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Turkish Lira Loses Against Dollar

10/08/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, Turkish Lira Loses Against Dollar

Turkey's lira has hit new record lows against the US dollar

Turkey's embattled currency, the lira has hit a new record low today against the US dollar, losing some five percent in value as strains with the United States showed no sign of easing.

Also in the programme: We hear from families of the victims of Sbrebrenica, where 23 years after the massacre the process to identify their loved ones goes on; and as the row worsens over comments made by the former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, we ask is it time for a new definition of Islamophobia?

(Photo: People pass in front of into a jewellery shop where gold bangles are on display in Istanbul. Credit: Getty Images)

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