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business news now and amazon is trying to speed up its deliveries and for that it needs and for most of us is thought unusual to move to a different city to take up a new job but in the so-called gig economy moving house to be gay or job can become necessary on a weekly basis while it is in the us the campaign vans in trade as close to the warehouses of amazon and other online giants and they have no fixed address and many actually appreciate the feeling of freedom this lifestyle gives them as did obvious all of a sudden it reports. the recreational vehicle the r.v. a symbol of freedom. home is wherever you take it and were ever work may take you. to. a campground you're on the warehouse and cheaper on kentucky is home to a round it doesn't work camp purse it's 2 pm time to get up for robert barker he works the night shift. good morning good morning robert all you do and good how is your shift it was great oh great yeah easy money man so basically robert you have your whole life inside that yeah i've been living in my van for 6 years now. working seasonal work for amazon and i've don
business news now and amazon is trying to speed up its deliveries and for that it needs and for most of us is thought unusual to move to a different city to take up a new job but in the so-called gig economy moving house to be gay or job can become necessary on a weekly basis while it is in the us the campaign vans in trade as close to the warehouses of amazon and other online giants and they have no fixed address and many actually appreciate the feeling of freedom this lifestyle gives them as...
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the world on these moves a threat to google and amazon in any way well what we've seen recently i mean for example yesterday facebook were fined $5000000000.00 in the us of a previously concerns nevertheless in the next breath they announce some stunning financial figures google has been fined 9000000000 by the e.u. over the past 2 years that's 3 separate fines that add up to 9000000000 and still it posts healthy results so it seems like they've proven that are able to absorb these problems that said it seems like not a week goes by where some country doesn't say we're going to crack down on tech giants the most recent as you mentioned is today australia saying they're going to look particularly at google and facebook and that dominant positions in the advertising markets but we've heard from the just it's departments in the united states they're going to look at big internet firms we expect both amazon and alphabets to be involved in that for their parts from alphabet to said we understand there is going to be more scrutiny and we will engage constructively oh right you know what's re
the world on these moves a threat to google and amazon in any way well what we've seen recently i mean for example yesterday facebook were fined $5000000000.00 in the us of a previously concerns nevertheless in the next breath they announce some stunning financial figures google has been fined 9000000000 by the e.u. over the past 2 years that's 3 separate fines that add up to 9000000000 and still it posts healthy results so it seems like they've proven that are able to absorb these problems...
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david shuckman, bbc news, in the amazon. the wimbledon tennis tournament is under way and 15—year—old cori gauf has caused a major shock by beating former champion venus williams. the american teenager beat her 39—year—old opponent in straight sets. she's the youngest player ever to qualify for the main draw. a reminder of the top story: a tan scum has descended on hong kong hours after police fired tear gas. ——a hours after police fired tear gas. —— a tense calm. you're watching bbc news. hello again, we are in the middle of quite a quiet spell of weather, really. looking at the week ahead it will be dry. there would be a few subtle changes, mind you. the satellite picture is quite interesting where cooler atlantic air is meeting the extreme heatwave. we have these massive thunderstorms that have developed. there is a risk of damaging winds, flash flooding, even large hail, but we also have some thicker cloud working into scotland and northern ireland at the moment and that will continue to provide the focus
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david shuckman, bbc news, in the amazon. the german and british foreign ministers have called on iran violation of the 2015 nuclear deal, as gareth barlow reports. european countries climates are called today runs who adhere to its commitments. the landmark 2015 nuclear deal violated, an uncertain future ahead. the secretary general is very much aware of the reports that the islamic republic of iran are may have surpassed itsjcpoa limits ona are may have surpassed itsjcpoa limits on a you reached —— enriched uranium. the plan was left in jeopardy after the united states walked away last year, donald trump, having branded it a horrible, laughable, outrageous deal. he said iran was playing with fire. they know what they are doing, they know what they are playing with and i think they are playing with fire. so no message to iran whatsoever. ever since there was pulled out of the agreement, iran, with its economy crumbling under american sanctions has look to europe to keep the deal alive. that message repeated once more. ca
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efforts to speed up their delivery times they want to be able to deliver to every amazon prime member within a day of them placing their order online they are managing to increase that but it's costing them a lot of money to improve their infrastructure to be able to do that ok now there's a lot of concerns about google's the tension monopoly position in the search engine market i mean we have to be straight up about that and there are. regulatory pushes underway in the united states not only for google other top silicon valley companies as well now today announced the same kind of regulatory efforts you know all these type of moves a threat to google amazon the big tech giants well it's costing the money we know that much i mean the e.u. were perhaps the 1st to really get on top of google in terms of these things and over the past 2 years they find them 3 times to the tune of $9000000000.00 in total as you mentioned we've heard today from australia they're looking at google who have a 31 percent share of the market in digital advertising they're also looking at facebook to get a look
