i'm just going to look. for and refute. your little stores on the big stage. kids' sports musudan t. w. this is d.w. news and these are out top stories a metro accident in mexico city has left at least 24 people dead and dozens injured authorities say an elevated section of the ral system collapsed as a train was passing over it on monday night local residents had previously expressed concerns about cracks in the structure which had been weakened dr an earthquake in 2017. germany has recorded its highest level of right wing extremist crime in 20 years new statistics showed that

far right crime rose by more than 5 percent last year and he submitted crimes increased by more than 15 percent the vast majority motivated by right wing extremism authorities say. the number of coronavirus cases in india has officially topped 20000000 though it's believed the real figure is all deaths and infections a much higher than that supply shortages have slowed down the national vaccination drive and the health care system is buckling under the weight of new cases. this is d.w. news from berlin you can find much more on our website w dot com. old school. microsoft co-founder bill gates and his wife

melinda are 2 of the wealthiest people on the planet forbes puts bill gates well that $124000000000.00 the bill and melinda gates foundation is one of the largest philanthropies on the planet with $50000000000.00 but money isn't everything after 27 years of marriage bill and melinda gates are divorcing their divorce settlement could be the biggest ever recorded as a married couple their generosity has saved the lives of millions tonight we ask can they go their own separate ways without someone else having to pay. this is the day. we commit ourselves to the rest of our lives to working with you all for 3 more going to benefit from financing from a variety of different sources including the bill and melinda gates foundation. we

need leaders in government and we need leaders from science to make sure we end this. hunger and poverty so that people can grow up and live healthy and prosperous lives only way to eliminate the threat of this disease somewhere is to eliminate it everywhere about a ship has a risk i will work will be affected because paper has contributed an enormous amount of work. also coming up of far right extremism is now the biggest threat to germany's security that according to the country's interior minister last year police in germany investigated 24000 far right crimes the highest number on record. these it joining the pandemic we've seen an ugly normalization of anti semitic crimes and racism that threatens our collective society and the participation of those who are. attacked when certain lines are crossed there is no going back nomics.

to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states into all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the delicate act of splitting a fortune worth billions of dollars late on monday bill and melinda gates announce that after 27 years they have decided to end their marriage people close to the gates had been cited in recent years saying the 2 had struggled to make their relationship work but for most of the world the news came unexpectedly for years bill and melinda gates marriage has seemed like a giant monolith of generosity the bill and melinda gates foundation is one of the world's biggest philanthropies worth $50000000000.00 every year it gives away $5000000000.00 to causes ranging from public health to childhood education the foundation was key to the creation of kovacs the u.n. program designed to provide coronavirus vaccines to the world's poor countries the

couple have also promised to give the vast majority of their assets to their foundation but much of that money has not yet been donated and that is one reason why eyebrows were raised on news of the divorce although there have been assurances that nothing would change at the foundation the divorce is not insignificant could it eventually diminish the profile of the foundation will there be less giving or will belinda gates become a philanthropic force in her own right we'll discuss that in just a moment but 1st this report. bill and melinda gates more than just one of the wealthiest couples in the world for decades their names have been synonymous with charitable giving on an unprecedented scale but now to have used twitter to announce they're going their separate ways. after a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship we have made the decision to end our marriage we

will continue our work together at the foundation but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives. over here for a prom date bill gates who became the richest person in the world as the founder of microsoft married melinda french in 1904 together they founded the bill and melinda gates foundation in 2000 which has spent over $50000000000.00 fighting poverty disease and inequality and in the past year more than a $1000000000.00 fighting the coronavirus only way to eliminate the threat of this disease somewhere is to eliminate it everywhere this illusion is not shaming the rich countries that are doing the natural thing of wanting to protect their people the solution is to vastly increase the manufacturing capacity so we can cover everyone as soon as possible so for now the question of what will happen to the couple's $130000000000.00 fortune is between them and their lawyers. my next guest

