system of total surveillance on economic expansion, without scruples and again and again, she provokes and threatens with the military aggression the chinese president believes that his way is for superior than that of western democracy. china's president, changing pain distorts july 30th on d. w. a . hello and welcome to focus on europe. thank you for joining us for this week's edition. let me begin by saying that i am really thankful this studio here is air conditioned because outside the sweltering heat wave continues across europe. people are suffering from the heat with countries continually reporting record high

temperatures. and while fires are igniting not just in southern europe, but in central european countries, and even in the typically cooler northern parts, heat waves, and drought each. a consequence of human induced climate change are becoming bigger problems every year. some of the consequences of climate change have almost biblical proportions like on the italian island of sardinia, where the province surrounding or a tele has been plagued by locusts since 2019 rising temperatures have pushed up locust numbers and come summer huge swarms reek havoc on wild life, including on farmers, crops, months of hardware can be wiped out in a matter of hours and the question is, can these insects be stopped? ah, a baron landscape. and the last stragglers of a recent locust swarm, the insects left

a trail of devastation in their wake. also won farmer anthony hello, browse pastures ah close in what there is nothing left. look at the soil and wondered, they devoured everything. what look, look here. see how many locus there are? well, like one to cover the shuttle. the slurry tank is full of locusts. anton hello, had to move his 800 goats to the surrounding countryside as there was nothing left for them to graze on here. the insect even ate the hay for the winter, which will mean higher costs on a job that's already hardly profitable craft. but normally it's impossible to calculate. the damage is the constant o'clock. we've had locust invasion since 2019 . come on, but it's never been as bad as this year. no like was to live in a request on our pro fuel an estimated 50000 actors of land in sardinia have been effected. the epicenter of the plague is the tier so

river valley. so multiple is only the 5th, but this whole area has been ravaged by the locust oscillate. the gallow figure, the sponge helmet they. they moved along the river with a flood plains below this mountain range. oh, for ideal conditions for lucas ali, a soap talk was that got they like it? like the little mardina, gavin owen fabio worked for the regional agriculture agency. part of their job is to try to gain control over the past. really kick with thought here this female is laying her eggs. the grid that are femina, but she digs a whole clue, said outside of a nuclear then and go the eggs we met they leeward for every female deposits up to 30 eggs 3 times each season. will take talk with shut up there. these are the pods they laid their eggs in africa 3 next to each other called the internal dish. inside that the eggs of the locust, ne aline, their life cycle. last from april to july, harlem at the lulu, they lay eggs 3 times,

and then they die. that bone of but that evolved if we more you, locusts will even eat other dead locusts, fabio says proper plowing of the land is an important tool for combating invasions that it would have an effect. but it may ploughing is important in order to get the eggs out of the ground that went on to the surface. they, because only their can, they be eaten by their natural predators, burns, pigs wild boys, or other on the force from yaya to the chatham public. any miley shall neely arturo cocoa from the university of sorry, research is locusts. he explains multiple factors contribute to locust infestation, which began on sardinia in 2019 secret man. there can be, i mean, to climate change plays a big role you mall because we now have long, dry periods eatable receive. on top of that son know more and more land has been abandoned, tanya called him. it's no longer being cultivated or managed to liquidity bazzi on . i've been very thought. mm. the use of chemicals is only effective against young

locusts. plus, there are large areas where pesticides cannot be used anyway because there devoted to organic farming researchers are therefore relying on natural predators. first and foremost, this beetle malebranche, variable, us, that bothered up on then also that are important that we must do whatever it takes to protect and propagate the locus natural predators soon. and their la had that. but i thought the only way we could control this infestation would red linkedin seat that request they be questing for us. that's your gabino and fabio collect the beatles as they are currently the most successful weapon for preventing future locust plagues that bonnie lew over arlene, this is a delay. its eggs in the hole where the locusts have their egg salad. in the linda beat. love i eat the locusts eggs. they were tried to capture as many beetles as possible and places where they're not needed that of oral and used and where we need their help out only over my guy, the tennis channel, or generational the meno. in 2021 sardine as regional government made

