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Pyongyang's fifth and largest nuclear test doesn't stop Chinese tourists from visiting the country. Diane Hodges reports.
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower for the second straight day on Thursday after China allowed the yuan to decline further and oil prices slumped to near 12-year lows, raising concerns over the state of the global economy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Russia's rouble sinks 3 percent to below 71 to the dollar, approaching 2015 lows as it reacts to further declines in oil prices and plunging Chinese markets, with a near-term intervention to prop up the currency looking unlikely. As Sonia Legg reports it's not the only currency struggling from the market turmoil.
European stock markets extended their losing streak on Thursday, with benchmark indexes in Frankfurt and London hitting seven-month lows as fears of a global slowdown took hold. As Sonia Legg reports, minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting dented expectations for a rate hike in mid-September, amid worries over lagging inflation and slowing growth in China.
Falling commodity prices pulled Britain's FTSE down 0.6 percent, as China's economy slows. Hayley Platt reports.
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