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World Service,09 May 2023,26 mins

Biden holds crucial meeting with Congress leaders about country’s debt ceiling

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Presenter Sam Fenwick speaks to one of Joe Biden's former economic advisers about the debt ceiling which stands at just over thirty one trillion dollars. The President wants to raise it, but he needs the support of the Republicans to do this. Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is arrested in Islamabad. As his supporters come out onto the streets what does this mean for its struggling economy which is desperate need of support from the IMF? And Music streaming site Spotify has removed tens of thousands of songs from artificial intelligence music start-up Boomy after complaints from some users. In recent months the music industry has been confronting the rise of AI-generated songs and the growing number of tracks inundating streaming platforms daily. (Picture: US President Joe Biden discuss the debt limit, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Source: Photo EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL)

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