efforts to speed up their delivery times they want to be able to deliver to every amazon prime member within a day of them placing their order online they are managing to increase that but it's costing them a lot of money to improve their infrastructure to be able to do that ok now there's a lot of concerns about google's the tension monopoly position in the search engine market i mean we have to be straight up about that and there are. regulatory pushes underway in the united states not only...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. the final footage of eight international mountaineers who were killed by an avalanche while climbing india's second highest mountain has been released by the indian authorities. four climbers from the same expedition survived after turning back due to bad weather, but the remaining team members died during their ascent of nunduh davey. gareth barlow has more details. these are some of the last recorded moments from the ill—fated expedition. the eight mountaineers roped together for safety, walking slowly as they attempt to scale the peak. shortly after this, the footage ends. an avalanche, a common thread on snow—covered mountains, swept the climbers to their deaths. as members of the team who were sent to retrieve the victims loop was bodies we re retrieve the victims loop was bodies were recognised for their efforts, the leader of the rescue operation called for more climbers to carry cameras. i think it should be mandatory for all high—risk mountain climbers, all members shou
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this is happening all over the amazon, to create new farmland. the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. the us vows to keep up maximum pressure on iran, after it exceeded the agreed limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium. we start in hong kong, where protesters yesterday broke into the legislative council building. the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, used a news conference in the early hours of the morning to condemn the protesters. my colleague karishma vaswani has been following developments in hong kong. in the early hours of this morning we heard from the chief executive, carrie lam, who held a news conference to condemn the violence. she said the protesters disregarded the rule of law which is so cherished here in hong kong. those protests coincided with the 22nd anniversary of the handover of power from the uk of hong kong to men than china and against a backdrop of continued unrest over an unpopular d raft continued unrest over an unpopular draft bill, the extradition bill, which if it had passe
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for incomplete or inaccurate order fulfillment amazon will also have to wait 30 days before blocking or closing seller accounts in exchange germany's federal cartel office says it will drop its investigation into amazon. let's get a round up now of some other stories making news around the world in sudan protesters and ruling generals have signed a political document part of a power sharing deal paving the way for a civilian government this has been one of the key demands of demonstrators since president omar al bashir was ousted in april a 2nd constitutional document is likely to be signed within days. we construction and rescue operations are underway across south asia after heavy monsoon rains caused massive flooding and landslides millions are affected and officials estimate that at least 180 people have died floods india nepal and bangladesh where refugee camps have experienced extensive damage. and a court in moscow has extended to pretrial detention for the 1st to 6 of $24.00 ukrainian sailors arrested by russia off the coast of crimea last year a decision on the remaining sai
for incomplete or inaccurate order fulfillment amazon will also have to wait 30 days before blocking or closing seller accounts in exchange germany's federal cartel office says it will drop its investigation into amazon. let's get a round up now of some other stories making news around the world in sudan protesters and ruling generals have signed a political document part of a power sharing deal paving the way for a civilian government this has been one of the key demands of demonstrators since...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. reminder of our top story. the leader of the hong kong government, carrie lam, has told a news co nfe re nce government, carrie lam, has told a news conference that a controversial d raft law news conference that a controversial draft law that would have allowed extradition to the chinese mainland is dead. she admitted that the government's work on the bill had been a totalfailure. government's work on the bill had been a total failure. that bill of courses sparked huge and at times violent street protests and plunge the former british colony into turmoil. in mid june, carrie lam responded to the protests by suspending the bill that that move failed to mollify critics who continued to demonstrate against the bill and call for her resignation. with just reiterating what she had to say. she said there are still lingering doubts about the government's sincerity or worries about whether the government will restart the process, with the legislative council, so i reiterated there is no such plan, the bill is dead. ve
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for me, it‘s really important because the amazon cannot speak up, the trees cannot speak up. they cannot say that they are worth it and they have a value, they are really important. so i made this my life. erica has studied the same batch of trees for ten years now, measuring exactly how they‘re growing and how they affect the climate. they‘re helping us, forfree, to remove carbon from the atmosphere and put it in the forest and lock it up in here. this matters to the whole world because of the sheer size of this forest. we‘ve used graphics to show how the billions of leaves are breathing in carbon dioxide, a gas which is heating up the planet. as human activity keeps adding more and more carbon dioxide into the air, magnificent trees like this pull a lot of it in. but chop it down and burn it and all the carbon that‘s been stored inside over the many years is suddenly released back to the atmosphere, which of course increases the speed of global warming. in the last few months, the rate of deforestation here has suddenly increased. the new government of brazil wants
