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Sri Lanka is experiencing severe inflation, along with food and fuel shortages. Now around a million workers have been told to work four days a week instead of five. But will it work? Officials say an extra day each weekend will save citizens money, and allow them to grow food in their gardens. But some economists fear it could spark further unrest in the country - and do little to remedy economic woes. Prominent Sri Lankan economist and political writer Asanga Abeyagoonasekera joins us live on the programme to discuss where the country is heading. The UN's Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Yemen, David Gressly, gives a stark warning about another potential fuel crisis facing the world. It's been another rough day in US and European markets, as trader Joe Saluzzi explains. Global supply chain issues have affected supplies of tampons in the US - Dana Cohen from the sanitary brand Cora can tell us why. We'll also hear about the controversy surrounding Pixar's latest film in the Middle East, with Hollywood writer Sandro Monetti.