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Japan shares slump over coronavirus fears

Investors are worried about the spread of the coronavirus.

The slump followed a global stock market plunge on Monday with Wall Street and London suffering big drops.

The former Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is in jail in New York after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. We ask how defining a moment this is for victims of sexual violence.

And we report from the memorial service which has taken place in Los Angeles for the basketball player Kobe Bryant.

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