the me the use as a z w news ally from berlin. a breakthrough on global tax reforms. wealthy nations agree on a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent targeting 10 giants could use business worldwide, but avoid paying taxes by spending shot in territories with lower rates. also coming up on the show, fans army is battling a baton lavonne. the most vulnerable people are paying the price. we visit a refugee camp to meet some of those who sweat the fighting and australia. ashley bar to win the women's tennis singles. she b,

catalina fish of the czech republic in the final, to fulfill a lifelong tree. ah, hello, i'm clara. there's been a very warm welcome to the show. finance ministers who have been meeting in italy have agreed on a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent deal aims to stop countries setting low taxes to attract investments from what i nationals, especially tech giants who do business worldwide. the new umbrella tax could be enforced within 2 years. a historic setting for a historic deal. finance ministers from the g 20 member countries came together in venice, including china, the u. s. and germany. the group represents the world's largest economies, and it now has a common goal to set

a minimum tax rate for companies of at least 15 percent the minimum fixation, real great advantage for democracy and for fantasy station . and it will give us a chance to do and erase to the want to know just after we are fighting against corporate 19. and we are taking a lot of steps to fight against the crisis. to fight against economic crisis is absolutely necessary that we take and i'm really, really happy that we are, that every major economy already wants the multinational corporations to pay a fair share of tax. take amazon, for example. business boom. during the pandemic last year, in germany alone at saw the 33 percent rise in sales. but the online giant has not paid any corporate tax. that's because it pays taxes for all of

a european business in the low tax country luxembourg. i'm an amazon ship, much of the profit it makes in germany to knock somebody where it pays less than 15 percent in tax from luxembourg. the profits then go to the usa, if a minimum tax rate comes in now, amazon would have to pay 15 percent in germany, 15 percent in luxembourg, and at least 15 percent in the u. s. but german corporations like car manufacturers, will also have to pay taxes wherever they do business going forward. the european union wants a similar tax treaty across the holy you. but so for ireland, hungary and tonia are resisting its and enjoy and now by v. w baron to rigor, who is covering the g 20 meeting a for us in venice and global tax reform have been under negotiation for years. however, they found the political will to strike disagreements. now. well,

the pandemic had actually because all g 20 countries need money to pay the costs of the pandemic and the aftermath. and there was also a window of opportunity now because the new administration in the u. s. is supporting this, you would text ideas and janet jones, the new minister of finance minister as was the driving force behind this effort. and also the countries have decided that they need a new system for the digital age to get hold of the internet company. and so for someone who is watching from home, can you help us understand a little better? what the actual implications of this reform will be? well, big companies, with a turnover of more than 20000000000 years a year, which are highly profitable. they will not be able to shift around revenues anymore

and to avoid texas, they have to pay more taxes. and now the estimate that 150000000000 euros will be more. busy in the coffers of the finance businesses, and on the other hand, there will be a minimum tax for many, many companies which have a turn over over $750000000.00 euros. and this would apply to hundreds and thousands of companies. and it has to be paid in every country so that you can avoid it anymore. the business model of tax havens is gone. i wanted to ask you about that because certainly more money in some state coffers. but what does this mean for developing countries that have until now benefited from attracting more investment with those low taxes? these countries have to come up with other means then texas to attract businesses and some cough out in this, in this deal. and also some things you can do, you can substitute companies, you can give them other tax benefits. but over all the business model,

as we know it from tech 7 is over and it almost all tech savings subscribed to this plan. the only a few holdouts d w as a bench rieger reporting for us from venice. thank you so much. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. hundreds of demonstrators have gathered here in berlin to protest against the government in iran. they want an end to the death penalty and the relief of political prisoners. the campaigners also oppose iran, nuclear program. police and all 3. i have seen guns and ammunition in raised on neo nazi groups. authorities confiscated automatic weapons as well as knives and nazi memorabilia. they suspect the illegal weapons and explosives were intended for far, right activists in germany. and the departure of foreign troops from afghanistan has led to fierce fighting. the taliban has seized much of the country, driving out government forces,

and citizens are also on the run of both from the conflict. and from the telephone's insistence on islamic law, z, a girl has lost everything. her husband was killed by the telephone just a few days ago. and then she was forced to flee from her home in north afghan. instead, at least here in refugee camp and low about she's safe. for now. all of us have a mission situation here has gotten much more since the foreign troops less the number of foreign women can't go in the streets alone, around the extreme are making the rules and there's fighting everywhere. i told her all the fear that the taliban is gaining ground daily. at present, they control around half of the country and claim to have captured up to 85 percent . and to fighting has only intensified in recent weeks. but parts of canada stands armed forces capitulated without a fight, fleeing to neighboring to jacob. the african government then had to secure their

