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Trump condemns 'evil racism' in Virginia

The US President has also authorised possible China trade investigation.

President Trump has strengthened his condemnation of Saturday's violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville Virginia. Speaking at the White House, Donald Trump said racism was evil. His comments came after the chief executive of US pharmaceutical giant - Merck resigned from the President's American Manufacturing Council. President Trump has also issued an order today to investigate China's allegedly unfair trade practices.

A huge cargo ship has run aground near Antwerp port in Belgium, blocking other vessels and causing long queues. Chris Welsh of the Freight Transport Association explains the risks of megaships like this one.

Kenya's Opposition Leader Raila Odinga called on supporters to stay home from work today, to protest against last week's presidential election result. We hear how disruptive the past week has been for businesses in Nairobi.

We go to Tokyo to find out why Japan's economy expanded much faster than expected in recent months.

And seven decades after the fall of the Third Reich, the multinational frozen food giant Dr Oetker, is returning artworks stolen by the Nazis to the heirs of their rightful owners.

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