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A review of the week with the latest news.
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul: The Rise in Orthodox Jews
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Ultra-orthodox Charedi Jews could soon become the biggest part of the faith, Clive Lawton examines what the consequences of that could be, by visiting the growing community in Manchester. Show more
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Benjamen Walker visits airports, amusement parks, roadways and colleges to document how the priority queue is re-ordering American society. Show more
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Why do we do the things we do? Mike Williams searches for the extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions. This week, why do we wear ties? Show more
BBC World News Editor Jon Williams talks to Rajan Datar on the BBC's coverage of events such as the US elections. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Divided lives: do we display different moral behaviour at work and at home? Plus, why neighbours often fall out. Show more
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Global Business
Iceland - In From the Cold (1)
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Peter Day finds out whether Iceland's speedy recovery in the last four years has lessons for the other countries engulfed by the European crisis. Show more
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Is isolation possible, for people and for whole ecosystems, in today’s interconnected age? And if we manage it, what impact does solitude have on the way we feel, think and act? Show more
The US presidential election campaign is fertile ground for anyone interested in the misuse of numbers. So this week's More or Less is devoted to examining questionable claims made by both sides. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Unpicking cotton picking with the Uzbeks; BBC Arabic on how reporters handle their government minders; Pakistan's ISI Wives part two; and on the campaign trail with Chavez Show more
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Divided lives: do we display different moral behaviour at work and at home? Plus, why neighbours often fall out. Show more
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Claire Bolderson looks at the potential of America's fastest growing minority, and asks if Latinos hold the key to a reborn USA. Show more
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Boston Calling
Mitt Romney, the American Civil War and cars in Kosovo
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Why did chuckles proceed when US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney listed his favourite fruit? Show more
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Global Business
Iceland - In From the Cold (1)
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Peter Day finds out whether Iceland's speedy recovery in the last four years has lessons for the other countries engulfed by the European crisis. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Assignment
It's all in the Name: Adoption in Japan
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Why would families in Japan adopt grown men? Each year tens of thousands of people in Japan are adopted, many of them adults. Find out more in this week's Assignment. Show more
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Science In Action
New Malaria Mosquito
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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A malaria mosquito with new unusual behaviour has been found in Kenya; Neanderthals used feathers for ornamentation; The difference between boys and girls appears to be their throwing ability Show more
Witness History
Mules and the Mujahideen
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Twenty-five years ago, a shipment of mules was sent from the USA to Afghanistan. They were part of Ronald Reagan's effort to help fight the Soviets. Show more
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Is isolation possible, for people and for whole ecosystems, in today’s interconnected age? And if we manage it, what impact does solitude have on the way we feel, think and act? Show more
The US presidential election campaign is fertile ground for anyone interested in the misuse of numbers. So this week's More or Less is devoted to examining questionable claims made by both sides. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Divided lives: do we display different moral behaviour at work and at home? Plus, why neighbours often fall out. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Boston Calling
Mitt Romney, the American Civil War and cars in Kosovo
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Why did chuckles proceed when US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney listed his favourite fruit? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Is isolation possible, for people and for whole ecosystems, in today’s interconnected age? And if we manage it, what impact does solitude have on the way we feel, think and act? Show more
BBC World News Editor Jon Williams talks to Rajan Datar on the BBC's coverage of events such as the US elections. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Health Check
Outbreaks of Ebola and Hantavirus
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Dealing with virus outbreaks, from Ebola in the DRC to Hantavirus in the US. How mosquitos hitch a ride to spread disease around the world and the successful eradication of Rinderpest. Show more
The US presidential election campaign is fertile ground for anyone interested in the misuse of numbers. So this week's More or Less is devoted to examining questionable claims made by both sides. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 22 Sep 2012
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Pascale Harter with stories from around the world. With items on the geopolitics of
Syria, Spanish shanty towns, adult adoption in Japan, Mexico's egg crisis, American voting and Hungarian healthcare Show more
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Global Business
Iceland - In From the Cold (1)
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Peter Day finds out whether Iceland's speedy recovery in the last four years has lessons for the other countries engulfed by the European crisis. Show more