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close enough to see what the other side having for lunch that's how these ukrainian troops have spent the last few years just 300 meters from the russian backed separatists facing them the whole night without a single shot i don't remember a day like that maybe on the 1st night of the cease fire it's a strange and there's no finite or you get all nervous we're used to the shooting and the conflict may have fallen out of the headlines but the shooting and the death continues less than a 10 minute drive away a young woman out walking with her child was severely wounded by a stray bullet just last week our guide through the trenches on xander was in his 2nd year cadet school when the call for a recount when he unrolled he could hardly have imagined that he would soon find himself a 1000 kilometers from home fighting a trench war was the only everyone is tight of the war as parents wives worried about them back home if the politicians can sort this out by talking why not if we
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withdraw from here it's not a disaster as long as the opponent just the same but than it does with $42.00. but off camera many soldiers are more skeptical they don't want to give up territory regain from the separatists and the cost of many lives a presence selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory. thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine that the selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the but with city. we
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need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future of this war needs to end i've lost so many comrades already. giving the other site making peace but that's going to be tough. the repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades the litter this landscape it's about the war in people's heads. during the recent street demonstrations in hong kong the police have used tear gas against the protesters many who were sprayed with tear gas now complain of health problems and it's not just demonstrators.
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kathy ju and patricia levy rented their green room apartment in hong kong suburb of 2 months the 2 maids felt it was a good deal price was reasonable and the building in good shape but now they wish they had never moved here coming along here my nose off an itch is in my skin feels itchy and dry i feel very uncomfortable and i have diarrhea that usually lasts for a few days and had to go to the toilet a few times every night. coming up kathy. things that it is a consequence of the ga ga's don't mung has become one of the hotspots of hong kong's protests often clashes occur just below their window that night also usually protesters would set up roadblocks here police would then come to remove them and they fired tear gas to try to catch the protesters says the couple they seem to like it. since june the police have fired more than 10000 canisters of tear gas
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chemical irritant that mainly affects the i used lungs and the skin it's use is prohibited as a chemical weapon in warfare the louden riot control although it's effects are meant to be temporary to have been case reports of chronic eye diseases caused by the chemical. they were also some cases that they know as much to begin with but after exposure to tear gas some of the protesters actually developed a spray like symptoms for 2 to 3 years who there there were also cases that people develop chronic eczema to get skin problems going to tartus for a number of years. while the highest risk lies with frontline protesters and join the list residents have little chance to escape the consequences of tear gas as many protests happening in densely populated areas is a magical call if i saw a doctor he asked me where i live and then he said i should consider moving away if
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i could tell you some insight on that. both of them plan to stay with relatives for some time but moving home is out of question the landlord would not let them cancel the account. pirates have become of big problem in the gulf of guinea. a few days ago they kidnapped a tanker crew and are holding them for ransom the nigerian government has promised to crack down on pirate activity. from the outside the beautiful wetlands of nigeria inside a problematic history we argued in the vast creeks of the niger delta. and this is where pirates operate from a labyrinth of more tolerance but it's not only home to criminals lives near by the river the source of income transports goods and people he's careful since he was
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attacked by pirates the. critics like misplaces when they. drive down to the creeks. forest the armed man wanted to take the engine off his boat when they realized it wasn't good enough they got him go they took his money instead from then on the peregrina stopped working after sunset we are very scared. when driving on the sea or in the river because you don't know when exactly the corpse so sometimes if they are that you're on the way the king will with all your money so piracy. is a very big problem. they want to be there before pirates strike members
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of the nigerian navy are headed out on their legs headquarters to money toward the scene here given rare access. to accompany them on their daily patrol warm it up good. and important often very good for okla kuala is responsible for navigation and training on board there is only one vessel that money tours hundreds of not to call miles a day but the navy doesn't have enough vessels and personnel to prevent piracy attacks fall is near for more train in a position of more platform a condition of if ments commit spares for the vessels given the business absolutely saw this as a very difficult is indespensible another challenge west african countries have different policies to protect their waters in movies of the order there are also. countries in the gulf of guinea to come together to effectively money to do the because even though you know as india is called the paris is to be
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never was a modern day where they'll find a loophole and they do what this navy vessel is monitoring one part of the gulf of guinea and attack is reported on the same day a few 100 miles down south and oil tanker similar to this one passing by us has been targeted the nigerian navy is not there maritime security should start here in the niger delta before an attack happens locals tell us they want a thory tese to deploy more security to stop lawlessness in the creeks and to eradicate piracy altogether. india has a huge problem with garbage and how to get rid of it but a company in bangalore has found a way to convert garbage into via gas so they help clean up the environment and earn some money. in the heart of
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bangalore garbage is festering everywhere this neighborhood is drowning in it the population has grown rapidly the infrastructure hasn't kept pace entrepreneur. has not enough he's teamed up with chemistry teacher padmashree battleground to encourage residents to separate their trash. he collects it is rule material it has to be well suited for his operating costs go up this is nearly 100 percent. and that means to. the floors in our language. i would rate this extremely good and this is now good enough. gas is in demand all over india for things like cooking. carbon lights brand has managed to establish itself well. what we are producing as an end product is about a 90 to 94 percent of meet him which means it's much better than natural gas it can
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displace any fossil fuel. so at the end of the day we're creating. a clean clean then you will energy right here in. the potential for bio gases huge normally $5000.00 tons of trash a day end up in landfills salters it's not only a waste of real materials. it's the most unscientific waste our tax splays of all causes diseases pollution creates again which is. a source. that's. adding. some maryon wants to see less gaba jenning up in landfills and more of it recycles it would certainly boost his business he already has several plants in operation. this one process is a list 13 terms of food waste
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a day for mighty and industrial parks under screen 870 jobs. to have. with. his business. it's. creating more jobs and. somas already expanded into 2 for the states and has plans for more with investors getting on board the ways to feel business model could be a viable way for cities to finally clean up their act. climate
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