hearing system of total surveillance on economic expansion, without scruples and again and again, he provokes and threatens with the military aggression the chinese president believes his way is far superior than that of western democracy. china's president, she ging ping starts july 30th on d, w. ah, this week on world stories, germany a year after the flood, uganda battling air pollution. but we began in latvia where a drone manufacturer is seeing a spike in demand because of the ukraine war. many of the companies employees are

from ukraine. a few weeks ago these ukranian refugees did not know which way to turn a screwdriver. now they're building drones for the ukrainian army. atlas aerospace, the latvian company, they now work for san explosion and demand for military grade recognizance drones with the onset of the war in ukraine previously was like i was happy to sell 10 drawn. sco monson. now you, if you're talking about extra $100.00, pay up amount of stuff to feed him if it's not enough and we need to sell to think how we're going to sell more. atlas builds drones that are small enough to be carried by one soldier. they are highly sought after by ukrainian special forces. units equipped with these drones can cover large areas for reconnaissance and stream their video feeds back to base in real time. in for red thermal imaging cameras turn night into day. atlas says tools like this help save soldiers lives

and the ukrainians are buying so far more than 100. drones have already been delivered. the batter club has become a bit more transparent. maybe you have soldiers that are just more independent can act independently because they already have all the data and what's happening over the next hill behind that wall justice on ukraine's battlefields. consumer drones from china have had a starring role in propaganda video circulating on social media that the soldiers have been modifying these drones to drop bombs often to devastating effect. yeah. what's the yellow you won't be stuck in there, but experts say using chinese may drones is potentially dangerous. this video allegedly shows an artillery strike honing in on a ukrainian drone operator. it's been claim that d j i. the

chinese firm producing these drones is passing on gio tracking information to the russian military. something the company denies. back in latvia, atlas aerospace is hiring more ukrainians to increase production. they are keen to help level, but the line that we're making trends for the ukranian army with the help of d strains, we shall win the war. that war is a money maker for some all of these green bags will be going to ukraine and they won't be the last. on average, these drones only last for 48 hours in combat. and so the flow of equipment will continue a year after the flood catastrophe in the art valley. much of the major damage has been repaired but for

the people affected by the deluge. the emotional scars will take longer to heal one year after scenes of abandonment. this used to be a tranquil village street with half timbered houses and gardens on the banks of the ar. the apparently harmless stream that became a raging torrent. taking cars, houses everything with it, and leaving lasting marks on the people here. on that side, unsafe for life. are you afraid of water even of taking a shower on her j o you hear the sound of the water coming out of the shower head and it remind you of that rushing sand. and the wetness. laska full. you? yeah, hendrix, childhood home survived the flood, but an outside wall almost collapsed. after 8 months of work,

the family was able to move back in at least 134 people died when the are flooded. hundreds are still missing, including annually as neighborhood the reddish alton, if i guess i'll never forget it. oh, good paul. this massive water just popped the door open and my kid yell dialect my, my mom help mom help life. and then suddenly it was quiet. and i didn't see some people for 3 days, and then i saw them and i knew ok, they're safe, nothing happened to them present. and they said i didn't mix puffy at these are images from the days after the flood mud and debris piled up meters high. back then we visited mohammed abdul hamid who was trying to salvage what he could from his rented barbershop shopping. i've been here 6 years. i've lost everything in shambles for laura,

for months he gave haircuts outside. now finally, his salon is open ago, but hardly any work has been done on many houses. some are in danger of collapsing . sometimes it's unclear who's responsible for paying to fix them up. not many people had insurance. state aid payments have not arrived yet. or there not enough mohammed hair salon is an exception. think that i'll who does is still and i'm really happy that the shops up and running again that every day life is back that i get to see my customers. we don't mind it condenses in. yeah, my heart is dancing. mine has fun in his. i'm tonton once again, the r is a harmless looking stream. but for many here, the havoc it caused a year ago is far from over. ah,

air pollution is the 2nd biggest killer in africa after 8th. a young climate activist is taking matters into her own hands and forcing the authorities to do more to improve air quality. you can them claim it activity he would. and natalia is concerned about the air quality in her city. they smoke from banning waste traffic. fumes and industrial emissions have made compello, one of africa's most polluted cities that are here, feel very unclean. very poorly said it filled shocking delays of a sudden change in smell that you can feel it doesn't feel healthy at all. natalia runs, you can, the group of the climate change movement fridays for future. she is known for

speaking up for the environment, but now she is taking action makeover. you wants to sue the city authorities. she accuses them of failing to come, but air pollution, hospitals are seeing an increase in illnesses linked to breathing bad air such as lank cancer and asthma. and we have done studies a credit when you get a 100, a 1000 as magic's. okay. and for them for one year, what recall i told on passing the us $27.00 of them would have died in the year. natalia, once the city authorities to do more to talk with a problem where they have the power to regulate the amount of cars that are coming in and out of the city that are contributing so much to the air pollution. i feel like there should be more trees on the road side, legacy in other cities abroad that help in cleaning up the air. i feel that there's

an issue with our west damping, sweating and collection, and that needs to be checked. but the authorities see that they don't have the money to clean up the cities here. one of the biggest problems companies like is wanting government of you got us. what does we're willing are very, very thankful, but the big ones we have require big funding. and that's what i call upon i development partners, dorsal communion support. you going to has stick in some states to help reduce air pollution. it has been to the input of older, less environmentally friendly cars, and authorities planned to expand public transport to help the congest the city. but the problem of emissions remains until this key pollute has, are effectively addressed. makalya sees that compl as it is unlikely to get any clean ah,

in the wake of the butcher massacre and ukraine, a team of hair dressers and stylists, are donating some much needed comfort and care in the form of free haircuts and beauty treatments. they have survived the very worst now these future residents want to look their very best with 3 haircuts manicures, facials, and massages. because the beauty volunteers have come to town. the groups founder all have ellis gus as they helped those who suffered because of the russian invasion agree granholm. their houses are damaged but they want to steal a does have might not have mice will themselves because they eat or maybe it builds their life. yeah. ah, stylus, dennis,

tech and echo had to flee the war in the east himself. he says he's just doing what he knows best. right now i can do this and i do do what i do, you know? and make some people happy. barbara golub at him and then co says the volunteers are kind of battalion fighting and what he calls the beauty front. but their work is often anything but skin deep to speak with them to understand, understand her male lord and hale. and we'll try to understand feelings and it's like art therapy, i think. and some of the people here say the treatments, give them more than inner piece. they can spark hope and a show crushing it. will it have see butch and better future? this was the one the for city, a beautiful european country. when wasn't, we cannot be slaves with it. we want to be free to live in dignity, to earn money,

to raise children, to rebuild our town. we will have better times with founder or house as the volunteers have to be strong. the hear many, many painful stories, but we have no maybe choice to me to cry or to show our feelings. no, no, we're here to help. that's why when he's drunk, when last we must be happy, smile. the beauty volunteers are hoping to expand, raise more money, visit more towns and cities. and as the war grinds on, that there's every chance they'll be able to continue work, which they call the way of serving the country. ah

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