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Good morning, this is Kasmira. As WTO member states attempt to finalise a two-part deal on fisheries subsidies before a key meeting next week, not all countries are on board yet with the latest version of the text, including India.

Nato’s plans to set up shop in Geneva are moving forward. And the UN’s human rights branch paints a sobering picture of slave-like working conditions in North Korea just as the UN food agency travels for the first time in a long time to the self-isolated country.

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Kasmira Jefford

17.07.2024


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A fisherman prepares to set sail for fishing at the Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai on June 13, 2024, on the eve of the end of 61-day fishing ban along India's eastern coastal areas to protect fish stocks during the breeding season. (Keystone/AFP/R.Satish Babu)

Countries seek to clinch fishing trade deal while India resists There’s a sense of déja-vu at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as countries find themselves, once again, only a nautical mile away – give or take – from sealing a two-part deal to clamp down on harmful subsidies contributing to overfishing.

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