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00:00:00and I will do everything in my power to continue to help fight for
00:00:03freedom anywhere in the world, against you, and also against
00:00:07Xi, Kim Jong, Ayatollah, and other disgusting
00:00:10bandits who dispose of people's lives all over the
00:00:14world. Thank you, Senator, for taking the time to share
00:00:17your
00:00:18perspective with us.
00:00:25In Ukraine, we have always talked about unique
00:00:28places, unique. but that was
00:00:32before, since February
00:00:352022, everything has changed.
00:00:38War, we are showing a new
00:00:42history of Ukraine, about
00:00:44incredible strength of spirit, about fighting despite
00:00:48everything.
00:00:53Watch the joint project of Radio Svoboda and the Current Time TV channel, what is actually
00:00:57happening. In Ukraine.
00:01:36What kind of cordon, why is there a cordon here, on what basis? Come on,
00:01:42come on,
00:01:42come on.
00:01:50Few people know about it, but Arabs still live in Central Asia, whose ancestors
00:01:53appeared here during the time of the righteous
00:01:56caliphs.
00:02:03For almost 14 centuries, they have preserved their identity,
00:02:07calling themselves Central Asian Arabs, or simply Arabs?
00:02:22In a matter of seconds, the explosion destroys the cooling towers of the nuclear power plant,
00:02:26an impressive sight, but
00:02:29the dismantling of the entire plant takes decades, this
00:02:32happens because many materials are radioactive, they cannot simply
00:02:36be disposed of as nuclear waste was disposed of
00:02:38before.
00:02:42Nuclear power is undergoing a revival all over the
00:02:45world. But have the operators considered decommissioning nuclear power plants, what happens when
00:02:49the service life of a plant comes to an
00:02:52end? And most importantly, how much will its
00:02:56decommissioning and disposal cost?
00:03:04save economic growth?
00:03:07Ayurveda - a healthy lifestyle at the intersection of traditions and modernity
00:03:25Germany.
00:03:27It was the pearl of Soviet technology. Nuclear
00:03:31energy - the energy of the future.
00:03:34It was the pride of communist East Germany. The plant
00:03:38operates at full capacity and is absolutely safe. Now it has
00:03:41become a nightmare, it beeps
00:03:51projects in the world for decommissioning civilian
00:03:54facilities. It took decades longer than
00:03:57planned.
00:04:11Here we will take a dosimeter,
00:04:14we are entering a contaminated
00:04:15zone.
00:04:19Kurt Radloff's parents worked here when the nuclear power plant was still
00:04:22functioning. Now he is responsible for public
00:04:25relations here. We immediately find ourselves in the center of
00:04:29the station.
00:04:44Here is the reactor shaft, where the nuclear fuel tank was also
00:04:47located, this is the heart of any reactor
00:04:50unit,
00:04:58everything here is contaminated.
00:05:01We assume that there is radiation here. If the measurement
00:05:05results are above the permissible minimum, further layers
00:05:08need to be removed. This is a standard procedure, but of course, it takes a lot of
00:05:11time.
00:05:43parts, nuclear fuel rods, all elements
00:05:46located next to it. The rods are left to cool in
00:05:49the world's most unpleasant pools, and then placed
00:05:53in temporary storage. This process alone can
00:05:56take years. In this case, it took 7 years, but that was
00:06:00the easy part. It remains to check for radioactivity and
00:06:04dismantle 330 thousand tons of materials, because
00:06:07the problem with radiation is that it cannot be
00:06:10neutralized. Nuclear fuel is high-level
00:06:14waste and can remain radioactive for hundreds of thousands of
00:06:18years, it must be stored until it no
00:06:21longer poses a threat. Elements
00:06:24closest to the fuel, such as parts of the reactor vessel,
00:06:28have been activated, that is, they have been exposed to radiation
00:06:32for a long enough time and are now
00:06:33radioactive themselves.
00:06:37They belong to intermediate-level waste and are also not subject
00:06:40to disposal.
00:07:13Then each piece of equipment must be
00:07:16cut to the size of these boxes. After
00:07:19a double check for residual radiation, the decontaminated
00:07:22material can finally be sent
00:07:24to a landfill.
00:07:26According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the entire
00:07:30decommissioning process will take 15-20
00:07:33years.
00:07:37But the problem is that in many cases, not everything goes according to
00:07:41plan.
00:09:12there is no permanent repository for nuclear waste yet,
00:09:16so everything is currently stored in a building that we are not allowed
00:09:20to film from the outside for security reasons.
