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Volkswagen is the world's largest carmaker. Business Insider reports the company returned to profit in the third quarter. This is thanks to surging demand for luxury cars such as Porsche and Audi in western Europe and China. VW's chief financial officer, Frank Witter, warned that "the coronavirus remains a central problem." VW said it's full-year 2020 profit would be "severely lower" than in 2019. The profits would still be in "positive territory" after a second-quarter loss of 1.7 billion euros ($1.99 billion). A series of cost-cutting measures launched earlier this year helped VW's performance during the third quarter.
The Russian army has introduced a new generation of armoured cars. There’s the ‘Bear’, an anti-mine vehicle that can transport up to 8 soldiers, and two ‘Tigers’, a cross-country armoured car, and an ambulance version for medical emergencies.
This Soviet-era Zil PEU-1B six-wheeled rover was commissioned during the height of the Cold War by the USSR to retrieve fallen satellites, space junk and even cosmonauts returning from orbit. The search and rescue vehicle has been lovingly restored to its former glory over three years on the territory of the old Zil factory in Moscow and is now roving through the countryside once more.
Images of blackouts in the capital Kyiv, as Ukraine rolls out the emergency measure following weeks of Russian strikes on power plants which have left the country unable to deal with a drop in temperatures, according to the state power operator Ukrenergo. IMAGES
Smoke billows from a burning vehicle amid clashes in al-Mughayyir as Jewish settlers descend on the village following news that a missing Israeli teenager was found dead in the occupied West Bank. The disappearance of 14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir sparked a huge manhunt and attacks on Palestinian villages. IMAGES
Crane lifts a charred vehicle after it was targeted in a drone strike on the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing two commanders of the pro-Iran group the Kataeb Hezbollah. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VID34HW7PL_EN