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The US is in ongoing discussions about the possibility of rejoining talks the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to its Treasury Secretary.

TPP is a planned multi-lateral trade deal, bringing together 11 nations around the Pacific rim. It was supposed to be 12, but President Trump decided the US would not be part of it.

However, Steven Mnuchin says there is "a lot of interest" in bringing the US back into discussions. We hear reaction from Wendy Cutler, who helped to negotiate TPP.

Lighter than a feather and more conductive than copper, graphene has been hailed as a new miracle material. It is also a key component of many modern mobile phones. The 麻豆约拍's Rory Cellan-Jones explains why its development could be hindered by Brexit.

Also in the programme, we have a report from Sierra Leone on how prostitutes in the country are exploited by wealthy individuals.

Roger Hearing is joined throughout the programme by Jyoti Malhotra, consulting editor at Indian Express, in Delhi, and Tony Wagner, a producer at Marketplace in Los Angeles.

Picture: Donald Trump holds up an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images).