this is d.w. news live from berlin the new plans for an internet tax of pick over old block the e.u. accuses companies like apple and google of avoiding taxes but after states failed to agree to the idea of a tax that would apply everywhere also coming up a terminally ill british toddler at the heart of a legal battle as doctors evans had a rare brain disease judges agreed with doctors that life support should be withdrawn against his parents' wishes. ok and russia says its plotting nuclear

power plant is peach opening up the arctic but as its maiden voyage begins environmentalist warn it could become a floating sure noble. i met her meant it is good to have you with us a european plan to tax enter net giants has run into resistance the e.u. . says online giants like amazon facebook google and apple haven't been paying their fair share in taxes you know those companies earn money across the block but they report their profits in the member states with the lowest tax rates and a proposed three percent tax that would apply throughout the e.u. has some members worried and at a meeting in vogue area to discuss the proposal even germany appeared to shy away from its previous enthusiastic backing here's more on that plan when

journalists at this press conference in syfy a use google the company makes a profit and bulgaria the search engine though pays its taxes elsewhere usually where there aren't many to pay some say in tax havens anyone knows that it is the big moral question that the biggest companies of more than times i'm not really. contributing to the public duties we have to hold on to digital giants are not being the same. if you want to explain that to the citizen. good luck. google kills it's european profits at its headquarters in ireland paid a fraction of its profits in tax there in twenty fourteen the european commission wants digital companies above a certain size to also have to pay tax when they make money smaller states are

skeptical. so it's a quite complicated so we're on the cautious side there is only e.u. countries implemented in than this digital tax will have very little effect. but if the e.u. doesn't pose the tax it could lead to further strain ties with the us with it expected to generate relatively low returns some of the blogs are asking if it's really worth it. we'll take a look now at some other stories making news around the world thousands have taken to the streets of pump lorna in spain they are protesting after five men who'd been accused of raping a young woman at the two thousand and sixteen running of bulls were convicted of the lesser crime of sexual abuse the case has sparked anger given increased reports of sex attacks at the event. archaeologists have under uncovered a mass grave of over one hundred forty children in peru dating back to the fifteenth century wounds on the skeletons just children were sacrificed along with

hundreds of baby vamos archaeologists say it may be the largest ritual killing of children in history. u.s. secretary of state might compare has arrived in saudi arabia is the first stop of his middle east tour where he'll discuss the iran nuclear deal with leaders there he's also expected to visit israel in jordan on his first official trip to the. a terminally ill toddler at the heart of a long running legal battle has died in a british hospital alfie evans had a rare brain disorder the doctors said was incurable his parents took the case to court after children's hospital decided life support should be withdrawn against their wishes. a tiny boy a short life a big impact. these liverpudlians have come to pay their respects to alfie evans.

he was less than two years old and suffering from a degenerative neurological condition. when doctors concluded no more could be done for him alfie's parents had a series of legal battles to keep him alive in the end the court agreed with the doctors they with your life support on monday now a heartbreaking announcement via facebook from alfie's father tom my gladiator laid out his shield and gained his wings at two thirty absolutely heartbroken. many of the tyler supporters believe the doctors gave up too easily. could somebody do so completely. corrupt. government full of. i think the whole. by the news this morning. really right the right the way today and the fact it wouldn't take them let them take the little

boy you. think. i'm. so. obviously it's not. that we do support them as a city as. the case attracted international attention with the pope weighing in and inviting father to the vatican. i wish to repeat and strongly confirm that the only master of life from the beginning until the natural and is god. it is our duty. it is our duty to do everything to nurture life in. this case has sparked a fierce debate in the u.k. over who should make decisions for a child's health but for hundreds of people in liverpool on saturday it was time to

come together and remember an all too short life. and for some more on this story charlotte children fill from the age of you newsdesk is joining me here in the studio charlotte there's been really unprecedented huge publicity about this case vocal support keeping for keeping alfie alive coming notably from the vatican what did that add to the debate yeah this really is a case that grabbed wild wide attention i mean this is every parent's worst nightmare first of all to find that your young son suffers from a red generative neurological condition and then to have to enjoy months of ego battles back and forth over whether or not life support can be withdrawn from him yes indeed the pope is one of those that's that's waded into this battle he's expressed his support on several occasions for the family and in fact he's tweeted the smalling shortly after we learned that i'll feed at the last his fight the pope