00:09:34Low and intermediate level radioactive waste, which accounts for
00:09:3895% of the total volume, is planned to be sent for
00:09:41permanent storage. under construction in central
00:09:44Germany. As for high-level waste,
00:09:47there are no specific plans for its storage
00:09:49yet.
00:09:53And this is not just Germany's problem. Currently,
00:09:57only two out of thirty-one countries producing nuclear energy
00:10:00are building permanent repositories for high-level
00:10:03waste. So the fuel rods will remain
00:10:07here for a very
00:10:08long time.
00:10:12This. The nuclear power plant and its legacy will be
00:10:15the concern of present and future
00:10:17generations.
00:10:27China continues to build new nuclear power plants, despite the high cost
00:10:31of decommissioning them.
00:10:34Nuclear power is making a comeback.
00:10:37Beijing wants to reduce emissions and meet growing energy
00:10:40demand. But energy is mainly needed to increase
00:10:44exports. Meanwhile, the domestic market
00:10:47is weakening. Are exports saving the economy
00:10:51or just masking structural problems?
00:10:59China's economy is slowing down,
00:11:02the housing market is collapsing and people are not
00:11:04buying anything. Nevertheless, the country continues
00:11:08to achieve growth targets of 5%, driven by
00:11:12massive exports, even despite rising domestic
00:11:14debt. Since 2015, this debt has
00:11:18almost doubled and is now approaching 100% of
00:11:21GDP, but it is financed by domestic funds.
00:11:28China is a dual economy, on the one hand
00:11:31it is slowing down, domestic demand and investment
00:11:34are declining, but on the other hand,
00:11:37exports are growing intensively,
00:11:41exports help, but the real estate market, once the engine of the Chinese
00:11:45economy, is now slowing down the country's
00:11:47development.
00:11:55have been declining since 2022, last year they
00:11:59fell by more than
00:12:005%.
00:12:06Until 2020, the real estate sector accounted for approximately a third
00:12:09of China's economic growth. It was huge, it was
00:12:13a bubble. The bursting of this bubble has far-reaching
00:12:16consequences for public services and consumer spending.
00:12:20The reason is that when the real estate market collapsed, local authorities
00:12:23could no longer sell land. apartments or apartment
00:12:27buildings. This also sharply reduced
00:12:30government funding and government salaries. This
00:12:34greatly slowed down consumption in
00:12:35China.
00:12:40This slowdown in consumption is exacerbated by China's long-term
00:12:44problem, demographic
00:12:45decline.
00:12:51The working-age population is shrinking.
00:13:03A shrinking workforce means fewer young
00:13:06buyers, lower demand, which becomes
00:13:09an obstacle to economic
00:13:11growth.
00:13:15We might think that deflation in China is the result of
00:13:18excess production
00:13:20capacity.
00:13:22But in reality, it is a lack of demand.
00:13:25China should increase domestic
00:13:27demand.
00:13:30In recent years, consumer prices have barely
00:13:33changed. While in factories, the cost of production often
00:13:37exceeded the cost of its
00:13:39sale.
00:13:45Deflation is an unusual phenomenon for a large economy. However,
00:13:49China has been in this state for 3 consecutive years. One
00:13:53of the reasons is that
00:13:56China has a very primitive social security system.
00:14:00Employees of private enterprises do not have a good benefits package, as
00:14:04a result, they do not want to spend much. Therefore, in
00:14:07China there is a large amount of savings in case of unforeseen
00:14:10circumstances.
00:14:18If growth is not possible from within, it must come
00:14:21from without. Exports are now more important than ever.
00:14:25Chinese manufacturers strive to remain competitive in the
00:14:28global market at almost any cost.
00:14:31Companies are in survival mode. They need
00:14:34market share, they are willing to cut prices even at a
00:14:38loss. And this is a little scary for Europe.
00:14:41Especially Germany, and indeed the entire world.
00:14:45And the Chinese financial system supports
00:14:47this. Thus, all banks stay
00:14:51afloat. When they issue loans, they don't care.
00:14:56They don't even care if they can get that
00:14:58money back, the financial system just keeps giving
00:15:02money to all these companies and as a result, a huge
00:15:06oversupply remains, which is why it is so difficult to compete with Chinese-made
00:15:10products. The consequences are felt all over the
00:15:13world.
00:15:15Countries like Germany are facing decreased demand for their
00:15:18products, and those who try to build factories have to struggle to
00:15:22compete with China's dumping prices.
00:15:28China thinks about China, if a company
00:15:31incurs losses, but can compete with another company in
00:15:34the US or Europe.
