new dot com. ah ah. this week on world stories, botswana, russian sanctions cause diamond boom. italy house calls on horseback. but let's start in ukraine. over 2000 and schools have been destroyed or damaged since the outbreak of war. this ukrainian village is working to rebuild. there's pauline as lots of time on her hands to draw, but she would love to do other things to lose. and the reason i miss my friends, i love and i miss my teacher, he me it's been 5 months now since the children were at school. the last time was

in february, it was supposed to include an excursion, but it was a fateful day. oh so, but all we were supposed to go to the river to see the ice melting well before. and we couldn't make it because it was the 24th of allotment, voluptuous. paulina mother says the lack of schooling makes her question the decision to stay in ukraine. rush in forces attacked their village at the start of the war. their school was seriously damaged, leaving all the kids stuck at home. a wall has been fixed, but most of the windows are still broken and there is no heating. the classrooms will remain empty until basic facilities are restored. oksana is the literature teacher. better said on the 1st day of the war, did the for children started to text me and say good bye. returning into her old classroom is difficult. she's concerned about her

students said to her bollicheck. well, it's very painful when you realised that our children said, we don't know what to morrow will bring his name to it. will there be any future our kids don't deserve. this isn't as a slow ho. ukrainian forces blew up this bridge to stop the rush since coming. but people here are scared of new rocket attacks. so scared, the mayor asked us not to use the name of the village in this report. pauline andrew classmates don't want to wait for the war to end to go back to school. they sell what they have and what they may to try to fix things will be able to go back to school soon, raise money, and the school can be repaired. ukrainian children are growing up quickly. here they are fighting for a future with what ever they can find. ah, sanctions for the war and ukraine have pushed russia out of the global jewel trade

. botswana, the world's 2nd largest source of ra diamonds, is using this to search ahead for 2 years killer booklet low caling struggled to fight the job after finishing school when she was offered a trainee position at this diamond processing factory. i'm. this is the thing. so if the tammy, i police a mixer a lately so that and they me in the name any legal, they're very thin. if any, no credit a problem for years the country has been pushing to not only export rough diamonds, but also to attract companies that processed them here to adding value and creating jobs. now, more than 30 companies cut and polish diamonds locally. so daneen,

but fun under garment is quite our pro diamond industry. now it is the main industry for most wanna ease of doing business in botswana for diamond cutting and polishing is, is, is quite a weitel thing. why people are easily able to come here instead of the businesses lent locked botswana, was once one of the poorest countries in the world until it's discovered vast diamond deposits in less than 20 years. it had turned itself into a success story, as well as the middle income country. but the success wouldn't have been possible without this mine and wanting the richest diamond mine in the world, employing more than 6000 people. the government struck a unique deal with the world's biggest diamond cooperation dubious. each site owns 50 percent of the mine. russia currently can't export diamonds to major markets like the u. s. and diamond prices have spiked by 20 percent since the beginning of the war. mining companies and the government here are only cautiously talking about

possibly filling this gap. but economist rudolph boy doesn't believe they should. they should take advantage of the classes in iraq. the wine ukraine is very, it's very painful. i watch news every day. i don't like what is happening there. ah, but you know, in, on economic point of view, they come to put on, i should have started to promote levels on adam once for that, not these are the best dumb ones. those are now blended our month. back at the diamond processing factory, cho level really look, billing is hoping to get a job as a polish her when she finishes her training. and chances are goods, the company is expanding and constantly hiring new people. ah, the climate crisis has been affecting countries for years. now it's impacting regions that aren't known for extreme climates, such as brandenburg in germany. there should be water flowing down this river bed. but the black ellis during the germans,

tate of brandon book, has dried up. again, a consequence of heat waves and drought. water piped in from a nearby lake replenish the river at least a bit. which time hu bye works for a stay thrown company that we cultivate this former mining landscapes. he regularly monitors the block ester as it is, but outside the us part has dried up repeatedly during hot summer spells in the past 3 years. that many countries are already familiar with extreme droughts due to climate change. but low water levels like you in brandon book have become a concern in germany to in the nearby flood control center. mike, all rich managers discourse resource in local lakes and rivers, sending it where it isn't that most every drought season makes his job harder since ins. escalates, will me, my name is natalie. water shortages always increase potential for conflict between users who need the river water. if there is

a water shortage and this is more and more often the case here than this potential for conflict worsens buttons, awkward. in other parts of brandon book, alto tis have already kept the amount of water for private households, but only 50 kilometers away from here. rows of burn trees testify to another danger mattie, as bower and other volunteers fought wildfire in this brandon book forest. one of the regions biggest fires this year, it burned more than $1000.00 hector's. as vocalist in the situation was in part life threatening and it pushed experienced firefight as to their limits at yahoo. some even had to run for their lives. there was norquist. however, on the 11th then, police have launched an arson investigation. firefighter said that the blaze could only have spread so quickly due to this year's extreme drought. he and his colleagues are now training to fight even more intense forest fires than they are. you still at that us how to senior in other countries like southern spain or

southern france, where serious wildfires are nor frequent. you can watch what's happening there, right. and on the news firefighters, they're familiar with it overnight. we've never seen anything like it here until now. was presented thought rush time, huber brandon book is in the race against time to adapt to the fast changing climate. when dr. roberto on faso makes calls to his patience, he does so in a time tested manner on horseback. the question internist is known throughout the piedmont region ah. amber and roberto, an inseparable duel from long gave in italy's piedmont region. but this is no pony drag. they're on their way to work. your futrell 3 mario

a lot of fun. her. yes. state it go under her doctor on the horse as my assistant. she spoke my friend and the message that i bring to my patience, ah, the pair ride up and down the hilly terrain. as long as it's not an emergency doctor on 1st though, prefers to ride to his appointments. so his 1st task of the day is to get his assistant ready for action. burger towel on, but i i am bradley sima. hello, gorgeous suantlan. bon. booker throughput. like i brought you a little treat quite a bump, amber amber as my new horse khalilah i got her 3 years ago for nicholas the birth mandy corky, vienna call come i lot own medical, a doctor that comes to tend to the sick on horseback is seen as someone who has

time for his patients, medical venga corner, that fact alone that people know the doctor is taking the time to them. try those the patients good and makes them feel well cared for are major. but interesting to read your swatch. roberto unfair, so has been a doctor for for decades. 15 years ago he decided to combine his hobby with his job . the response from patients is going from an easy tried to an elegant gallup abra and roberto cover at least 80 kilometers a week. a lack of a horse symbolizes strength, elegance and vigorous one of those are all characteristics that my patient slack due to ill health or old age. so when i come with umbra, it is, if we're bringing those attributes spectrum prompt

on hello. hey, yes, i'll be with you in half an hour. i see a soon anyway. roberto cares for some 1500 patients scattered across the hill than small villages of this famous wine region. the area had been a unesco world heritage site since 2014 wine grower, a daily atari is roberto, its 1st patient of the day. hey john. good morning. hi. good morning. yeah. how are you gonna van in? good, nice. you came to visit jerica of course i didnt shop. just let me tie my horse up . i'll be with you shortly. harry was we'll be glad to day is just a routine checkup to monitor the patient's heart and blood pressure. but lamp

and assure blood pressure is find a chunk of 120 over 80. if that's okay. oh gotcha. i read there. i am always happy when he comes to visit. it's like in the old days when there weren't any cars be, can there's something special about it. no knocker, bell. it was once said, no hour of life is wasted. that is spent in the saddle. roberto unfold so might just agree. ah no love has no limits. love is for everybody. love is live, a love matter. and that's my new podcast. i'm evelyn char,

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