Volkswagen considers shutting down German factories

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🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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European auto giant Volkswagen has plans that may include closing some of its manufacturing plants in Germany, which could lead to tens of thousands of layoffs. Also, opposing political parties in Taiwan wrangle over constitutional issues at a time when the island faces a threat like never before from neighboring China. And, Hezbollah has appointed Naim Qassem as its new leader, with Israel already announcing its intent to assassinate him. Plus, an archaeology PhD student accidentally discovers what may be one of the most important cities from the Classic period of Mayan civilization.

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0:00.0	Volkswagen the people's car may be closing plants and laying off workers in Germany the
0:10.4	people are upset this car is part of many German's life stories.
0:14.0	People feel quite emotionally connected to this brand.
0:18.0	What that means for Germany and beyond.
0:20.0	I'm Marco Werman.
0:21.0	And I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:22.0	Israel has banned the UN Relief and Works Agency
0:25.5	on claims that UNRWA is enabling terrorists and that's simply an outrageous claim and
0:30.8	in the 21st century we humans think our big modern cities are so advanced.
0:35.0	Well guess what? The Maya region was a thoroughly urbanized landscape
0:41.0	12 hundred years ago.
0:43.3	Stumbling upon an ancient city in Mexico.
0:45.7	And a new cure for loneliness in the UK
0:48.6	is a simple one hanging out in sheds.
0:51.7	That's all ahead today on the world.
0:53.6	This is the world.
1:00.0	This is the world.
1:01.0	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
1:02.6	And I'm Marco Wurman.
1:04.0	It could be the end of an era in Germany where news about the carmaker Volkswagen has
1:07.9	autoworkers and the country on edge.
1:10.3	The company
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