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Business Daily
Big Fat Indian Weddings
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is the economic impact of high wedding expenditure on the Indian economy? Show more
In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo following the killing of Egyptian policemen by British troops in the Suez Canal Zone. Show more
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The Documentary
China's Global Popstars
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From voice coaching to studying artists they would never have had access to growing up, meet Ruhan Jia one of the young hopefuls in the world of state-manufactured pop. Show more
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What are the alternatives to the process that takes nitrogen from the air to make fertilizer? Show more
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Outlook
Migrant Worker Wins Israeli X Factor
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Filipina care worker who won Israel's X Factor speaks to Matthew Bannister. The author Sir Terry Pratchett on writing and dementia. And the story of a cheese. Show more
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Ukraine drops contentious law, PM resigns; Bhutto's son speaks; Spain's super policewoman
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Ukraine drops contentious law, PM resigns; Bhutto's son speaks; Spain's super policewoman
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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The Documentary
China's Global Popstars
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From voice coaching to studying artists they would never have had access to growing up, meet Ruhan Jia one of the young hopefuls in the world of state-manufactured pop. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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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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World Business Report
Britain's Economy Shows Fastest Growth Since Before Financial Crisis
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 2013 the UK's economy rose by 1.9 % that's the highest since 2007. We'll also go to Turkey where the central bank has convened an emergency meeting after the currency dropped. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Can music ever change anything?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Following the death of folk singer Pete Seeger, we ask if music can ever change anything. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Britain's Economy Shows Fastest Growth Since Before Financial Crisis
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 2013 the UK's economy rose by 1.9 % that's the highest since 2007. We'll also go to Turkey where the central bank has convened an emergency meeting after the currency dropped. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
China's Global Popstars
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From voice coaching to studying artists they would never have had access to growing up, meet Ruhan Jia one of the young hopefuls in the world of state-manufactured pop. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Keeping Firefighters Safe
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How sensors in the boots of firefighters help locate them in an emergency; Enabling hunters to avoid shooting colleagues; Boosting the Kazakh language on Wikipedia and beyond Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Syria and France
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lina Sinjab hears what it's like to watch a civil war play out from your balcony in Damascus; Chris Bockman gets clean and tidy at a municipally-funded shower in Toulouse. Show more
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Ukraine cabinet resigns; new South African opposition leader; the legacy of Pete Seeger
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
Britain's Economy Shows Fastest Growth Since Before Financial Crisis
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 2013 the UK's economy rose by 1.9 % that's the highest since 2007. We'll also go to Turkey where the central bank has convened an emergency meeting after the currency dropped. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Migrant Worker Wins Israeli X Factor
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Filipina care worker who won Israel's X Factor speaks to Matthew Bannister. The author Sir Terry Pratchett on writing and dementia. And the story of a cheese. 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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Peter Day travels to Cork in Ireland to find out what life is really like in a country just recently realised from the constraints of an EU bailout. Show more
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Business Matters
Turkey Faces Huge Interest Rate Rise
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Turkey's central bank raises key interest rate to 12% in the hope of attracting investors. Also, the Thai capital, Bangkok, braces itself for more trouble. 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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Outlook
Migrant Worker Wins Israeli X Factor
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Filipina care worker who won Israel's X Factor speaks to Matthew Bannister. The author Sir Terry Pratchett on writing and dementia. And the story of a cheese. 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.
Peter Day travels to Cork in Ireland to find out what life is really like in a country just recently realised from the constraints of an EU bailout. Show more
