Disney recently hosted its D23 fan convention in California, the entertainment giant offered people glimpses into the studio's big-screen movie offerings, expansion plans for its amusement parks, and even a partnership with a retail chain. As Sibel Karkus reports, the star-studded line-up of shows for its new streaming service, Disney Plus, caught most of the attention. For more on Disney's dreams, Santosh Rao joins us from New York. He's the head of research at the merchant bank, Manhattan Venture Partners.

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US President Donald Trump has left this year's G7 summit after what he calls a productive weekend of meetings with fellow world leaders. He's restarting talks to end a bruising trade war with China, and even showed willingness to reach a deal on Iran. It's a good sign for a global economy that's teetering on the edge of a major slowdown, but only if leaders can follow through. Paolo Montecillo reports. Simon McGregor-Wood gave us the latest from Biarritz, France. We were also joined by Sean King, senior vice president at Park Strategies in New York.

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Ethiopia is using its rich leather resources to put its best foot forward. Manufacturers are marketing their high quality shoes to local consumers. And as Sharon Ogunleye reports, foreign markets are also lining up to try them on for size.

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Argentinians have been protesting in the streets of Buenos Aires since last week. The country is struggling with its worst economic crisis in almost two decades. And it's worsened after President Mauricio Macri's unexpected loss in recent primary elections, as voters rejected his austerity measures. The result shocked investors, who worry Argentina may fall behind on its debts again, if the opposition returns to power. Sibel Karkus has more. Jorge Piedrahita joined us from New York. He's the CEO of macro advisory firm Gear Capital Partners.

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Ghana gets tourism boost from heritage tours | Money Talks

400 years ago, the first ships carrying enslaved Africans arrived on the shores of Jamestown, in what's now the US state of Virginia. Today, many African Americans are honouring their ancestors by retracing their journeys, both at home and across the Atlantic. As the world marks the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, one West African nation is hoping to get a much needed boost from the surge of heritage tourism. Laila Humairah has more.

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The US Federal Reserve is ready to act if the economy needs a boost, says Chairman Jerome Powell. He was speaking at the Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Other US officials, including President Donald Trump say the economy is far from a recession. But as Mobin Nasir reports, there are some troubling signs on the horizon.

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Super salaries for superheores. The fourth installment of Marvel's superhero trilogy, Avengers: Endgame, is the biggest grossing movie of all time -- and its stars have swarmed all over this year's Forbes list of highest-paid actors. But not one of them was big enough to lay a smackdown on the industry's most bankable leading man.

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A disease known as African swine fever is threatening to take China's favourite meat off the menu. The deadly virus has already seen pork production sink while prices soar. And as Samantha Vadas reports, some of the few people in China who are happy are duck farmers.

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The US has announced new sanctions on the Venezuelan government. It is the latest move by Washington to try to remove President Nicolas Maduro. The foreign ministry says the sanctions are another serious aggression by the US that will hurt the Venezuelan people. Lionel Donovan has more.

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The second leg of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's charm offensive in Europe is having little effect. He's trying to convince EU leaders to re-work the current Brexit deal by ditching the so-called Irish backstop - designed to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland in the UK and the Republic of Ireland in the EU. For more on this Jacques Reland spoke to us from Saint-Malo in France. He's a senior research fellow at Global Policy Institute.

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