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US hiring beats expectations in June despite tariff worries
US hiring beats expectations in June despite tariff worries
Economy
by  AFP

The US economy added more jobs than expected in June while the unemployment rate edged down, government data showed Thursday, offering signs of continued labor market strength despite worries over President Donald Trump's tariffs. In June, the state government and health care sectors added jobs while the federal government continued shedding roles, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Ten years after Brazil mine disaster, pollution persists
Ten years after Brazil mine disaster, pollution persists
Economy
by  AFP

A decade after a dam collapsed in Brazil, sending a deluge of toxic mud into villages and waterways, residents complain of an inadequate cleanup and compensation by international mining firms. BHP maintains that the compensation agreement it reached last year in Brazil -- worth around $31 billion -- provides a resolution.

US House close to final vote on Trump tax bill
US House close to final vote on Trump tax bill
Economy
by  AFP

US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill for Thursday morning after bruising Republican infighting nearly derailed the centerpiece of the president's domestic agenda. Johnson has to negotiate tight margins, and can likely only lose three lawmakers in the final vote, among more than two dozen who had declared themselves open to rejecting Trump's bill.