in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> prosecutors in cambodia have appealed the sentence given to a former prison chief under the pol pot government which killed more than 1.5 million people. last month a special tribunal set up jointly by the united nations and the come bodyian government handed down a 35-year prison term to duch. he headed the jail for political prisoners, where more than 10,000 people were executed. but on monday, prosecutors appealed the ruling saying it is too lenient. more than 1.5 million people were murdered in the latter half of the 1970s in cambodia. mostly from torture or forced labor. the prosecutors also concluded that four other defendants should also be indicted, including a former high ranking government official. they said the four made the people into slaves and massacred them. if they're indicted, their trials would begin as early as next year. even though the defendants and the victims are getting older, the tribunal legal procedures have been delayed. >>>

in tokyo. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon visits japan on tuesday to attend a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of hiroshima. he'll be the first u.n. chief to attend the event. ban will arrive at narita airport near tokyo on tuesday afternoon. his trip is aimed at sending a message that the world should rid itself of nuclear weapons. ban will participate in the peace memorial ceremony in hiroshima on friday. a u.n. official says former secretaries-general have avoided the ceremony as attendance could be read as a condemnation of the united states for the bombings. the official added, however, that the tide has changed with the obama administration's positive approach to nuclear disarmament. ban plans to visit nagasaki, another atomic bomb city in southern japan on thursday to hear directly from survivors about the devastation. during his japanese tour, ban also plans to meet prime minister naoto kan in tokyo. their agenda will include north korea's nuclear developm

. >>> cics opened in tokyo. more than half a million fans are expected to make vit ov t nt three days. around 35,000 groups are exhibiting published magazines tom market this summer. some of the words are based on popular character from animations. fans credit theonntn center to buy the published magazines and related goods. there is nothing likehin america. >> the can comic market is held every summer and winter to promote the work of ate arst >>the e more than 300,000 unlicensed school teachers in china but they are not illegal. they are so-cle ctien teachers that work in a rural area where licensed teachers are in short supply. the chine geren i hoping to replace them with college-educated teachers but many cities have no oi. eyavto rely on these contingent teachers. >> reporter: the small village lies deep in a monday tan nous area. the population is a mere 500. this brick house is an elemta scol the only school in this village. 28 village pupils are studying here. their teacher is a 34-year-old mawho teache

tokyo too will be quite a steamy day. highs of 35 in tokyo.nd up into the north too sapporo coming in at 30. as we look toward central japan likely seeing 36 to 37 degrees. so very, very warm conditions all across the country, and humidity levels are going to be quite high as well. now, for the americas quite a bit of wet picture moving into the eastern half of the united states as well as canada. we've got this long frontal boundary, and it will be some stormy weather forming tonight. so do stay on the watch for that. down toward the south tropical moisture continues to push up from the caribbean so showers will develop across the deep south. florida peninsula as well. eastern canada also not escaping the rain. more rain headed your way. and tonight there could be some severe storms developing in parts of ontario as well as quebec. meanwhile, the deep south still hanging on to the very high heat and the high humidity. 36 degrees for houston. 36 in atlanta. and the heat starting to head northward here. new york coming in at 34. and d.c. expect

it should stay largely dry for the tokyo area. it's going to get pretty hot once again today. 34 for those of you here in tokyo and southern areas of japan as well. meanwhile, wet weather will make it on the cool side for shanghai. 29 for you. 33 degrees in hong kong. the same in bangkok. america still looking at a low pressure system along the rockies. this system will drop out of the intermountain west and produce stronger showers across the plains states. more rain breaks off toward central canada as well. that is expected to produce some ample amounts of rain tonight. meanwhile, it's not going to stay dry for too long across the west. a new system will be bringing showers for the pacific northwest as well as british columbia. across the gulf of america and central america, plenty of tropical showers and downpours for you. eastward here looking on the dry side. it will be another hot day on tuesday. 35 in d.c. 35 also for new york and up towards toronto at 33 for your high. here's a look at the hurricane systems in the atlantic