00:15:39enough, they will deal with
00:15:41profitability
00:15:45later. China is slowing growth for the opportunity to restructure its
00:15:49economy, but what can be done to
00:15:53accelerate it?
00:15:57If we can adopt bolder fiscal and
00:16:00monetary measures, China's economy can recover
00:16:04very quickly.
00:16:10I hope that the Chinese government will shift its
00:16:13focus from supply
00:16:15to demand
00:16:18and direct fiscal resources to social
00:16:20spending.
00:16:24At the moment, Beijing is willing to endure short-term difficulties for
00:16:28long-term results, such as technological self-sufficiency and
00:16:31financial
00:16:32stability.
00:16:37Another developing economic sector from Asia:
00:16:40holistic healing methods. Ayurveda, which means the science of
00:16:44life, has existed in India for thousands of years, it views
00:16:48the body, mind and soul of a person as
00:16:52a single whole. It is believed that the correct balance between
00:16:56elements enhances self-healing abilities.
00:16:59Currently, a fundamental modernization of Ayurveda is taking place in
00:17:03India.
00:17:07massage, oils,
00:17:10relaxation, that's what most people associate with Ayurveda,
00:17:13but that's far from all.
00:17:17After centuries of being in the background, Ayurveda is now
00:17:20becoming mainstream.
00:17:24Dr. Aishwarya Jayaram, a doctor who has practiced Ayurveda
00:17:28for 15 years, closely follows these changes. She
00:17:31works at Sanjeevanam Hospital, which combines traditional
00:17:35Ayurveda with modern healthcare.
00:18:07thousands of years, its foundation is the balance between
00:18:11mind, body and
00:18:12spirit,
00:18:15it relies on nature, medicinal plants,
00:18:19nutrition and lifestyle changes.
00:18:22Before, 14-15 years ago, people came simply
00:18:26for relaxation, rejuvenation retreats,
00:18:28but now more and more people are looking at
00:18:32Ayurveda as a method of treatment, they
00:18:35choose Ayurveda as their...
00:19:46Based on this, I am confident that there will be an annual growth of
00:19:4915-20%.
00:19:53Undoubtedly, in 3-4 years it will exceed 20 billion
00:19:56dollars.
00:20:02He says that growth could accelerate even further if
00:20:05Ayurvedic medicines are approved.
00:20:10In India, approval is required from the country receiving the product,
00:20:14its licensing body must have a system to study this
00:20:17product and issue approval. Currently, this
00:20:20is not the case, and this is what is missing. In these countries, there is no licensing body
00:20:24that would approve medicines. He says that the government can help
00:20:27here. Over the past decade, the government has actively
00:20:31promoted Ayurveda, calling it "India's soft
00:20:34power." A special ministry was created.
00:20:37funds were invested in research, educational institutions and
00:20:41infrastructure, as well as in its international promotion.
00:20:44Wellness tourism is another area where Ayurveda holds
00:20:47a leading position. Emily Terrier. from France and her thorough
00:20:51research in search of a cure for endometriosis brought her
00:20:55here. In Western medicine, in fact, the view of the problem is very
00:20:58limited. I read about endometriosis, it is associated with
00:21:02what you eat, with your daily routine, with many things,
00:21:05so when I read about Ayurveda, it seemed very
00:21:09interesting to me, perhaps it is a solution that would help me
00:21:12cope with my illness, because I had a very hard time in
00:21:16everyday life. Aishwarya says that such cases from...
00:21:23represent a broader global shift towards more holistic and long-term approaches to health. This
00:21:27is confirmed by the fact that many Western countries now
00:21:30have their own Ayurvedic wellness centers. We
00:21:34are seeing a significant increase in awareness among the younger
00:21:37generation, especially regarding a balanced,
00:21:40healthy lifestyle. I think they are looking for balance, and
00:21:44this definitely leads them to Ayurveda in combination with
00:21:47yoga. In her opinion, the growing interest in Ayurveda.
00:29:27the deportation of protected persons from occupied territory
00:29:30to the territory of the occupying power or to the territory of
00:29:34any other state, regardless of whether they are
00:29:37occupied or not, the occupying power will not be able to
00:29:41deport or transfer a part of its own
00:29:44civilian population to the territory it has occupied.
00:30:43"I am Rosa Iosina, Zhilinskaya,
00:30:46I am 97 years old, I survived the
00:30:50Holocaust, and I am a participant in the Great
00:30:53Patriotic War, I was born in
00:30:561925, in Pachkovy."