tonight is an insider in the world of philanthropy and he's the author of the book the givers wealth power in philanthropy in a new gilded age it documents how the world's mega rich have become philanthropists using their fortunes to shape public policy in good and bad ways david callahan is also founder of the website inside full answer but he joins me tonight from santa monica in california david it's good to have you on the program were you surprised to hear that bill and melinda gates are getting divorced. i was very surprised this is been a very tight partnership for the last 27 years in a tight partnership in philanthropy for the last 20 years as they piloted the creation of the world's biggest foundation which now gives out $5000000000.00 a year so yeah big shocker in the world of planter ping yet in the philanthropic

world they are the power couple how significant is their divorce going to be for the world of philanthropy everybody is talking about it in that those philanthropic circles i think what we don't know is whether melinda gates goes off and creates her own foundation if she does get a substantial divorce settlement you could imagine her continuing to work through the gates foundation while also doing her own thing and that would be big news to have suddenly a massive multi-billion dollar donor come onto the scene and we know what issues she cares about most which is gender equity and women's empowerment let me talk a little bit about what vera foundation has done particularly the crowning achievement last year this year is the creation of kovacs which we know is the u.n. run scheme that is supposed to provide coronavirus vaccines to the world's poor

countries would kovacs exist if the bill and melinda gates had not thrown their support behind it it's hard to know what we do know is that no philanthropist has worked harder or given more money to deal with kogan 1900 men than the gate i mean that the foundation has put $1750000000.00. into this fight and you know they bring a tremendous amount of expertise this is a foundation from day one which has been laser focused on vaccines and bill gates has been out there for years warning about a possible pandemic so that's an example of somebody who not only looks at over the horizon and is ahead of the curve but has men's technical knowledge which is unique in the philanthropy world david you know the foundation the bill and melinda gates foundation it has the budget and it has the power that we normally associate with countries and state actors. is this

a justified concern that they've become too powerful well it is it's a very troubling dynamic that we have billionaires who i mean who's bill gates he was a guy good at writing software right and now he as he in the end of had control over resources comparable to the national government on world health and here in the united states a huge influence over public education which is a democratic institution so there's been a lot of pushback to the gates foundation and their power for years in a he was asked recently should pharmaceutical companies that have developed these coronavirus vaccines should they give up their patent protection or intellectual property rights and just give that the knowledge to the world and he immediately said no which reveals a lot about what he's thinking but doesn't it also show the amount of influence

that he has on the help that is being given to the world's disadvantaged. yeah this is not just a private citizen and any any ordinary citizen weighing in on that question this is somebody who's resources rival that of the w h o's who has that men's power and by the way invest a lot of money in the pharma industry to help advance vaccines and we don't know enough about his business dealing to know if there are some potential conflicts that i think bill and melinda had their heart in the right place no question about it but it is a troubling dynamic where they have so much power about 30 seconds left so let me ask you this divorce will it diminish that the influence and power that they have now. i think you could increase their power because you could easily see melinda gates heading off in her own direction with substantial resources and emerging as

a philanthropic powerhouse in her own right giving out billions of dollars potentially for women's empowerment and gender equity in addition to remaining an alt in the gates foundation which is and will remain in the forseeable future the biggest foundation in the world david callahan founder of the website inside philanthropy david it's good talking with you we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you great to be here. forbes magazine ranks bill gates as the 4th richest man in the world with amazon's jeff bezos the richest both men made their money with big tech and with creative accounting taking advantage of differing tax codes around the globe last year amazon's revenue came in at almost 44000000000 euros across the company's european operations that was a record some made possible by the pandemic surge in online sales to all of that

income is declared via amazon's edu parent subsidiary which is based in luxembourg and here's a thing that subsidiary made a loss on paper so amazon paid no corporate tax whatsoever on the billions that it earned through that story was researched by the fair tax foundation i'm joined now by its chief executive paul thought to have paul it's good to have you on the program and maybe you can help us understand here we're talking about millions billions in turn over yet zilch in corporate taxes paid by amazon how does that work and how is that legal. i'm smiling by shouldn't me really. think we're all used to seeing stories of animals and not pain and attacks around the world but the latest set of fate is that we found that in luxembourg we're standing i mean we're talking a mass of red collared loss in europe of $1200000000.00 euros not only are they not

