U.S. President Donald Trump is set to target banks he says discriminate against him and his supporters for political reasons. Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum from Trump. And health authorities in southern China step up efforts to tackle a major outbreak of chikungunya disease as monsoon season peaks.

*This podcast was corrected. An incorrect reference to Microsoft's valuation was removed.

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