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Australian geneticist Jenny Graves discusses the evolution of sex genes in her country's weird but wonderful fauna, the end of men and singing to her students in lectures. Show more

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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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Is the insurance industry linking these sorts of events to climate change? Also China's leadership has outlined economic priorities for the next ten years. Show more

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The musical and political story of bossa nova, the first modern music of Brazil. Show more

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UN Humantarian chief on delays to Philippines aid; Rouhani's first hundred days; Isserlis on Taverner.

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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

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Is the insurance industry linking these sorts of events to climate change? Also China's leadership has outlined economic priorities for the next ten years. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

How Peter Staley gave up his Wall Street job to become a full-time AIDS campaigner with radical protest group ACT UP. Show more

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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

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How Zhang Ruimin transformed a failing fridge manufacturer into one of the largest white goods companies in the world. Show more

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Aid trickles into Tacloban as Typhoon Haiyan passes leaving chaos and destruction. Show more

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How easy is it to break the code of encrypted information? Plus, understanding neuroscience by remote control of cockroaches, and touch screen technology that does not need touch. Show more

Lyse Doucet sees denial about the conflict and desperate attempts to cling to routine in Damascus; in Erbil, Kevin Connnolly hears Kurds still debating how WWI shaped their lives Show more

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How Peter Staley gave up his Wall Street job to become a full-time AIDS campaigner with radical protest group ACT UP. Show more

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How Zhang Ruimin transformed a failing fridge manufacturer into one of the largest white goods companies in the world. Show more