a good downhill standings the action on the olympic slopes in cortina concludes with the super junior race on sunday. and in golf martin connemara leads the abu dhabi championship going into the final day after shooting a sixty six aunts. saturday the twenty town p.g.a. championship we

kind of cynical fix that will allow him are there to go back to australia or possibly to go back to sweden if some kind of deal is done about what charges will be laid against him but i'm sure . this whole. media publicity about the european arrest because this is just this there are other legal instruments coming through which remove our freedoms in other areas of life all down in the name of integrating europe's legal systems. in addition to what you see on the screen here there are always more stories for you on our website that starts some of what's online right now on. the economic crisis in the u.s. has brought many businesses to their knees and left millions unemployed to find out how government workers in washington have managed to flourish during the recession . goes on websites welcome to cardboard this new role playing community tyrant invites guests to build their identity using cardboard more about that kind of other stories that we're on our website called. other world news in brief this hour police fighting a gun battle near the interior ministry in the center of the country