in tokyo. here are your updates. >>> chinese state media says a plane with 96 people on board failed a landing and burst into flames in china killing at least 43 people. the remaining 53 have been hospitalized. xinhua news agency says the accident involving a henan airlines plane occurred in yichun city around 9:30 p.m. local time on tuesday. the airline says the flight left the capital of harbin from yichun carrying 91 passengers and 5 crew. local tv footage shows parts of a broken fuselage and firefighters trying to extinguish the fire. >>> the head of the u.s. pacific command says the u.s. military is bracing for more possible acts of provocation by north korea as the country seems to be preparing for a successor to its leader kim jong-il. in an interview with nhk in tokyo on tuesday, admiral robert willard suggested that the sinking of a south korean warship in the yellow sea in march this year is linked to the succession process for north's ailing leader. he noted that north korea created

tokyo at 32 for your high. not quite as high as yesterday but strong heat and dangerous conditions for you here again. here's a look at the rain forecast that is going to lead to afternoon showers and downpours across the region. kanto region as well to the south seeing the high threats. be on the watch for sudden downpours that could develop today. as for the rest of east asia, showers are expected to move into the korean peninsula. that could trigger thunderstorms. then looking at a long line of showers forming up across china today. heavier spots expected in the north. then for the southeast as well. areas like the philippines across the indochina peninsula. here's a look at highs. 30 degrees in manila and 34 for bangkok and 34 for chongqing. extreme heat for you as well. then 14 degrees only for your high. cooler air coming on in. it is going to be on the chilly side, actually about 10 degrees cooler than seasonal averages. as for the americas, looking at low pressure system still in the gulf coast. it will

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo with the latest at this hour. swrshgs. >> prime minister kan indicated the government and bank of japan will not hesitate to intervene in the market in the yen continues to strengthen. >> kan said excessive currency fluctuations would have a negative impact in efforts to stabilize the policy. kan revealed he would meet with the bank of japan governor as soon as he returned from a trip to the united states monday and would take additional credit-easing steps. kan went on to say the government would map out basic guidelines next tuesday to deal with other pressing issues and work out specific measures based on these guidelines as soon as possible. >>> kan's government is concerned about how the rising yen is impacting manufacturers. a survey suggests some businesses are thinking about moving key units overseas. the economy ministry surveyed about 200 firms in the manufacturing sector nationwide. this follows the currency's climb to a 15-year high earlier this year. 65% said earnings declined. 45% replied they would

in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. here are your updates. >>> a 17th con sect tif month of declines, the core consumer price index stood at 99 against referenced value of 100 for 2005. the drop in the index reflects low prices of gasoline and food. the ministry says price declines could gain pace as import prices can go down due to stronger yen currency. excuse me. >>> japan's unemployment rate dropped for the first time. it improved from june. the number of people without jobs is slightly above three million. that's down 288,000 from a year ago. looking now at those with job, the numbers stood at just over 62 million, up 10,000 from a year earlier. most of the new jobs were seen in health care, hotel, and dining industries. >>> separately, a report from the labor ministry, shows job availability in july improved for a third straight month. the ministry states that 53 positions were available for every 100 jobs. >>> toyota will have a recall due to a problem with the engine. this covers cars in the u.s. and canada. the

in tokyo. glad you could join us. here are your updates. >>> japan's economy trade industry ministry plans to introduce an increase to help businesses such as lithium ion battery makers. the ministry will ask for $350 million to support businesses that can help japan achieve a 25% cut in emissions. it will subsidize up to half the capital investments of companies making eco-friendly items such as lithium ion batteries used in electric vehicles and l.e.d. lights that raid yacht less heat. the ministry will request $175 million to help firms that export power plants and other infrastructure to emerging economies. it will also ask the ministry of finance to further deliberate on taxing fossil fuel. the proposed tax aims to secure funds to develop measures against global warming. >>> chilean authorities have started sending food, water and other supplies to the 33 miners trapped underground since the cave-in on august 5th. they're about 700 meters below the surface near the city of copiapo. all the miners have been confir

