this is the 77 percent the platform with, you know, or this channel. we are not afraid to happen. delicate because population is growing. and young people clearly have the solution, the future with the 77 percent every weekend on d w ah ah hello and welcome to focus on your up. it is nice to have you here with us for today. so we're starting with a little story from portugal. one that's not only about making the most out of your

life, but more importantly about having the courage to try something that's new and difficult . this story takes place on the atlantic coast of portugal, which is a renowned surface paradise that is especially true in winter when the huge waves attract athletes from all around the world. and if you want to follow some of the toughest surfers out there that i'd like to introduce you to maria sousa, the young woman is more than happy to plunge head 1st into the waves of portugal, despite facing an extra hurdle in getting up on her board she suffers from a nerve disorder, but on the beach of kirk, available near lisbon she together with the other members of her serf group. know that it is not the size of the waves that matters most. it's the feeling of riding it. aah! surfing in portugal, it's more than a sport. it's

a way of life. the atlantic's way strong surface from across the globe to cook, available speech near lisbon. up. oh, and 14 year old maria sosa is here too. for her, it's 2nd nature to jump into the waves despite her spastic paraplegia. with some was sophie statler surfers. it's pretty hard if you haven't done it before. we go to the gov let up again, but it's no problem if you've been at it for years. it's i'm we van kaya sees, has down syndrome and brain damage because he didn't get enough oxygen at birth buddies. 47 now and unstoppable kaya and maria are involved in surf addict and association for adapted surfing reform. round b. e. i've been

a regular ever since. i 1st met the group with fargo before they head out into the water, the surface and help us warm up unit member ice. traina, theresa abrazzo, us knows what it comes down to, having fun about being there and doing something for your body and mind. everybody loves surfing. everybody loves to be at the beach. everybody loves to socialize. this isn't a therapy, not only for the surfers, but also father volunteers and their family. mm hm. and then it's time kaya and his friends want to finally ride some waves. a in the element out here on the surf board, they get a better feeling for what they truly capable of

doing. i knew that that's freedom, that you're in the water and you just brain. you're so happy and you're free to do so that because you're out in the see this often and my and the trainer, teresa also keeps experiencing new things with the group. i've learned a lot of these able people. they made me sometimes think about my everyday life. what if i can blame with because of such a small thing? why? why should i can play? i should be grateful to be able to those things on my own and to go surfing with her work also entails a great deal of responsibility and things don't always go smoothly. alfonso just

got washed off his board. everyone pitches in including kaya. he wants to be a role model for people with disabilities or women. for for, for his mirror i want to help others learn to search even despite their disabilities. more approved, approved will preserve for 2 hours later, maria is exhausted, but she's already looking forward to next training session on koch availa speech wrestling. no, god, i dream is to learn to serve even better. so she stop, but then i find the way they are a movie and i see the, the main thing is see i want to keep going. blo. a funding was ah, kaya maria and the others say basically, anyone can serve and in portugal, surfing is

a way of life. they don't want to die for putin. alexander and alexi are young russians, and they're against the ukraine war. and they've left their country because of it that you were deeply worried that they'd be used as cannon fodder on the front lines. and so they fled russian mobilization to the neighboring country of georgia . they're, they're trying to build a new life in the capital tbilisi, just like tens of thousands of other russians. but at the moment, that's not very easy. many georgians are opposed to the recent influx of russians largely due to a bitter past with their hostile next door neighbor tip lisi, the georgian capital, russia's war against ukraine has changed the south caucasus nation. the signs of popular opposition to pollutants, aggression are everywhere. now,

in their mid young men who have left russia fearful of being forced to join the war, their country is waging against ukraine, published it, but it doesn't mean some may call me a traitor and the wind. but i think those who go to war are the traitors, the origin, they betrayed their homeland and humanity join it. so who am i betraying? you go to the putin. yes, i'm betraying him. and now i've run away from him, hulu yet, but only i'm against this war. he is. so in this conflict and completely for ukraine, they want to send me to my death for putin's ambition, for this notorious russian world, that so alien to me. so to me, truth merit ah, my name's alexander, i'm from st. petersburg and i'm 26 years old. with alexander worked as

