new year's celebrations, the tradition is thought to day back over 2000 years in face paypal let lanterns off into the sky. thought to symbolize letting go of the past you is he is festival is the 1st since taiwan reopened its borders following covet restrictions. let it go up. that's your knees round up this el up next world stories taking us on a ride into the dangers on that being i'd transport into the midst of the crime war . i'm anthony howard in berlin. i'll be back at the top of the hour with another boat, i think with people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. warner families in syria for the credit on it is with extreme ground.

rough getting 200 people from the agency around the world. more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. yes, the wine because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines. ah, ah. this week on world stories. a youth driven election in nigeria, an unplugged amusement park in italy,

we begin in ukraine where volunteers are not afraid to risk their lives. they have one goal also to help those living close to the front line. that yadi know who the ankle is getting ready to go to the dangers or she's about to leave for background in the east and on bus. he hadn't shes but i you. some of it is for hospitals. the doctors often have to cut their uniforms open and the soldiers nick, close dead. and this is for broken bones or joy better. but if i'd see them, but then she's got magazine pouches and power bags, medical supplies, and candles for power shortages. jolina was an actress before the war. now she raises money for supplies and takes them to the front lights. it's risky work, yelena posts about her trips on social media. that's how she raises donations. she

had a scare on her last trip to buckled her group got dangerously close to rushing to positions. and taking aid to those and need isn't always as simple as it sounds. i remember what i was in buffalo in november. there aren't many people left issue. some people are pro russian. others, a pro ukrainian is and there are a few kids and lots of elderly people with, well, some of the men shouted at us. they were angry, were there even though we were providing food supplies. it was hard, though, a very hostile hummingbird is usually ugly in the glasgow war. but she's going back even though it's frightening, was the last national the foolish. at times i am scared where not superheroes, pet friendly going to the front lines. seeing all of the shelling it's really inspired me over am. well, it sounds strange because we see all of this devastation, but it has motivated us to continue working. roosevelt look

at him and there's hope is well, she picked these in bucklin for 3 and then there were blossoming there about it's a symbol of ukrainian land. said bristol good fish than will green despite the war, flowers are flourishing their hackney green book of sim across stone. alexandra cup shinkel mixed krench candles with bateson wax. b can provide heat as well as light and can be hugely had through the soldiers in freezing winter conditions. the big ones can burn for up to 7 hours and can even help cook food. alexandra reckons she's made of a $1000.00 so far. one it out that there's a for the children to plan and then on the front lines use every 3 months a little bit than happy them for some widely question. what does that all it gotten done you little because you can't not do anything with charlie prim for should be will at that you have to support them shows like that. the bush copper white down with some more maxima. rubbish to then that separate regional

alexandra, strange candles will go with your inner again, yohina leaves the relative safety of keith and heads for the was most dangerous hotspot ah, on ins, national holocaust remembrance day. the bonus tag on and queer victims. if the nazis for the 1st time, it's a recognition. many activists have waited for it's the day lutes van dyke has been fighting for in 2018. the historian and teacher petitioned the bonus dog for the 1st time, his goal to get the highest political levels to recognize the persecution of queer people. the reasons why we never gave up to have hold. this recognition on the

highest government liver will happen is not only because it has a brick, meaning a strong meaning, important meaning um for us, our minorities. but it means also that germany as a country has reached the level of humanity of democracy where different voices are heard in 2022 parliament finally decided to commemorate l g b t q victims of the nazi regime. male homosexuality was banned long before hitler came to power in 1933. but the nazis ramped up persecution. gay men were imprisoned and sent of concentration camps, where they had to wear the pink triangle. around 10000 gay men were murdered. recent research on other queer people also showed systematic persecution and legislation outlawing homosexuality and germany was only fully dropped in 1994. if i look back in my own life, when i was 14 um,

the paragraph still existed. and i grew up in as a society where i was a crewman. and boy, if i would have been honest in berlin van dyke meets for a discussion on why remembrance for sexual minorities has been such a struggle. both audience and panelists agree, research for many types of victims, remain scant. for van dyke, the battle is only getting started. i thought to find the chief men and trickier encouragement to go on and to look in those to those countries where it's too dangerous on these life threatening to view sexual minority van dyke will continue to fight argue and build coalitions because the struggle for remembrance and against persecution goes on. there is a spirit of optimism in nigeria. many young voters plan to vote in the upcoming

