China and US agree on ivory ban in bid to end illegal trade globally

The two largest markets for illegal ivory agree to enact a nearly complete ban on the import and export of ivory to help reduce the loss of elephants to poaching

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While differences on cyber security and talk of sanctions dominated the headlines for Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to the US, the two countries also signed up to a major agreement to end the global trade in ivory.