a late operator in st. petersburg. when russia invaded ukraine in february, he joined the protest rally and was detained. when prudent ordered the mobilization in late september, he decided it was time to leave. he packed his things and slack. oh, this is all i live in now, hippy community here. oh that this is my bike. i cycled over the russian george and border on depending he had to wait at the border for 2 days. will of course no other sting of lucas. i was afraid they wouldn't let me out of russia shows all along the q to lease were checking papers and threatening to issued conscription orders from them. but i didn't care. i just wanted to reach my destination by you guys. okay. the was a bill of the fact the white post within the roof of phil phil traditionally rang when we crossed the border. the sun rose and what these mountains freedom once in tbilisi, alexander within luck,

that in the detail of this is uncle enrique idea as to what no gas in a gave us clothes for him. i feel wrong. i feel sorry for them. they don't want to fight her to die for putin. navarro mobilization. forced him to come here. i mean, they didn't think it will come to this. people running away like rats from us inclusion or we are home. they're all intelligent and nice home group. i don't know who's staying in russia. unlike baltic countries and finland, georgia hasn't closed its borders to russians. many georgians take a skeptical view of this. what if couldn't supporters or even spies? they're entering the country unchecked. a sig, change in the amount of labor here, right? almost all over the plan is only really and with sometimes with having babies to a part of georgia,

i really only been on your agenda is toys. this people 1st full when they coming to communicate with you. talk with you the starting talk with you in the russian bro, it's a georgia we can pick anguish, right? you saw in respect to was so rude or national media is been you mind, cause i appreciate that i'm a guest here and that my country is also guilty because of its actions against your junk linear look at them. i understand that this could be a trigger for some georgians, and that they might be suspicious of me because of that gospel. but up to now everyone's been friendly, his choice. um you, ah, yes, old alex, my name is alexi and i'm 32 years old. yeah, i won't ship like saudi in the traverse republic. alexi was a professional soldier until 2016 and experienced gunner he was needed on the front

line. yeah, boards, we'll, i was surprised at the conscription order wasn't sent immediately. my guest coming up. it arrived after i gone is that up at a slow? my sister sent me a futon telegram and then they were too late. you won't get bungler. ramona ah! he's been in georgia for a few weeks now trying to make the best of things. after his years in the military, alexi wanted nothing more to do with the russian army. he preferred the life of the migrant worker. he simply doesn't understand compatriots who don't resist the mobilization morning, the curse of the con sonya pathology and to imagine what awaits them in war. when it comes to cook, scold lower of everything there is just chaos. vienne, rusting, weapons, drinking, brawling, busiest. seeing it brings tears to your eyes. more yes, troubles are going to bleed. sent me to the front. there's only one way out of goodies to be taken prisoner that you please me in i'm in.

ah! his mother would have preferred him to fight. but you might shemelle, i said she would even go to war in my place, literally, motherland. mother, she believes nieto in the u. s. want to conquer us, and i said that the good, what you're seeing is a huge lie repair all of the t v. he feels safe airing. his political views in georgia. alexi wants to go back to russia, but only after the end of the war and to regime change. alexander has made a number of friends in tbilisi. he is still living at in the leak is in is looking for work his girlfriend will be joining him soon. also into lisi

alexys looking for new accommodation and keeping afloat with casual work. his mother has no accepted his decision to leave russia. they talk, but not about the war. russia's war in ukraine has not just triggered an energy crisis here in europe. it is meant that normal europeans simply have less money in their pockets due to inflation. estonians residents have been hit particularly hard with the loss of purchasing power in the baltic state, at a record high of 20 percent. for estonians like the family of marya tin, that has meant months of quiet suffering and saving. but even if the heating has to be turned down or the sunday roast cancelled, many people there are okay with making those sacrifices this winter out of solidarity with ukraine. but it was like making an omelet is a pleasure mario, teens, family enjoys together. father erin and daughter,

