>> welcome to paris world news and analysis from france 24. these are the main road news headlines. the united states is back -- joe biden's words as he lands in the u.k. the g7 summit, making the news with declarations on a vaccination plan for the whole world. the lands with a packed 8-day agenda. we have analysis throughout the program. france eases covid lockdowns and allows people back into restaurants, bars, james, sports centers and foods. occur curfew pushed back to

11:00 p.m. prime minister asks people to isolate for a week have you been in contact with a positive covid case. investigative journalists in the u.s. revealed that some of the richest people not just in their country, that the whole world, have been able to avoid paying taxes. jeff bezos, elon musk, to name a few. more on that. life in paris -- live from paris. ♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. joe biden's presidential jet landed at the u.k. just over one hour ago. this is guidance first visit as u.s. president. he arrives with many issues to discuss with his g7 counterpart.

"the united states is back" were his words as he arrived in the county of suffolk, in east england. president biden is set to meet with the host, prime minister boris johnson before the summit starts on friday. after the g7, biden and the first lady will meet with queen elizabeth ii at windsor castle. the visit continues next week with nato meetings, including a face-to-face with turkish president erdogan in brussels, and then a crucial meeting with russia's vladimir putin in geneva next tuesday. pres. biden: thank you for that introduction. reporter: embarking on his first overseas trip as president, joe biden stated his goal for the european tour. >> strengthening the alliance, making it clear to putin and china that europe and the united states are tight, and the g7 is going to move. reporter: bolstering the

transatlantic ties strained by his and assessor, that is a major -- by his predecessor -- part of his visit to reassert the united states as a beacon of democracy, and to, push back against rising forces of authoritarianism. . complete the u.k., where the pandemic will feature height of the agenda. the president says he will approve a plan for global distribution of vaccines. from there, to brussels with a summit with the military alliance, which donald trump threatened to pull out of, and with the european union, seeking to end the trade war. last but not least, biden is set to meet vladimir putin in geneva next week. it comes after a major cyberattack on colonial pipeline blamed on hackers opeting o of russia.

moscow has already set the tone for potentially frosty talks. >> we have no high expectations or illusions that there will be any breakthroughs. as we say, it takes t to tango. if everyone is breakdancing, it becomes more difficult. reporter: sergey lavrov warned the white house should carefully consider russia's interests and redlines before taking action, and learn from what he called "their mistakes in the past." mark: interesting words from sergey lavrov. we get the gist. let's bring in for more analysis on this visit, eight days and three countries, the g7 in the middle of that and many crucial meetings. a senior lecturer in the sociology department at lancaster university joins us. trained as a journalist, author

of several books dealing with news, media and power. robert has a keen on the u.s. and international affairs. glad to have you, sir. what wouldresident biden's message before u.k. pri minister borisohnson, l's start with that. robert: i may not be donald trump, but maybe i can work a little bit like him. dona trump and ellis johnson seem to be from the same carton of eggs, they seem to have the me populist aspects and are popular with saying some things outside of the box. now, joe biden will have to say we are back to some normal operations in u.s. politics, but wean still work together. we will see if that message is something that will extend beyond the u.k., where a lot of the leaders have not necessarily had such a good experience in the last four years of the donna trump administration.

mark: seeing biden there stood before the military personnel in suffolk is quite a sight. it makes for a different kind of tone from that set by donald trump. in biden's words, the united states are back. is that something he means or is that just lip service? robert: the difficulty here is if he does not also keep voters happy in the u.s., as donald trump continues to grow across, speak in public rallies and try to build support amonghe reblicanartyo go against joe biden in a few years here, if he does not keep a night domestic areas of influence, -- keep an eye on those domestic areas of iluence, people are going to wonder, who will be here in three years? they need to have some idea that we will -- we can get back in together and you will not pull out when a new

administration comes in. one the bigst parts was the cop 26, end the environmental policies, as well as the role of the troops in the military in the middle east. military war deals that have fed into yemen and other parts of the world, how is joe biden going to deal with these differently? and if donald trump does come back, or somebody like him? mark: the g7 ended after that will be the nato meetings, and that is where the reset will come in, is't it, his approach to nato will be different from trump, and he will be meeting wi presidentrdogan tbegin with, and en vladimir putin. robert: the who, for instance. we are seeing a very different united states sending out vaccines acrosthe world, somethg donald trump may not have done -- -- we will not ever know -- but saturday, pulling out of the w.h.o. was a big step for donald trump a how he was

putting america first. joe biden has to say no more to that. mark: indeed. before he even left andrews air force race he was talking about a vaccination for theorld, veryuch a different approach. robert: yeah. donald trump, there was some joking or serious banter going on that he was going to try and buy off governments or corporations and other governments early on in the vaccine search, to try and make sure that americans got theirs first. i think what we're seeing now is that normalizing of u.s. help and international presence. but again, the question is, how long will that last? joe biden has two be careful to make sur that he is not going against the make america great again thing that millions and millions of people voted for for donald trump. he has to make sure balancing

