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Malaysia: ex-PM faces court in global financial scandal

Najib Razak is on trial over charges relating to the 1MDB wealth fund. At least $4.5 billion are alleged to have been stolen from the fund.

Najib Razak is on trial over charges relating to the 1MDB wealth fund. At least $4.5 billion are alleged to have been stolen from the fund. Also in the programme, are markets in the United States wise to be so upbeat about yet another round of US-China trade talks? Plus, the US government intervenes in a battle between Hollywood and Netflix. We talk about the idea of green cities and ask Elizabeth Beardsley from the US Green Building Council if small really does mean beautiful. And we're going through the garbage to find out what's recyclable, what's not - and who should pay the price of going green.

Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the programme by Sarah Birke, Tokyo bureau chief for The Economist and Peter Morici, Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, who's in Washington DC.

(Picture: Najib Razak leaving court in Kuala Lumpur. Picture credit: AFP.)

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