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EU fears a return to Euro misery

Reality Check: EU reaction to Italy election, Myanmar's Thein Sein in Europe, Pope's last day in office, Oxfam's criticism of the food industry, wrestling and the Olympics.

After Italy decisively rejected austerity politics in the general election, the markets and the EU are fearing a slide back into Euro chaos.

Just as the EU powers were thinking it was safe to breathe again, and the worst of the Euro crisis was over, the Italian vote is threatening to put them back to square one. The election results overwhelmingly renounced austerity, but was split between the alternatives, leaving the country hanging with nothing clear other than that the people don't like what Mario Monti has been doing.

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Traders around the world are reacting nervously to the inconclusive election result

Our Brussels correspondent, Vanessa Mock, explains why
Brussels is ringing the alarm bells.

Myanmar's president in Europe

The President of Myanmar/Burma, Thein Sein, is on a 12 day trip to Europe in which he will visit Norway, Finland, Austria, Belgium and Italy. Our Myanmar correspondent, Tony Cheng, explains why this particular list is likely to have been chosen, and what the trip means for the changing relationship between Myanmar and the West.

The Pope's last day in office

Theologian and Philosopher, Thomas Schmidt, explains why the Pope's resignation has done a great deal more than to break with tradition, and why it may have fundamentally changed the perspective of the Catholic church.

The food giants and ethics

A report by Oxfam shows that the world's largest food producers are falling short on their ethical standards.
Oxfam's policy advisor, Erinch Sahan, tells Chris Cummins why the food giants need to be held to account.

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Wrestling and the Olympics

Wrestling has been dropped from the events for the 2020 Olympics. Although it is one of the original Olympic sports dating back to Ancient Greece, the IOC has decided it no longer warrants a place at the summer games.

Riem Higazi finds out why the decision is causing such outrage from Josh Watkins of Wrestlers Without Borders.

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