safe passage back to afghans. damn those that when do that you are coming back in are once again going to be in the service of their people in defense of about their day being brought back. people are standing, it's water, there is pressure. sometimes things work in our way and sometimes they don't cold comfort for the girl and her family. they hope peace will come soon. but for now, there's little sign that the conflict will end. one of the last survivors of the nazi outfits a death camp has died at the age of 96. passing away peacefully in her sleep. esther measure rando devoted her life to the fight against anti semitism and racism, turned president friend vaulted on mire, says her death is a great loss. the music saved ester bass around o's life. she was taken in by the girl's orchestra now schmidt and survived the desk. um at

the time she could only play piano. she had to improvise to play the accordion. the one finds it was really a miracle. i still don't know how i managed to do that. base around, i was born in southern germany in 1924. she was sent out. she went to the age of 18 . as part of the goes orchestra, she had to play the gates of our shreds. when force labors were sent out to work. when you devotees arrive by train, these are worst memories of our shreds. do you how much circles will they will have did us? they thought that if music is playing with countries, that was the tactic of them out to the truck. they're not fix, estimated her life's work to tell school children about the horrors of our shreds she call this her avenge. it's the sheila, the students asked me what should we do? i told them not to be silent, did 5 missions esther besser anna was gone. 2 now it is up to others to

make sure her stories are still told us that he has taken down a civil war monument at the center of a violent white nationalist rally. 4 years ago, community leaders hope are moving the statue of the controversial confederate commander. will help to and decades of anguish. for years, the city of solid school virginia has been pushing to remove this statue of the confederate general robert e. leave the city. finally one along legal battle. and people are glad to see the back of the figure on horseback. the finally ready to be a community that doesn't telegraph to our public hearts that we are pretty fine with wait from just the was the full gamut over most just

happened to the lation, but this is what it took him to get up to the floor of the door to the person. almost 4 years ago, these images went around the world, white nationalist, and rightly extremists came to charlottesville to protest plan, to remove the statute. a 32 year old woman was killed when a car drove into a crowd of anti races. protesters it was they on a brian to get the ball rolling to remove the statue and she was still a high school student. so the young people out there, i hope that this empowered you to speak up on the issues that matter. if they take part in your own cities in communities, no platform for white supremacy, no platform rates for racism and no platform for now the statue and another of the civil war confederates will be put in storage until the city council decides what to do with them. tennis now and australia is ashley barty has won her 1st wimbledon

title by beating at catalina push cova in the women single final the world. and number one followed up her when at the french open in 2019 with a 3 set victory. the wimbledon triumph seals a remarkable come back from barty. she wasn't sure she would be fit enough to compete in this year's grass grand slam. and jonathan, a crane from dw sport that joined me now to discuss in the women's wimbledon a final something to talk through the match. yeah, i mean finds that you got their money for the revision on clarity for women's final 2012 went all the way to 3 sets of why it didn't really look like it was going to be like that from the start. we can take a look at some of the action here because the bought erased out of the blocks. you won the 1st 14 points, actually want to 1st a quite easy fix free. but it was a clay from the 2nd of a nice to steady her sound a little bit. this is in a hybrid incredible point. this one will eventually when you make it go back bad.

but a mass different piece that was 76 to her. and it's high break. more know, as you might expect, the deciding that both players making that day doing it. but in final, that was party. who got it over the line after the break of stat and that, that's crazy on the decide you can see that how i show you how, what a moment just a fantastic match to walk the watch and how much you think this when is going to mean for ashley barty, or she said it was her dream and no disrespect to some of the other grand slam, but when go to really is the one the players wants when it is the most prestigious, arguably. and not only that, she follows in the footsteps of her idol, a mentor, yvonne gulick, because he's the 1st australian to win the winwood insightful the women's title in 41 year during the gone one, it twice the post indigenous australians. in fact, thought these outfit was dedicated to beulah gone and she said she hopes that she made her proud off to it. and he also added to the fact that in 2014, he quit the for 2 years, she was exhausted. he nearly stopped playing tennis completely. she got into the