a plan to combat the locust plagues. this includes an app for reporting swarms organic pesticides and farmers being required to plow their land. mm. even now, you know, and fabio are working hard so that next summer their native island will be spared from the insect. in many european countries and the us are supplying ukraine with tanks, rocket launchers, and rifles to resist rushes, invasion, and humanitarian aid is also being sent to ukraine ins. one thing they're lacking though are some very specific kinds of cars. altering automobiles like su, v's and pickups. these vehicles are mainly needed near battle lines to bring food or ammunition, or to evacuate the wounded. ja check you go. beta is bringing such vehicles to ukraine. the initiative is funded by donations and for him and his friends, the more cars, the better. ah, erie co,

pets is inspecting the axle suspension here and also he's helping to get this old korean off rhoda in shape. the vehicle will soon be heading to ukraine. check the suspension. it's not sitting. might like the used car was purchased with donations. the men overhauled it for free. it's to be handed over to ukraine's armed forces at no charge. but on that, we're looking for off road vehicles that could be put to use at the front body, for example, to transport the wounded image on a daily they should have all wheel drive, which is possible. well known polish journalist and author yacht psycho bada came up with the idea for this initiative. since the invasion began, he has been in the ukraine several times and eventually started collecting donations. where breakfast williams, reaching out with the gordon. i'm

a reporter and the job is my life. look at the i and since i'll be going over there quite often i wanted the ukrainians to get something out of it. but let them little . so i launched this fundraising initiative and was able to buy for vehicles including that one total and he learned what was needed most during his trips visual talk, you are to letting the major power send tanks and artillery, but they don't have enough everyday vehicles. and they really need them in my own. i realize there's no point in sending good new cars because they'll have a short lifespan and ukraine says recuperate, should i bring these cars to the troops of the 24th mechanized brigade and the dunbar. jo, dr. google, i have friends fighting there has they received a beautiful new car from the u. k. that only survived for 2 days from boucher on the south pink, some awkward norville down glucose. so it was, i'm glad the evelyn loves loca, a native ukrainian is packing donations. from a canadian 8 organization to be brought along. this is a very, very expensive am and quite badly needed because suitable for anybody,

for the soldiers or for the general population. and we've thrown a couple of a toys for kids. just, you know, they're, they're going through a war. and so just had a couple of things with the box had a little bit of space. so we put it in. and then here am, is a drawing that one of the children in canada, hadron for ukraine. so it will be passing on a couple of these for 84 year old father and other relatives are still and key if it's a source of constant worry and very saddened and it's bewildering to me that in the 21st century we have something like this going on, he was also urgently needed in ukraine. the country is suffering fuel shortages, so yeah, 2nd, evelyn will be taking supplies both for themselves. and as a donation yaki however, is up here tomorrow. the 1st time i went to ukraine, there were only 2 filling stations along the entire road from levine to newport,

but that's about 900 kilometer. did you visit? one would only let you buy 20 leaders. the other 10 and even for that ukrainians had to stand in line for 24 hours a little stretch. so you had to stay in line around the clock just to get 10 leaders of fuel dishes to do for you, but everything's ready to go. fuel reserves, donations of medical supplies, and to vehicles and ins. okay. so far i will see 290000 kilometers on the vehicle with both the ah, it's a 5 hour drive to the ukrainian border and a few more hours to levine. a long journey for the old car and its passengers. the next day they've almost reached their destination. yet sick hands over the remaining fuel reserves and a vehicle on a parking lot on the outskirts of town. we can't say exactly where for security reasons,

even for the tally will help make sure the vehicles reach the forces on the front line. nissan altima hotel motion boys, we have as many vehicles as they can get a bomb pickup trucks. it all will light off, rotors will be on all will many buses are all great options because they can get through grass with mud and other surfaces really well really just, i have great respect for the poles and all the other europeans who are helping us scar the pull my it together will wind amazon will next week. yeah, they cool varden plans to bring another 2 vehicles, general crane, or a country fighting to defend its independence. since the beginning of the russian invasion around one 3rd of the ukrainian population has had to flee millions have found shelter abroad, and among them are sasha and her 17 year old daughter ana, who were staying with a host family in berlin. now on paper, they're safe, but how safe you actually feel when you're starting a new life in

