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BBC news 2018-08-24

This is BBC news with Nick Kelly.

A new round of US tariffs on imports from China is coming to effect. 16 billion dollars worth of new duties are now being imposed on Chinese goods, including chemicals, plastics and motorcycles. It follows the introduction of tariffs worth 34 billion dollars in July. China has condemned the latest US action. From Shanghai, here is our China correspondent, Robin Bryant.
For the second time, the US has imposed tariffs, and China has retaliated. 16 billion dollars worth of trade on either side, that’s equivalent to just over 12 billion pounds, will be hit by new 25 % tariffs. The US has targeted chemicals, metals, and railway equipment. China has focused on goods ranging from fish meal to scrap metal. Efforts to try to end the standoff continue. Talks are continuing in Washington, but the expectation of a good outcome is low. No senior officials from either side are involved.

The future of the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is looking increasingly bleak. Three more men of this cabinet have resigned, adding to pressure on him to step down. Hall Grifik reports.

Malcolm Turnbull may have survived this week’s leadership contest, but his time as prime minister is almost certainly at an end. By saying he would not stand if a second vote is called, he has effectively conceded defeat. But he’s going out swinging, raising questions about the eligibility of his opponent Peter Dutton because of his business interests. If it now seems likely Australia has a new prime minister by the end of the week, they would become the 6th within a decade.

In a report marking the 1st anniversary of the Rohingya crisis, the United Nations children’s organization UNICEF is warning that more than half a million Rohingya refugee children living in Bangladesh risk becoming a lost generation if they do not get an immediate investment in their education. Emergin Folks has more.

UNICEF counts it is a success that major disease outbreaks in the crumped camps have so far been averted, but education is falling short. By July of this year, learning centers for 140,000 children have been set up, but there was no agreed curriculum, and the overcrowded classrooms lack water. There is no plan yet for the return of refugees, and UNICEF says the need to invest in quality education is now urgent.

The Saudi Arabia energy minister has denied media reports that it has called off plans to sell part of its state oil giant Aramco. Reuters news agency earlier quoted 4 senior industry sources, and said the company will not now look to sell 5% of its stock. The sell forms part of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious plans to economic reform. A share listing would also open it up to greater international regulation and scrutiny.

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