in tokyo. i'm catherine kobe ash pe. >>> india has warned that it will ban some functions of the blackberry smartphone unless authorities are able to monitor encrypted data. >>> the ministry of home affairs made the announcement thursday. the ministry told the country's mobile phone operators that they would have to close down the handset's corporate me mail and messenger services if the canadian manufacturer did not comply with its requirements. the statement demands the operators provide a technical solution by august 31st. previously, the government had not singled out blackberry, per se, but it had expressed concern that if authorities cannot monitor communication kadata on cell phones such devices could be used by terrorists. the governments of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates are also concerned that blackberry services could pose a security threat. a similar controversy is brewing in lebanon and algeria as well. >>> the u.s. automaker general motors marked a substaery with s larg

here in tokyo. welcome to this edition of "newsline." two shooting rampages occurred in the united states on tuesday morning leaving at least 11 people dead. in manchester, connecticut a 34-year-old driver for a beer distributor shot dead eight people ahis firm and then shot himself. local media reports that the gunman had been scheduled to discuss a work dispute with his employer that day. in indianapolis, indiana a masked gunman opened fire on a barbecue party, killing two people and wounding six. police say the man fled the scene by car. tuesday's shootings are the latest in a series of gun attacks in the u.s. in february a professor shot dead three colleagues at the university of alabama. in june a man killed four people at a restaurant in florida. >>> lebanese and israeli troops exchanged deadly fire on their countries' border on tuesday, killing five people including soldiers on both sides. the violence apparently erupted over a move by israeli soldiers to cut down a tree along the fence dividing the two countries. israel and leban

i'm gene otani in tokyo. torrential rain continues to fall in many parts of china, causing deadly floods and landslides. china's xinhua news agency says a landslide occurred in the mountains of southern yunnan province on wednesday, leaving one person dead and 90 missing. the landslide covered a village in an iron mining site in the southwest province of sichuan near guanghan city. middle sections of a bridge collapsed and two train carriages fell into the river. according to xinhua, all the train passengers and crew were able to escape and avoid injury. weather officials have forecast more heavy rains on friday and saturday in sichuan province. on august 8th, massive landslides hit zhouqu county in gansu province killing more than 1,300 people. >> japan is going to send its self-defense force crews and helicopters to pakistan to provide relief in the wake of the disaster caused by flooding. millions of pakistanis are in desperate need of food, shelter and other aid. the defense ministry sent an advance team

he arrived in nagasaki from tokyo on thursday. he met with six bomb survivors at the atomic bomb museum. they spoke of the human tragedies caused by the bomb. >> it makes me very humble. >> it took 65 years for a u.n. chief to go to nagasaki. afterwards the secretary-general laid flowers at a memorial erected at ground zero. he laid flowers at an ethnic memorial. he visited a catholic cathedral which houses the head of a virgin mary statute that escaped the bomb. he saw when it was taken to a nuclear proliferation conference. he will go to hiroshima on august 6th. we have a week of special coverage of the hiroshima and nagasaki memorial ceremonies. today we have a story from hiroshima. the average age of the atomic bomb survivors there is about 77. to prepare for the day whether no survivors will be available to tell their story, some hiroshima residents are searching for ways to serve their memories and message of peace. >> reporter: roof tiles warped and distorted by the heat of the bomb blast 65 years ago. to teach children abo

