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CHICAGO nike air max 90 white online sale uk , Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- A former Volkswagen executive was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison and fined 400,000 U.S. dollars for his role in emissions fraud.
A U.S. District Court in Detroit, Michigan State, gave Oliver Schmidt the maximum sentence and fine for the his role in the automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal in the U.S. market, the Detroit News reported.
The German national had pleaded guilty in August to two charges following the disclosure of a scheme by Volkswagen to rig some half million diesel cars to evade U.S. emission standards.
"This crime ... attacks and destroys the very foundation of our economic system: that is trust," federal judge Sean Cox was quoted as saying.
Schmidt was Volkswagen's former manager in charge of emissions compliance for the United States.
Volkswagen had already been fined 2.8 billion U.S. dollars after pleading guilty to three criminal charges related to its decade-long conspiracy to evade U.S. emission standards.
The German automaker also reached a 14.7 billion dollars civil agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency called on Volkswagen to spend 10 more billion dollars to buy back or repair the rigged diesel cars it sold in the U.S. market.
SOCHI, Russia nike air max 90 white black sale uk , Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in the Russian city of Sochi Thursday morning for the 16th meeting of the Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of Government (Prime Ministers).
The SCO meeting, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, is the first of its kind after the organization's membership expansion in June to include India and Pakistan.
At Sochi airport, Li was welcomed by senior Russian government officials and Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui.
Since its founding in 2001, the SCO has become an important platform for maintaining regional safety and stability, and for promoting common development and prosperity, Li said.
"I look forward to meeting relevant sides in Sochi nike air max 90 white mens sale uk , the pearl of Black Sea. After the membership expansion, we will together review achievements, tap more potentials, and from this new starting point, consistently push for cooperation in political, security, economic nike air max 90 white womens sale uk , people-to-people and cultural fields," he said.
Li said he also expects to meet with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi to boost bilateral ties and coordination within the SCO framework.
During the meeting, the Chinese premier will sign documents on cooperation with other leaders of SCO members. He is scheduled to hold multiple bilateral meetings and attend cultural events with Medvedev.
The SCO has China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan nike air max 90 white shoes sale uk , Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan as its full members. It has four observer states, namely Iran, Afghanistan, Belarus and Mongolia, and six dialogue partners, namely Armenia nike air max 90 white sale uk , Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
The organization now covers three-fifths of Eurasia, and has nearly half of the world population.
The Chinese premier will expound the principles and policies of the major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and its significance to the ties between China and the SCO countries, said Assistant Foreign Minister Li Huilai.
China cheap nike air max 90 white trainers uk , which holds the first rotating presidency after the expansion, will work with other countries to promote the Belt and Road construction, and reach new consensus on the alignment of development strategies, connectivity, industrial capacity cooperation and cultural exchanges, he said.
Before heading to Sochi, Li met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday. The two sides agreed to advance bilateral ties and strengthen all-round cooperation.
AMMAN cheap nike air max 90 white online uk , Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Royal Palace on Thursday condemned the publishing of new cartoons of Prophet Mohammad by French magazine Charlie Hebdo, the state-run Petra news agency reported.
The continued publishing of cartoons that are offensive to Prophet Mohammad harms the feelings of the Muslim communities across the world, it said in a statement.
"This is condemned and an irresponsible act and is not in line with freedom of the press that includes respecting religions and being responsible," the Royal Palace said, adding that responsibility and wisdom, enhancing common values and dialogue are needed at this stage.
King Abdullah II of Jordan was one of several leaders across the world who took part in a recent demonstration in Paris in rejection of terrorism, after gunmen stormed the magazine's offices one week ago and killed 12 victims. The attack is believed to be a revenge on publishing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in the past.
On Wednesday cheap nike air max 90 white wholesale uk , Charlie Hebdo's printed its first edition after the attack which included new cartoons of Prophet Mohammad.
With a normal average of 60,000 copies, the paper's print run for this edition was estimated at five million. For the first time, Charlie Hebdo is being printed in Spanish, Arabic, Italian, Turkish and English in a show.
Hailed by westerners as a symbol of freedom of expression cheap nike air max 90 white black uk , the magazine has been denounced by Muslim leaders for printing new cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, which they said would provoke further hatred.
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Friday:
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-- China Voice: Taobao, regulator spat underlines urgency of legislation
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