Trade : Trump threatens further "decoupling" of US economy from China (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States President Donald Trump appears to have ratcheted up pressure on China by threatening to intensify the ongoing "decoupling" of the US economy from China, as it would help the US to become the "manufacturing superpower of the world" and "end our reliance on China once and for all."

Finance : Regressive taxation must be reversed (PRIV)
(IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
With many in the world experiencing declining living standards, there has been growing frustration.

United Nations : UN Women calls for accelerating its unfinished business (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
Twenty-five years ago, the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing set a path-breaking agenda for women's rights.

Mozambique : Reels from repeated attacks on press freedom (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
While Mozambique was recently rattled by an arson attack on a local media organisation, experts say that it's only a part of a worrying pattern of continuous attacks on the media in the country.

Note to Readers : Holiday Notice (PRIV)
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Due to the local Jeune Genevois holiday for UN offices in Geneva, the next issue #9188 will appear on 14 September.