police in the u.s. have been filmed beating back protesters at a mass demonstration in new york in the biggest event yet in the three week long rally dubbed occupy wall street there are also reports that pepper spray had been used on crowds and police have confirmed they've made dozens of arrests out the rally thousands have been taking part in sustained protests to demand social and economic change activists say they're fed up with breaking their backs in war while wall street bankers are big bonuses parties marina portnoy has more from new york. about ten to twenty thousand demonstrators were out on the street but from what we're being told may have actually broke out when the crowds part of the crowds that formed in lower manhattan via wall street surge has to barricades around the new york stock exchange and officers moved in to contain the protesters trying what we saw on the video officers swatted protesters with the times sprayed them with mates at first for

a warning to some reports even one local news reporter who is sprayed with pepper spray his camera man was hit with a big time things clearly getting violent down by wall street as this demonstration was carrying on all day long cops have arrested dozens of protesters but the final tally is not yet known or t. has checked in with the new york city police department and they don't have a final tally yet now let's remind our viewers this is not the first clash between these officers and anti wall street protesters we saw last saturday nearly eight hundred of them were arrested in one day when they were taking part in a peaceful protest against corporate influence on u.s. politics against what they call corporate greed wall street greed the week before we we also saw several anti wall street. protesters that are part of this group

called occupy wall street thing were me so in the face by a police officer police officers have used orange netting to how to get to these protesters that they say are acting disobedient civil disobedience is the term the police have used here in new york but before these clashes took place we should inform everyone that this demonstration that took place in new york was on precedented it was the biggest one dose far ah but i occupy wall street that now it's because it doesn't to labor unions joined occupy wall street we saw transport workers we saw nurses we saw teachers students from universities in new york city and the country all walked out of class at a certain time to join the movement that is being held in high in new york by occupy wall street now this this movement we should remind our viewers is not just

limited to new york it is caught on in cities throughout the country such as boss did ross angeles chicago on debts just to name a few we know one is being planned in in in washington d.c. in the next few days now this is this is clearly gaining an enormous momentum it's not just a group of activists these are now frustrated americans coming together with grievances about the way the q.s. system is structured and the way the economy is in decline and not benefiting from the common day america. we're closely following the protests in new york on our web site click on r.t. dot com for the latest articles and our updated blogs and all for all the latest videos be sure to check out our trap.

more news today. these are the. streets of canada. for asians to rule the day. in syria at least six people are reported killed in the latest clashes between protesters and security forces human rights groups continue to sound the alarm over multiple arrests and killings but one high profile victim has made an amazing reappearance are better reports on the media's quick reactions at the expense of fact checking. she was hailed as the flower of syria the symbol of the suffering under president bashar assad's brutal regime at least that's what much of the western media said after the apparent butchering of zeinab al hosni we view pictures of what was done to corpse and they are simply too gruesome to air several

western media outlets were quick to report hellholes in these gruesome deaths apparently the first woman killed in government custody but now it appears she's miraculously back from the dead even being interviewed on syrian t.v. . i came to the police station to see the truth this what i see to those line channels i'm now still alive not dead human rights groups like amnesty international jumped on the bandwagon to reporting out hosni was tortured murdered and mutilated it even claimed mother found the body in a morgue last month all assertions is now being forced to backtrack on this we will endeavor to be more cautious and phrase things a little bit more nuanced the state broadcaster says the interviews to dispel what it labels fabrications by foreign media to serve western interests in stories like this that have been used to prop up calls from the u.s. britain and france for un sanctions to be slapped on syria but their foundations

are now looking shaky or the never this footage religiously shows unarmed sound civilians being targeted by gun toting rebels so perhaps not the peaceful opposition there from made out to be by the west it only seems to look one way. this notion that the u.s. is now part of this pro-democracy receipt regime is ridiculous they are jumping on that bandwagon is an opportunity to get out front of it and create this deceptive appearance while at the same time they're supporting the dictatorships that are aligned with them and we know that in asia part of their empire russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution for syria seeing. true it is a potential cover for another libyan stahl intervention they may not be any oil this time but there's always an ulterior motive it's important as a jew political fact right next to israel a country which obviously america and britain and the other western powers strongly support so that would be the political motive to be to use

