Trade : A "peace clause" needed for industrial subsidies at WTO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The allegedly hypocritical positions on industrial subsidies adopted by the Northern countries, including the United States and the European Union, stand exposed, with the US Senate having embarked on subsidizing domestic semiconductor production.

Rights : US-Latin America immigration deal raises more questions than answers (PRIV)
(IPS, San Salvador)
The immigration agreement reached in Los Angeles, California at the end of the Summit of the Americas, hosted by US President Joe Biden, raises more questions than answers and the likelihood that once again there will be more noise than actual benefits for migrants, especially Central Americans.

Canada : Abortion - legal for decades but hindered by stigma (PRIV)
(IPS, Ottawa)
Toronto resident Miranda Knight describes her abortion experience as relatively simple.

Mongolia : Digital record-keeping eases burden of herders (PRIV)
(IPS, Ulaanbaatar)
"My son went after his cow. He will come soon. Our work starts as soon as the sun rises - milking the cows, herding the sheep, rearing the calves, and on it goes."