The US has ramped up its trade war with China, listing $200bn (£150bn) worth of additional products it plans to place tariffs on as soon as September.

The move comes just days after the two countries imposed tit-for-tat tariffs of $34bn on each other’s goods.

President Donald Trump had already threatened to impose additional tariffs against China if it retaliated.

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Facebook has been hit with its first financial penalty over the massive data leak to Cambridge Analytica after a UK watchdog accused the social network of breaking the law.

The fine was issued as part of a stinging report from Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office, which issued the maximum fine allowable under old data protection laws, £500,000.