Trade : OECD tax proposal exposes "double standards" on digital trade   (D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva) (PRIV)
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A proposal on Wednesday (9 October) by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to advance international negotiations for taxing global digital companies has exposed the "double-standards" adopted by developed countries on global digital trade, said a trade negotiator who asked not to be quoted.

UN : Cash crisis can have serious consequences, staff unions warn   (IPS, New York) (PRIV)
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The UN's smoldering cash crisis, which has threatened staff salaries and payments to vendors, has triggered strong reactions and rattled the over 6,400 staffers who work in the 39-storeyed Secretariat building in New York.

Climate : Investment heavily tilted towards mitigation, low on adaptation   (IPS, Incheon) (PRIV)
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Good news - the graph depicting climate investments has been steadily increasing.

Opinion : Abortion remains an unresolved issue   (IPS, Tokyo) (PRIV)
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Currently, the topic of abortion as human rights leaves the world bustling.

UN : Hollywood, business luminaries spotlight world's "stateless" woes   (IPS, New York) (PRIV)
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Movie star Cate Blanchett and businessman Richard Branson spoke up this week for the millions of people around the world who cannot get passports and other papers because they lack an official nationality.