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Protests continue across US despite curfews

Demonstrators were still outside the White House this evening, breaking a 7pm curfew

Demonstrators were still outside the White House this evening, breaking a 7pm curfew. Meanwhile protests have begun in other cities around the world, including Amsterdam, Perth in Australia and Lyon in France. Many famous figures from the music and entertainment worlds are also speaking out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. We'll discuss the latest from the US, as well as the ongoing tensions in Hong Kong.
First quarter profits at the video conferencing company Zoom were up 169% as the number of its subscribing customers more than tripled. We hear from our North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury on the story.
And The Royal Shakespeare Company has postponed its summer season of events and plays due to the coronavirus. Executive director Catherine Mallyon tells us how the decision will impact its theatres and staff.

Jamie Robertson is joined throughout the programme by Nicole Childers, executive producer of Marketplace Morning Report in Los Angeles, and Enda Curran, chief Asia economics correspondent at Bloomberg News in Hong Kong.

(Picture: Demonstrators in front of the White House. Credit: AFP)

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