friendship and didn't even play room wouldn't show perseverance. she hasn't. it's nice to go all the way and when it's high. so what are remarkable, come back, jonathan, looking ahead to the men's final tomorrow. what do we have in store there? yeah, no joke of it against them and say, oh barry, teeny of italy obviously or the focus will be on joke of it because he's aiming for his 20th grand from ty, so that would bring an equal with roger federer and reference the dive on the overall is no joke, which is already one of your strategy and i've been on the french open this year so you wouldn't best against him. but don't discount 1313 years on a great form, a grassy one, the woman tournament at queens. he's. i'm beacon on grass, of course, he'll be happy to kick stock. what he hopes in italy hopes to be a day of victories into the course of playing football team, playing in london when the stadium against england in the year 2020 final. that can be a big day for so they absolutely could. jonathan crane from d. w worth. thank you so much for joining us on the show. you're welcome at your

news update at this hour, coming up after the break reporter asked whether the closure of the apple daily in hong kong marks the end of the cities free press. i'm clear, richardson in berlin from you and the entire team here working behind the scenes. thank you so much for joining us on union dues . i was interested in the global economy. our portfolio d w business beyond. here's a closer look at the project. our mission to analyze the flight for more dominance with w business beyond on youtube, on the green. yes. do you feel worried about the planet?

i'm neil's. host of the on the green fence remains to change. join me for the green transformations for me, for you, for the plan. ah, ah, poon and harry were journalists for apple daily, the most outspoken newspaper in hong kong. the painful farewell. the headline of its final edition. the popular paper was forced to shut amid china's tightening control over its free city. the wind, apple daily didn't change, but hong kong has what does the papers fate tell us about the future of hong kong?

all this isn't a normal day at the office for poon, the 30 year old journalist has just learned that the newspaper he worked for for a decade would close at midnight. all day long hold we just received. notice that apple daily will publish its final edition tonight. so i am rushing back to the office, although i still have a report pending publication with see if i can make it today. although were prepared for its ending, it still feels unreal. that morning, another staff member from apple daily and editor ariel ryder was arrested under hong kong national security law. it was imposed by beijing to outlaw act of some versions of session collusion and terrorism punishable by up to life in prison. all

the people we know media workers are at risk, especially those from apple daily. all day. it's kind of expected, but journalists are human to that. what we don't want it to happen by young poon is joined by harry. a photo journalist who's worked for apple daily for 7 years. what's your last assignment today? none, i'm most judy. i didn't expect things to in today. i regret that none of my photos will be in the final edition. what i understand. the freezing of its assets made it almost impossible for apple daily to continue operating or even to pay it staff. here's why i'm bringing my own camera with me to document the historical moment. the ending is not ideal, but i understand the decision made by management because they care a lot about our safety. higher hold on.

i. as night polls more and more supporters come to bid a sentimental farewell. it's not just the paper that is coming to an end. all it's online. content will also no longer be accessible in a few hours time book or come by itself. so i run a so many people read the newspaper and even traveled all the way out here to support us. but in the end, the only reason that forced apple daily to shot was government pressure. or it breaks my heart even more hold on to hold for both i go. my last report was to test preservative and fast food. i knew it was published on the website that night and i couldn't be added to the print edition, as there was no more room on my report survived for 3 hours and then vanished all. so we couldn't do much on the last day. but during the last few hours,

we were still journalists, we fulfilled our duties to continue reporting. paula, now perhaps we won't find anywhere else as free to report as here. all the also oil photo. i haven't kept any printed record of my previous report. well, we want to, all of them had vanished. i don't think, but it's not enormous pity for me personally. i only lost a little hungry, but the whole of hong kong had lost numerous important pieces of news and history. as well as a large group of journalists, deijani, and that's what's most regrettable. there was something away home. 1000000 copies of apple daily's final edition were published a record high in this city of 7500000 people. the popular paper just marked its 26th anniversary 3 days before its closure. founded shortly before the former british colony was handed over to china. apple daily had long been seen as an indicator of hong kong free speech under painting through. but it was also an

outspoken thorn in the authority side. its founder jimmy lie is currently in jail for organizing illegal protests and charged with collusion under the sweeping national security law. last year we spoke to him right after police 1st rated apple daily's newsroom. i was saying with the ship because this pace gave me everything you know, i mean death to this phrase. i'm very grateful to the what the say that given me, i told them that consider your own safety, your conscience, and you operate ation to that society. we are not asking you to be the marker was, you know, do whatever you think is the right thing to do. so we would just continue to do it and test the water. his media empire did carry on, but was constantly tested a week before its closure. apple daly was dealt another blow. 5 executives were

arrested reporters, computers were seized on that night. the remaining editorial board continued publishing. the massive raid was front page news than the government pros. it's assets putting the papers very survival at risk. even worse, 2 executives were brought to court for conspiracy of collusion with dozens of apple daily article cited as evidence by young. suddenly our editor in chief became a suspect. we saw him in court. all, i'd never imagined a reporter having to undergo this night during the court hearing on that day, we realized that reports and commentaries we once deemed ordinary. we're now problematic and hope hope things are impacted us a lot. one, how can the remaining freedom of press and expression protect someone? yeah, we were frustrated on that day bold already man. a journalists can hardly for protection