for me, it‘s really important because the amazon cannot speak up, the trees cannot speak up. they cannot say that they are worth it and they have a value, they are really important. so i made this my life. erica has studied the same batch of trees for ten years now, measuring exactly how they‘re growing and how they affect the climate. they‘re helping us, forfree, to remove carbon from the atmosphere and put it in the forest and lock it up in here. this matters to the whole world because...
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his company, so many geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now working with nasa. it will be interesting to see how that develops over the next 50 yea rs. that develops over the next 50 years. we will keep in touch with you over the next few hours, up until the moment of the moon landing. police in hong kong say they have found explosives and other weapons in a raid on a warehouse. they dispayed two kilos of explosives, ten petrol—bombs, and literature opposing the plans to allow extradition to mainland china. a senior bomb disposal officer said it was the largest seizure of the explosive tri—acetone tri—peroxide, or tatp, police had come across in hong kong. this is an extremely sensitive and extremely powerful explosive. it will cause exceptional amounts of damage when used. it is also very unstable and it will react to heat, friction and impact. it puts at risk everybody within this building, it puts at risk bystanders outside. staying in hong kong, and tens of thousands of people have joined a protest in support
his company, so many geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now geoff of amazon on with his company, so many are now working with nasa. it will be interesting to see how that develops over the next 50 yea rs. that develops over the next 50 years. we will keep in touch with you over the next few hours, up until the moment of the moon landing. police in hong kong say they have found explosives and other weapons in a raid on a warehouse. they dispayed two kilos of explosives, ten...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tens of thousands of tourists flocked to cities and towns across northern chile to stake out spots in one of the world's best locations to witness a total eclipse of the sun. vast areas of the southern pacific and parts of south america were plunged into darkness as ramzan karmali reports. the moment hundreds of thousands have been waiting for. a total eclipse of the sun. it only occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, pledging the planet into darkness. beginning in the pacific, the 6000 mile long band of darkness carved its way across areas of chile and argentina. thousands of sky watchers gathered to view the rare event. something that had not been seen in the region for over 400 years. many of them came here to this observeratory high in the atacama desert. enthusiast paid $2000 each for the privilege of watching the eclipse next to a seasoned astronomer. i don't think there is a better place in the world to watch and eclipse than here because it is so dry that y
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tens of thousands of tourists flocked to cities and towns across northern chile to stake out spots in one of the world's best locations to witness a total eclipse of the sun. vast areas of the southern pacific and parts of south america were plunged into darkness as ramzan karmali reports. the moment hundreds of thousands have been waiting for. a total eclipse of the sun. it only occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, pledging the...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. european union leaders have chosen a woman for the first time to be the next head of the european commission. the job looks set to go to the german defence minister, ursula von der leyen. the european parliament has met for the first time since elections in may. the new brexit party meps staged a protest by turning their backs during the eu's ode tojoy anthem, while lib dem meps wore yellow "stop brexit" t—shirts. our europe reporter adam fleming reports from strasbourg. day one of the new european parliament. the brexit party meps don't want to be here, and they didn't want to hear this. music: ode to joy. it's unlikely they'll get into trouble, and it sounds like there's more to come. our anger is not really against these people. i mean, monsieur barnier has done a brilliantjob. our anger is really about westminster not delivering on the referendum. defiance from the lib dems, too. their t shirts said "stop brexit" on the front. something much ruder on the back. the real message w
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mass within 11 days and if they have access to enough nutrients up due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle huge amounts of nutrient rich soil washed away into the oceans. several luxury resorts spend hundreds of thousands of euros each year cleaning their beaches once the algae reaches land it decomposes creating a pungent odor. and used even in a time every year it's different but there seems to be more as the years go by when a little cleaning it puts a huge strain on local authorities in a. manner that is to be honest this stuff affects all activity on the beach you're expecting to find a clean sandy beach strike but instead find it covered in elderly. what's worse is the effect on marine life the sea turtles for example cannot make it to the beach through the thick i'll be meaning they can no longer lay their eggs they're a serious threat to an already endangered species. all right let's talk now to make where you're walking in florida is a professor for oceanography at the university of south florida and one of the authors of the latest reports on the algae amat in the atlantic
mass within 11 days and if they have access to enough nutrients up due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle huge amounts of nutrient rich soil washed away into the oceans. several luxury resorts spend hundreds of thousands of euros each year cleaning their beaches once the algae reaches land it decomposes creating a pungent odor. and used even in a time every year it's different but there seems to be more as the years go by when a little cleaning it puts a huge strain on local authorities...
