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Christopher Landau visits "La Creche" in Bethlehem, the only refuge for many single Palestinian women whove become pregnant.
Business Weekly Archive
An Animal Cracker
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is commercial property like the pig in a python for banks? And taking your dog to work? Would a hamster be better? A top Microsoft executive says computers will sense your needs and act on them. Show more
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World Football
Argentina's new coach: World Football
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Argentina names a new coach - World Football hears from the former international Ricky Villa who says they should have kept faith with Diego Maradona. Show more
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The Strand brings you the best stories from a week in global arts.
This includes Roberto Bolano, The Figurine, Eric Siblin, Nowhere Boy, Arabic books in Israel, Marge Campion, Nadifa Mohammed. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
26/12/2009
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Alan Johnston presents stories from Nazareth, Polynesia, Nigeria, Europe and New York.
Clive James reflects on the human condition, and stresses that, as each generation gives way to the next, the need for the spread of liberal democracy to enable true human progress only increases.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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World Football
Argentina's new coach: World Football
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Argentina names a new coach - World Football hears from the former international Ricky Villa who says they should have kept faith with Diego Maradona. Show more
BBC News reports from around the world.
A round-up of all the results, reports and interviews from the day's sporting action.
The Interview Archive
25/12/09 Best of The Interview 2009 with Carrie Gracie: Best of The Interview 2009 with Carrie Gracie
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Carrie Gracie with the best of her guests from The Interview in 2009 -- from billionaires to police chiefs, from artists to paleontogists Show more
Spiritual themes explored through music, prose and poetry.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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The Strand brings you the best stories from a week in global arts.
This includes Roberto Bolano, The Figurine, Eric Siblin, Nowhere Boy, Arabic books in Israel, Marge Campion, Nadifa Mohammed. Show more
Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world. Playlist at bbcworldservice.com Show more
Clive James reflects on the human condition, and stresses that, as each generation gives way to the next, the need for the spread of liberal democracy to enable true human progress only increases.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand brings you the best stories from a week in global arts.
This includes Roberto Bolano, The Figurine, Eric Siblin, Nowhere Boy, Arabic books in Israel, Marge Campion, Nadifa Mohammed. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Clive James reflects on the human condition, and stresses that, as each generation gives way to the next, the need for the spread of liberal democracy to enable true human progress only increases.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
The end of the International Year of Astronomy at Stonehenge; Hunting meteorites in Arizona; Alzheimer's & ageing; Paper batteries; The wonder of seahorses Show more