paying taxes they are building task credits to use in the future this year they've built a 1000000 euros of tax credits last year it was 290000000 euros they've actually now got over 2000000000 of how tall glossies to use in the future what that means is if it's some point in the future they do decide to declare a profit on which tax will be required they still have to pay tax because they've got all these current forward losses to utilize. what are the things you want from the apple set like i was and say is well it's a retail business it's low margin. what we've got to remember yes i'm as it is the largest retailer in the world it's also the largest provider of cloud computing services in the world which is our while acknowledging business politics percent margins easily so. i couldn't answer the question directly how are

they book last this year the year of the year but it is legal though what they're doing according to the current tax codes across the european union as well as the u.k. what they are doing is legal right. correct there is no evidence of the legality and there are 2 other things that and raises one is whether the law was created by the politicians the purpose germany kate france or the countries and secondly whether the tax authorities implement them laws not implementing them robustly and i think that's why it's very interesting now that we've got that right and how to use tax proposals that are gums of the o.e.c.d. germany's finance minister has supported those and for example they would create a minimum coloration tax around the world of 21 percent and they would also crucially sake of business like and not just tax it on profits because they

very rarely declare profits that's why jeff bezos has come out and all 28 percent corporation tax in the usa are happy with that and it's not really that because they really like corporations that some profit you know what the new fire department was there was that it's that a tax business on sales as well as profit you know i'm i will stick with this idea coming from the bottom ministration this proposed global minimum tax rate of 21 percent i want you to take a listen to what the german finance minister all of shoulder said about that about what we could go take a listen and i'll try to very hard to new principles an international takes ation and a global minimum taxation rule is one of them and let me just repeat i'm quite optimistic that we will have found. a good solution this summer and this will change international taxation a lot and would end the race to the bottom we see today in international taxation but he is very optimistic especially for

a finance minister do you share his optimism. yes absolutely i think it's not just ginning it's france italy and crucially it's every chip and that's got i mean of the g 20 finance ministers and it's only in july alone it was a very hopeful to say a positive outcome of. paul i want to ask you this because i mean a lot of people watching are consumers and i'm sure they buy items on amazon and when you buy something on amazon here in germany you have to pay the value added tax so that's it that's in the price why is it legal or why are consumers required to pay via a value added tax when they buy with amazon but amazon is not required to pay corporate taxes on the income that it's generated and it is this really a double standard that the wall makers have allowed to exist. yes

unfortunately that is true that don imus and only seems to be one step ahead if not 5 steps ahead of the law makers all over the world and i think a lot of the lawmakers are scared about this and in the process they were just so busy saying he wants it's which jobs for example will imus in these i mean we've got to think now is and has got more employee the looks of it it's got citizens you know how on it looks and they're going see robel sleep money each the reports and accounts sometimes in e.u. salis just not going to happen so i think everybody has become time it not just the public business people have a hobby to pay their taxes because the one of the country's public status is there is as any member of the general public and i think what it chemo means and what this sum up we will change the way international taxation we're right across the world for

a generation well we will be following this and if it does happen even if it doesn't we hope you'll come back and talk with us again paul monaghan chief executive of the fair tax foundation poll thank you and. we're here in germany officials are warning of a rise in far right extremism police recorded more than 23000 far right crimes in the year 2020 that's a 5 percent increase on the previous year and a record high the new statistics were published on the same day the police arrested a suspected neo nazi accused of sending threads in hate mail to politicians and public figures. he's accused of sending more than 100 threatening letters signed in a few 2.0 in reference to a right wing terror group has let his went out to politicians artists and lawyers. it's unclear if the 53 year old man acted alone what is clear however is that the

man espoused unmistakable right wing extremist ideology according to authorities it's part of a dangerous trend in germany politically motivated crimes have reached their highest levels in 20 years and interior minister horsy hoffa is now raising the alarm. right-wing motivations were behind $23064.00 of the crimes committed last year. that's more than half 52 percent of all politically motivated crimes. an increase of 5.7 percent. i want to be clear here the number of rightwing motivated crimes has reached the highest level since we began keeping records. cite. one example last year a man sort out various locations in the city of how now looking for people with

