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Heathrow security staff call off summer strikes
Heathrow security staff call off summer strikes
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Security officers at London's Heathrow Airport have called off strikes over the peak-demand summer months after voting to accept an improved pay offer, their union said Friday. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham called it a "hard-won victory", while Heathrow said it was pleased the two-year above-inflation offer had been accepted.

Shipping emissions tax still stuck in port
Shipping emissions tax still stuck in port
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Efforts by France to build a consensus for a global carbon tax on the shipping industry failed to produce significant results at a summit in Paris on Friday. The shipping industry transports around 90 percent of traded goods worldwide and accounts for around three percent of global carbon emissions.