elections to have a say in the future of that country. ah. it's early. we end out scapes of lagos, normally chicken, my lobby, would. she would be going to his chicken far, but today is prepared in what he calls his morning cry. com. yahoo. com, 2000 people to do what level. he's been doing this every morning since the start of the year. determined to get people to vote. i think that the butner responsibility rests on me because i realized that i'm required to call the lang, sorry i'm 40, started to be complete according to my, my view in from my own. and i have to be both so but nature that you want,

you have to invest, you know, do something just something to change to thought to school. we've been 93000000 nigerians average. that's a very tindy selection. nearly 40 percent of them are 54 years old. in my life time, i've lost something like this. you do? sometimes i will think that i'm not doing enough when i see how much other people are doing the ration from with the uses we're ginger is very high. who are really, really willing to take no job. i just got the nick, it's lilian people. i think it's really wanted to be huge and sas protests like this in late 2022. as seen as to boot up this new young political movement. the, it's us was step up with jesse aware, by the same time in many young people understand the power off organization. far off organizing, coming together to look to demand yonder,

they just seem to be looking for something new and fresh. do you want something you saw they just lunch lane, did our voices and see if it's will make any difference. basically, i'm woodson, i've got to my pvc. i'm young and i just feel like this is the right time for me to do it on our device. what i use to go and get that pvc. so can get the bid on issues that we have to do as my gerry and is prepared to vote. young people are also preparing to have dare say ah, it's in the is home to a special amusement park. dozens of bits attractions do not need electricity, but m e, the noise of physics and the muscle of its visitors. it was built by bruno ferry, now 85 with his own hands. the roller convey the hum back cause the wheel of

death. there are just a few of the $37.00 attractions at the amusement park. i p r p, italian fall under the populace. and it was all built by this man delivery. they are very big, stretch her legs out in front of you. straigten them out. yes, that's it. made than otherwise your lan with your nose on the rubber. because apparently from natalie or mental. bruno for in is 85 years old. he built his 1st swing here half a century ago. i hear her message from the georgia. it's always a joy to come here and see what i built up and 50 years. so it's a great feeling to be able to say about your own life. and i made all my dreams come true. let me have you imagine that you are a hula hooping a showing or l exactly. peter whose dream began with a restaurant in 1969. bruno florine, fell in love with this piece of fight. as his wife served wine and sausages under

the populace. he started building swings, he taught himself everything, and we really mean very bottom, that human ago, i only ever went to elementary school, but i've always understood number's opinion. it comes naturally to me, working out weights and counter wait for my attractions, maybe i left here although my you know what with other horse, i make mistakes at times and have to adjust the right that are too heavy. or if the slope isn't right, probably named beautiful vogel bit out a lot or if everything special about brianna for ins, park is that none of the attractions require electricity. they use the laws of physics and the muscle power of visitors. ah good. while other amusement parks face closer due to rising electricity costs, buena foreign is forging ahead and planning for the future. ah, also my view, the energy prices are through the roof proper. so i'm thinking of installing

dynamos on every ride to harness the energy from all the equipment moving around it . that's my plan. why? era valencia has come to the park every year. it's open only on weekends, and entry is free. bruno for, in believes it shouldn't matter. how much money you have, every one should have the right to have fun. most visitors buy something to eat and drink in his restaurant, making the business sustainable. even at 85, he still pitching in every way he can. he says the freedom to do what he loves has kept him young, but fed with them and maybe even if it's a beautiful way to live. and depending on my mood each day, i decide what to do. isn't that great, my dears, that's the poetry of life. given i read that was, that was one that he's devoted to his amusement park

ah, ready to travel, germany's most beautiful train route. d w reporter hannah humboldt takes you on a journey along the ride. between old castles impressive rock formations and beautiful old town. this she captures the rhymes romantic spirit euro bags nest upon d, w. like a phoenix from the ashes to pop ot creators of the young pastor breathe new life and to church remain. historic building and central

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