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BBC news 2018-02-07

BBC News with Neil Nunes.

Stock markets have tumbled in Asia after a selloff in United States. The Nikkei Index in Japan has fallen nearly 7% while share values in Hong Kong are down about 5%. Hours earlier, the Dow Jones index has suffered its biggest one-day drop in percentage terms for 6 years. Analysts say the markets have been spooked by issues including the fear of a series of US interest rate rise to deal with strong wage growth.

A US congressional committee has voted to publish a classified Democratic Party memorandum. It’s in response to republican claims that the FBI and the Justice Department are biased against President Trump. Democrats say the memo corrects errors and omissions in the Republican document. Mr. Trump has five days to decide whether to declassify it.

The US says it’s worried about the state of emergency declared in the Maldives where the president gave sweeping powers to the security forces. It’s led to the swift arrest of two senior judges and a former head of state.

Advanced thinker tank has warned that the British government preoccupation with the country’s exit from the European Union has led to a policy paralysis concerning its armed forces. The Royal United Services Institute says the UK’s reputation as a reliable international military partner was being put at risk.

7 people have been charged in Australia over the alleged sexual and physical abuse of three young boys at a circus school near Sydney. The allegations included kidnapping and sexual and physical assault.