Trade: US duties on Korean steel and power transformers held WTO-illegal (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
A dispute panel at the World Trade Organization has ruled that anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed by the United States on imports of certain steel products and large power transformers from Korea are inconsistent with its WTO obligations.

Climate: Annual adaptation costs in developing countries is $70 billion, says UN (PRIV)
(Prerna Bomzan, Kathmandu)
A newly released UN report on adaptation to climate change impacts, estimates that annual adaptation costs in developing countries currently is USD 70 billion.

Opinion: Trump is gone, Trumpism lives on (PRIV)
(IPS, Sydney)
Impeachment or no impeachment, Trump is out of the White House. Trump goes with an approval rating of 34%, far behind his predecessor Barack Obama's 60%.