Welcome to g. W. Business i want to johnsonville and good to have you with us and was starting with a landmark case in the e. U. s crackdown on tax avoidance by Multinational Companies apple has launched a legal challenge to an order to pay 13000000000. 00 euros in irish back taxes in august 26th in the European Commission says tax rulings by ireland in 19012007 had aught efficiently reduced apples tax burden for over 2 decades effectively making it illegal state aid apple is expected to argue that it did nothing wrong as it had followed the irish and us tax from dollars of a more lets cross over now to our financial correspondent pandey in a frank that i should just out of apple already made that pavement so what is the issue. Well yes apple has deposited the money in an escrow account that was set up by the Irish Government and is being managed by a 3rd party as it manages but apple actually argues that it should have been told to pay that money in the 1st place because it followed t
Reforestation. Interactive content teaching the next generation about the fundamental protection. Using all channels available for people to take action and returning to do some thinking for the next generation gloomily as the environment series of global 3000 on t w and online. China opens the Worlds Largest single terminal airport a signal to the rest of the world that beijing has global ambitions despite its economic hard times also on the show how much is that bottle of french wine cost more than you might expect well look at reports of Human Trafficking in french wine fields. This is your Business Report im Stephen Beers in berlin thanks for joining us. China officially open the doors to its mega airport on wednesday beijing cost 63000000000. 00 and needed just under 5 years to build its designed to handle 72000000. 00 passengers annually an impressive feat and an outward demonstration of might from a country otherwise facing difficult times. Shaped like a giant starfish beijing d
Im going to spend 3 welcome to news asia its good to have you with us. Now theyve been called snowdens Guardian Angels and with good reason and that because family thats the 2 people of the immediate right over here they are among those who hate a fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in their home in hong kong as he was on the run from u. S. Authorities that was back in 2030 since then Edward Snowden has been granted asylum in russia and today has released his autobiography prominent record it details the crisis of conscience that led the former n. S. A. Contractor to leak classified documents revealing the extent of u. S. And u. K. Government surveillance but thats material for suporn and the data both refugees from. Their families asylum applications in hong kong have been rejected they are now faced with deportation and an uncertain future. Its just a game for 3 year old enough but for his family hiding has become a way of life one theyre desperate to leave behind a 7 year old said
300 kilometers an hour the terrifying storm destroyed everything in its wake in recent years water temperatures in the atlantic between west africa and the caribbean have risen making hurricanes stronger is a forerunner of what may be to come the result of manmade Global Warming. Hunger for energy is pushing our planet off balance we burn huge amounts of oil gas and coal releasing Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change the average temperature on earth has risen by around one degree celsius since industrialization began and its still doing so our oceans are warming up causing seen levels to rise since 880. 00 theyve risen by around 24. 00 centimeters the polar ice caps are melting and if the antarctic were to saw sea levels could rise by 60 meters flooding the vast areas of land its a disaster. Its already begun. Pastika a poverty stricken district in manilas port area thats packed with houses on stilts at the edge of the sea. The p
People in the castle region do not have enough to eat and that includes four hundred thousand children. All right youre up to date with the headlines now for news coming up in just twenty five minutes well see them by for. More u. S. Backing for israel and palestinian president like the u. S. Embassy will be. Next and washington will back two state solution but only if both sides agree and so much distrust and despair that u. S. Policy is the socalled Peace Process still relevant this is inside story. Other than welcome to the program im laura kyle Donald Trumps recent recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel provoked protests and outrage among palestinians the allies and other critics worldwide that anger hasnt been placated with the visit of the u. S. Vice president the divided city Israeli Palestinian members of parliament were forcibly removed was listening to his speech the applause in the class it was especially loud when pence promised the move of the u. S. Embassy from