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Stories for January 15th 2016

• Friday, January 15th 2016 - 07:57 UTC

  Renault passes 'surprise VW emissions scam test', but impact is felt on shares

  

  Shares in French carmaker Renault plunged 20%, before recovering to close 10.3% lower, after police raids on the company's facilities. The firm confirmed the raids took place last week and said investigators wanted to check equipment at its factories.

• Friday, January 15th 2016 - 07:49 UTC

  Al Jazeera America announces end of cable TV and digital operations in US by April 30

  

  Al Jazeera America will shutter its cable TV and digital operations by April 30 of this year, the company announced on Wednesday. The decision by the AJAM board was “driven by the fact that our business model is simply not sustainable in light of the economic challenges in the U.S. media marketplace,” said AJAM CEO Al Anstey.

• Friday, January 15th 2016 - 07:31 UTC

  Departing Spanish minister joins Argentine bandwagon claiming 'Malvinas dialogue'

  

  Spanish Foreign Secretary Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo has delivered what could possibly be his last comment on Spain’s claim to Gibraltar’s sovereignty in his current role. The official has jumped on the bandwagon of a new Argentine platform seeking international support for the return of the Falkland Islands and urging UK to agree to bilateral talks over Gibraltar’s sovereignty.