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World Service,05 Aug 2017,49 mins

Jeff Sessions Cracks Down on Leaks in the US Administration

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The attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has announced a tougher approach to dealing with leaks, saying he won't hesitate to bring criminal charges. General Sessions has also indicated the Trump administration will re-examine the circumstances under which legal action may be taken to force journalists to reveal their sources. We hear from Ben Wizner from the American Civil Liberties Union. Martin Shkreli is known as the 'pharma bro'. He's the American man who increased the price of an anti-infection drug by five-thousand per cent and was dubbed the most hated man in America. Mr Shkreli has just been convicted of two counts of fraud and one of conspiracy. The cases are unrelated to his pharmaceutical activities. David Crow from the Financial Times told us more. Millions of eggs have been removed from shelves across Europe over a food safety scare. Traces of an insecticide - called Fiprinol - have been found in eggs on sale in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. In large quantities, Fiprinol can cause damage to the kidneys, liver and lymph glands. The scandal has been traced to farms in the Netherlands, the world's second-largest agricultural exporter, which sells about 5 billion eggs a year to Germany. We speak to a Dutch journalist Mark Lievesse Adriaanser about the consequences to farmers. Presenter Rob Young is joined throughout the programme by Peter Ryan, ABC's Senior Business Correspondent in Sydney. PHOTO: Jeff Sessions/Getty Images

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