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World Service,28 Jul 2020,53 mins

Najib Razak – former Malaysia PM – handed guilty verdict

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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. 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. Schools in Zimbabwe were meant to be reopening today. However, this has been delayed after teaching unions protested that appropriate measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 must be in place first.

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