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ah ah, ah, ah, quote, a conflict in ukraine de rail that global recovery? well, that's exactly the concern of representatives at the g 20 meeting in denisia. we'll look at the possible economic impact of conflict with russia. apple under pressure investors have been advised to vote against seo. tim cook's $99000000.00 pay packet and here how brazilian taxi drivers driven round the bend by ride hailing firms have set up their own rival pat. this is deed of your business. i'm

reports in berlin. welcome to the program. amazing of the g. 20 has begun with a warning that the crisis in ukraine could threaten the global economic recovery. finance ministers on central bankers from the world's biggest economies meeting in indonesia are assessing the possible impact of a major conflict in europe. the pandemic has been a lesson than the interconnectedness of the global economy. and that's why the world is now watching the russia ukraine crisis very closely as the president of hoth nation. indonesia noted that the g 20 summit book gun sat yeah. hold on one what cup account. but it is not time to create new tensions that could affect global recovery, let alone jeopardize world peace. as we're currently seeing in ukraine young, it is necessary that every party puts an end to rivalry and frictions, and because the body that done got but gone. despite the ongoing global economic

recovery, escalations in the russia, ukraine crisis could only add to cobb 19 pandemic biggest challenges. inflation and supply chain bottlenecks. and experts are still warning. new cove and 19 variants may appear, especially vaccine axis remains a challenge for the vast majority of the world's population, especially those living in poor countries. these nations alongside emerging economies, already dealing with another problem, unsustainable debt levels, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. both the i m f and the world bank of sounded alarm. the global economic recovery is on shaky ground at risk of being thwarted by debt inflation. the pandemic or the russia ukraine crisis divest as in apple, a being urged to vote against it. c, a is $99000000.00 pay package for last year. tim cook received the sum and shares

salary and for other costs including use of a private jet. but the advisory firm, institutional shareholder services, says it has significant concerns over the payout. the $99000000.00 represents a huge chunk from the $15000000.00 cook received in 2020 let us discuss this further with our financial correspondent in new york. he ends quarter yann's. what exactly is it that the, i assess, i is worried about when it comes to this payment, where this payment to a, tim cook up at the i says, didn't get to specific besides saying that they are expressing concern. but as you already mentioned, for example, that to, to cook, for example, could use the private jets. and obviously you did that in the total amount of about $700000.00 or private security, an additional $600000.00 for last year. so those are some areas where the pointing

at that this is obviously excessive. so now actually shareholders can bring up their concerns that the next shareholder meeting next month to the board of apple. but to that, they don't have to follow the recommendations from shareholders, even if they don't an act or react at all. i mean, that might be a better p r, but clearly, i mean, tim cook actually last you know, made about 1400 times what the average apple employee takes home. and that's also in general, not that bad. yeah, actually that that's a good point because one of the issues here is how much more he's earning than the average apple employee. oh we think generally greater opposition to the amount with ceo's a getting and we do see greater opposition and we definitely also see that salary of the compensation gap getting wider and wider. i looked it

up here since the 1978. actually, the compensations of the chief executive officers have grown more than 1300 percent . the compensation for your typical worker has increased the 18 percent since 1987. and the reason we do see a revolt at more and more a shareholder meetings. but as i said, the board, they do not necessarily have to follow, but those weights gets compensation gaps. are so white that yes, we do see a certain results from shareholders and activists. okay. yeah, quarter in new york for us. thank you. now let's take a look at some of the other global business stories making news. wal mart is reported. profits of nearly $3600000000.00 for the 4th quarter topping estimates. america's largest retailer muscle, its way through rising inflation, snarled global supply chain and coven 19 workers shortages. or during the busy holiday season. swiss food giant leslie saw net profit and sales saw last year

during 2021. it sold off shares in cosmetic, of ne l'oreal and height prices as it battled soaring inflation. the maker of everything from coffee to pet food to chocolate, says it's net profit, increase nearly 40 percent to just over 16000000000 euros air france care lamps as it hard its losses in 3.3 to 3300000000 euros last year. but the franco touch airline group is taking a cautious approach. 2022. it expects passenger demand to hover at around 75 percent of free. pandemic levels during the 1st quarter incited uncertainty over whether japan and china will reopen to european travelers are right. sharing apps like goober were once touted as a way for ordinary drivers to earn extra money on the side. but the app and many like it face wide spread criticism for creating more competition for taxi drivers and not paying their work as well in brazil's largest city sao paolo drivers are

