Volkswagen earnings beat pre-pandemic levels on luxury makes

File – In this Sept. 22, 2015, file photo, the logo of Volkswagen at a car is photographed during the Car Show in Frankfurt, Germany. Luxury brands Audi and Porsche are fattening the bottom line at German automaker Volkswagen. The company’s premium brands saw record sales in the first half of the year. That helped

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Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi says Kenya is not ready to leave Somalia, is Somalia a colony?

Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi. According to The Star, Kenya reported colonization of Somalia. ”Troops will not leave Somalia any time soon,” Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi has said. In an interview with KBC, Kibochi said Somalia is unstable and their security forces still need support from the African Mission

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Cotu puts firms recruiting Kenyans to Middle East ‘slavery’ on notice

Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli addresses journalists at his Tom Mboya Labour College office in Kisumu on February 6, 2021. File Photo Tonny Omondi. By Steve Otieno Employment agencies taking Kenyans to work in the Middle East have been put on notice for facilitating what Central Organisation of Trade Union (Cotu) on Wednesday termed as

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Kenya, UK sign Sh20bn in deals on Uhuru visit

President Kenyatta meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. By OTIATO GUGUYU Kenyan and the United Kingdom government officials have inked deals worth Sh20 billion on the first day of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s three-day tour that would be channelled mostly through the private sector. The deals are set to unlock projects in housing, manufacturing and

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Home of another investigative journalist in Russia raided

Roman Dobrokhotov, chief editor of The Insider walks surrounded police officers and journalists, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Police in Russia raided the home of the chief editor of an investigative media outlet that was recently designated as a “foreign agent,” the latest step by authorities to raise pressure on independent media ahead

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Russia’s Abramovich didn’t buy Chelsea for Putin, court hears

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich watches the players do a lap of honour after their English Premier League soccer match against Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge in London May 13, 2012. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” and nor did he buy Chelsea FC

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Aston Martin’s first SUV helps push up sales by more than 200%

Aston Martin DBX, the company’s first sport utility vehicle, is displayed at its global launch ceremony in Beijing, China November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) -Carmaker Aston Martin reported on Wednesday a 224% increase in sales to its dealers, boosted by its first sport utility vehicle, the DBX, as losses fell in the

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Somali spy chief names new chief of staff Aden Adde International Airport

Somali spy chief Fahad Yasin. The director of the Somali National Security and Intelligence Agency, Fahad Yasin, has appointed Abbas Yaqub as the new head of NISA, following the recent removal of Abdullahi Kulane. Abbas Yaqub has been appointed as NISA’s new chief of staff, replacing Abdullahi Kulane, who was recently fired by Somali Prime

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‘Turkey, Angola agree to reach $500M trade volume’: Turkish leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and President of Angola, Joao Lourenco (L) hold a joint press conference at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on July 27, 2021. ( TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar – Anadolu Agency ) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will visit Angola after attending UN General Assembly in September Turkish

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U.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report

Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People’s Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo By Reuters The Pentagon and Republican congressmen on Tuesday aired fresh concerns about China’s build-up of its

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