known german heritage he murdered 9 people. shortly after that the global corona virus pandemic arrived in germany but restrictions on public life did nothing to decrease the number of rightwing attacks quite the opposite right wing extremists began taking part in demonstrations against lockdown measures it's a development that worries experts. these are. maturing the pandemic we've seen an ugly normalisation of anti semitic crimes and racism that threatens our collective society and the participation of those who are attacked once certain lines are crossed there's no going back. authorities doubt that the situation will improve this year and they are pushing to broaden their fight against right wing crimes. so why does germany have such a problem with right wing violence here's the w.'s chief political editor

macculloch of. well after warning i don't have a satisfying answer to that because that is very much the uphill task that we saw interior minister haas. spread out today as he stressed that there was not only this junk that's right wing extremist violence plays a role in more than half of all cases of politically motivated violence here and many he spoke of a brutalization of society i guess the short answer is that germany's dot nazi past has not changed history for good in the sense that neo nazis can't get a foot on the ground anymore and can't get a political foothold one has to say this came on the day as it became known that the leader of the used organization of the far right if tea party which sits in parliament here and many had to leave the party after concerns over extremist right wing remarks he made before so he this is something that's coming from different

directions in society and we will have to wait and see what politicians to adopt what the political response to that will have to be. well it's time to book your holidays in italy that was the message from prime minister mario druggy today italy was once the epicenter of the pandemic about a year ago you may remember it suffered the highest death toll in all of the european union but now it's starting to relax troubled by restrictions and there are hopes that the return of tourism can give the economy a much needed boost our correspondent max sunder reports tonight from rome. it's spritz time in rome. after the government eased some of the coronavirus restrictions in most parts of the country the streets are finally bustling again.

life seems almost as if it has gone back to normal here in the streets of rome letting people down outside in restaurants is one of the 1st steps of the government's reopening plan that seems too hasty for so and too cautious for others . before the pen demick of this square in front of the coliseum would be packed with visitors on peak days they would wait in line for up to 2 and a half hours to guide and he tells us now that archaeological sites have reopened she could be back in business if only there were visitors. many of the at travel companies are mostly working and mostly getting looking for the 2022 because we help with this with the ration or will be. sad because that all that vaccine for them if they open the borders probably we

can speak of the change each month but the numbers within the cause is that is before culture as well is taking center stage in the country's reopening efforts like all the tele and cultural institutions. but i did all my has had difficulty or having to rely on streaming and a few outdoor events. a member of the women's choir is certain better times are coming. and we have great expectations we hope that this moment will mark the end of the dark times we're living. in her choir is practicing for his 1st performance coming up in front of a live audience with far fewer visitors allowed and singers having. to keep distance from each other it's not ideal but even having this opportunity means a lot. to. seeing again the public will be a great moment of great hope and a great choice for everyone that. italy was hit hard during the pandemic and 14

months in people are experiencing fatigue they're reopening is welcomed by many but this calculated risk as italy's prime minister put it could have an forseeable consequences according to experts mostly fish eat a. very difficult to take a calculated risk during an epidemic because at the very moment we realize that viruses it's always too late that the. tour guide on the other hand would like to see a further easing of restrictions such as official guidelines on tourism that would make it easier for people from other regions of italy and even overseas to visit and connect with the city's rich heritage i want to go back to my job i want to actually show people all the visitors that are coming all the i want to make out all my camelot. and i would be waiting. for.

everybody to see everybody here pretty soon italy's government is planning to further east restrictions in the coming weeks how this will influence the pandemic only time will tell but for now these small steps are inspiring hope for the future . of the day is almost done the conversation continues online your find us on twitter or you can follow me at. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day.

carl diversity on our fields is on the thread as more and mostly farai it seems and loves. monocultures keep spreading to the detriment of our health a mass of our ecosystems. how can we preserve our understand the nature traditional themes and cooperation in ecuador is leading the way global 3000. next on t w. care africa. smart common in ca dumas.

