celebrating black history month in the us. every february the united states pays tribute to the legacy and contributions of black americans. from the fight for voting rights to the civil rights movement, which pushed for an end to discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin. black history month in the us is a tradition that began in 1926 as a week long celebration of black history and culture started by author and civil rights activist dr carter g woodson. 50 years later in 1976, gerald ford would become the first us president to formally recognize it as a month long celebration. calling on americans to seize the opportunity to honour the too often neglected accomplishments of black americans in every area of endeavour throughout our history. it wouldn t be until 90 years after the first black history week that the nation s first black president, barack obama, would commemorate black history month at the white house. from our earliest days, blac
in particular, the us sanctioned three government officials involved in navalny s imprisonment. nearly 100 firms and individuals will face restrictions on exports. russia s main payment system, mir, is targeted in the fresh measures. additionally, companies involved in powering russia s war effort, its energy production, and its cooperation with iran on drone technology will also be hit. the penalties go beyond russia s borders, as people in china, the united arab emirates, vietnam and liechtenstein have also been sanctioned. they re accused of being connected to businesses that send materials to russia s military. against the backdrop of those sanctions, a spokeswoman for the late russian opposition leader says officials are threatening to bury mr navalny at the arctic prison where he died last week. his mother, lyudmila navalnaya, has reportedly been given the choice between accepting thatarrangement, oragreeing to a secret burial without mourners. the kremlin denies allega
controlled a small section in south eastern ukraine. fast forward to today, and most of ukraine s south and east are now occupied by russian forces. russian losses are mounting, however, especially in the black sea. the two year anniversary comes just days after ukraine suffered a major defeat retreating from avdiivka and conceding the key eastern town to russian troops. ukrainian forces are running low on ammunition and artillery, as a multibillion dollar us funding package remains tied up due to congressional infighting. but resolve remains strong. our correspondent andrew harding returned to the east of the country. he s been following the story of one ukrainian soldier, a medic working on the front line, who he first met at the start of the conflict. two years of war, seen through the struggles of one ukrainian doctor. this was the first time we met 0leg kravchenko back in 2022 in a besieged town called lysychansk. 0leg had justjoined ukraine s army as a volunteer medic
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germany has become the latest country in europe to legalise cannabis. the law will come into effect in april and it will apply to over 18s only, but it does come with strict rules which will make it harder to buy the drug. however, people will be allowed to grow up to three plants at home. the government says the new law will undermine the sale of the drug on the black market. and some potentially good news now if you are a swiftie because one of london s top museums is hiring a taylor swift super fan who can help advise them about swiftie culture and swiftie memorabilia. job applications are open now if you re interested. and the museum is searching for experts on crocs, emojis and drag. here is a video that s gone viral on social media this week and if you ve not seen it, you ll probably get why. excuse me. what you re doing there, you shouldn t be doing that. this is georgia ball, a pro golfer, replying to a guy who was trying to tell her how to improve her swing at the dr