i'm told me a lot of people in the news continues at the top off the hour thanks for joining us . johnnie doesn't let his wheelchair keep him from pursuing surfing. dramas johnny grassa is not your average trucks do every day he pushes himself to the limit fighting for his dreams of course life follows johnny as he overcomes obstacles and breaks down barriers from wheelchair to escalate.

sports life starts feb 15th on. earth a home for saving googling joe's told stories of creative people and to kind of aid of projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions by global ideas being blue series of global 3000 on d. w. and online. big tax versus bake regulation google takes the european union to court to contest the billions of dollars in fines it's have to pay for trust violations the case is being seen as a major test of the e.u. tough stance toward some of the industry's biggest names. and it's a big deal the european union find. the trade agreement with vietnam the largest

ever pocked with an emerging economy but will it help counter china as dominant as their reason. to sing up the difference how far as in germany are embracing the move towards organic products used by cultivating the perfect conditions for nutrient rich soil. this is the business i'd take ferguson welcome it's a bottle that dates back a decade and could say part of the european union regulates big tech in the future google is taking the block to court to contest the billions of dollars it's been fined for antitrust violations the case is being seen as a major test of the e.u.'s tough stance towards big corporations. how about a trip to paris you might want to book a cheap hotel whenever you put your destination into google and look for hotels it's the search engines own choices that topped the list including price comparisons further down you get offers from comparison sites like trip advisor or

booking dot com they feel google is putting them at a disadvantage the e.u. commission sort the same way and in 201700 the online giant a 2400000000 euro fine. google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving illegal advantages to another google. its shopping comparison service. now the company is taking legal action of the e.u. 2nd highest court in luxembourg. google is appealing to further huge fines totaling 8200000000 euros those also came from the e.u. commission over the past 3 years. google's c.e.o. saying the fines are excessive. sensible regulation must also take a proportionate approach that. social opportunities this is

especially true in areas that are high risk and higher than the hearing in luxembourg is said to last 3 days but the verdicts could take several more months for more let's cross right over to detail these financial correspondent jan squat on wall street yes i am say you are how are investors the google chances in this case. well if you take a wall street as an indication then the tech companies do not have to be concerned too much at this point all of the big u.s. tech names are trading basically record highs this clearly is an important case because it could set the tone and pace for other cases against companies like facebook amazon or will but it probably won't happen before early next year and then google even could go into another pealed so this decade long case is not over any time soon as it seems now against the european union has

a reputation for being tough on big tech names like google and regulatory environment in the united states is very different though how do you explain this ideological divide. well no offense but there are not really any super big european tech names so most companies we're talking about here are american called gratian so it's not a big surprise that the u.s. administration is less keen on going after their big tech companies having that said there is actually a certain political movement in the united states especially on the democratic side some of the presidential candidates who are actually looking to actually split some of those huge tech companies but having that said for now those companies are getting even bigger is to be learned here on wednesday facebook is what's

actually for the 1st time so pas more than 2000000000 users worldwide and call it on wall street thanks so much for your insights. and meanwhile the e.u. has signed off on its biggest ever trade agreement with an emerging economy the deal with vietnam approved today in the european parliament will slash tariffs on goods and services and will further cement vietnam stay says as an upcoming economic player but there are concerns that sports should soon get cheaper for european buyers german sporting goods maker added us has been producing sneakers in hoochie minh city for years footwear is a big export for vietnam with 15 percent of all germans walking on shoes made most goods leave the country via high func port the e.u. imports products worth around 38000000000 euros from vietnam not just shoes there

are a lot of electronics and agricultural products and european cuisine might be a bit less spicy without vietnam as it accounts for nearly half of all pepper imports. the agreement now means the end of virtually all tariffs on bilateral trade the benefit of the reman so many preferential access to a vibrant to come trying to be of almost 100000000 people removal of non-tariff barriers for exporters which they currently face for example on cars wines and spirits the vietnamese side says it will comply with international labor and environmental standards this also includes the founding of independent trade unions so far impossible in the communist state. of the world's biggest mobile island telecommunications trade so the mobile world congress has been cancelled a growing number of exhibitors announced their withdrawals citing concerns about the coronavirus the cancellation is a major blow for the tech sector which sees as the annual event to launch new