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the white house says they unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are amongst the 30 companies affected french finance minister bruno of the maps as the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 euros a year president trump has ordered an investigation. let's look at this closer with d.w. business reporter aren't tilton welcome so which companies and what sorts of companies are likely to be affected by this digital services tax well i mean we're talking about the most major tech companies that have business and actually earn their profits within friends i mean according to legislation is companies that earn us. a lot of the profits within the country friends and also i have combined revenues of both just over $25000000.00 of course this is an only going to be hitting large american tech companies but that really is who this legislation is focusing on i mean the law is even being referred to as the google apple facebook amazon laws so it's quite clear who they're planning to get in their tax crosshairs and just just just to be clear these are going to be alrea
the white house says they unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are amongst the 30 companies affected french finance minister bruno of the maps as the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 euros a year president trump has ordered an investigation. let's look at this closer with d.w. business reporter aren't tilton welcome so which companies and what sorts of companies are likely to be affected by this digital services tax well i mean we're talking about the...
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of course, it's notjust amazon. there is a creative boom going on in britain, driven by svod, or subscription video on demand. crosstalk. for christ sake! take the photo! over the past ten years, there's been an exponential growth in the value of the film and tv industry in the uk and its growth has significantly outpaced that of the uk economy. tv today is marrying the best of the old with the best of the new. shepperton studios, owned by pinewood, is where countless legendary movies were shot and netflix is moving in. they believe that by investing in local studio space and hiring local staff, they can neutralise concerns about american dominance of the industry. the new netflix production hub will include 1a sound stages and a total of 435,000 square feet. no one in the history of film or television has caused so much disruption so quickly as netflix, and the truth is, they're just getting started. the company is pivoting from an american distributor to a global production powerhouse, deeply embedded in local eco
of course, it's notjust amazon. there is a creative boom going on in britain, driven by svod, or subscription video on demand. crosstalk. for christ sake! take the photo! over the past ten years, there's been an exponential growth in the value of the film and tv industry in the uk and its growth has significantly outpaced that of the uk economy. tv today is marrying the best of the old with the best of the new. shepperton studios, owned by pinewood, is where countless legendary movies were shot...
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and finally before we go it was meant to spock a global shopping spree not transatlantic protests amazon's annual prime day event 2 days of online discounts stuff instead of taken to the streets here in germany demanding higher wages and warehouse workers have also walked out in the united states they want better working conditions and more job security hours on says it is improving conditions point to a recent pay hike it also says that it is fair unions say the retail giant's discounts to customers come at the expense of its own employees salaries. by certain business with it. the quiet melody resounds michael light of the mood. ready and did some repeat resonate within its soul. ready the mind and the music. beethoven 1st bond 2019 from september 6th to september 29th. earth home to millions of species a home worth saving. global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and reforestation. using interactive content to inspire people to take action on the ideas the series of global 3000 on t.
and finally before we go it was meant to spock a global shopping spree not transatlantic protests amazon's annual prime day event 2 days of online discounts stuff instead of taken to the streets here in germany demanding higher wages and warehouse workers have also walked out in the united states they want better working conditions and more job security hours on says it is improving conditions point to a recent pay hike it also says that it is fair unions say the retail giant's discounts to...
