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US Trade Tariffs Trigger Wide Condemnation
The trade barriers come into force today
US tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium have come into effect, in the face of strong criticism from the European Union, Canada and Mexico.
We hear about another opioid addiction in Nigeria, this time it's the painkiller Tramadol, which has spread even as far as the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east.
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution on South Sudan giving the warring sides a month to reach a peace deal, or face new sanctions.
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