WTO: China warns against "power-based' trade order as reform rift deepens (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Without directly naming the United States or other members of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized countries, China used a World Trade Organization discussion on level playing field (LPF) issues on 29 July to assert that "unilateralism and fragmentation cannot be the solution" and that "the challenges relating to a level playing field are best address(ed) through improved global trade governance."

Trade: Brazil initiates dispute over additional duties imposed by US (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Brazil has initiated a dispute at the World Trade Organization over additional duties imposed by the United States on products originating in Brazil pursuant to two investigations initiated by the US Trade Representative (USTR) under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974.

UN: Dual crises in eastern DRC as Ebola surges & hunger deepens (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with United Nations officials warning that hunger is actively undermining efforts to contain the spread.