a followed by security council will count from america over remarks during the syrian envoy speech but the u.s. promised to be back with another resolution and undoubtedly more dramatic evidence to drive the point on the bennetts. london. stay with us here on our t.v. still to come a step closer to being part of the u.n. we track the palestinian bid for for recognition of the world body where they've just been given a nod to join its cultural war. but first greece's latest twenty four hour national strike turned violent with police firing tear gas and angry crowds of protesters the country all but ground to a halt as greeks made their feelings known about the extra cuts they face so the country can try and plug its massive three hundred fifty billion euro debt r.t. sorry for those in the greek capital as tempered tempers flared. anger in athens syntagma square once again bearing witness ok clashes between riot police here is

protesting so we go. back out here and get the right. to larry. and the pensions really be my thing as a police moved in to clear the crowds some shocking scenes at one point the police chasing protesters into the metro station many others hit and kicked by they supposed to be keeping control. but the message being sent by the government is one of repression and fear. scenes like this are very serious questions about the level of force being used. to prior is a forty three year old journalist who's reported from many conflicts. but it was in his own country where he sustained his worst injury. i just remember thinking is this really happening i took shelter in an enclosure just talking and one policeman who i think was the commander asked in a very. taking pictures i told him i was a journalist but he gave an order and i had one of the flash bangs thrown at me

these are some pictures i took. the place he taken shelter amplified the sound of the flash bang causing always takes. injury which is. after the attack i won't call it an accident it was an attack on my life be like a small. an investigation was launched into the incident the progress has been slow a fact the nameless tells the countless cases against heavy handed police tactics to have any kind of results we witness for ourselves the lack of discrimination when the police lash out when journalists along with his camera to the ground the rise in the level of aggression seen by the police and the more extreme groups of protesters is causing serious concern with the government continuing to implement surveillance there and in a bid to. cash tensions looks set to keep escalating i think we have.

to explain the form of. the first reaction. when we. experienced. the impact of the financial crisis is being played out play by play when sometimes in the square there are now fears that the financial crisis ten into an economic recession could bring entire usa just to bring people to their knees. in. greece's financial paralysis is being worsened by the admission it won't hit its budget targets economic analyst martin high mickey who thinks the only way for greece to survive this is a fault and start fresh. if they default it may actually not be the thing and not just greed i would think if utility falls it may also not be the same because then they are after that and start again debt free they don't have to increase taxes

they can devalue their currencies have lower taxes become more competitive again so . that may actually be potentially the best solution on the other hand if they bear out everything you would sacrifice and their currency stability of the euro will we think is the most likely cause i believe if the leaders for example in germany are managing to sell that to the public. they are most likely to print and sacrifice currencies the ability in order to avoid this uncontrolled collapse would be quite difficult for politicians to tear people your money in the bank is gone. stay with us here on r t still to come and keeping fit officially your report from russia's penza region where the governors exercise montra spring the population to stay healthy by law. but first palestinians have made another inroad at the u.n. by moving a step closer to joining the heritage of unesco they can now submit their bid for

approval by the end of the month it would allow it would allow palestinians to try to get their monuments listed as world heritage sites the bid was given the green light despite opposition from the u.s. it's a key diplomatic victory for palestinians out the world body and comes ahead of the vote for its full statehood palestinian leader mahmoud abbas applied to the security council for full u.n. membership in september it's now working its way through the process. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe the iconic co-founder of apple computer steve jobs has died after an eight year battle with pancreatic cancer he led apple to becoming the world's biggest computer firm and presided over an empire that revolutionized computing mobile communications and even how we listen to music jobs who was fifty six only stepped down from the leadership of apple a few weeks ago leaving the company with a bigger pile of cash on hand than even the u.s. government built on the back of pioneering products from the i pod to the i pad to