elvira watches 4 year old tier door seasons, the eggs in the past. the family also like to order something for lunch, but neither coffers are tighter. it has the even notice it. when they make an omelet, millikan who had a 10 eggs, goes into an omelet breakfast for the family, but the price has gone up a lot. not that i get those with when the governors go to look over. the prices have quadrupled in estonia, where people earn much less than in germany. marya works half days at university, in tulsa, where she earns $850.00 euros a month. her husband aaron is a photographer with in the fall, he raised his phoenix to make ends meet him on over to him as a signer. they said a lot, so i so the money melting away, their little dollars, you work, but there's nothing left. so i had to charge more or less. yeah, no, wow. you know the syndicate, the electricity and heating bills in particular,

eat up the budget, are and watches and an app or the prices rise and cost him more every month. depending on the contract, the government helps out with a few cents per kilowatt hour. no more, but the family remains calm. then i was in today's the my, my rebel now against the state are specific companies would be wrong. me like most of the problems are complex. florida that, that the villages i blame to live life regime and russia has caused this energy crisis. when i can grab using energy as a weapon. mit am i was a boy in energy im guess got the braille ana. ha, ha, ha. winter has settled into stone. yes, capital talon, dark, cold months, lie ahead. in the supermarkets, the selection is as wide as ever. but estonia has to import many of these goods. the increase prices are pass along. at a record high of over 20 percent, inflation is hitting every one. but not everyone controlled routes on their own.

for the state is helping thousands of ukrainian refugees and many needy citizens. no last month, the requests are quadrupled. to say least, the cash at all a all i haven't seen such a rise since the financial crisis of 2008 in cletus or us of ashley escape. that is cash only the latest figures show the elderly and pensioners are especially vulnerable. the beam honest at this taker as ah, so that most the single pensioners live in relative poverty, said she with bent on those on a meagre pension, often come here to talon senior self help association. the place fills up every day at lunchtime, like a meal can be had here for a few cents. a liter over handicrafts in the next room. they often talk about their situation.

they wouldn't women like baker used to work in a textile factory to day they have to somehow you go to living muscle support it. ne, covered the live. i always watch for special offers. that's at my door. if i had to pay full price, i couldn't get by melina, back on my caps in scarves, the ukrainians see no grind in estonia. we know how terrible it is. there is the madame, this is our war to quick, quick all our son. but again, we'd rather put up with inflation than bomb johnny glee format. i many in estonia share the sentiment, few protests against the government, who not everyone can count on eat. pensioners have received a one time subsidy, and families receive more child support. the rest just have to manage, says the minister from the pro business reform party. oh,

when east las de la domino are not estonians are resilient in even elsie or not. i'll wait. lakewood dea, a vast majority, are just trying to cope with the situation here that in we as the state try to help up a dollar more child support helps marya teens family a little too. but they only get real relief if they turned on their heating in the winter of evening. i was in the home god was on them. and now we just put on a woollen sweater and woollen socks and we didn't do that. you had to think about others there, then when you think about how they're living in ukraine, when you can't complain about 19 degrees in the house. nathan, cookie mckee sag was on what the taxes with their resilience. they may have already made it through the hardest part. forecasts are optimistic that inflation will slew in the coming months. even though some european countries are seeing a slight increase in corona numbers. again, many people are taking

a much more relaxed approach to the pandemic. like in strasburg, france, where life has pretty much gone back to normal after all the locked downs and the restricted contacts. but some of those rules have had a pretty undesirable side effect. and if you're thinking the stories about gaining weight in a way, you're right, but it's not about french people packing on the pounds, which happened to many of us during those locked downs. it's about some animals doing that and multiplying in massive numbers. the rats are out in france during the corona pandemic that have been thriving in almost all major cities. pest control and rac hatcher typically border works nonstop. he goes from seller to seller, laying out the poisoned rat bait. for a more thoughtful, can't have wheat nerves in this job or 2. at any moment, a rack can jump out at you and there are many more rats than before. the lock downs,

