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Stock markets drop on new Trump China tariffs

Donald Trump to impose new tariffs on a further $300bn of Chinese imports.

The global stock market response to US President Donald Trumps latest China trade salvo wasn't pretty. Shares sank all over the world. The latest new tariffs -- imposed in a tweet -- mean that effectively all Chinese imports to the US will be taxed from 1st September. This after few signs of a breakthrough in the latest bilateral talks.

Also in the programme, we examine the global marketplace for human hair and hear why some think it is unethical. Liliet Arias from northern Colombia tells us selling her hair helped pay for her last year at university. Dan Choi runs Remy, a company in Vietnam which sells hair extensions around the world, and explains his business model. And Christina Adesina of Fair Hair Care discusses some of the problems with the industry.

Plus this weekend players are competing in London for the Fifa eWorld Cup video game competition, with $250,000 up for grabs. One of those watching will be Ellie Camburn, a presenter and YouTuber, who goes by the name of 'Elz the Witch', and tells us about the burgeoning industry.

PHOTO: Donald Trump, Credit: AFP

27 minutes

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Fri 2 Aug 201922:32GMT

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