and is helping small thomas switch to natural farming methods. as safe provide information about fast lies or cultivation methods. to graze a mile a message about a yellow eco photo. in 60 minutes on t.w. . showing up today don't miss our highlights w. program on. w. dark come highlights. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. so has the rate of infection been developing.

what does the latest research says. information and context. the coronavirus of data the go to. monday to friday. welcome to global 3 thousands. access to clean water is a basic human right but what if it's not readily available we hear about one solution from uganda. the winds of change how traditional oil loving texans are seeing green in renewable energy sources. but 1st we reap what we sow

crop diversity is so important for both people and nature. the earth produces a rich variety of plants adapted to a wide range of habitats around the globe. there are around 400000 species known to science less than 10 percent are edible corn rice and wheat account for more than half the global food supply. ever since humans began adopting a sedentary lifestyle they have collected scenes to plant and the 1st crops were cultivated over 10000 years ago by farmers in mesopotamia. now modern day iraq and turkey some 200000 varieties of wheat alone have developed from that. having. helps to secure our food supply.

the risk of wheat other states. that's. so important. and dates back to 1900. today the seed bank. one of the world's most diverse collections. many of the seed stored here are found nowhere else a large seed archives have now been established all over the world. each collect various scenes and plants from different regions. many are then stored at the global seed vault on the norwegian island of spitsbergen. but out in the fields the trend is towards less diversity during the 20th century alone an estimated 75

percent of crop diversity was lost according to the un's food and agriculture organization the reasons are many and varied. the industrialization of agriculture met crop suddenly had to fulfil different requirements they have to produce a high yield all right then at the same time and not suffer damage being harvested by heavy machinery. our modern globalised trade network means fruit and vegetables no need to stay fresh while being transported over long distances very few varieties can live up to those demands that range of produce in our supermarkets is deceiving the tomatoes and cucumbers may look different but genetically they're very similar. this genetic poverty is not without risk in the 1970 s. for example a virus destroyed one quarter of the rice harvest across the whole of asia it was

only through cross breeding that rice with a wild variety that the crop became resistant to the virus thus rescuing the world single most important food staple. for thousands of years farmers have collected their own scenes and swapped them amongst themselves to improve their harvest and develop new varieties. but in recent decades a steadily declining number of seed companies has. in selling an increasingly limited range of sorts. 95 percent of cabbage varieties for example have already disappeared the companies design their own crops and secure them with a patent they supply 2 thirds of the global market often farmers are unable to collect seeds and are required to buy certain fertilizers and pesticides but a growing number of people worldwide are seeking to reverse this trend by increasing crop diversity and distributing scenes without patents

a nonprofit organization in austria called nora or noah's ark collects seeds of old endangered varieties. it propagates the scenes and then passes them on to a supermarket chain which sells both the seeds and their produce here the genetic diversity is genuine. now from the gardens of noah's ark in austria to the seed guardians of south america ecuador protecting traditional seed varieties also indigenous traditions. is a farmer entered her and her village. and seeds are stable and fight for life in their community she conducts

a ceremony to thank. for mother earth for her bounty. for indigenous communities here in rural ecuador understanding seeds and different varieties is essential for survival but the old varieties are fast disappearing pushed aside by modern industrial alternatives 75 percent of traditional seed varieties and native plant species have already been lost. in the ecuadorian capital quito a collective is working to preserve native plants and crops they've already saved 3000 seed varieties which they now make available to farmers all over the country javier korea set up the network 18 years ago when he realised that industrial seed varieties were taking over.

the problem with industrial seeds is that they've been bred intensively to ensure they can withstand the use of agro chemicals. they're not designed for natural farming methods and have no genetic diversity in themselves. so the seeds can't adapt to different places and conditions yet up. all the seed varieties here in the store are free of disease and plant debris they're stored without use of chemicals with every seed they pass on harvey a career and his team are also helping to preserve a traditional way of life ensuring valuable expertise is not lost. just. been identified by a part of our culture if someone gives me a cd but i don't know what it is or what i can do with it it's worthless to me. so passing on information about the seeds is equally important to me it's. one of the

