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World Service,28 Jul 2020,53 mins

Guilty verdict for former Malaysian prime minister

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The former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of abuse of power, in a case linked to a multibillion dollar corruption scandal at a state investment fund. France is to start building the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor today. Nuclear fusion is what powers the sun. It's been scientists' pipe dream for almost a century - safe, carbon-free and abundant fuel which produces more energy than is put in. Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels have been detected in the waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands, sparking fears for the region’s ecosystem and marine life.

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