genie: youou are watching france 24. it is time for 60 minutes live around the world. a french man who was in a vegetative state for more than a decade has died after doctors turned off his life support nine days ago. the battle surrounding care for him made a symbol of right to die cases in france. three iranian gunboats unsuccessfully tried to block a british tanker in the strait of

hormuz. u.s. legislators hear testimony from a guatemalan asylum seeker whose daughter died after being held by authorities. of hearing coming in the mid mounting controversy. financeing up, france's minister hits back at u.s. plans to attack t technology giants. the details in our business update. it is the end of an era as the last vw bug is madade in mexico, 80 years after the car first rolled into our lives. more on that coming up. first, our top story, live from paris. ♪

genie: a high-profile life support case has come to an end. a quadriplegic in a vegetative state for over a decade has died. his case had divided his family, gone through multiple judicial appeals, and created a debate about death and the right to die. >> the waiting, if not the fighting in debate, is over. ago, a mande suffered a near fatal car accidedent. in a vegetative state, doctors tried to find signs of brain activity. in 2013, they decided to pull the plug. , catholics, challenged the decision, arguing they had not been properly consulted. the court ruled in their favor.

two years later, the european court of human rights made a judgment, ruling french doctors could take them off life support. his parents launched legal appeals. they tried to take the case to the u.n. after much back and forth, the highest court of appppeals ruled to end life support. his parents filed a suit for attempted murder, but they were resigned this was the end. the case has been followed nationally for years. it has created a debate about euthanasia. if it is akin to murder as some see it, or if it should be made legal in france, because for others, such a step should be a dying person's choice. a 2016 law does allow terminally ill patients to be

sedated, but there is no legal ground to end suffering. it provides s a rare lefsson for a nation. of writingimportance down how you wish to die. had he written down his wishes, his care would not be up for debate. says threeu.k.k. iranian ships attempted to block the passage of a british oil tanker, forcing a u.k. forget to intervene. frigate to intervene. >> contrtradictoryry claims surd escalatiting tension in the persian gulf. u.s. and british officials -- u.s. and prevent

british officials say iranian vessels attempted to prevent a british oil tanker from passing. >> three iranian vessels attempteted to impede the passae of a commercial vessel. we are concerned by this action and contininueo urge authoritits to de-escalate the situation in the region. the foreign minister described the accusations as false claims. it c comes amid already strained relations between london and tehran. >> hassan rouhani reiterateted that b britain would face unspecifieied consequencnces ovr the e incident.

both developments coululd bolstr washington's efforts to create a to counter growing threats from tehran. in late june, donald trump called off planned airstrikes in shot down the guard an american surveillance drone. the u.s. military accused iran of attacking two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. rononr allegegation, to denieses. philip. am joinined by here we have the situation where it ran and the u.k. are saying contradictory things. toiran had already warned

retaliate against british oil tankers in the gulf. that explains why we saw this british oil tanker by t these and airanian vessels warning off by the hms montrose, something iran puffs revolutionary guards have denied. this is part of a wider standoff and tension. on thely, it centers strait of hormuz, where iran believes it has a role to lay -- role to play in putting pressure on the west and other signatories of the iranian nuclear agreement because they have to go through there and take oil supplies in and out of

the gulf. andran is under sanctions feeling the bite of these to flexs, it is keen its muscles and let those involved in the iraranian nucler , sord, those still in it they might have some control of the situation. genie:e: do we think this is tit-for-tat diplomacy? said we are not the

ones who pulled out, it was the united states who pulled out. they impose sanctions on us andd we respected this nuclear agreement. in the middle, you have the other signatories, france, france, britain, germany, who are stuck to their agreement and trying to keep it if they are to maintain normal relations with iran. that is another element the other signatories, to try to

agree to common ground. the british intercepted it to warn off those vessels. iran saying we did not do anything. genie: the labour party in the u.k. has been facing a crisis that has gotten worse. the bbc has aired a documentary that features eight former party officials who broke

todisclosure agreements speak about their bosses and anti-semitic behavior. >> testimonies from m the broken hearart of the labour party. eight whistleblowers have appeared in a dococumentary, heads blocked their attempts to tackle anti-semitism. >> to try to interfere, it is just w wrong. >> thehe committee has been investigating complaints and has the power to expel members. on at least one occasion, downgrading. the party was getting far more anti-semitism complaints after jewel -- after jeremy corbyn

became leader four yearsrs ago. the party rejected the claims and accuse the bbc of deliberate misrepresentation. when the prime minister brought allllegations, jejeremy corbyn pointed the finger back. my party is committed to eliminating racism and anti-semitism, and while shehe s about lecturing, how about the investigation into islamophobia in her own party? >> he has battled claims since jeremy corbyn came leader. this has encououraged vocal critics to join the party. several officials, including two mps have been suspended over anti-semitic comments. u.s. legislators heard testimony from an asylum seeker

whose daughter died after being held by u.s. immigration authorities. the subcommittee hearing came in the midst of mounting controversy over america's detention of migrants along its southern border. democrats denounced what they called government-sponsored child abuse. wararez's baby fell ill as they were detained in 2018. medical staff at the facility dismissed her pleas for proper care. released after two weeks in custody, the baby died in a local hospital. cannot imagine how difficult it has been for me to continue without having my daughter with me. >> they tooook a piece of my heart. they t tore out my soul. sixix migrantnt children have died in custody since december.

