Deportation Challenges, Biden's Struggles, and Denmark's Cow Tax Initiative

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The chapter covers the difficulties in deporting migrants, President Biden's post-debate issues, and Denmark's innovative approach of taxing cattle farmers to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, detailing the implementation process.

The EU is planning to impose duties on substandard Chinese goods, Panama’s president wants to close the Darién gap, and Joe Biden is under pressure to explain his fitness to run for office. Plus, the FT’s Attracta Mooney explains how Denmark is implementing the world’s first carbon tax on agriculture.

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EU takes aim at China’s Temu and Shein with proposed import duty

Denmark to charge farmers €100 a cow in first carbon tax on agriculture

Panama will close notorious Darién Gap to migrants, president vows

Joe Biden to meet Democratic governors amid concern over his fitness for race

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Mischa Frankl-Duval, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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