the rec catches were confined to their homes, leaving the rodents to breathe freely. so the once a rat beers eat to 10 young every 2 to 3 months, 2 years, that's more than $100000.00. rats is a never ending battle to lift sofa in the picturesque alsatian metropolis of strasburg. the rats have also enjoyed optimal conditions due to the pandemic. numbers have surged and they are everywhere. so if it's a plague he lost his strasburg, is actually quite clean. but it's a pity that the residents aren't more attentive. so if it, i mean the rats must be annihilated. i hate them for they frighten me. girl. the infestation is particularly severe here in the poor quarters of strossberg. would have weighed upon she them over there with her everywhere we always am off.

when you walk through the neighborhood, you see them in every corner in the european capital of strasburg, the capital a few surprises. almost husband is a disgrace. accessing our money to buy new uses just rank long like this. you can have people living with rats and cockroaches homie, the boot gotta, has been living in this neighborhood for 30 years. he is furious with the city or forty's. love it. these are the only people here have to live among rational is all for the wires and cars and people have already been bitten. it was of in the city council, they're discussing whether rats are really harmful or if they belong in our ecosystem . this is from dinner. these people live on another planet. ok. other crazy you saw one of the to the clinic destroys all was on that swan yes, it did. boot gotta strikes back by filming the rats like here on a car engine and posting the videos online. his social media success is

forcing the city of str. i spoke to act counsellor bonham. also, les doesn't want to exterminate the rats, but rather to forced them to stay under ground starting at this rubbish dump. yes, they are of us overhauls there by which the rats came through with. so if you'd up this great law and now they can't get out. so lulu are the person but as many residents complain, it doesn't get rid of the rats. the city council claims the problem is homemade because the french cooked more during the lockdown leaf included there is a corona effect, as well as color people were cooking much more home and throwing it leftovers. traditionally, the restaurants, recluse, it contributed to the rat infestation. perfect. you all know you next on to was wondering if anyone and that applies to the whole country. it's estimated to day

that for every french city dweller, there are almost 2 rats. and now they even have a political lobby. the strasburg city council is divided into pro and contra rack groups says anymore animals can't just go back to living in the wild to do so. they have no place to go. it because he go in here, but when he was only been christian, the real question is how to help the people not only not how to make the rats feel more welcome. dr. munoz and to get gather. that's exactly what exterminator t agree. bulldog thinks he has just completed further training and more efficient methods for combating rats going. there will always be. rats actually lose more. there are so many houses. social housing estate saunter will always be needed. however you're actually tale. and now bowden and his colleagues are putting their new knowledge into practice. so french rats could be facing tough times ahead.

for our last story today, i would like to introduce you to mo, he's a refugee from sudan, has made a new life for himself in england. in fact, he's now so famous that he's recognized on the streets there. mo is a social media star, and in this case, he's one who's actually admired. that's because he's using his craft to become a role model for charity and kindness to strangers, especially in the run up to christmas. hi guys, my name is mohammed ali. people quite me, mo, i'm from the darby and fair hair. got homeless, grew up in sudan, and was cutting here there to 11 years old, far from having his own salary in england. today, he's in sheffield sustainable era pony. when midfield pony one month that he fled political persecution in his native sedan in 2016,

some of his family were killed during the $25.00 genocide. it's been a long, hard route to a safe life. i lost my family and then i used to live on those 3 in the village. so underneath the get help from the fable, like what i'm doing here. how come live? that's why when i come here, i guess, except for people recognize and thank you. with 1500000 followers move is a social media celebrity. he posted his 1st video on tick tock last december and his content went viral in no time. his selflessness moves many crazy followers on command on we was give me like more like power. i can do more, more videos more, more like con, hair, cod homeless. like it just didn't hold

a fine results. and a happy moment for darren and mood. who plans to continue doing good with his craft next year? a nice reminder for. busy all of us to look after the needy this holiday season. that's it from focus on europe and on behalf of the entire team here. thanks for joining us. stay healthy. and until next time we buy, ah ah, ah, ah, with

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