right i'm deeply moved by the death of that alfie today i pray especially if his parents has got the father receives him in his tend to embrace and i think is important to sort of back at the role of the vatican and it's early in this fight is he in fact granted citizenship meaning that he could then go to italy easier it is hope to find the easy way for him to to go to italy where the chilling to the vatican has said that it would allow him to remain on life support it was decided there not only in the u.k. courts but also by the european court of human rights that that wasn't fair on alfie it was thought that that was unfairly prolong his life and it was decided that the. it could remove his life that well i mean by the same token there was a lot of feeling of unfairness by his family and their supporters about the decision to make to take him off of life support you kind of philistine about how this played out in the public but i'm sure you can imagine emotions have been

running extremely high throughout the the months of trying to the legal battles throughout this case not only from the family have been very very vocal in the press issuing very emotive statements but also from the public as well i mean over the last couple of weeks we've seen protests outside the hospital on monday notably that several dozen people tried to storm the hospital they had to be reminded that there are there are a number of other sick children in this hospital and they were to keep calm in fact the situation became so volatile the press the police had to issue a statement after a lot of online abuse aimed at the hospital and stuff people to keep comes this really is a something that's that's got a lot of people in the public very upset there are those it has to be said he really come out in support of the hospital as well they've had to make an extremely difficult decision under a lot of public scrutiny and pressure and they've been those who feel praised praised the way it was behaved right now briefly if you could this is the second time in as many years that

a sort of you know sick child saga has rocked britain and really the world to think that any changes in how they the n.h.s. or others might deal with such situations could become because your friend who is is charlie god he has an eleven month eleven month old boy who his parents were trying to send him to america for new experimental treatments to deal with with his illness it was decided that he will say wouldn't be sent abroad that was despite again intervention from the vatican the parents generally in the u.k. their rights to make decisions for the children are protected in law having said that though if that comes into conflict with what the hospitals believe if they think that the parents are making the wrong decision not in the interest of the child they can then go to the. the courts have the final say on what's best for that child as painful as it is i think it's likely that we've seen it once we've now seen it twice that that is is going to remain the case. right charlotte children pill thanks for a piece up to speed on what has been a very difficult last few weeks. well russia has launched

a controversial floating nuclear power plants which it says is the first ship of its kind it's been under construction for years in st petersburg but now it's headed to the arctic sea where russia needs vast amounts of electricity to tap the rich deposits of oil and gas in the region around the north pole. russia's floating nuclear power plant makes its way out to sea and development since two thousand and seven the academic limon us off cost around a half a billion euros its builders say it's safe. this power plant incorporates all of the best features of traditional nuclear plants it's protected from all kinds of natural and technical dangers. the ship is said to play a key role in russia's plans to develop the arctic it will supply vast amounts of electricity and warmth to far flung locations and to power oil refineries and

desalination plants. environmentalists warn of the potential dangers greenpeace has dubbed it a floating chernobyl. its maiden voyage takes it around scandinavia to reach months in russia's far north that's where its nuclear reactors will be fueled late next month next year the vessel will travel ten thousand kilometers across the arctic to pay that in syberia it will provide power to the remote mining town and to oil rakes for now the ship is one of a kind that russia says fifteen other countries are showing interest in the technology. of football is something of a religion for many people around the world and in argentina one club has recreated michelangelo's famous painting in the sistine chapel in their gym using the likeness of superstars like diego matter donna and leo messi now fans and players who worship those football legends can just look up to them. mesi any merit

dawna to trade as the iconic figures of adam and god in michelangelo's masterpiece argentina's two football stars already have heavenly status in the country anymore lies in the two on this ceiling along with other argentinian stars is an effort to motivate the next class of up and comers. a group you know the club now has the top figures in the world of football messi and marathoner and the others who have decided how old so excellent players with a very good foot would be here but we always prioritise goodwill with the kids. but it's a look at you know these players when they're doing it already know. the sports club paid around twenty thousand u.s. dollars to complete the artwork and its president believes every generation will look up and be inspired the. kids ones and the ones that love football want to be

like our idols when he plays. today the kids who play here have messi. and the adults who come also share our idols. and want to move doesn't come off you look at the sky and when you ask god for a helping hand you have so many of them here to choose from on this evening and if they did field near a known for the hand of god won the world cup in one nine hundred eighty six with argentina while messi has yet to win the greatest trophy but could also ascend to the same heights at the finals in russia this summer. when germany's top film prize has gone to a film about european film icon only schneider movie three days into the home picks up a school of seven year old trophies at the ceremony here in berlin including the prizes for best film best actress and best director and smile which focuses on

a candid interview gave to a magazine reporter. undergoing rehab shortly before death in one thousand and eighty two. and that is your g.w. news from berlin we'll have more coming up at the top of the hour indeed after a short break we've got the best sports has to offer with the bundesliga. we'll be here to take you through all the developments. of. global inequalities. what does inequality mean. connected well. to the media. join the discussion and have new. media forum times eighteen. d.w. truth diversity. where the world of science is at home in many languages.