including tokyo, we may see a little bit more rainfall.t's definitely a pretty overcast day for this section of japan. elsewhere, a long rain band forming across china. also we've got a low pressure system across mongolia. the bulk of the rain will be here, this long rain band. rainfall accumulations will get up there in the next couple of days, as much as 120 millimeters or more for parts of northeastern china as well as in the province for heavier rains. do stay on the watch for flooding as well as landslides. temperatures south of that rain band really getting up there. 36 degrees in shanghai. 32 in hong kong. extreme heat for you. do stay on the watch for that. meanwhile, like i said, japan looking at pretty high temperatures for the southern half of the country. but anywhere from tokyo to the north, milder conditions for you. only 31 degrees. a nice drop in temperatures today. as for the u.s., looking at this frontal boundary that remains locked in place over the deep south. rain happy falling pretty steadily. that's looking to contin

officials in tokyo's otawa ward are trying to locate the woman who is believed to be 104 years old. police searched her son's apartment on thursday and found a knapsack containing skeletal remains that most likely belonged to his mother. police say the 64-year-old man told them his mother died of an illness in 2001, but he didn't file a death report. police say the man has also admitted to receiving his mother's pension payments for about three years after her death. he allegedly pocketed more than $1500 every four months. municipalities across japan are now urgently checking on the whereabouts of their oldest citizens. it follow last month's discover of a mum mafied remains of someone thought to be tokyo's oldest man. he would have been 111 years old but it is believed he died some 30 years ago. >>> an exporter of high grade japanese beef is getting ready to file for bankruptcy. the industry has been hit hard by foot-and-mouth disease outbreak as well as the recent depreciation of the yen. a lawyer for the company says it's preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in court in ea

i'm hideshi hara in tokyo. >>> u.n. secretary ban ki-moon called for nuclear abolition at the 65th hiroshima peace ceremony on friday. ban became the first u.n. chief to attend the annual ceremony on august 6, the day the united states dropped an atomic bomb at the close of world war ii in 1945. >> together we are at ground zero, to a world free of weapons of mass destruction. >> after the ceremony ban proposed the u.n. security council hold regular summits to discuss a nuclear free world which 2020. three nuclear powers sent envoys to the ceremony for the first time. the u.s. ambassador to japan john roos released a statement calling for a world without nuclear weapons but he didn't give a speech or lay a wreath during the ceremony. >> the mood on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, nuclear disarmament is changing. we heard from akiba about the successful npt review conference in may, and the british government announced at that conference the number of nuclear warheads it has and we felt now was the time to atte

in tokyo. here are your updates. this one ju just coming in. south korean government sources told nhk that north korean leader kim jong-il has likely visited china on a special train. the details of his visit and the purpose have not been disclosed. kim also visited china in may this year. at the time he exchanged views with chinese leaders on the resumption of the six-party talks on his country's nuclear development. now, once again, south korean government sources have told nhk that north korean leader kim jong-il has likely visited china on a special train. we don't know the details of his visit, and the purpose have not been disclosed. kim also visited china in may this year. at that time he exchanged views with chinese leaders on the resumption of the six-party talks on his country's nuclear development. more on that story as details come in. >>> now, the former secretary-general of japan's main ruling democratic party ichiro ozawa has decided to run in the party's leadership election next month. he'll be running against prime minister nao

here is our correspondent from tokyo. >> the far right politicians are in tokyo at the invitation of a japanese nationalist group which has denied the country's wartime atrocities. a prominent member of the british national party and a prominent french person have discussed how to cooperate to further their nationalist aid. the most controversial aspect is a visit to the shrine. on the eve of the 65th anniversary of japan's defeat in world war ii. as souls of millions are symbolically entombed there. this has frequently anchored other nations which say the shrine glorifies the country's imperial past. the prime minister has already said he will go there during his time in office. the french person told police he had no hesitation. he said war criminals were not just among the defeated, but the victims, too. >> it calls the worst environmental disaster in the u.s. now there is some doubt whether the damaged oil well has been securely sealed. the latest operation involves pumping in mud and cement, but tests reveal it may not be strong enough. >> this came from thad allen, the man in c

