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Ukraine Signs Rare Earth Minerals Agreement with U.S.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Ukraine has signed a “historic economic partnership agreement” with the United States that establishes the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund and allows the U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.

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Shipping Nations Agree on World’s First Global Carbon Tax

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a meeting in London on Friday at which member nations agreed to impose the world’s first global carbon tax, a fee of $380 per metric ton on “greenhouse gases” emitted by ships up to a certain limit and $100 per ton beyond that.

Shipping containers are stacked on a cargo ship docked at Jakarta International Container