Decades of war and upheaval have left many Somalis focused on survival, leaving little room for its fashion industry to grow. When it comes to clothing, many are forced to stick to limited but costly choices. But as Laila Humairah reports, some young designers in the capital Mogadishu are trying to push the industry forward by challenging the status quo.

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India's business community is in shock after the man dubbed 'The Coffee King' was found dead in a river in the southern state of Karnataka. VG Siddhartha founded India's largest coffee chain, Cafe Coffee Day, which has managed to taken-on global rivals such as Starbucks. Police are still investigating his death, but a letter reportedly written by the entrepreneur suggests the challenges of managing his enterprise drove him to suicide. Mobin Nasir reports. We also spoke to KS Dakshina Murthy joins me from Bengaluru in India. He's an associate editor at the online news publication, The Federal.

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The US and China have ended their latest round of trade negotiations in Shanghai with little sign of progress. The talks ended earlier than expected, after US President Donald Trump accused Beijing of deliberately stalling the talks. We got more on the trade talks with Jeffrey Tucker in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He's the editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research.

#USChinaTradeNegotiations #DonaldTrump #TradeTalks

A country music-hip hop hybrid written by a gay black American who got his start on social media. It may not sound like a recipe for the biggest summer hit in history, until you actually listen to it. And Old Town Road isn't done yet.

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Kimchi is served in generous helpings at just about any restaurant in South Korea. But the pride of Korean side dishes is now more often than not made outside of the country. Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul on the changing taste.

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The global Islamic finance market grew 10 percent in 2018, reaching beyond $2 trillion. Turkey's hoping to grab a larger market share in it and one of its oldest educational institutes, the Marmara University's launched the Islamic Economics and Finance Institute. Its rector, Erol Ozvar says the initiative will produce more professionals in the field and develop new financial products that meet Islamic standards.

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The UK's new prime minister has kicked-off a domestic charm offensive to spread his Brexit message. Boris Johnson says he won't talk to EU leaders unless they're willing to renegotiate the current deal. But as Sibel Karkus reports, his promise to deliver a divorce - with or without an agreement - has put him at odds with many across the UK, especially in Scotland and Northern Ireland. And Iain Begg joined us from London. He's a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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US and Chinese officials are kicking-off a new round of trade talks in Shanghai, but expectations of a breakthrough are running low after President Donald Trump's latest attacks on China. It's been almost three months since the two sides met face-to-face after negotiations broke-down in May. But Washington and Beijing have been making good on recent pledges to resolve their year-long trade war, as Laila Humairah reports. For more on this story, We spoke to Anna Ashton in Washington DC. She's the Business Advisory Services Director at the US-China Business Council.

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Hong Kong has been paralysed by another weekend of violent pro-democracy protests, and the political crisis shows no sign of easing. As demonstrations enter a third month, many fear the violence could undermine the city's image as a stable financial hub. And as Paolo Montecillo reports, they're also threatening to cripple an economy that's already fighting its worst slowdown in a decade. For more, we spoke to Sean King, senior vice president of the business advisory firm Park Strategies in New York.

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Two of Europe's biggest food delivery firms are cooking up a treat: a possible merger worth billions of dollars. Netherlands-based Takeaway.com has agreed in principle to take over the UK's Just Eat. It would create one of the biggest online delivery platforms in the world. But as customers' appetite for food deliveries grows, so is competition. For more on this we spoke to Diana Gomes in London. She's a consumer goods research analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.

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