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Business Daily
Minimum Wage: Good Economics?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is a minimum wage a good way to narrow the widening gap between the world's rich and poor? President Obama thinks so, and Germany has just agreed to introduce laws on low pay. Show more
In February 1946 the first 'war brides' ship sailed from the UK to Canada reuniting women with the foreign husbands they'd married while serving in the UK during WW2. Show more
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Assignment
The Right to Die for Children
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Voluntary euthanasia for adults has been legal since 2002 in Belgium. Now legislators are considering extending the right to die to children who are terminally ill. Show more
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Health Check
Sickle Cell Disease Spreads with Migration
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As more people from areas where sickle cell disease is common migrate, their receiving countries should be prepared to treat them. 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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As child poverty reaches record levels in the USA, we hear from 13-year-old Jonny - who is living in a shelter for the homeless - and educator Bill Strickland. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Sochi Games start amid tight security
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is Western news coverage of Sochi biased?; 'Orwellian' Turkish internet law; fake art, fake watches and fake composers
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Assignment
The Right to Die for Children
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Voluntary euthanasia for adults has been legal since 2002 in Belgium. Now legislators are considering extending the right to die to children who are terminally ill. 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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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
Higher Bonuses For Bankers
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bankers' bonuses get higher, despite official efforts to cap them. Robert Peston tells us how banks can find their way around EU bonus limitation. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Is there something wrong with Twitter?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Twitter has announced a $645m loss and a fall in user growth. Is something going wrong at the microblogging site? 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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World Business Report
Higher Bonuses For Bankers
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bankers' bonuses get higher, despite official efforts to cap them. Robert Peston tells us how banks can find their way around EU bonus limitations. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Right to Die for Children
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Voluntary euthanasia for adults has been legal since 2002 in Belgium. Now legislators are considering extending the right to die to children who are terminally ill. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why are the pyroclastic flows on Mount Sinabung so deadly? Plus, a first glimpse inside an asteroid, and the Greenland glacier that's retreating at a record pace. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Egypt and Belize
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A train journey in Egypt introduces Edward Lewis to supporters of Abdel Fatah al-Sissi; In Belize, Georgina Kenyon is served gibut, the tropical nation's 'royal rat'. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
US blames Russia for leaked recording
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Leaked tape of US diplomatic discussion; Syrian children targeted; salmon mystery solved
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Twitter Shares Plummet
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A surprise slow-down in Twitter’s user growth causes concern. Show more
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As child poverty reaches record levels in the USA, we hear from 13-year-old Jonny - who is living in a shelter for the homeless - and educator Bill Strickland. 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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World Football
Frank de Boer on 'Total Football' at Ajax
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ajax manager Frank de Boer on supporting youth and "total football". And Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal on his rise from poverty to representing Chile at the World Cup. Show more
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Business Matters
Too Much Information
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In this special edition of Business Matters we focus on data. Do we need to store so much of it? Who should control it? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Why are the pyroclastic flows on Mount Sinabung so deadly? Plus, a first glimpse inside an asteroid, and the Greenland glacier that's retreating at a record pace. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Camels and Culture
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Martin Patience attends traditional games in Inner Mongolia ; In the United Arab Emirates, Simon Atkinson stumbles upon a camel beauty contest. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
As child poverty reaches record levels in the USA, we hear from 13-year-old Jonny - who is living in a shelter for the homeless - and educator Bill Strickland. 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.
World Football
Frank de Boer on 'Total Football' at Ajax
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ajax manager Frank de Boer on supporting youth and "total football". And Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal on his rise from poverty to representing Chile at the World Cup. Show more