launching a rival app. ride hailing fears rolls around 60 percent last year in sao paolo, but up drivers didn't get to see much of those gains trickle down. i linda knotty, scoopers fair, not just uber, but all apps is really low. the fear is really low for drivers, and then you have the fuel on top who got christ, the fuel, it's destroyed, everyone's business, give growth, medical gonna gasoline prices were up 50 percent last year when brazil's inflation hit a 6 year high, a 10 percent up drivers aren't burning enough to cover rising costs, and they say ride hailing firms like woburn have been taking advantage of the country's high unemployment rate e or you already sitting all day should

of to day drivers have no security, outdated wages, a very complicated working environment. and with all of this in mind, we felt obligated to create our own app to compete in the ride hailing market. in order to take better care of the driver's ha, but up all day, we don't believe. 150000 up drivers have teamed up to create a nap goldman booth sca portuguese for pick me up with it. they want to retain a bigger chunk of the fair estimate. say the ride hailing ups. keep anything from between 14 to 60 percent of the fair. the drivers hope nebraska will change that. stay here with technology in these days. robots are part of our every day lives. they make our cars, they can diffuse bombs, and they can even pick fruit. but the ongoing debate is well robots, replace the majority of human workers, while many experts

a hopeful that that won't be the case. some have a remarkably delicate touch, while others can master, challenging and unfamiliar terrain. interesting robots are making great progress in many fields with her. and as we all of course, they're getting smarter all the time for well, the couldn't robots are faster, more precise and stronger. so will robots be making us redundant in the near future? just how good are they in the meantime, got caught her, was a 21. growing trend is having robots work with materials that are on the softer, aside from the chef on fishman supervisors government programs to promote robotics . and he's very up to date on developments for this probably, even though you still have the problem and robotics especially when it came to handling or grasping objects that you had to quite accurately define what the

object looked like with this new technology means greater flexibility. and no more squash brands, berries. that's because robots could as human growing role in fruit and vegetable harvesting the need is particularly great in industrialized countries. because harvest workers, there are becoming harder to find the japanese paper folding technique. origami is also being used to develop robotic applications. it could make the vehicles ultra flexible helping to reach people after earthquakes, for example. today, and we're going to see a lot more robot use in unstructured environments. if you will soon have robots that can recognize their environment and adapt accordingly. a young couldn't get into patient can, can. among the other areas where robots are taking on more tasks is construction. it's one of the last sectors that had manage without them. but the all purpose

humanoid robots, a domestic dream, come true. doing all of our chores is not something we'll have in the foreseeable future. he's a man reading a humanoid robot. just doesn't make any sense. think of the immense amount of energy alone that a 2 legged robot would consume fossil fuel in mrs. young people know you'd have to dish out a couple 100000 euros for a robot like that. it wouldn't be affordable line, and it comes with the tongue and get specialized robots will be increasingly come inside as they become a growing part of our daily routine. and just before we leave here, we'd like to introduce you to one more robot. this is clover and his event is in the u. k. believe that he could help prevent vast amounts of food waste each year. craver specializes in borrowing down into grain silos, which you can see here. and there he checks if the grain is still in good condition, he can then send back a report on whether it's too damn or suspect susceptible to bug infestation the

year. and estimates that over $600000000.00 tons of grant gets wasted each year while it's in storage. that's all for men of is the same hand berlin until next time with enter the conflict zone with sebastian, much of the u. k. may be getting on with breaks it, but nowhere it affects more devices than in northern ireland. and no political group is angry about them in the democratic union party. it's hardly against the so called northern ireland protocol. my guess this week from county i'm shipping over the island is sammy wilson with the parliamentary westminster conflict on d. w. to the point in strong opinions or positions. international

perspectives is the threat of war in the middle of europe receding. russia says it's drawing down the troops master ukraine's border. the west is skeptical. pooty poker, everybody loses find out on to the point. to that point. in 60 minutes on d, w with hello guys, this is the 77 percent. the platform for africa is you to be beat issues and share ideas. ah, you know, or this channel, we are not afraid to happen delicate the tub because population is growing.

and young people clearly have the solution. the future has 77 percent. now, every weekend on d w, how much of the u. k may be getting on with brakes. it, but nowhere or it's a fact more devices than in northern ireland and no political group is angry about them in the b u. p. the democratic union is coffee, it's target is the so called northern ireland protocol, a device that keeps northern ireland both in the u. k. and for trade purposes in the e. u. single markets at the same time. complicated. yeah, very. but the aim was simple enough to prevent the hard border.