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Nations divided ahead of decisive week for shipping emissions
Nations divided ahead of decisive week for shipping emissions
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are divided over whether to approve a carbon tax on international shipping, ahead of a meeting starting on Monday to finalise emissions-reduction measures. The carbon tax, the most ambitious measure on the table, would make it more expensive for shipping companies to emit greenhouse gases, encouraging them to curtail emissions.

US hiring beats expectations in March as tariff uncertainty brews
US hiring beats expectations in March as tariff uncertainty brews
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Hiring in the United States was stronger than expected in March, government data showed Friday, even as uncertainty brewed over the wider effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs and other policies. The hiring number showed that the jobs market remained robust for now, and it was notably above the 130,000 figure that analysts expected, according to Briefing.com.