since then i got your whole so here's the red lines are everywhere, but which are not to homeless. i. so i go, hide fishing, blamed opposition, media for the mass protests in hong kong, and vowed to clamp down on what it called subversive dissidence. even month before its closure, rumors and threats of shutting down apple daily had struck fear into its journalists. some left, others chose to stay until the bitter end including boon and harry saw. i seize every last opportunity to perform my duty. when i got them gone. even before it's closure, reporters for opposition media like apple daily, already encountered many restrictions just a day before the newspaper closed, harry was on his last photo assignment outside a court. all report this movements are monitored by the police officer and this good for reporting had changed fundamentally when the government clarifies you

as opposition, media often excludes you from certain press events and information. therefore, court news and our own interviews a, some of the few things we can still cover and the climate has become totally different in the wake of the protests. in the past, we could shoot freely, but now there are always metal barriers everywhere. always hang on just 2 days later, harry's life has been turned upside down. he's no longer a photo journalist. this gear, which helped him to record many historical occasions, has to be returned to the now defunct newspaper outlet. well, i can't get used to it when i feel empty. woodall, there are so many uncertainties ahead, so many question marks in my head. i haven't been like this for a long time. or there hung a news in hong kong makes me feel really exhausted and powerless. every time i

shoot in the field, there's a great sense of powerlessness. we're hot, there's nothing else i can do more. we really wanted to go down as a photo journalist, i witnessed the collapse of hong kong and it's most frustrating era. once the most vocal critic in china, the unprecedented death of apple daily raises another pressing question. who's next? the domino effect it triggered intensifies the chill. a number of opposition media outlets have removed commentary suspended service or even left hong kong. yet another editor from the now shot apple daily was arrested at the airport when he tried to leave for a fact i didn't think it was. i was like, the chinese proverb says, apple daily is like the sacrificial animal. that fluttered to intimidate the other

farm animals and make them obey god, how pessimistic they fall, where stakes are high. when we also wonder whether a previous reports will cause us trouble doing home language, but we can't be fearful as long as we work in line with journalist to conduct a towards our meeting again. or to do what i had the chance to enjoy the last light of press freedom. every journalist is under pressure. i think a lot i haven't come up with the conclusion of whether i can still be a reporter. even if i can, it will be very difficult. we know this is the 1st time they've met since at both daily clothes. it felt so strange to have nothing to do yesterday on such a busy day for all reporters. i learned a few of their former colleagues are now on

social media to continue reporting as independent journalists. but many are quitting the industry. how are the photo journalists doing some plan to get a tax license in b drive is not shooting anymore. it's hard to find another liberal platform to go go time, an independent journalist must bear all the risks and consequences on their own designs on the pressure and burden are different going on like palm lie, powerful party. yes. in hong kong. nowadays, any article could draw various accusations. it could be a huge risk by the shooting photo safer. so who knows? maybe a photo could also be blamed as incitement. hong kong detour from democracy has forced them to put the brakes on their journalistic endeavors. does it also spelled the end of freedom of the press in their home city?

all of them and i don't think hong kong press freedom has died. that although it's seriously wounded kings all say we're being all i witnessed the change of hong kong from a place with free speech where there was basically no taboo for journalists to a place filled with red lines for the whole you know how, okay. and then we would all seen many opinions and acts are now prohibited. hello, i overland. it's not only me as a journalist that witnesses it, but all hong kong or she hung on my ebt, i think i'm like, hong kong itself. boon and harry are at a cross road, and there's no clear path ahead. he faces an uncertain future and says he's done his best and has no record to go maybe with the issue. the issue is

shaping the continents and news africa, the government. what's making headlines them? what's behind the industries to give you in the reports and insight all the trends my time to use. next dw happiness is a national goal. it's lay down even more of the 1st national happiness index. but how does one of the poorest countries in the world that she's happy to take a look at him, a lion came on his way of happiness in 25 minutes w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word,

pinnacle rico is in germany to learn german. why not learn with him a simple online on your mobile and free w e learning course? because vague german meetings, the daily news, africa coming up in the program, fighting for democracy in africa. last absolute monarchy. but what if thousands, already bad at the army cross down on democrats and thought that he didn't want to keep it was i don't think i want to pick up. i mean, you must be citizen, the rest of us in court where everyone then we visit was a little natal in south africa where members of a village coming.