itself had been bombed and more people had been killed in tokyo during a bombing raid in march nine hundred forty five. of course bombing always hurts the enemy to that extent there's always some advantage to be gained but we are talking about finishing off the war and the fact is that there was no need to bomb a city the japanese actually had offered to surrender on one small condition so why the condition being. yes but what i ask is why you put a bomb these two cities singled out for the a bomb. ok the reason for bombing hiroshima was that it had not the city had not been previously bomb that was a virgin targets of the speak so to drop one bomb to obliterated an entire city would one by one bomb which showed the power of this new weapon with the united states hat and that was the whole idea to impress moscow with the new weapon that the united states had and we want to moscow to know they had it and want to know how powerful that weapon was but how could you get that across unless should demonstrate it so demonstrating it would have to bomb a city well you couldn't bomb a russia

tokyo's nikkei average fell 0.2%. hong kong's hang seng is lower and in london the ftse opened lower. on wall street the dow rose 45 points on its slowest trading day of the year and the nasdaq climbed 17 points. >>> honda is recalling 17 million vehicles because of a problem with its ignition. it covers 2003 honda accords and and and 2004 and 2004 versions of the element. it shifts into park and could lead to vehicles rolling away. it's the third vehicle relating to the problem. >>> netflix is working on a deal that could make a more attractive alternative to cable tv. they are working on a digital partnership that would give it exclusive online rights from films to paramount pictures, mgm and lion's gate and stream movies like "iron man 2." >>> apple is known for its must have gadgets but could it now be targeting exercise equipment next? the company has filed a patent for a smart bike. it has a docking station on the handlebars for an ipad or iphone and connects with sensors on the bike to give the rider some realt

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on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was there intact the day before and was story obliterated the day after by one bomb that sort of brought the message home. the thought service or a north pole is talking a little bit earlier on tonight. the russian president some veiled the latest stage of his top to bottom overhaul of the country's police force that a meeting with a security official to me to medvedev surprised everyone by proposing to drop the name he's sure so. ever since the bolsheviks revolution our law enforcers have been known as the militias this emphasize their popular or proletarian nature i mean they were volunteers in uniform we need professionals honest and we'll coordinated people who are good at their job this is why i think it's time we gave our law enforcers back their original name and stored it calling them to the police. but when he was asked health officials and lawmakers to consider his office the force is currently undergoing deep reforms with a new one to regulate the body in the making the president only proposed cutting the num

would have made sense because tokyo was already destroyed in advance so if the bomb had been dropped on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was there intact the day before and was story obliterated the day after by one bomb that sort of brought the message home. this week another bout of violent clashes erupted near the capital of anti-government protest as would an opposition leader be made prime minister police used tear gas and live rounds into the disperse the crowd to thirty people tend to be a much better guitar possible from the protest as one to whom the protesters want in power he's already used to stage a coup in the country five years ago if you stand suffered months of deadly political as the congress since president come about but he was overthrown april the political analyst says instability could turn into a safe haven for extremists from the neighboring countries. there is growing instability in the north. and this is just a few hundred kilometers away from the. biggest stop so if going to this town becomes a non-controlled territory where th

would have made sense because tokyo was already destroyed in advance so if the bomb had been dropped on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was there intact the day before and was story obliterated the day after by one bomb that sort of brought the message home. a group of former intelligence and military officials from the u.s. is demanding immediate action from barack obama to prevent a war in the middle east they claim israel's counting on washington to offer unconditional support for an attack on iran as early as this month it comes just days after u.s. top brass refused to rule out a strike on the islamic state the group which includes former cia agents says a war in iran would ignite a regional conflict which could lead to the anon ation of israel on its repeatedly refused diplomatic relations with tel aviv as it maintains that the jewish state has no right to exist but it's been nice to be shelling police and he's really actually would have to be given the green light from washington just saying if there is a lot of very. serious. people of course thi

