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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Doing Good and Cashing In
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
An ethically minded Business Daily, looking the gap between doing good and cashing in; Is Social Enterprise the answer? Show more
In 1883, the Indonesian volcano exploded, causing one of the world's biggest natural disasters. Show more
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Can fishing and mining co-exist? Show more
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What's monogamy got to do with love? We assume they go together but how important really is sexual exclusivity? And what happens when couples challenge this ideal? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Polynesia and the world
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special essay by John Pickford, reflecting on changing diets and lifestyles in Oceania. From malarial mosquitoes to strawberry cake mix, not all new imports are positive... Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The BBC news programme where you set the agenda.
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Outlook
'Gorillas taught me to be human'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dawn Prince-Hughes has Asperger's Syndrome and found interacting with other people difficult. But she explains to Jo Fidgen that copying gorillas helped her become human. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Newshour
Russia warns West against Syria attack without UN approval
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Snipers attack UN convoy in Syria; Zurich introduces drive-in sex; London Black Music Festival
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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How this ancient text is being studied and interpreted - by women, commuters and academics - in the modern world. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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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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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Price of oil at a 5 month high
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The oil price has risen to its highest point in close to half a year over Middle East stability fears. And, Filipinos have been protesting over government corruption. Show more
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World Have Your Say
What would military intervention in Syria look like?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We discuss the possibility of military intervention in Syria and ask military experts what this might look like.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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How ‘big science’ projects such as the search for the ‘Higgs Boson’ at CERN are helping with science teaching in Africa. Show more
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Can fishing and mining co-exist? Show more
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World Business Report
Price of oil at a 5 month high
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The oil price has risen to its highest point in close to half a year over Middle East stability fears. And, Filipinos have been protesting over government corruption. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
UN inspectors in Syria; Zurich’s drive-in brothel; how to tell if a panda is pregnant?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
'Gorillas taught me to be human'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dawn Prince-Hughes has Asperger's Syndrome and found interacting with other people difficult. But she explains to Jo Fidgen that copying gorillas helped her become human. 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.
World Business Report
Price of oil at a 5 month high
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The oil price has risen to its highest point in close to half a year over Middle East stability fears. And, Filipinos have been protesting over government corruption. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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How this ancient text is being studied and interpreted - by women, commuters and academics - in the modern world. Show more
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Business Matters
Oil Prices on the Rise
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Oil prices reach a five month high - we assess what's happening as Syria sparks supply worries and China fuels demand. 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.
How ‘big science’ projects such as the search for the ‘Higgs Boson’ at CERN are helping with science teaching in Africa. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
'Gorillas taught me to be human'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dawn Prince-Hughes has Asperger's Syndrome and found interacting with other people difficult. But she explains to Jo Fidgen that copying gorillas helped her become human. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
How this ancient text is being studied and interpreted - by women, commuters and academics - in the modern world. Show more