products it's also a blow to the tourist industry in the whole city of barcelona organizers are reportedly facing a $100000000.00 euro cancellation bill. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. oil cartel opec is considering causing i put to you the coronavirus the group believes demand for crude will be significantly lower this year than previously thought that is to you in part 2 waiting to mont in china opec has yet to bring forward its early march meeting to discuss the cuts. british oil giant b.p. says it will make drastic cuts on carbon emissions by 2050 as part of the biggest overhaul in the company's history new chief executive bernard looney says the company must change profoundly because the world is changing fast so our society's expectations. german chemical firm is building

a factory to make electric car batteries the size in the state of brandenburg near the capital berlin will be based just 100 kilometers from tesla's 1st european factory both sites will open in 2022 b.s.'s expects to make enough to equip 400000 cars a year. now we all know that good things take time and that's certainly true when it comes to food as farmers grapple with climate change and other environmental challenges the focus is shifting more towards sustainable organic yields in our next report will meet a farmer who spent 30 years cultivating the perfect blend of high quality nutrient rich soil. brussel sprouts one of the few vegetables harvested in the middle of winter in the german state of chalets because near the danish border there's been

a lot of rainfall and the plants did well. the organic brussels sprouts are top notch thanks to the high quality soil that we have a relatively long harvest especially for brussels sprouts we've picked up until march and that comes from taking good care of the soil just going to. the land belongs to the organic farmer had includes and he's been building up humus or the organic component of the soil for 30 years now he regularly has his soil tested today by agrarian engineer so your dream on the dock consistent color and the presence of worms in the soil are good signs. not asses all my stuff the 1st test you do is to just smell the soil to see if it has a nice sweet earthy aroma. good important global hot doesn't really just that's your goal so that we have great organic harvests but the decisive factor is the soils ability to supply the nutrients at the exact moment that the plant that you

know d.m. billick then we can have high organic crop yields. good soil can produce conventional size harvests. the burden off to convince the military you're putting knutson tries out new methods 1st that is home and then he brings them out onto his $111.00 hectares of farmland. for example compost tea he mixes compost with water then lets the mixture sit for 24 hours after that he brings it out onto the field the mixture is simple to make and saves money just as the situation's always getting harder for farmers the climate extremes are getting worse more drought floods we need the humus to improve the soil so that the location remains productive standards. something just by leaving the soil alone humans can be created too but that can take decades having newton was able to increase his ground cover by 15

centimeters within a year that absorbs 50 more tons of c o 2 annually. airbus has unveiled a test model of what it believes could be the passenger jet of the future dubbed the maverick it features a revolutionary designed them to be 20 percent more fuel efficient than the palm their jets be used today airbus claims that would give travelers a totally new experience one of the challenges was making sure those on board wouldn't face thrown about too much when the aircraft takes a turn. it could be a bumpy ride and that's it for me and the business team here in berlin you can get more on our website that details the dot com slash business we're also on social media do feel free to drop us a line on facebook and twitter for me to sit by and take us.

through the conflicts with sebastian. my guest this week your road to the jesuit priest father solo who is a leading experts closer to abuse of the of the clergy there's the boss of whom sue is above neutral who will continue to provide all who choose to cover so priests

who commit to cool conflict the. next day. when others give up. natalia keeps on fighting. many russian mothers are in similar situations and their sons have run afoul of the country's arbitrary justice but her only hope is protest. and she's not on the. odds because. in 60 minutes on d w a. we're all set. to go beyond the obvious things that were made. as we take on the world. where it all about is the stories that

matter to you about something behind the people what ever it takes people running no money coming. to explain further if you run up a w. hallmark made for mines. i see change happen people just don't believe in the church but catholic church is not a monolithic block new rules this year on the whole of the hurdle sexual abuse in the catholic church have failed to satisfy victims' groups which still insist that the in the so are a grist from credit for. my guest this week here in rome is the jesuit priest father hans solo who is a leading expert on such abuse among the clergy is the vatican serious about real

change over will it continue to provide opportunity i'm called up to.