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Trump impeachment inquiry enters a new public phase

The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to proceed with the inquiry

The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to proceed with the inquiry, which will now go into a more public phase involving televised hearings. We recap on what happened today in the Democratic-controlled House.

As the global outbreak of African swine fever persists, authorities describe it as the biggest threat to commercial livestock in a generation. We hear from the European Pig Producers Association and how it's affecting pork prices.

Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the programme by Dr Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, president of the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race, in Richmond in Virginia, and Sushma Ramachandran, former chief business correspondent for The Hindu, in New Delhi.

(Picture: President Donald Trump. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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  • Fri 1 Nov 2019 01:06GMT

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