would have made sense because tokyo was already destroyed in advance so if the bomb had been dropped on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was there intact the day before and was story obliterated the day after by one bomb that sort of brought the message home. i'm coming up a little bit later in the program here on our superstar. runs for president in haiti. he knows these people. he had to drink out the. he knows what the people want. to be a politician. he. should tune into politics. to be happy now. he is still leading the high life but thankfully these days with the family on the ground checks into the luxury of scrambling. more this week another bout of violent clashes erupted near the capital of kyrgyzstan government protesters were demanding an opposition leader be made prime minister rudd police used tear gas and five live rounds into riyadh to disperse the crowd up to thirty people were detained including. the protesters want to get into power he's already accused of trying to stage a coup in the country five years ago could you stanza suffered mo

would have made sense because tokyo was awarded destroyed in advance so if the bomb had been dropped on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was there intact the day before and was story obliterated the day after by one bomb that certainly brought the message home . and you're watching live from moscow still come in the program food for thought. less than a decade ago had their soul to everywhere across western europe yeah but no but overall for other markets including egypt. it has been very hard for him to sell it called for. by now why farmers in hungary once a european bread basket say they're being starved of business joining the e.u. four years ago. and this week a new round of violent clashes erupted near the carriages capital riot police used tear gas and sound grenades to disperse anti-government protesters who were demanding an opposition leader be made prime minister up to thirty people were detained including the man the protesters want to put into power or modbury to vasa has already warned of four trying to stage a coup five years ago when the n

on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was there intact the day before and was story obliterated the day after by one bomb that sort of brought the message home. you're watching our chance to look on the program food for thought. less than a decade ago hundred garrion drugs were sold to everywhere across western europe and the c.i.s. but now the owner of the stock farm the other markets including japan and china that have been very hard for him to sell it was on call to. find out why farmers the hungary once a european bread basket say they're being starved of business joined the e.u. four years ago. and a group of former intelligence and military officials is demanding immediate action from iraq obama to prevent a war in the middle east they claim israel is counting on washington to offer unconditional support for an attack on iran as early as this month it comes just days after u.s. top brass refused to rule out a strike on the islamic state the group which includes former cia agents as a war in iran will ignite a regional conflict which could lead to rati

would have made sense because tokyo was already destroyed in advance so if the bomb had been dropped on tokyo nobody would have noticed much difference but hiroshima was there intact the day before and was story obliterated the day after by one bomb that sort of brought the message home. bronislaw komorowski was officially sworn in as poland's new president on friday this comes four months after the previous leader like kaczynski died in a plane crash in russia you know gratian wasn't altogether smooth as one of the new presidents first initiated sparked protests in warsaw hundreds gathered outside a presidential palace to boycotted the decision to move a memorial to the crash victims the wooden cross was a wreck in the central square shortly after the accident in which more than ninety died the new president wanted to move the memorial to the rounds of the church but after the protests of the transfer has been postponed. the world famous flying beach donkey rescued by a british tabloid and currently enjoying all the trappings of her newfound celebrity status could be an impostor acc

taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei climbed 84 points, but in hong kong the hang seng dropped 14. the dow swung below that crucial 10,000 mark yesterday as anxious investors wait for word on what's next from big ben. investors will be listening to a speech from fed chief ben bernanke for clues on just how bad the economy is and what the federal reserve plans to do about it. despite news that foreclosures and delinquencies dipped last quarter, the latest data shows a huge jump in new foreclosures in july. round two of the bidding war between tech titans dell and hewlett-packard saw dell raise its bid for data storage maker 3 par to $1.6 billion. hp quickly shot back upping its offer to $1.8 billion after the bell. >>> another recall for toyota. it's 13th this year. more than a million corollas and matrixes are being called back for a computer glitch that could cause them to stall on the road. meanwhile, johnson & johnson has racked up its 11th recall this year, this time for two hip replacement products. >>> the faa has proposed a record $24 million fine a

