VOA60: March 28, 2024

In New York City, former crypto currency exchange chief Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing $11 billion from investors.

At the United Nations, Russia blocks the yearly renewal of a group of experts observing U.N. restrictions against North Korea.

In Ecuador, prisoners at a jail in Guayaquil are reportedly carrying out an "internal revolt." President Daniel Noboa declared a “state of conflict” in the country in January.

And in Vatican City, Pope Francis begins intensive preparations for the observance of the Easter holiday.
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