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Martin Shkreli Resigns After Arrest

CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, Martin Shkreli has resigned following his arrest on securities fraud charges. 大象传媒 Correspondent Nada Tawfik in New York has more.

Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals following his arrest on securities fraud charges this week. We speak to 大象传媒 Business Correspondent Nada Tawfik in New York.

Argentina's government has lifted controls on its currency, and hopes by floating the peso, that it moves a step closer to normalising the troubled economy. But with the country's currency tumbling in value, we talk to Marc Rogers, editor of The Argentina Independent to find out what it all means for both the short and long term.

And whatever happened to Britain's coal miners? In 1920, there were almost 1.2 million miners but from today, there will be zero working in deep pit mines. As the last one hangs up his hat, we ask: what went wrong?

Another British Institution - the cup of tea. But why are British people sipping less of it? Susanna Streeter goes on the hunt to find out why.

We're joined throughout the programme by Professor Danny Samson from the University of Melbourne.

(Photo: Martin Shkreli, being taken into custody following a securities probe. Credit: Craig Ruttle/AP)

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