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the next in business tech profits surging alphabet the parent company of google and e-commerce giant amazon they've just released their 2nd quarter results and guess who's got the numbers for your i think. she'll be here right after the break stick around for that. my 1st boss was the sewing machine. icon for all women are balanced by this notion and then something as simple as learning how to write a buy side of those isn't. since i was in there doing good i wanted to have a bicycle off my home and it took me as the inside there.
the next in business tech profits surging alphabet the parent company of google and e-commerce giant amazon they've just released their 2nd quarter results and guess who's got the numbers for your i think. she'll be here right after the break stick around for that. my 1st boss was the sewing machine. icon for all women are balanced by this notion and then something as simple as learning how to write a buy side of those isn't. since i was in there doing good i wanted to have a bicycle off my...
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it didn‘t name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon, and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. parts of europe are in the grip of the summer‘s second heatwave — thejetstream is bringing conditions akin to north africa. south—west france is worst affected — reaching 42 celsius. the world meteorological organisation says the rising temperatures bear "the hallmark of climate change".
it didn‘t name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon, and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. parts of europe are in the grip of the summer‘s second heatwave — thejetstream is bringing conditions akin to north africa. south—west france is worst affected — reaching 42 celsius. the world meteorological organisation says the rising temperatures bear "the hallmark of climate change".
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the amazon is the largest rain forest in the world. the huge trees store carbon dioxide, making it vital in the fight against global warming. preliminary satellite data by brazil's national space research institute found it more than 700 km2 of rain forest was lost in may this year. that's the equivalent of two football pitches every minute. and in the first two weeks ofjuly, 68% more rain forest was destroyed then in the whole ofjuly last year. but despite the science, president bolsonaro doesn't accept of the findings. translation: i'm convinced that the data are lies, and we will call the president of inpe here to about it. the right—wing leader is known for attacking environmental agencies. his policies favour development over conservation. so rainforests are being cleared at a faster rate to make space for cattle pastures. mr bolsonaro's government is lenient towards environmental crimes like illegal logging, and penalties have dropped under his leadership. the national space and research institute is standing by the data, sayin
the amazon is the largest rain forest in the world. the huge trees store carbon dioxide, making it vital in the fight against global warming. preliminary satellite data by brazil's national space research institute found it more than 700 km2 of rain forest was lost in may this year. that's the equivalent of two football pitches every minute. and in the first two weeks ofjuly, 68% more rain forest was destroyed then in the whole ofjuly last year. but despite the science, president bolsonaro...
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let's get you some other news now digital technology giants like google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti-trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies have been mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. russian opposition leader alexei of all he says he's been arrested video on his instagram account to get to corruption campaigner said he was detained as he left his home in moscow to go jogging with all these arrests comes after he called for another mass protest most authoritative left there on opposition counter that's running in moscow's parliamentary election . russia and china have conducted their 1st joint air patrol over disputed islands between japan and south korea responds japan scrambled its jet fighters south korea did the same both countries accuse the chinese and russian planes of violating their airspace beijing in moscow insists they flew over neutral or else. well here in berlin the new defense minist
let's get you some other news now digital technology giants like google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti-trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies have been mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. russian opposition leader alexei of all he says he's been arrested video on his instagram account to get to corruption...
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. voting is now under way for more than 160,000 conservative party members who are choosing the next prime minister. whoever wins will have to try to win over the whole country, notjust their own party. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in the north west of england to see what people make of borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. enjoying the spectacle? or wishing the tories would just stop their games? trafford is a conservative seat but the front runner borisjohnson won't persuade gail. mr hunt. why do you say that? don't like borisjohnson. just something about him. did you vote in the european election? i did. i voted for mr farage — sorry. i'm not a fan of boris. and then, yeah, jeremy hunt's fox hunting comment just... i definitely wouldn't be able to vote for him after that. this is remain territory but laura statham, who runs this business, prefers the chief brexiteer. i think boris is a character and i think he's strong willed, and in that respect i think he would be quite good.
