Trade : US imposes 25% tariff on Canada & Mexico, India to seek "clarity" (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
United States President Donald Trump has decided to impose a 25% tariff on all imported goods from Canada and Mexico from 4 March, while seemingly remaining rather ambiguous on whether he will press ahead with an additional 10% tariff on all goods from China, a development that could trigger a tit-for-tat trade war while hollowing out the relevance of the World Trade Organization, said people familiar with the development.

UN : Turbulence & unpredictability amid conflict, divided societies - Turk (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
"Our world is going through a period of turbulence and unpredictability, reflected in growing conflict and divided societies," according to Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Haiti : Relentless attacks on education are accelerating, warns UNICEF (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Against the backdrop of attacks, displacement and deepening poverty, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has estimated that one in seven children in Haiti is now out of school.