no one able to profile tokyo markets. sliding low as trophy taking pressure mounts in the market rose in the previous eight straight sessions. china says it's already become the world's second largest economy the country's g.d.p. hit almost five trillion dollars last year just below japan but beijing says its eleven point one percent growth in the first half of this year has already put its g.d.p. at five and a half trillion that's above tokyo the world bank says china will overtake the u.s. economy by twenty twenty. after a decade of debating russia has signed a law clamping down on insider trading the new legislation clarifies and defies concepts such as inside information and market manipulation business altie talk to the head of the federal financial markets service to find out what will change. you know i think at this moment alone reflects the current level of development of the market the understanding of the need for tougher regulations of this market and the experience has been accumulated by the regulatory bodie

let's have a quick look at how the asian stock markets are shaping up on tuesday in tokyo the nikkei has turned negative despite great direct u.s. stocks rose slightly overnight on top of the federal reserve new steps to a sluggish economic recovery and in hong kong shares are also weak as investors remain aware of data due out in china market players are waiting from some major companies. on the russian market for trade in the next hour here in moscow they finished monday's session in the us put on more than half a percent on the i six. the top performing on the r.t.s. up over three percent close. all up before the my sex gaining over one and a half percent. well then one hundred thousand people fled moscow on sunday due to heat on small getting the city most airlines sold extra tickets for the weekend but was saying weather conditions have led to flight delays in moscow. it's horrible to see the small good climatic conditions we're experiencing them and does it have a huge impact on business and my car for people to leave the city and fly to the beaches in the south so i think i'll

exporters a little tokyo electron lost some two percent but the thing flipped just into the black on strong property data from hong kong. long to the frankfurt or zero point nine percent minus the top gainers on the footsie because i missed duration and to forget the whole puts on some three percent with natural disasters around the world raising more metals thirty six percent increase in second quarter profit margin calls has been well received by the market the danish group credited improvement in the russian market and the ruble exchange rate. russia's hiring quiet afternoon trade but fertilizer joint cali's gained over three percent as owner silliman karim of moves to point chief rival sylvanus. worrying signs for russia's economy wager reus last month shot up eleven percent compared to june the federal statistics service the backlog now hit one hundred twelve million dollars it comes despite president medvedev all drawing bigger fines for employers who hold back salaries. top officials admitted foreigners faced serious problems at the border to bring goods into russia but the co

the shaping up on tuesday in tokyo the nikkei finished in the red despite growth that maxwell to its u.s. stocks rose slightly overnight on talk of the federal reserve. steps to boost a sluggish economic recovery and in hong kong shares were also weak as investors remain wary ahead of data in the china market those are awaiting results from some major companies and here in moscow markets are lower in early trade for my six machette hoffa sentiments for us dollar funks are dropping would be to be has no great gains made in the previous session down nearly one percent and if you names are also suffering. more than one hundred thousand people fled moscow by plane on sunday due to heat and smoke blanketing the city most airlines sold extra tickets for the weekend but what's new weather conditions have led to flight delays in moscow airports. it's horrible to see the small good climatic conditions we're experiencing them and does it have a huge impact on business and may encourage people to leave the city and fly to the beaches in the south so i think i'll sell and destinations are doing

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dollar because investors look to tokyo for action to protect the economy from the currency appreciation which is getting exposed to all of the case plays down one point six percent. now moving from the stocks to the seas now in the russian fishing industry is enjoying a boom see through production is growing twelve percent in the last three years but problems with the infrastructure and bureaucracy mean that much of the cut is not making it to russian dinner tables and instead it's going forward the united and said the reports. the forestry didn't account for twenty percent of the fish caught in russia the ocean is to reach where salmon still have trout and char there may be russian treasures but much of the stock is destinated before in markets. because a rich natural resources and the lack of domestic infrastructure for processing fish makes the proximity to the agent pacific region and the opportunity for russia to sell their road even before returning to shorts there is not on their lack of infrastructure but also the tariffs imposed on c. foot caught in russian waters are high and