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. voting is now under way for more than 160,000 conservative party members who are choosing the next prime minister. whoever wins will have to try to win over the whole country, notjust their own party. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in the north west of england to see what people make of borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. enjoying the spectacle? or wishing the tories would just stop their games? trafford is a conservative seat but the front runner...
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united states the white house says they unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are among the 30 companies affected french finance minister bruno and america says the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 euros a year presidents don't focus has now said he ordered an investigation. so are we on the cusp of a nother trade war to talk more on this rao is genoud to allow for a business always good to see you jim now when i 1st want to know why did france decide to go it alone why didn't get the rest of the e.u. to support this measure well it has to be said that they tried if they would try to get standards that would apply to the entire block but it failed in this undertaking due to opposition from countries like ireland which you know offers they are favorable tax regimes to these companies for the express purpose of attracting them to ireland so going out it alone is of course a risk for france it's the 1st test the waters it's a drawing us anger upon itself in this way so it's hoping like with this single signal to spur more coordination on the multilatera
united states the white house says they unfairly target american companies facebook apple google and amazon are among the 30 companies affected french finance minister bruno and america says the 3 percent tax could raise half a 1000000000 euros a year presidents don't focus has now said he ordered an investigation. so are we on the cusp of a nother trade war to talk more on this rao is genoud to allow for a business always good to see you jim now when i 1st want to know why did france decide to...
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it hasn't named any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. david shepardson is a tech reporter at reuters. good to talk to you. why particularly now? this is months after the trump administration first announced its growing concerns about the rising influence and size of us tech companies. critics on the left including elizabeth warren and other democrats say they should be broken up democrats say they should be broken up and critics on the right to say the companies are biased against conservatives and are too big. with all this pressure in washington, i think this is something many people wa nt to think this is something many people want to look at and especially in the wake of the plan $5 billion settle m e nt the wake of the plan $5 billion settlement on privacy allegations, this is just the settlement on privacy allegations, this isjust the beginning of another phase of strict scrutiny. google was already being investigated over anti—trust law. and last week, didn't the house judicial to committee have all four of
it hasn't named any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. david shepardson is a tech reporter at reuters. good to talk to you. why particularly now? this is months after the trump administration first announced its growing concerns about the rising influence and size of us tech companies. critics on the left including elizabeth warren and other democrats say they should be broken up democrats say they should be broken up and...
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and digital technology giants such as google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies were mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. so united states now in a contentious day on capitol hill former special counsel robert muller has been testifying in congress over his probe into russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the trump campaign colluded with moscow he told lawmakers that the investigation found in adequate evidence to prove such a conspiracy but said once again his investigation did not clear trump of obstructing the probe many are viewing mother's testimony today as a last chance for democrats to build a case for impeaching president trump. robert mueller who spent 2 years leading an investigation determining if president trump had colluded with russia did not look like he wanted to be there but for democrats and republicans in congress this was an oppo
and digital technology giants such as google facebook and amazon are expected to be the main targets of a broad anti trust investigation by the u.s. justice department while no specific companies were mentioned the probe is said to be examining whether major online platforms have been abusing their market dominance and hindering competition. so united states now in a contentious day on capitol hill former special counsel robert muller has been testifying in congress over his probe into russian...
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other news now, online giant amazon announced a big investment in food courier deliveroo in may. the exact figure was not given, but amazon is the biggest investor in deliveroo's latest round of fund raising, which in total raised £450 million. the competition and markets authority has just issued an initial enforcement order which puts the brakes on the deal for now while it decides whether to investigate. building specialist sig says its like—for—like sales fell 3.8% in the first half. in its trading update, the company describes trading conditions as "challenging". it says it has 585 branches in the uk and ireland, and other parts of europe. chip—maker samsung has given an illustration of the impact of the trade war between china and the us on its sector. it says its operating profit for the period between april and june is likely to have fallen 56% to £51 billion. that was in a regulatory filing ahead of the official publication of the figures later this month. a 3,000 year—old sculpture of the egyptian boy king tutankhamun has been sold for more than four million p
other news now, online giant amazon announced a big investment in food courier deliveroo in may. the exact figure was not given, but amazon is the biggest investor in deliveroo's latest round of fund raising, which in total raised £450 million. the competition and markets authority has just issued an initial enforcement order which puts the brakes on the deal for now while it decides whether to investigate. building specialist sig says its like—for—like sales fell 3.8% in the first half....