the i phone. mass graves containing around nine hundred bodies have been discovered by authorities in the libyan capital they're believed to be victims of clashes between former rebels and gadhafi loyalists in tripoli the new government's fighters are now pushing toward the center of sirte the colonel's hometown and one of his final strongholds the conflict has taken more than over more than thirty thousand lives since it started in february. russia says it's concerned over the u.s. move to deploy four warships with ballistic missile defenses off the spanish coast the u.s. has also sealed deals with poland turkey and romania the station ground based missile defense elements washington claims it's to counter threats from iran and north korea russia feels it could neutralize its nuclear deterrent moscow has repeatedly asked for written nato guarantees but received nothing so far time to take in more of russia close up and today want to healthcare.

or in the pens a region on the east european plane although most of its territory lies in the volga highlands the capital is also called pan's it was founded as a small fortress in the seventeenth century and has been growing ever since city today is striving to be one of russia's safest and healthiest by order of the governor or he's eager went to find out why. almost every day the government is telling is that you should eat more fruits and vegetables drink less exercise more of course many people ignore all of these recommendations in fact working for the government will be very frustrating well the study of people to do stuff but having no way of enforcing it now what would happen if you could actually make people follow through and be more healthy well officials are no longer have to wonder because in penza that's exactly what the government has done. getting healthier whether they like it or not every weekday morning at ten am the tannoy in state

institutions across spans are begins a familiar announcement. there nonimmigrant cheerful voice recites what are by now familiar exercises of the governor's instructions no one is allowed to slack off. some go beyond what's required. so all this this has returned to my youth and my use to me we all of our governors initiatives. officials in this district have been told to leave the company car and the garridge and get on their bikes now all government business is before him from the saddle. the head of the local administration says initiative has not only improved health but brought officials closer to the people but i ask the governor can we have one more car to help us with our gc's he said you can have three to scooters and to buy so that your

officials can observe people see who is up to what who is leaving rubbish outside for example. some critics have said the government's compulsory initiatives reminiscent of those in soviet times violate people's rights but a sportsman for motor bike rider denies the accusations and my abusing human rights but the only way i am abusing human rights is by not giving people the opportunity to do even more physical exercise. as the clock strikes ten. the police are out in force. looking for bad children the governor has imposed a curfew for unsupervised under sixteen so. as not i think it is a waste of police time tell those children with their arrests and return to their homes we haven't seen them out on the streets again and this day there are no violators at all as the troll wraps up with wide all round the citizens of the can

sleep well. safe in the knowledge that. they are healthier more. springtime free. i'm here with colin hinchey he's been living here for fourteen years and we've just heard about all these. health measures and everything else that the governor is suggesting now with somebody with an outsider perspective what's what's your take on this can you take that seriously oh absolutely i mean the governor's been very proactive a lot of investment going into new sports complex sports programs to do with companies as well. so yeah it's been very active and this policy to hospitals been built a diagnostic census you know there's been some real results as a practical one of the things that the governor. did tell me is that the reason he's introducing this is to make the area more attractive for investment up to a healthier workforce is a more attractive one i mean do you think that that's one of the criterion which

you about your people do you ask them about their drinking habits their smoking habits and so on when you when you take people on absolutely i mean drinking was a very serious thing and if anybody drinks at work or comes and drove them i thought it made this place a strict rule from my perspective. in terms of you know activeness sports it's always good for the mind that's good and healthy so people with a good regime and i do for regime a season usually produces better work and so they are more for it thank you colin hinchey talking about the government's health initiatives. more of russia for you to discover on our web site r.t. dot com here's what's a click away right now. the king of talk american larry king speaks with r.t. about one of his final primetime interviews with russia's prime minister vladimir putin. and why a conflict over job could see the world's longest running sitcom the simpsons draw to a close. filing

