hello, i m vishala sri pathma. ukrainian officials have dismissed claims that the city of bakhmut has fallen to russia, after wagner mercenaries said they ve started handing over control of the eastern city to moscow s army. the battle for bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. this aerialfootage taken earlier this month shows intense shelling in a residential area. most people fled before fighting broke out. bakhmut is of little strategic value, but its capture would be a symbolic victory for russia. meanwhile, the ukrainian president volodymr zelensky made a surprise speech for graduates atjohns hopkins university in maryland. i m proud that ukraine is not losing a single day in its defence against russian terror. every day, we do everything to become stronger, to give more protection to people, to save more lives. the united states has also not lost a single day to help ukraine repel the russian aggression. the battle for bakhmut began last august, and ukra
in february, he described the government of dina boluarte as unconstitutional, saying her predecessor pedro castillo had been illegally ousted . an experimental brain implant company founded by elon musk has won approval from us regulators to carry out its first clinical study on a human. neuralink welcomed the decision though it doesn t have immediate plans to launch a trial. it s working on brain implants to treat conditions such as paralysis and blindness, and to help certain disabled people interface with computers and mobile devices. a ban on smoking marijuana on the streets of amsterdam s red light district has come into effect, part of a push by the city s first female mayor to clean up the area. people caught violating the ban now risk a 100 euro fine. people will still be allowed to smoke inside and on the terraces of coffee shops selling marijuana in the district and other parts of the city.
food stores, pharmacies and gas stations. if you are over 50 and have not been vaccinated, you could face a 100 euro one-time fine. the national health service will be passing that information if you re over 50 and unvaccinated to the equivalent of the italian internal revenue service. how are these restrictions, ben, very quickly being received? reporter: by and large italians with the exception of a very vocal small minority are in favor of these restrictions. keep in mind, of course, that this country was very badly hit at the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020 and now you have some of europe s highest vaccination rates. more than 90% of the population has gotten one dose and 78% of
that france followed its decarbonisation commitments. what i find now in france, that you re giving away cash to drivers, you re giving those who earn less than 2,000 euros a month, 100 euro hand outs to allow them to buy more fuel. that s a symbol of what has changed. the election s coming, you need votes and you need to keep the gilets jaunes off the streets. of course we want to keep the gilets jaunes off the street. and, of course, we are drawing the lessons from the political crisis that we lived in 2018 and 2019. and i think it s politics. in politics, you have to take into account. politics, not principle. ..the reality, but principles. politics, not principles. principles, because we have decided to introduce compensations for some people which are facing difficulties in their daily life.
but we have a very clear economic line. i put it to you that, as an outsider looking into france, it looks like something fundamental has changed. the economic crisis, plus the fact that the election is coming very soon appears to have changed macron s mind, maybe yours, too. here s one symbol for you. a couple of years ago, when we last talked, we were discussing the french government s intention to impose an eco fuel tax on french drivers to ensure that france followed its decarbonisation commitments. what i find now in france, that you re giving away cash to drivers, you re giving those who earn less than 2,000 euros a month, 100 euro hand outs to allow them to buy more fuel. that s a symbol of what has changed. the election s coming, you need votes and you need to keep the gilets jaunes off the streets.