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david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tomorrow we'll be looking at how indigenous people living on protected land are also under pressure. and if you've got any questions for our science editor david shukman right now — you can contact him on twitter for a live question and answer session. join in now by using the hashtag #bbcnewsten. a third of councils in england fear they could run out of money for key services — such as adult social care, protecting children, and preventing homelessness — within the next three years. that's according to a survey by the local government association, which wants central government to help councils cope with a rise in demand for such services. from hampshire, our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. they are famous for their haunting magical songs, which can be heard from over 20 miles away... it is not always obvious, but some children need a little extra support. rosie, olly and riley are all deaf. they get extra help at this specialist unit within their school in hampsh
david shukman, bbc news, in the amazon. tomorrow we'll be looking at how indigenous people living on protected land are also under pressure. and if you've got any questions for our science editor david shukman right now — you can contact him on twitter for a live question and answer session. join in now by using the hashtag #bbcnewsten. a third of councils in england fear they could run out of money for key services — such as adult social care, protecting children, and preventing...
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this is the order longer forest a pristine paradise in the amazon basin. we want to find out where bows of each and f.o.c. certified company harvest timber for its wood floors are and this local manager says the f.s.e. has imposed strict guidelines on harvesting. in an area the size of a football field only one tree may be removed in 20 years. this process is called selective cutting. this is the tree they're going to cut down today. there are 3 out of the tree over there back there the one in the middle the white one. which is about. 20 meters high. maybe even if you make the border looming it's about 60 years old and has been producing seeds for 50 years off to trunk is particularly straightforward and so we get a lot of what you have. selective cutting is considered a sustainable procedure the f.s.e. has given its seal of approval to the bows of each company for several years now. i thank. those of each believes it's taking a responsible approach and the german government claims that the f. a c. is helping to preserve the rain forest fire. but is that r
this is the order longer forest a pristine paradise in the amazon basin. we want to find out where bows of each and f.o.c. certified company harvest timber for its wood floors are and this local manager says the f.s.e. has imposed strict guidelines on harvesting. in an area the size of a football field only one tree may be removed in 20 years. this process is called selective cutting. this is the tree they're going to cut down today. there are 3 out of the tree over there back there the one in...
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this is happening all over the amazon to create more farmland. and the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. it's hard to believe but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2000 pitches is just vanishing every day. and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. after david's reports, so many of you got in touch with us, using #bbcnews to ask questions. so we've taken a few and put them to experts to get you some answers. firstly, someone asked, "as a young adult who lives in the uk, what changes can i make to my everyday life to help conserve and protect the rainforest further?" something we put to clare shakya. we all have power to take action in our everyday lives. first of all as consumers, behind products, making sure those products are coming from land where there is no forest destruction. secondly, as political actors, so ask our mps what they are doing to ensure that the uk puts pressure on braz
this is happening all over the amazon to create more farmland. and the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. it's hard to believe but an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forests that could cover more than 2000 pitches is just vanishing every day. and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. after david's reports, so many of you got in touch with us, using #bbcnews to ask...
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. >> big technology companies like google, amazon, and facebook operating in france will soon be paying more tax. france's senate has approved a 3% tax on tech companies doing business there. the aim is to plug a taxation gap that allowed some internet heavyweights to avoid tax in countries where they make their profits and to book their income in low tax countries like ireland. it's estimated the levy could net france 400 million euros this y year and 650 million nex year. before the vote, french finance ministster spoke out against th growing power of big tech. >> we can all see the emergence of economic giants with monopolistic attributes who not only want to control a maximum amount of data and make money with this data, but also to go further than that by, in the absence of rules, avoiding taxes and putting into place instruments that could tomorrow become a sovereign currency. >> but even before the legislation was through, u.s. president donald trump had ordered an investigation. the u.s. warned that if the law passed, it would activate section 3011 of the u.s. trade act. that au
. >> big technology companies like google, amazon, and facebook operating in france will soon be paying more tax. france's senate has approved a 3% tax on tech companies doing business there. the aim is to plug a taxation gap that allowed some internet heavyweights to avoid tax in countries where they make their profits and to book their income in low tax countries like ireland. it's estimated the levy could net france 400 million euros this y year and 650 million nex year. before the...
