Trade : US authorized to retaliate to tune of $7.5 billion in Airbus dispute   (Kanaga Raja, Geneva) (PRIV)
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The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on Monday authorised the United States to take countermeasures against the European Union and four EU member states at a level not exceeding USD 7,496.623 million annually.

Trade : US-China interim deal could set new normal for "managed trade"   (D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva) (PRIV)
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The in-principle agreement reached between the United States and China in Washington on Friday (11 October) to avert their trade war could set a new normal for "managed trade" as well as a bilateral "enforcement" mechanism for trade disputes.

Africa : Huge moment for Ethiopia as Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel peace prize   (IPS, Addis Ababa) (PRIV)
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Ethiopia found itself in the global spotlight for all the right reasons after Abiy Ahmed, its young, dynamic prime minister, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Opinion : Three ways to end HIV stigma and discrimination   (IPS, Abuja) (PRIV)
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As a Public Health Doctor, I often meet people who experience stigma simply because they live with HIV.