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Business Daily
Thomas Piketty on Inequality and Capitalism
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Thomas Piketty's book Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been shaking up the field of economics. The French economist argues that capitalism breeds inequality. Show more
Witness History
The Sinking of the Belgrano
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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On 2 May 1982 the Argentine cruiser the General Belgrano was sunk by British torpedoes; more than 300 Argentinians on board died. We talk to one of the survivors. Show more
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HARDtalk
Foreign Minister, Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi
23 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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If Yemen is a failing state, who is to blame? Show more
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Birds adapting to radiation in Chernobyl; Deep sea mining of copper and gold from hydrothermal vents; Tales from the EGU; Insect sounds of Borneo Show more
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Escalating conflict in South Sudan / Vietnam vet search for his son / The perfect meal in space
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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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The Fifth Floor
Don't Mention the Biafran War
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on; a dangerous pursuit of beauty in Venezuela; and a secret history of Istanbul's Taksim Square. Show more
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Newshour
Sloviansk military operation
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Sloviansk operation begins; Wole Soyinka; LA Clippers on sale
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Tech Life
Russian internet laws and a baffling YouTube mystery
23 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
What do the new rules on internet use in Russia mean for business and bloggers? Can the mystery of YouTube videos featuring red and blues rectangles be solved? Show more
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World Football
Israeli Legend Mordechai Spiegler
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Mordechai Spiegler on the prospect of Israel hosting Euro 2020 matches and remembers his heroics at the 1970 World Cup. And Paul Pogba talks about his bust-up with Alex Ferguson. Show more
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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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World Business Report
Merkel and Obama Meet for Ukraine Talks
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Germany's Chancellor Merkel and President Obama meet at White House for talks about Ukraine. Plus, the latest US jobs figures seem to signal a pick up in the economy. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Should Jeremy Clarkson be sacked?
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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The Top Gear presenter apologises after a video emerges of him seeming using the 'n' word during filming for the programme in which Clarkson was comparing two cars. Show more
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Why do humans kiss? You might think it is a universal act, something that we all do. But when early European explorers travelled the world, they met tribes that didn’t kiss. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Held at Gunpoint in Ukraine, and the Secrets of Brooklyn’s Jewish Community
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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A BBC correspondent is held at gunpoint by militants in eastern Ukraine – plus a dispatch on sex abuse cases covered up by ultra-orthodox Jews in New York. Show more
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BBC Africa Debate
South Africa Decides: Is Democracy Delivering?
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Has the ANC betrayed the values it championed for so many years? Show more
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More than 30 killed in Odessa fire; truce reached in Syrian city of Homs; it's hard to be random
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The Fifth Floor
Don't Mention the Biafran War
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on; a dangerous pursuit of beauty in Venezuela; and a secret history of Istanbul's Taksim Square. Show more
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World Business Report
Merkel and Obama Meet for Ukraine Talks
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Germany's Chancellor Merkel and President Obama meet at White House for talks about Ukraine. Plus, the latest US jobs figures seem to signal a pick up in the economy. Show more
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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
Israeli Legend Mordechai Spiegler
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Mordechai Spiegler on the prospect of Israel hosting Euro 2020 matches and remembers his heroics at the 1970 World Cup. And Paul Pogba talks about his bust-up with Alex Ferguson. Show more
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Business Matters
Ukraine Crisis Worsens
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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As the crisis deepens in Ukraine Angela Merkel and the US President Barack Obama meet to discuss further sanctions against Russia. Show more
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The Fifth Floor
Don't Mention the Biafran War
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on; a dangerous pursuit of beauty in Venezuela; and a secret history of Istanbul's Taksim Square. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Heart and Soul
Betraying the Faith - Abuse in Jewish Brooklyn
Betraying the Faith: Abuse in Jewish Brooklyn
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
The culture of secrecy and denial surrounding the crime of child sexual abuse among New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Show more
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A journalist narrowly escapes a kidnapping in eastern Ukraine by being very Canadian. Show more