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that the president of brazil is planning to accelerate the cutting down of more of the rain forest the amazon rain forest so my question to you and society is do you think that there is political will to plant a trillion trees. yeah you are it's about problems 1st like underline the problem of deforestation which is of course like we don't hear about restoration bias a bit of time in the fight against climate change but of course if we continue to differ as a side of it it's all from nothing so that's the 1st thing and then yeah it's i think that we have more like a common agreement between scientists about the source of climate change since more than 30 years now and since one to 30 years now you have international reporters tried to push bikes to take some decision and we still lack of those decisions so of course i'm not completely up to me but we need to continue to fight and here what we hope is that's like oh are they purr basically we provide you know a paper so we provide a tool and this tool can be used by anyone it can be used by citizen it can be used by n.g.o.s it can be used by s
that the president of brazil is planning to accelerate the cutting down of more of the rain forest the amazon rain forest so my question to you and society is do you think that there is political will to plant a trillion trees. yeah you are it's about problems 1st like underline the problem of deforestation which is of course like we don't hear about restoration bias a bit of time in the fight against climate change but of course if we continue to differ as a side of it it's all from nothing so...
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their mass within 11 days if they have access to enough nutrients up due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle huge amounts of nutrient rich soil washed away into the oceans . several luxury resorts spend hundreds of thousands of euros each year cleaning the beaches once the algae reaches land it decomposes creating a punch and. then every year it's different but there seems to be more as the years go by when i. put a huge strain on local authorities and it's only going to be honest this stuff affects all activity on the beach you're expecting to find a clean sandy beach. but instead find it covered in elderly. what's worse is the effect on marine life sea turtles for example cannot make it to the beach through the thick i'll be meaning they can no longer lay their eggs that a serious threat to an already endangered species. or allow it to a happier story from the world of nature and to this you tube sensation his name is a snowball he's a sulfur crested cockatoo and he's also making scientific history researchers say videos of this birds swoop steps and head movements show for the very
their mass within 11 days if they have access to enough nutrients up due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle huge amounts of nutrient rich soil washed away into the oceans . several luxury resorts spend hundreds of thousands of euros each year cleaning the beaches once the algae reaches land it decomposes creating a punch and. then every year it's different but there seems to be more as the years go by when i. put a huge strain on local authorities and it's only going to be honest this...
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due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle, huge amounts of nutrient-rich soil are washed away into the oceans. reporter: several luxury resorts send -- spend hundreds of thousands of euros a year cleaning their beaches. once algae reaches land, it decomposes, creating a pungent odor. >> everyry year r it is differet but there seems to be more algle as the yeaears go by. cleaeaning it up with a huge strarain on local authoritieses. >> to be honest, this stuff affects alall activity on the beach.h. you are expecting to find a clean, sandy beach, but instead find it covered analogy. reporter: what is worse is the effect on marine life. see turtles, for example, cannot make it to the beach through the thick algae, meaning they can no longer lay there eggs there, a serious threat to an already endangered species. brent: tonight there are reports that a chinese anticorruption activist who campaigned to force public officials to disclose their wealth has been arrested and charged with promoting terrorism. his arrest last week in beijing came as china clamps down on communist party critics
due to the deforestation of the amazon jungle, huge amounts of nutrient-rich soil are washed away into the oceans. reporter: several luxury resorts send -- spend hundreds of thousands of euros a year cleaning their beaches. once algae reaches land, it decomposes, creating a pungent odor. >> everyry year r it is differet but there seems to be more algle as the yeaears go by. cleaeaning it up with a huge strarain on local authoritieses. >> to be honest, this stuff affects alall...
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numbers google pound alphabet crush say expectations and triples its profits in the 2nd quarter and amazon has delivered growth to. also show germany's wrecked horses germany records rather its hottest day after up and farmers are bracing for a poor harvest. i'm sure when in rome recycle as the romans do the city is testing a new ecology oh.
numbers google pound alphabet crush say expectations and triples its profits in the 2nd quarter and amazon has delivered growth to. also show germany's wrecked horses germany records rather its hottest day after up and farmers are bracing for a poor harvest. i'm sure when in rome recycle as the romans do the city is testing a new ecology oh.