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World Service,17 Oct 2025,26 mins

Landmark global shipping deal paused

World Business Report

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A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been put on hold for a year after Saudi Arabia and the U.S. succeeded in ending the talks. Bisi Adebayo speaks to the International Chamber of Shipping and the General Secretary of the International Maritime Organization. Why is the US Chamber of Commerce trying to stop the Trump administration charging businesses US$100,000 for each foreign skilled worker visa? In South Africa gambling has become one of the country’s fastest-growing industries - but at what cost? Plus, how are some American states helping start-ups and researchers to make graphic processing units, the supercharged chips that power AI ?

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