after hitting a 13 year high, tensions dropped in june. migrant arrivals often add during the hottest summer months. trump is doubling down on policies.immigration >> the nationwide raids are

scheduled to begin this sunday. the trump administration wants to use the roundups to keep immigrant families from coming in over the border. the flooded mississippi river on the way. >> this was the result after 20 centimeters of rain fell on new orleans. need to do something about the drainage system. every time a hard rain comes, this is what we have to deal with. a storm systemo brewing over the atlantic ocean. is familiar with the

bad weather. authorities advise people e to keep at leleast thredaysys worth of prorovisionss on hand. >> do not let whatat happenedd n 2016 not happen again. >> officials are taking no >> it is uncertain whahat the impact will be. we will be affected and we must be prepared. this morning, water can rise very quickly. >> the storm could make landfall to the west of new orleans saturday.

the military reached a power-sharing deal with pro-democracy demonstrators. in a sign of how things are starting to get back to normal, internet access has been restored for the first time in over a month. >> people hunched over their phones. internet access has been restored after a weeks long blackout ordered by the e ruling military. >> we were isolated from people. we did not know what was going on. >> the end of the internet blackout comes after leaders agreed on a power-sharing deal last week. the military blocked access in

early june after forces raided the site in khartoum. at least 120 people were killed during the crackdown and in the days that followed. many citizens cut off internet access to hide the atrocities. now that it is up and running, they have begun posting videos of the raid. >> what we want to see our videos that happened at the site. closedsaw the scene, i the internet down and could not open it again. an investigation into the violence. the country's state of emergency is set to expire this thursday, which marks three months since the military put it in place and removed omar al-bashir from power.

senegal's football team is in the semifinals for the first time in 13 years. nigeria is also through. here is more from excited nigerian fans. >> i am very relieved. it was a tight match. >> we knew they would cause a problem. we wanted nigeria to win it. it had been my mother's country. round of this quarterfinal taking to the pitch later today. it is time for your business update.

a tatax on google and facebook s about to becomome french law. >> it will be signed by the president and will make france the first country in the world to impose tax on revenues from digital services. it is proving controversial. it couould s t the u.s. impose tariffs on f french goods and in returnrn. selena sykes has the latest. >> a digital dustup. france's tax on tech giants is under investigation. he said the measure unfairly targets american companies. allies, wee between

can and should resolve our dis-that -- our differences through means other than tax. >> france makes sovereign decisions about its tax regime and it will continue too make sovereign decisions about its tax regime. methodprobe is the same trump has used in his trade war with china. be u.s. has said it would open to a worldwide solution to taxing firms. >> the united states will continue its efforts to reach a multilateral agreement to address the challenges to the .nternational tax system tax is called the

gagafaa tax. the french plan would take 3% of digital sales in france from companies that have e global revenues of over 750 million euros. french revenue of more than 25 million euros. it would affect around 30 companies and could raise 500 million euros a y year. other european countries have launched their own tax efforts. >> one of the big problems is choosing what it is you tax. this law has defined that rodney under two headadings.. one does with revenues under platforms, think airbnb. proposalent -- that

makes a dilemma for apple. the other main heading is digital advertising. that is collecting user data to target advertising. google and facebook dominate that market. are american companies being unfairly discriminated against? > because of the revenue thresholds, it is only the biggest companies in the world that are affected. it just so happens the biggest companies in the sector are american. that is the complaint of the united states. it is not only american companies that will have to pay. there are british names, dutch names, japanese names on that list. one french company. it is difficult to see how a complaint of it being unfair could be upheld, but it is not the first time we have had this accusation leveled.

>> a british company is going to pay $1.4 billilion to american authoritiess linked to the o opd crcrisis. >> the c company that makes medicines to creaming -- to .leaning products the u.s. department of justice and federal tradade commission y they were unproven claims made about the drug suboxonone. the company says it acted lawfully but has agreed to pay the settlement. >> what is happening on n the markets? >> the optimism around trading in europe has faded. stocks had risen after comments from the chairman of the fed that indicated an interest rate cut was on the way in the uninid states..

you can see, london and frfrankfururt justippingngnto th red. sadad, itto that makekes me isis the end o of an era for a mousus car. >> the last t volkswagen beetlee has rorolled off the production liline in mexicoco. >> the last volkswagen beetle rolls off the production line in mexico, more than 80 years after the model was introducuced in germany. it is a sad day for us. we a are very proud to havave ts car here. debut inct made its

--. it became a success story and was one of the top-selling models of all time in the best-selling import in the united states in the 1960's. in m mexico, owners swear by its quality and reliability. >> it is built for the hills. >> i bought this car. i wanted it for scrap to sell it . when i started to take it apart, pepeople saw the car a and tolde it was still good. i had no issues. swerve in consumer taste to bigger cars contributed to the bug being squashed. look athank you for the the business news. french connection is coming up in the next half hour. we will look at france to new civic servant aimed at 15 and 16-year-olds.

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