Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Amazon and apple get slapped with hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes by the European Commission. And our tech reporter gets his hands on googles latest smart phone and finds out if it has what it takes to compete with the iphone. Good morning, asia, hello, world. Welcome to Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown over taxes paid by Technology Giants amazon and apple. Amazon has been ordered to repay more than 290 million in back taxes after european regulators that it was given an unfair tax deal regulators that it was given an unfairtax deal in regulators that it was given an unfair tax deal in luxembourg. The European Commission also plans to ta ke European Commission also plans to take island to court over its failure to collect billions of dollars of back taxes from apple. Ireland. Lets find out more on this. The European Commission is really busy but what do
[inaudible conversations] the senate will come to order. D the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal lord god, we bless your holy name. Provide our lawmakers with the wisdom to obey you completely and receive your guidance. May your guiding presence inspire them so that they can find even in troubles opportunities for joy. Lord, remind them of the blessings that come from being challenged, as they learn from experience that the things that test them produce endurance. When their endurance is fully developed, give them the satisfaction of possessing such integrity that their faith will not shrink though pressed by many foes. Lord, help our senators to seek you repeatedly each day with their prayers, fully expecting you to answer their intercession and direct their lives. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the rep
Remember that your purposes will prevail and that your justice cannot be thwarted. Answer the prayers of our senators as they daily seek your wisdom, guidance, and protection. Lord, sustain them with your unfailing love, rescuing them from the Destructive Forces that go contrary to your will. Instruct our legislators even in the night seasons, so that your will may be done on earth even as it is done in heaven. We pray in your great name. Do for them exceedingly, abundantly above all that they can ask or imagine according to your power working in and through them. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell the senate, as i said yesterday, has a full
And this land we love. In these days of stress and strain, continue to be the shepherd who will guide them to your desired destination. Lord, thank you for forgiving our sins, healing our sickness, filling our lives with good things, and surrounding us with your love. Continue to be a celestial parent to our nation and world, sustaining us all with your tender compassion and mighty power. God of mercy and grace, transform our dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. We pray in your marvelous name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C, october 18, 2017. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable rand paul, a
Chester pike. Traffic is back opened here on the 900 block but eastbound traffic is still closed because they still got a big mess to clear up, right now. And so far what we know again one person hurt, the driver, we dont know extent of his injuries. Eastbound closed right now in the 900 block of west chester pike. Again, it is a very active scene. It has died down in the last, few minutes around here. We did see some crews, First Responders getting out here but you can still see very active traffic being directed around this mess. Im sure they are slowing down. That driver there taking pictures. That is right. Something you dont see every day. Rubbernecking. It looks like a can over was taken to. That can you imagine being asleep in that house right there, having breakfast and then boom. All right, bob what else do you got that tractor trailer box truck it looks like it flipped over and when it did it slid into the telephone pole thus ripping out a hole in the roof there. That driver