this news block staging the olympics is a big bucks event but among the grassroots preparations for the russian resort of sochi is an army of volunteers winter games are still far off but already a band of intrepid interpreters were warming up to welcome thousands of visitors to the games artie's dennis blots he went to meet some of them. greetings quite an introduction. the suci winter olympics these people will be a special dream team an army of enthusiasm to provide guidance and translation for all visitors. to spend years will be. volunteers this is their first meeting in the greater chance to get to the each other to share

their stories for their groups and they're actually using six of the games to look under the east room. from southern russia he's new to the volunteer movement she started doing do nine hundred eighty six and even though there are generations apart they're equally excited about the job ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah next year part of this group will go to london for the twenty twelve summer games i think one of the pen is. from canes from the organizing committee token i think. expect the phone to his huge amount from being possibly. the cowboy greetings is likely to remain a secret handshake for so she volunteers they say it will be used to greet guests the chanting and dancing apart the voluntary helpers are taking on the task of making the games unforgettable event for all. sochi.

while they all get ready for the two thousand and fourteen we've got today's sports with dimitri later this hour including the details of a big week ahead for russia's national football squad but first corrina joins us with the business news. hello welcome to business the sol thanks for joining me russia's second largest lender of e.c.b. cake self it's russia calling investment forum it's part of russia's efforts to attract foreign investment this comes at a time when the country suffering heavy capital outflow due to the global financial uncertainty business our teams are in of course or it is up to us salary and that is the financial uncertainty making life difficult for events such as this to attract new capital. convincing investors right now is definitely a difficult task russia already sold a difficulty with the markets plunging and also according to latest reports russia so an eighteen percent increase in the foreign direct investment last year and

that's equal to thirty five billion dollars at the same time since the end of the sire fifty billion dollars has already left the country and that's three times more than in two thousand and ten also the ruble drop to weakest close against the us dollar in the over it sue years but the c.e.o. although you could be capital sure there are advantages as close an. advantage we have compared to two thousand and eight is that the simple bank has moved to effectively float an exchange rate so they've allowed for bill flexibility and that prevented the big credit shoot up in the interest rates this is actually overall positive this actually allows the government the one thing macroeconomic stability in. this form brings together businessmen from all over the world and also discussing not only potential business deals but how it's improved the market conditions here in russia and earlier i spoke to the director of the new school of economics and he gave us his suggestions on how to improve the investment climate

here and fighting corruption but i mean protection for investors. building built building the fact of the judiciary people to see a shrink. government continues as again has been the mts for many many years now and eventually will cumulate from state capitals. well later in the day prime minister vladimir putin will also be making a statement and this will in france is his first major speech after announcing his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections so move bring you all the updates on that as soon as we get them ok thank you marina we hope he'll keep us posted on what's happening on that russia calling investment forum thanks very much for that ok now let's take a look at how the markets are doing all those trading near a four day high investors bet that lower crude stockpiles in the u.s. indicate that fuel demand may increase in the world's largest economy brant is trading at one hundred and three dollars per barrel while it is at eighty two

dollars a barrel this hour ok now let's cross over to asia where stocks rallied on thursday held by positive choose from wall street after a better than expected u.s. jobs figures japan's nikkei ended the day up almost one point seven percent hong kong among the leading imbalances with the hang seng ending over five and a half percent in the black and european stocks on high and early trading with banks leading to gains investors are waiting for the latest rate decisions from the european central bank the bank of england bank kinetics is up four point nine percent leaving gains for the banking sector while t.n.t. express dropped five percent up to cutting its outlook for the year. and here in russia equity markets have opened in the black following strong gains in asia and on wall street both the r.t.s. and m isaacs are currently adding over three percent now let's take a look at some individual shambles on the mindsets this hour energy majors are on the rise gazprom is gaining over four and

a half percent the company has delayed it since you were gone listing due to market uncertainty is almost three percent up this hour and banking stocks are also gaining with this very buying almost four percent in the black. ok that's our business update is so but stay with us for headline news coming up next.

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