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Will oil and coal reserves never be dug up due to fears about climate change, and are energy firms therefore massively overvalued by the financial markets? Show more
In 1991 the Yugoslav Army pounded the Croatian town for 87 days. The battle horrified the world and marked the start of the wars in former Yugoslavia. Show more
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Food shortages, widespread smuggling and an inflation rate at 45% - where did it all go wrong for Venezuela? Show more
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How many people remain aware under anaesthesia? Plus, the health dangers of processing electronic waste and the how levels of antibiotics consumption differ between countries. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Can Social Media in China Make the Authorities More Open?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We discuss whether social media in China can force the authorities to be more open. We speak to bloggers and look at reaction in China to two recent high profile cases. Show more
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Outlook
Ewan Clayton: Scribe of Silicon Valley
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lucy Ash talks to calligrapher and teacher Ewan Clayton about his lifelong interest in the art and culture of handwriting, and asks him about its future in a digital age. Show more
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Former Liberian president loses court appeal; Qatar Nepal labourers; what disgusts us.
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Food shortages, widespread smuggling and an inflation rate at 45% - where did it all go wrong for Venezuela? Show more
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Counting the Cost of Climate Change
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
25 years after it was formed, the Intergovernmnetal Panel on Climate Change is about to release its latest report. So have the steps taken to combat global warming been worthwhile? Show more
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World Have Your Say
Pakistan earthquake relief effort
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We discuss the relief effort in Pakistan following an earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan. We'll also be discussing tension in Sudan and Qatar's migrant workers. Show more
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Water on Mars; Pakistan Earthquake Forms Island; Species Extinction in Forests; Mobile Phones Collect Climate Data Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Terror in Kenya and China’s surplus of bachelors
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The stories behind the headlines. In this edition, the terror attack at a shopping mall in Kenya and China’s surplus of bachelors. Show more
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Food shortages, widespread smuggling and an inflation rate at 45% - where did it all go wrong for Venezuela? Show more
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World Business Report
The fight against global warming is expensive - are we getting value for money?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
25 years after it was formed, the Intergovernmnetal Panel on Climate Change is about to release its latest report. So have the steps taken to combat global warming been worthwhile? Show more
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Kerry meets Iranian foreign minister; Nepalese ambassador criticises Qatari treatment of migant workers; time for a change in Spain Show more
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Outlook
Ewan Clayton: Scribe of Silicon Valley
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lucy Ash talks to calligrapher and teacher Ewan Clayton about his lifelong interest in the art and culture of handwriting, and asks him about its future in a digital age. 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
Counting the Cost of Climate Change
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
25 years after it was formed, the Intergovernmnetal Panel on Climate Change is about to release its latest report. So have the steps taken to combat global warming been worthwhile? 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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Food shortages, widespread smuggling and an inflation rate at 45% - where did it all go wrong for Venezuela? Show more
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Business Matters
Climate Change: Too Little Too Late?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What effect has the effort to address climate change had on the developing world? Show more
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Water on Mars; Pakistan Earthquake Forms Island; Species Extinction in Forests; Mobile Phones Collect Climate Data Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Hard Work Ahead for Angela Merkel
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
German politics is designed to encourage consensus, establishing a coalition will take time Show more
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Outlook
Ewan Clayton: Scribe of Silicon Valley
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lucy Ash talks to calligrapher and teacher Ewan Clayton about his lifelong interest in the art and culture of handwriting, and asks him about its future in a digital age. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Food shortages, widespread smuggling and an inflation rate at 45% - where did it all go wrong for Venezuela? Show more
