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Newsday
16/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Covid-19: Omnicron variant surge in South Korea
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
South Korea has become the latest country to re-impose coronavirus restrictions in response to a surge of infections. Show more
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Newsday
16/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Highest daily Covid-19 cases recorded across the UK
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Official statistics show cases of the Omicron variant doubling every two days – much faster than previous variants. Show more
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Newsday
16/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Fears grow over the highly transmissible Omicron variant
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British top health officials say UK experience of the new Covid-19 strain is a warning to the world. Show more
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The Inquiry
Should we be worried about the return of inflation?
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
As prices rise across the world, Tanya Beckett asks if this is a temporary blip owing to the pandemic or a longer lasting return of inflation. Should we be worried? Show more
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Business Daily
The Turkish lira and red hot inflation
18 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The official inflation rate in Turkey is above 21% and the value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year. Show more
Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
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The story of a cryptocurrency scam that cost two men in India their life savings, leaving them devastated. Show more
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Omicron update. And as New Zealand announce plans to ban cigarette sales to people born after 2008, Claudia reviews the psychological evidence. Show more
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Why this centuries-old story of a deluded knight and his squire prefigures the modern novel. Show more
Sporting Witness
Bangladesh's football heroes
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How the national football team helped the country's fight for independence in 1971. Show more
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Japan's love affair with festive fried chicken and the story of a very Chinese Jewish Christmas. Show more
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Outlook
The father and daughter finding closure after a plane crash
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Gonzalo and Michelle Dussan say they have finally found closure after they survived a plane crash that killed 159 people, including members of their family. Show more
Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Newshour
16/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Turkey cuts rates despite spiralling inflation
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on BBC World Service
Turkey has cut interest rates for the fourth time in as many months, despite spiralling inflation and a currency crisis. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 16/12/2021 15:32 GMT : Turkey cuts interest rates again
27 minutes
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We meet some of those affected by rising prices in Turkey as interest rates are cut again. Show more
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We'll compare the impact of the variant so far in different countries Show more
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Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Science In Action
Omicron’s rapid replication rate
31 minutes
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Omicron replicates seventy times faster than earlier variants. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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World Business Report
First broadcast 16/12/2021 22:32 GMT : Turkey cuts interest rates again
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
We meet some of those affected by rising prices in Turkey as interest rates are cut again. Show more
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Japan's love affair with festive fried chicken and the story of a very Chinese Jewish Christmas. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Why this centuries-old story of a deluded knight and his squire prefigures the modern novel. Show more
Sporting Witness
Bangladesh's football heroes
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How the national football team helped the country's fight for independence in 1971. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US Congress passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The act forces importers of goods or ingredients made in Xinjiang to prove that coerced workers weren't involved in the manufacturing process. Show more
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World Football
Champions! Atlas finally win the Mexican title
26 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
We hear from fans of Atlas after their team won the Liga MX title for the first time since 1951. And we pay tribute to Argentina's Sergio Aguero following his retirement. Show more
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Outlook
The father and daughter finding closure after a plane crash
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Gonzalo and Michelle Dussan say they have finally found closure after they survived a plane crash that killed 159 people, including members of their family. Show more
Witness History
On the front line in Bangladesh
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