goals of the network is to put these old varieties back on the menu. of one sebastiaan pears is preparing a chocolate drink made of cocoa beans in a local fruit known as stock so for 4 years now his restaurant key to has served dishes made exclusively with natural ingredients including traditional fruits and prop for righties. working with the writings also means that you're promoting fair trade which proves people's lives and you're helping the environment too. and above all it gives you lots of freedom to conjure up a different menu every day based on what is currently available and what's in season. the seed guardians network wants to persuade farmers to adopt ecological methods and work with old seed varieties. they also

give workshops this one here is all about perma culture how the a career explains how best to maintain the soil so that it remains fertile and retains its natural balance of nutrients. the tomato is native to ecuador. potatoes come from the n.d.s. whereas lintels come from asia right over here somewhere. every sort of seed has its own story which is very important to the seed guardians of the 100 no began growing kirk out 12 years ago 1st he visited the farmers in the local area he discovered more than 30 different varieties of cocoa. every cocoa bean can be planted to grow a new tree but this one will be turned into chocolate so you know.

what i love most is the risk that we have here. but i thought you could harvest throughout the entire year. if you have a monoculture you only have one harvest. but here there's a cow that you harvest when it's in flower one ripens only in summer the other is better in the wet season. many of us cook our varieties were on the edge of extinction until his team began growing them again. by preserving old varieties they also help to preserve and remove the rain forest. from the indigenous keech war community this type of farming is nothing new that 22 different she varieties have been sown in this field alone. she

loves the many different types of corn. she has at the question we have all the colors here white black red yellow purple all these corn varieties are there for us to nourish. 2020 was a record year for the global wind industry nearly erected wind turbines alone generated $93.00 gigawatts of power 30 more than the year before total wind energy production rose to $743.00 gigawatts that's about as much as 70 new power stations harnessing the wind help to cut c o 2 emissions by more than a 1000000000 tons worldwide the equivalent of c o 2 emissions generated by all of south america. china is home to the lion's share

of turbines just under 56 percent of the us follows with around 20 percent. one place relishing the breeze is the u.s. oil state of texas. currently 10 times more people still work in the oil industry compared to renewables but change is on the horizon. some things never change in west texas and brooks ranch cattlemen round up the hurdles that always have on horseback. only the landscape looks a little different today the cattle graze at the foot of wind turbines it took some time for lewis brooks still in the saddle at $71.00 to warm to the idea. and i didn't really you know i thought they were. and then. when i

found out you know. like a general lying there beautiful while the cattle like to lie down on the board for some reason. the ranch louis brooks runs with his son boy it covers almost 80 square kilometer his that's a 3rd bigger than manhattan the land is drawing and it's hard to thrive on ranching unless. the brits thank god for giving them boil as well as another and even more lucrative resource when. different energies are have been a great. to maintain this release rich is the way we we want to be maintained in the way my grandad and great grand. all the way back there are a dozen all pumps dotting their land and 78 wind turbines the other brooks doesn't want to talk about the income they produce on average each winter behind in the region brings in $10000.00 a year. when he hears the hum of the blades turning saving the planet is not what

1st comes to mind. so what monny there may. well is just mind this is. all well it's you know it's for those you know nothings wise to. say welcomes visitors with a huge turbine blade the town of $11000.00 is a 3 hours drive west of dallas and has traditionally stood for oil castle and rattlesnakes. it may have weathered droughts storms and the ups and downs of the oil price but many young people moved away. sweetwater was becoming a ghost town then came the boom in wind energy. roger whetsel is the 4th generation of his family to live in sweet water he's a proud texan as a mineral rights lawyer he negotiated leases with the oil industry until the late

ninety's when the new wild west of wind. we had so many people wanting to talk to us about their whim leases that they lined up all the way down the block trying to get into the door that's always good for orders but it transformed everything so the property tax base here was only $435000000.00 after the advent of all this wind it is now 3 b. . texas is now also a leader in renewable energies more than a quarter of us wind energy comes from the republican run state is plenty of wind and sunshine here and they took of transmission lines and little to no regulation. wind farms are popping up all over. but they're not an option for buddy nate here. he too has a ranch near sweet horse.