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Business Daily
Elemental Business: Tin
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tin isn't the most glamorous metal but it plays an important role in the production of all sorts of things we find useful - electronics, plastics and glass. Show more
In 2006, Russian activists broke the law to stage the first gay pride march in Moscow. Several dozen campaigners faced hundreds of right wing protesters and police. Show more
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HARDtalk
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir - Omar Abdullah
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Described by former US president Bill Clinton as the most dangerous place on Earth, is there any hope of Kashmir becoming a place of peace not conflict? Show more
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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
Under the Gun in Central America - and in Syria
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Will Grant asks why guns, security guards and violence are all proliferating across Central America; Hannah Lucinda Smith meets the Syrians trapped in Turkey yet metres from home Show more
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The world is our Newsroom, join us as we find out what is happening right now around the world.
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Outlook
Wrestler turned Human Rights Lawyer
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Edgar Perez was a successful Greco Roman wrestler in his native Guatemala. But the horrors of the long running civil war in the 1980s made him re-train as a human rights lawyer. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Newshour
Are rich countries helping Syrian refugees enough?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is EU doing enough for Syrian refugees? Stem cell breakthrough; Secrets of quartets
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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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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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
Turkey's Radical Rate Rise
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Turkey's central bank has controversially hiked up its rates to shore up the lira. And we take an in-depth look at President Obama's State of the Union address. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Is Obama a failure?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As President Obama declares 2014 a 'year of action', we ask if Obama's time in office has been a success Show more
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World Business Report
More Tapering From The Federal Reserve
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ben Bernanke has presided over his final committee meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve. We find out what impact further tapering may have on the global economy. Show more
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HARDtalk
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir - Omar Abdullah
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Described by former US president Bill Clinton as the most dangerous place on Earth, is there any hope of Kashmir becoming a place of peace not conflict? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why living in a colder home could help you lose weight; The newly opened African Cancer Institute in South Africa; Examining the onset of childhood amnesia Show more
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Tussles between the EU and Moscow over Ukraine, cheap and easy stem cells and snow chaos in southern USA
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
More Tapering From The Federal Reserve
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Federal Reserve continues to cut stimulus programme. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Wrestler turned Human Rights Lawyer
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Edgar Perez was a successful Greco Roman wrestler in his native Guatemala. But the horrors of the long running civil war in the 1980s made him re-train as a human rights lawyer. 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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Assignment
Dieudonne: France's Most Dangerous Comedian?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What does the popularity of controversial comedian Dieudonné tell us about France today? Helen Grady meets some of his supporters and those who think he's a dangerous anti-Semite. Show more
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Business Matters
Email Encryption Boom
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Internet security in the wake of Edward Snowden's latest revelations leads this edition of the programme. We hear from two firms promising NSA-proof email and file transfers. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Why living in a colder home could help you lose weight; The newly opened African Cancer Institute in South Africa; Examining the onset of childhood amnesia Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Wrestler turned Human Rights Lawyer
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Edgar Perez was a successful Greco Roman wrestler in his native Guatemala. But the horrors of the long running civil war in the 1980s made him re-train as a human rights lawyer. 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.
Assignment
Dieudonne: France's Most Dangerous Comedian?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What does the popularity of controversial comedian Dieudonné tell us about France today? Helen Grady meets some of his supporters and those who think he's a dangerous anti-Semite. Show more
