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Jan 2023
26m 27s

Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty

Bbc World Service
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Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to fraud and other crimes. Devina Gupta speaks to BBC North America business correspondent, Michelle Fleury, who is in New York reporting on the case. What affect will the China travel restrictions have on the economies of the countries that are implementing them? And the Pacific island nation of Tu ... Show More
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