the ex—boss of audi rupert stadler has made a confession about his role in the vw diesel scandal.board member to plead guilty to knowing about the illegal software being used to cheat on vw diesel emissions tests. stadler has made the confession in exchange for a suspended sentence and a payment of 1.1 million euros. british men are taking payments of thousands of pounds to pose as fathers for migrant women, according to a bbc investigation. they're being offered up to £10,000 to add their names to birth certificates enabling a child to get uk citizenship and giving mothers a residency route. scammers are using facebook to tout for business and claim to have helped thousands of women in this way. facebook says such content is banned by its rules. a former executive is suing tiktok owner bytedance saying he was fired after criticising the company for having what he called "a culture of lawlessness". yintao yu says tiktok "was stealing" videos published on rival sites like instagram and snapchat and presenting them as its own. mr yu says he sounded the alarm but the practice continu

for years mr stadler claimed he was innocent of all involvement.time away, it really was quite a scandal at the time. it was very difficult to unravel exactly who had been at the heart of it. absolutely, and to be honest, _ been at the heart of it. absolutely, and to be honest, it— been at the heart of it. absolutely, and to be honest, it still— been at the heart of it. absolutely, and to be honest, it still is. - been at the heart of it. absolutely, and to be honest, it still is. this i and to be honest, it still is. this has been going on for years. trial after trial, and as you say, this is the first time a top vw executive, so a vw board member has confessed to involvement in the scandal. he delivered a statement this morning in munich and confirmed a simple yes to the statement in which he made what you could say was almost a parcel confession. what he said a word for word was that he did not know directly about the illegal software being used and impacting customers directly. however this is the crucial bit, he said he was possibly aware this

let's go now to some of the other global business stories making headlines. former audi boss, rupert stadler says he is ready to plead guilty in the trial over his involvement in the diesel emission scandal already. and his parent company, volkswagen admitted in 2015, having falsified emissions values in the companies, diesel cars. unemployment in the euro zone had a record low of 6 and a half percent in march. that's the lowest level since euro's that began compiling jobless figures, figures rather for the single currency zone. back in 1998. there was one of europe's top destinations before the pandemic. and now portugal is picking up where it left off the country, welcoming $2800000.00 tourists in the 1st 3 months of the year. that figure even higher than the pre pandemic quarterly record of 2. and a half 1000000 taurus for the same period in 2019 sit there, the locals say that there is a dark side to the boom wrench arising dramatically. and it's becoming increasingly difficult for residence to make ends meet. oh, them 300000 years. this can't be capacity, social harmony is something prec

the ex—boss of audi rupert stadler has made a confession about his role in the vw diesel scandal.ons tests. stadler has made the confession in exchange for a suspended sentence and a payment of 1.1 million euros. that�*s the latest from business. a court in germany has sentenced five men to several years in prison for their part in an audacious robbery from a museum in dresden. eighteenth—century jewellery worth more than a hundred—million dollars was stolen. one man was acquitted. 0ur correspondentjenny hill, is in dresden and has more about the crime and the veredict. this was an audacious heist which shocked the art world and left many here in germany wondering how on earth the thieves had pulled it off. they targeted, in november of 2019, the museum behind me, home to a treasure trove of historical 18th—centuryjewelry treasure trove of historical 18th—century jewelry and treasure trove of historical 18th—centuryjewelry and diamond 18th—century jewelry and diamond encrusted 18th—centuryjewelry and diamond encrusted items. this was a meticulously planned operation. the gang at r

we put stadler has confessed to allowing the vehicles equipped with manipulating software to remain on the market even after he learned the scam. until now, he's always denied wrong to it was the biggest scandal in germany's automotive history. diesel gate in 2015 folks bog, and it's brands including audi, revealed that millions of tests on diesel color emissions had been manipulated. technicians reached engines through software to make them appear less polluting during tests that they were on the road. now for my audi c, e o who put stop law has made a confession about his role in the scandal. the top executive has been on trial and munich since 2020 on charges of fraud and false advertising. he'll now pay a fine of 1100000 euros in exchange for us suspended prison sentence of up to 2 years. out e and polish a manager involve gun hops, pleaded guilty last month. according to his confession, he planned the actual installation of the legal software to rick emissions readings . us as one of the most spectacular heis involved in german history. in november 2019 the spoken to the green vau