a foreign country and facing all of the challenges that that brings. how do you deal with making a fresh start? while many of those you care about remain in a war torn country, a reporter accompanied sasha and ana as they took their 1st steps in the german capital. a rushes violent invasion of a crane has forced millions of people to flee their homes. and sasha are now refugees and germany notion, chris with a heart are still in ukraine, tear super in when the he argued that my friend stayed enchanted. he, i think my classmates would been, was to pretty much i can't bear the thought that they did not have the chance to escape what i mean, even though they wanted to what britain. it's terrifying to bring it's hard because i can't help them. reach him from which in anna was

finishing up high school social work to the call center. the war completely changed their lives when beaten ruffled and naturally they bond us from day wallowing a deal. so the very 1st week we moved to my mother's house and hid them in order. we were in the basement the whole time, a porcelain was valued as lead shot. the bombing started timothy. after a while, we could tell what kind of shell had fallen just by the sound. those 1st days we knew a lot of people who died in the street away from civilians. ordinary people, our neighbor prophesied the national guard. ha! but after the 3rd attempt, another sasha managed to escape. they now live with a host family amberlynn. oh, john gender, feminine susan's looks honest. we humans are social being with if someone falls down next to you,

you feel empathy and help them out. and it's only natural for descriptions on on sasha have signed up for a german class. me the courses offered by the church for free. i think it is a sub. and do you have children e i 2 children. well, i the name of your wife, your husband. i morton is who i am single. mm hm. okay. thank you very much. not a if the with oh yes, good. and we want to started your money to play at them a. that's why we moved into that. i saw it on the g o my me

a very with this not just the current situation that weighs on them. they are also still grieving the death of and his father. he died fighting separatists in 2017 as follow rules has i stand here. i think of husband ranch and he died very early in the schools. we found our peace with its habit was at all got my decision. but all those painful feelings are back again. i am wattsey, it's all so sound and sharon, it's shannon and sasha want to say thanks to their hosts. so they are cooking a typical ukrainian dish. that also brings up memories of their own lives are and i want to see my grin and eat, grinned grinned. my thought is that there wasn't beautiful thinking in the whole

year and don't meet my friend and talk about oh, how is a feeling and everything is fine or maybe some think it's terrible and just took more school over all they have gotten used to their new life and they get along well with their host family. really good. it feels like we're having dinner with our own family. we're already entirely comfortable without german family. it's like being home good dormer, tucson. berlin is also growing on the la couldn't yet most of this, and there most of them are new brands in the making. i want to to come back to ukraine to see my family members. but i think about leaving in

german for my life in the future. because like as country and you've done those, i'm too old to completely overturn my former life. but i knew my relatives are in ukraine on my house to. i want emma to decide for herself whether she wants to stay in germany or return to ukraine. you leave, but i want to go home sunday so that when the war is over, i will definitely do that. that's in at this deal. but as to when that might be, for now, mother and daughter have no idea. daughter, good deal, ludovic. muhammad z ahead is a scholar of islam, a mosque founder, and he's openly gay. he was reported to be the 1st french muslim to be sibling married to another man. and while many would argue that was his right, there are those who say islam and homosexuality are not compatible, even in mar, say in the south of france,

whereas i had lives. he has allies in his fight against prejudices. but the path he's chosen is long and risky. law one on law mom ludovic, mohammed's ahead, is praying for tolerance and he's happy to do so with a woman. that in itself is already pretty unusual. but the real surprise is that the muslim scholar is openly homosexual. and fighting for gays to be accepted in islam or the risk if up with effect, this can't go on with it for the others too much violence, pressure and degradation gone off it on again, people pretend we don't exist. sometimes there's even physical violence in our families and community healthy dongle family. none of them knew there. after studying to become an, a mom. back in his native country of algeria, zach had fled here to mar, say, in southern france, in his new home he came out as homosexual and founded an islamic institute. these

days he also officiate gay weddings i've flown cur massey, that hello told me a thank you for coming her to sorta see dish. i'm very honored to take part in the ceremony. as it ceremony, it's about acceptance and standing one's ground on it officially. same sex marriages are not allowed in islam bo was refer, congratulations, bob, book 30. that's why sammy mom's in france have threatens i head and pitted muslims against him. as i did come up with a cerebral are very angry without knowing me. it's crazy that people can hate you. i want to see you dead without even knowing you. bought it thought, follow clinic. according to one survey, over 2 thirds of muslims in france have prejudices against homosexuals that the will, muslims,

