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Why are black women are being hit hardest in today’s jobs market? With African American unemployment at a four-year high, we hear from women searching for work.
In Japan, a “human washing machine” could soon be hitting the shops.
The European Union waters down its own plan to ban petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035.
We hear how the trucking industry is changing in Canada.
And Ed Butler speaks to an 11-year-old farmer travelling from Ireland to Brussels by tractor with his dad, ahead of a major protest.
PHOTO: A worker walks next to products during Cyber Monday at the Amazon's fulfilment centre in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S. December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
By BBC World Service4.3
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Why are black women are being hit hardest in today’s jobs market? With African American unemployment at a four-year high, we hear from women searching for work.
In Japan, a “human washing machine” could soon be hitting the shops.
The European Union waters down its own plan to ban petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035.
We hear how the trucking industry is changing in Canada.
And Ed Butler speaks to an 11-year-old farmer travelling from Ireland to Brussels by tractor with his dad, ahead of a major protest.
PHOTO: A worker walks next to products during Cyber Monday at the Amazon's fulfilment centre in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S. December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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