a former audi boss. rupert stadler says he is ready to plead guilty in the trial over his involved. but in the diesel emission scandal audits, parent company volkswagen admitted in 2015 to having falsified emissions values in the companies, diesel cars, unemployment and the euro zone had a record low of 6 and a half percent in march. that's the lowest level since zeros that began compiling jobless figures, figures rather for the single currency zone, back in 1998. that was one of your top destinations before the pandemic. now portugal is picking up where it left off the country, welcoming $2800000.00 tourists in the 1st 3 months of the year. of that figure, even higher than the pre pandemic, quarterly record of 2 and a half 1000000 interest from the same period in 2019. you can see there, the locals say that there is a dark side to the boom. rents are rising dramatically, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for residents to make ends meet. oh, there's been 300000 euro. yeah, this can't be the capacity. social harmony is something precious. sunshine is abundant, invisible. but t

the ex—boss of audi rupert stadler has made a confession about his role in the vw diesel scandal. vw board member to plead guilty to knowing about the illegal software being used to cheat on vw diesel emissions tests. if you're in asia, you might have noticed it's warmer than usual recently, with the temperature hitting record highs in places like vietnam and bangkok. from beijing, stephen mcdonnell sent this report. beijing is known for its freezing winters and roasting hot summers. and certainly this year, the heat has arrived. it's not only in the city, from shandong province in the east, down to yunan province in the south of china, which is normally very mild when it comes to climate, official high temperature warnings have gone out. scientists have also said that people should brace themselves for more extreme heat this year. that could mean crops failing in some places, leading to an increase in the price of food. also the power grid is struggling to keep electricity flowing. with so many people using air conditioners it can lead to power shortages. in the long run, the pro

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let's get out of some of the other global business stories making headlines. former audi boss, rupert stadler says he is ready to plead guilty in the trial over his involved. but in the diesel emission scandal audits, parent company volkswagen admitted in 2015. it's having falsified emissions. values in the companies, diesel cars, unemployment and the euro zone had a record low of 6 and a half percent in march. that's the lowest level since euro's that began compiling jobless figures, figures rather for the single currency zone, back in 1998, was one of your top destinations before the pandemic. now portugal is picking up where it left off the country, welcoming $2800000.00 tourists in the 1st 3 months of the year. of that figure even higher than the pre pens and the quarterly record of 2 and a half 1000000 tourist. from the same period in 2019 you can see it there. the locals say that there is a dark side to the boom. rents are rising dramatically, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for residents to make ends meet. oh, there's been 300000 euro. yeah, this can't be the capacity of socia

rupert stadler�*s confession is the first time a vw board member has pleaded guilty to knowing about software being used. audi is one of several brands that make up the volkswagen group. it's been battling legal claims over the so—called "dieselgate" scandal. so far, it's paid $25 billion in fines in the us alone. live now tojim holder, who is an automotive analyst. how significant is this admission? it is huge that someone so high in the company has admitted they knew what was going on. you said he was slow to react and not take the cards of sale quick enough, a fairly benign admission but nevertheless an acceptance that one of the highest levels of the company and one of the most profitable brands of the senior management knew exactly what was happening. management knew exactly what was ha eninu. . , , management knew exactly what was haueninu. . , , , ., management knew exactly what was hauuenin, ., , , , ., ., happening. that begs the question of --eole of happening. that begs the question of peeple of this — happening. that begs the question of people of this seniority _ happeni

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stadler says the sense of smell is massively underrated, but it helps make the best memories.hat fresh air from the mountain air to the waters be ow. a medical researcher in florida has set a new record for the longest length of time living under water on saturday. this is like my dream job. doctor joseph dettori spent his 70th day living in the jules undersea lodge in key largo. it's located at the bottom of a 30 foot deep lagoon. unlike a submarine, this lodge does not use technology to adjust for increased under water pressure. this is all a part of an experiment called project 100. it combines medical and ocean research along with educational outreach to terry goes by the moniker doctor, deep sea. his research includes experiments in physiology to monitor how the human body response to long-term exposure to extreme pressure. he is planning to stay through june 9th that would reach that 100 day mark. so he's already hit the record and surpassed it. but he wants to go even this is impressive. so the thing that i miss most about being on the surface is literally the sun. the

it stadler told the court of munich that he allowed vehicles equipped with software intended to treat emission standards to remain on sale. and that was even after he was told about the scam, audis parent company, wilkes eigen admitted in 2015. that had installed the software in 11000000 vehicles . 2022. so the highest number of executions globally in 5 years. i'm to see international found 883 took place in 20 countries. that doesn't include china, the world's leading execution or reliable data from there isn't available. i'm gonna stage report found that iran saudi arabia and egypt carried out 90 percent of executions. in the u. s. 18 people were executed. that's up from 11202223 out of 50 states, of especially abolish the death penalty. the report also shows some reduction in numbers as sierra leo and pop a new guinea because lex, dun, and central african republic, abolish capital punishments for old crimes. we cannot speak too low to us in a pooler, who is the legal advisor at amnesty internationally joining us from transferring and going to discuss this report, thanks for your ti

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