we don't have that kind of thing. need be me. we behave with decency, i, i, she, no dish or la fed to death homeless. she had to for us to be homosexual and do such things. their mom is a terrible sin sang and that's why muslims don't do that. he fakers, emmy, do you mind if i sound but i had wants to belong to the muslim community. he's already gone on 5 pilgrimages to the holy muslim city of macca. he wants to show that homosexuals can be good muslims. he said it hasn't. that was important to me and those to be physically present and show to be exist and are part of the community when exist. okay, back to let them know that we have the same practices and that for no less human or spiritual, just because we're of as they put it different for the on the fell. the a mom is calling for open discussion about a new reformed islam with more tolerance towards minorities. he moderates talks on

social media, and today's gases are a catholic clergyman and so lima, one of few women who are a moms country. she said that you get them. so asia, farts is sure that you, well, better than me that says, we have created man, we have created way. and we have created something in between. so lima values her brother and faith and says he is breaking new ground. what linda vick is doing is he is creating an institution. he's institutionalizing and new, modern i am inclusive islam. and this is new. there is nobody offering those tools because i had also wants to protect those who are in danger because of their sexual orientation. like this group of homosexual refugees,

some have had their lives threatened back in their home countries and their fellow believers here don't always show them tolerance either. oh, well i thought it was time to sound the alarm for toner and the mom has been supporting this artistic work for years here. the group is putting on a dance performance. oh, for cult often. it makes me happy to see how much good at those to participants boxes. and it's interesting for the audience too, because some struggle to understand these identities either hong, or they're just a reality, was to audience discovers here through our, to the whole. and that's a wonderful thing to go to the class hockey stick, excessive amicable in order to win over more people for his cause, ludovic,

mohammed's had wants to share this with others. he's determined to keep at it despite the risks we want to sure there are moments when you're afraid of her, but not really. and that's not going to hold us back to it. by 2nd teams, i thought there are unfortunately only a few wild rivers left here in europe. the view also in albany is one of the last that still flows untamed and free. it's a unique ecosystem that has remained largely undisturbed by human influences. and it's now been decided that it should stay that way. the government in toronto wants to turn the viola and all of its tributaries into europe's 1st wild river. national park. that's music to the ears of nature, lovers, and environmentalists. although they don't quite trust the government's plans video. so river and its tributaries are

a rarity in europe as they are still largely wild. biologist aussie nika has been fighting to keep it that way for 12 years. and to keep the river safe from hydro electric plants construction had already started at the size of 3000 dams that are being projected in the balkans. so 90 percent of these dams are the so called small scale hydros. actually, they are bringing almost nothing to their energy grid, but at the same time they are having the huge ecological footprint albanian power grew to supplied almost entirely by hydro electric plants. but they can't meet demand to keep the vio, san tat. environmentalists have been calling for a national park for years. it's actually our last chance to steal contained the free flowing river. not for the albin and a lot, but it's on a european context. finally, in early june, the albanian government promised to establish a national park. not that kids,

no new power plants are to be built on the visa. but we can't speak of a national park where there will be only plants and animals bark. there will be economic development for people as well. the music on a me, bernie osi champion, vehicle says government people, local residents, question the projects, integrity ackman. bizarre ne offers rafting tours for backpackers. for years he's been campaigning to legally protect the v o. so for gentle tourism in the region and no dams, eyes, god, damn albania, we, we have not all the coffee dens thought the believe worth of the government. see, because what the government now say they can change it. essentially the views as future depends on whether it's protection as a national park has signed into law. and on that those in power let this river stay wild. that brings us to the end of this edition of focus on europe. if you missed anything or want to share a report, you can always find our program on our website. it's d w dot com. thank you for

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with this is dw, is coming to live from berlin. a new period of uncertainty starts for italy as prime minister mario druggie resides throughout the took the step after losing the support of parts of his coalition. we look at what this means for the country. italy is also one of the countries bearing the brunt of climate change. rice powers and the north are facing financial ruin has the region suffers this worst drought and 70 years also come.