which has gone on now for about twenty one years first headline is from there tokyo's oldest man had been dead for thirty years yes so again cato on his one hundred eleventh birthday was considered the oldest man in tokyo until a government official showed up to congratulate him and found his mummified corpse now this is a key story because it ties the deflation in japan with this dead person and now we're going to talk about another guy who some consider to be the walking dead or be i think this is where we're going with this tell the people alan greenspan the financial system is broken. so this is an interview from n.b.c.'s meet the press and greenspan first of all he was asked about the conservative you know the republican's argument that the tax cuts for the rich need to stay in place because they even though add forty billion to the deficit that they'll pay for themselves well greenspan first says they do not i'm very much in favor of tax cuts but not with borrowed money and the problem that we have gotten into in recent years is spending programs with borrowed money tax cuts wi

let's have a quick look at how the asian stock markets the shaping up on tuesday in tokyo the nikkei has turned negative in the last hour despite growth in exports u.s. stocks rose slightly overnight on top of the federal reserve will soon signal new steps to boost economic recovery and in hong kong shares are also weak as investors remain a wary ahead of data due out in china market players are waiting first off results from some major companies the russian markets finished monday's session in the black hair in moscow the r.t.s. put on more than half a percent on the my six gained over one percent and nicole was the top performing blue chip on the r.t.s. up over three percent a close wild west hydro gas pump. all out performed on my sex gain i thought one and a half percent. more than one hundred thousand people fled moscow on sunday due to heat and smoke blanketing the city and sold extra tickets for the weekend but worsening weather conditions have led to flight delays in moscow airports. it's horrible to see the small good and the climatic conditions we're experiencing them and d

markets are in the red following a weak session on wall street overnight on those heavy losses in tokyo but french retail giant call for is bucking the negative trend following strong earnings reports. and russian markets is suffering here in moscow banks are amongst the worst performers on the my six of one point four percent so far that's problems also weighing on the index down one point six percent for us telecom is continuing its winning streak the only blue chip gaining more than one of the hot sun this hour. lou cool russia's second largest oil producer has announced a net income for the second quarter fell sixteen percent to two billion dollars that's despite a strong rise in revenues the company says it was hit by taxes and costs which rose faster than the price of crude oil. income and russian mobile phone operator megafauna raised thirty six percent in the second quarter to four hundred million dollars the company boosted the number of its subscribers eighteen point seven percent reaching fifty four million by the end of june it's now overtaken moyes will be to become the sec

we work with colleagues in new york and paris and tokyo and switzerland, around the world, and thank you. we can think of no better place to be doing business. thank you very much. to show our thanks, we published a book from the 1840's, a photograph from the george from san francisco, and i brought copies for the commissioners. thank you very much. [applause] >> i would also just like to point out that right now, the frankel gallery is coasting to a show that is four galleries, three other galleries. i do not know how long the show runs. >> it is another two weeks, i guess. it ends one week from saturday, but was a way to outreach. we believe in congeniality, not competition, so we are working with three other galleries. we have chosen people from all of our holdings together, so it has allowed some of the newer galleries to have visitors instead of the mormon church galleries. but >> commissioners, i am asking to call item no. 8 out of order, the director's report, so that -- there is a section of the director's report that i would like to have provided you, but i have not been abl

eventis head has never coached our side effects lee and will be the sixth foreigner to try his luck in tokyo. of in the amount of by the majority i have twenty five years' experience with club teams because i have one serious and i don't think there is any tougher league from van't but there is no greater challenge than to coach a national team has been receiving such requests. as i think this team still has so much potential. than vale are still on the lookout for a new manager after bob bradley declared on tuesday he has to stay with the u.s. national team after helping guide the americans to a top group finish of the world cup for the first time in eighteen years bradley was hot property but a proposed move to england is now off the table after signing on with the us for another. through the basketball world championships we go where team usa have been given their first true test in the preliminary stages the n.b.a.'s young guns barely escaping defeat against inspired brazil to meet your support for ports. usa top gun kevin durant's ready to go and so was brazil and phoenix suns star lean