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Asian Stock Markets Fall Sharply
The decline follows plummeting share values in the United States
Asian stock markets have fallen steeply, following the biggest drop in United States share values for a decade. This has been sparked by inflation fears and worries that interest rates could rise faster than expected in the US.
We go to Italy where the debate over illegal migrants is heating up ahead of next month's general election.
And we speak to a woman fish farmer in Kenya who talks to her fish.
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