domestic affairs with international affairs at home. even though he is a broad, he still has to be speaking to the voters. mark: let's presume that president biden gets the g7 on his side, has a good meeting queen elizabeth, goes to brussels and meet president erdogan, somehow brings turkey around to his way of thinking, changes minds with nato, creates a different agenda -- then there is president putin on tuesday. there are many issues. alexei navalny and his organization being branded as extremist. that is one issue. there are many regarding security breaches, regarding russia's behavior in terms of trying to influence elections. do you think it is going to be as sergey lavrov was alluding to in our report -- it takes two to tango but with one person breakdancing, that is quite to do -- which is quite witty for

lavrov, or do you think they can find some middle ground? robert: i think it is in joe biden's interest to do so. this is just as much about showing that he is presidential and can be a diplomat and walk these lines with the other great powerful leaders of europe. angela merkel, for instance, has really come forward in the last few years as being that leader that joe biden should look at that role that she played and try to move forward that way. i think putin will also be playing the role of the advocate for his own rights, obviously, d for his own interests. but joe biden will have to go to the table and say, we are here, i am not donald trump but i will be strong with the military. at the same time he is pulling

out of the middle east. there is a lot of confusion here about how presidential joe biden is on the national stage. i think it is that meeting with putin that is going to show the role that joe biden can play internationally. mark: indeed, what can expect that the u.s. can count on macron's support, given the statue of liberty that has been sent from france to the u.s. as a mark of friendship between the two countries. robert, i suspect we will be talking next week about that eting between biden and putin. chief justice roberts:, senior lecturer -- robert gogutsche, thank you, sir, very much for joining us here on france 24. robert: thank you. mark: let's move on to some news closer to home here in paris. the french capital started to feel a little bit more like

paris as we know it, with the third stage of the government's plan to exit the covid lockdown. the curfew remains but it has been put back to 11:00 p.m. bars and restaurants are allowed to serve people on the terrace, but also inside. the latest stage in the easing of lockdown's has sports clubs and gyms reopen as well as swimming pools. but with variants still circulating, people are being urged to maintain the same precautions -- face masks, distancing, clean hands. our correspondent with this. reporter: and they are off. from fitness fanatics, those who just like to go find occasional dip, people in france are finally allowed back into pool as a jeans other indoor facilities reopen. >> it is delicious. feels amazing. >> it is great. it allows you to recharge your batteries. reporter: as the country

continues to ease restrictions, it is also bringing in a health pass, allowing vaccinated people or those with negative covid tests to access large events. people are also getting reacquainted with indoor cafe culture. these friends have been looking forward to resuming their lunch dates again. >> today seemed like a good time to make the most of the reopenings and also support restaurateurs and lead by example by showing we feel comfortable inside. >> we are very pleased to be here. it is a beautiful day and we are delighted, for us but also for those who have really suffered from the closures, the restaurant ours. reporter: not all restrictions are being lifted, masks remain obligatory. restaurants can only operate at half capacity indoors. but as coronavirus cases fall in the vaccine program picks up face, overnight cfew will

start two hours later, at 11:00 p.m., before being dropped entirely on june 30 if all goes to plan. clubs remain closed until further notice. the government has promised to re-examine the situation on june 21. mark: the latest on the easing of lockdown's here in france. have more reports and reactions between now and midnight paris time. next, a group of investigative journalists have proven that some of the richest people in the united states, for that matter, in the road, are paying no taxes. jeff bezos and elon musk have been named. pro publica accessed confidential tax data that has exposed this scandal. ♪ reporter: that stark revelation confirms what has widely been believed, that america's uber-rich date next to no income taxes. amazon's jeff bezos. no tax in 2007-2011.

elon musk paid nothing in 2018, according to leaked tax data published by propublica. taken together, it demolishes the cornerstone, of that american tax system, that everyone pays their fair share and the richest. the most. irs records show that the wealthiest can perfectly and legally pay income taxes that are only a tiny fraction of the hundreds of millions if not billions that their fortunes grew each year. that is because their wealth derives not from salaries, but from the skyrocketing value of assets like property, which are not subject to tax until they are sold. they can get tax deductions for things like charitable donations. according to the nonprofit analysis, the total wealth of 25 richest americans jumped more than $400 billion between 2014-2018, while they paid less

than $14 billion in taxes in the same period. the white house says the disclosure of the data was legal, and declined to comment on the findings. sec. psaki: contending that broadly speaking, we know that there is more to be done to ensure that corporations, individuals who are at t highest income are paying more of their fair share. reporter: president joe biden has pledged to reform the u.s. tax system as he seeks to finance his spending plans and address inequality in the country. 's proposal includes doubling the tax on the highest earning incomes, called capital gains from investments. mark: contenders for the presidency in nicaragua have been detained. this is the latest move by the state's security forces on orders of president ortega. the main opposition figure has apparently been beaten during his arrest. this follows the arrest of two other potential candidates just last week. reporter: with elections in

