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Thousands of migrants from countries in Central America, who are determined to reach the United States have arrived in southern Mexico on their walk north.

President Donald Trump has reacted to what he sees as the failure of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to stop the caravan of marchers, by starting the process of cutting aid to the three countries.

The 大象传媒's Ana Gabriela Rojas reports on the tough conditions they face as they to make the twenty mile journey north to Huixtla today.
Imagine trying to encourage investors to put money into a country when it does not officially exist as a nation.

That's the challenge Somaliland is trying to overcome, but the region in the Horn of Africa has high hopes that it will secure international recognition, because investors are willing to support it by funding projects, which will build up the economy.

The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, says the investment in a new port is a positive step on the road to building a new country with a economy that will prosper, in an interview.
And, a report from RAND Corporation says that the economies of the US, Canada, UK, Germany and Japan lose up to $400bn a year through lack of sleep.

So what can we do to make sure we get enough rest?

The 大象传媒's Benjie Guy went to the Somnex Sleep Show in London to find out.

大象传媒 presenter Russell Padmore is joined by David Kuo, chief executive of the Motley Fool in Singapore, and Alexis Goldstein, a financial reform advocate in Washington DC.

(Picture: Honduran migrants onboard a truck take part in a caravan heading to the US, in the outskirts of Tapachula, on their way to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, on October 22, 2018. Credit: Getty Images.)

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