Volkswagen is sinking deeper into the biggest scandal in its history. Here is a timeline of key events in the scandal which exploded 10 days ago.
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/ 21 December 2011
Positive sentiment is being driven by a new measure by the ECB to pump liquidity into the markets, analysts say.
The United States said on Wednesday there was "no choice" but for "further, deeper sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear drive.
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/ 29 October 2009
Iran was widely expected on Thursday to deliver its response to a UN-brokered proposal regarding a uranium-enrichment deal.
Germany’s prestigious Bayreuth Festival, the world’s most famous summer music festival, is set to enter the 21st century with its first-ever webcast.
Protesters led a two-pronged assault on the Group of Eight (G8) summit on Thursday as boats from Greenpeace intruded into a maritime exclusion zone and protesters tried to block roads on land. As leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations began talks on limiting climate change, two Greenpeace boats raced across the Baltic Sea pursued by police vessels.
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/ 26 September 2005
The surprise announcement by German luxury sports car maker Porsche that it plans to buy a stake in Europe’s biggest car maker Volkswagen sparked scepticism among investors and analysts, triggering a sharp sell-off in both companies’ shares on the stock exchange on Monday.
Bad news continued to pile up for Germany and its beleaguered Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on Tuesday, as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development slashed its growth forecasts and investor confidence slid on concerns that a global slowdown could bring the stuttering German economy to a standstill.