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Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni appointed as Italy's PM

Her Brothers of Italy party won elections last month and she'll be sworn in on Saturday.

Her Brothers of Italy party won elections last month and she'll be sworn in on Saturday, forming the country's most right-wing government since the second world war. What will this mean for the economy, and economic policy? We speak to Valentina Meliciani, dean of the Luiss School of European Political Economy in Rome.
Tech investors are eagerly awaiting the next round of financial results, starting with Snap, the maker of multimedia messaging app Snapchat. Alex Heath is senior reporter at technology news website The Verge and tells us what we can expect to see from the results.
EU leaders agree a "road map" aimed at putting in place measures within weeks to shield European consumers from soaring energy prices. Cornelia Meyer, energy expert and CEO of Meyer Resources, explains how the plan will work.
And the 91热爆's Devina Gupta speaks to G Abiruben, a firework manufacturer in Delhi, ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali this weekend.

Leanna Byrne is joined throughout the programme by Jyoti Malhotra, senior consulting editor at The Print website in Delhi, and Peter Jankovskis, who's from Arbor Financial Services in Ilinois.

(Picture: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni. Credit: Getty Images)

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