nicaragua but over the horizon, a long night awaits for challengers to current president daniel ortega. the opposition coalition, wasor apprehended following an appearance at the attorney general's office. maradiaga is now being investigated for alleged crimes like terrorism. later, another pre-candidate, chamorro, was arrested. >> [speaking in spanish] reporter: he became the fourth arrest this week after his

cousin, charged with money laundering, and former ambassador to the u.s., detained under a controversial treason law. the u.s. state department has waiwaded in. critics also say it is the clearest sign yet that the current administration is aiming to stir division the oppositio ahead of the vot it comes as president ortega, next g guerrilla seeks another term. mark: the developments are causing concern in latin america and central america. we are watching all the developments. president joe biden has arrived in the uk to kickoff and a day trip to europe. trade relations are among the issues that esther benton will be addressing. kate, tell us more. kate: international allies

including the e.u. and the uk, those ties deteriorated under president trump and president biden is seeking to soothe the disputes. next week after the g7 summit, he will be committing to ending tariffs on steel and aluminum. both sides are also expected to announce progress in the long-running dispute about state aid for playmakers airbus and boeing. retaliatory tariffs have since then put on hold by the u.s., the e.u., and the u.k. mena, president biden today revoked executive orders issued by trump that aimed to ban the popular at tiktok. but his administration is launching a review of technology platforms or apps that could pause a security threat. last week the president tried to ban w wechat and others.

officials remain very concerned about the data risk to tiktok's users because of the company's close ties to the chinese government. separately, the u.s. senate passed a bill aimed at countering china's influence in the tech sector, targeting areas like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and semiconductor microchips. of the correspondent has the details. reporter: the u.s. senate approved a bill aiming to boost investment in technology, and counter the growing competition from one rival in particular. >> as a percentage of gdp, we spend less than half as much as a chinese communist party on basic research. if we do nothing, our days as the dominant superpower may be ending. reporter: the u.s. innovation and competition act is set to unlock at least 100 -- $170

billion in funding, the biggest investment in scientific research that the country has seen in decades. it includes funding to boost production of semiconductor chips, and essential manufacturing components. but with $52 billion allocated in the next five years it, still falls short compared to china's $150 billion investment in the field. both republicans and democrats have backed the multibillion-dollar package. >> this is an opportunity for the united states to strike a blow on behalf of answering the unfair competition that we are seeing from communist china. reporter: the bill must now be approved by the house of representatives. meanwhile, beijing has hit back, accusing the u.s.f parano delusion, and urging washington to stop promoting the bill and stop depicting china as a threat. the foreign ministry said the bill interferes in its internal

affairs, and warned that it could damage sino-u.s. relations. kate: checking on the day's trading action. mutated session on will treat saw stocks turn negative in the last hour or so of trade. the dow jones was down 150 points, its third street session of losses. the big day this week will be thursday's consumer price index, after record inflation in the u.s. in april. investors will be looking to see if that trend continued last month. we saw a mixed close to the european indices. cac 40 was up. moving on, some of the day's business headlines -- the diesel gate admissions scandal continues. persecutors are considering fresh charges against volkswagen as they continue to investigate their use of cheating software in diesel motors. a settlement was announced with four executives that will see it received $280 million

euros in compensation. shell has been ordered to slash greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. in response to last month's court ruling, the company's ceo said he was disappointed his firm had been singled out, but that he would comply. authorities in the u.k. are investigating whether british airways and ryan air broke consumer law by failing to issue refunds during the pandemic. not all passengers were given their money back when they could not lawfully take their flights. el salvador has become the first country in the road to make it clean legal tender -- in the world. cryptocurrency is seen as a risky investment, in part because of the lack of regulation, by the central american nation has approved a framework for its use in daily life. reporter: taking the leap into

the age of cryptocurrency, el salvador's government says making bitcoin legal tender could help reduce the costs of remittances, which last year totaled $6 billion, 16% of the country's gdp. >> [speaking in spanish] > the new law will allow bitcoins to be used in any transactions, including to pay taxes. the u.s. dollar will remain el salvador's main currency, and the government will guarantee people can convert their bitcoins to dollars at any time, with an exchange rate determined by the cryptocurrency's market value. the president, who spearheaded the bill, hopes that could help generate investment, promote tourism, and increase financial inclusion, in a

country where 70% of the population does not have access to banking services. yet the opposition has warned of the high risk that come with the volatile currency. >> [speaking in spanish] reporter: bitcoins value has soared since its creation in 2009, and has wobbled widely in recent years. inmate, a single tweet by elon musk saw the price dropped 50% in a few hours. >> really intensifying the ongoing debate as to whether bitcoin should be viewed as an investment or currency. mark: indeed. mark:. bitcoin, i can't wrap my head around it. kate moody with all the is this, explaining things to the likes of me. she meets the challenge of the time. great to see you. stay with us. more to come alive from paris. ♪

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