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Former VW executives interviewed describe a management style under Martin Winterkorn that fostered a climate of fear, an authoritarianism that went unchecked partly due to company structure.

More heads looked set to roll after new CEO Matthias Mueller vowed to be "ruthless" in investigating the affair.

Volkswagen has admitted cheating diesel emissions tests in the United States but Germany's transport minister says it also manipulated tests in Europe, where it has much bigger sales.

When news emerged that Volkswagen had equipped at least 11 million vehicles with devices to cheat emissions tests, there was an undeniable feeling of embarrassment.

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned taking responsibility for the German carmaker's rigging of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history.

Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars around the globe as investigations of its diesel models multiplied.

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Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.

Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.

The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.