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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Health Check
The Effect of Noise on Hearing
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
How noisy jobs can damage your hearing; A novel project to prevent alarm fatigue in hospitals; Could transplanting more organs from cancer patients help solve organ shortages? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Andrew Peach with guests Kishwar Desai and Mike Carlson in London.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Andrew Peach with guests Kishwar Desai and Mike Carlson in London.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Andrew Peach with guests Kishwar Desai and Mike Carlson in London.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Poets, Cartoonists and Elephants
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Poet Frieda Hughes; Sudanese political cartoonist; Indian girl who sent her pocket money to the central bank; US gay rights campaigner; playing piano to elephants. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Let's Talk about Sex
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
This week, our correspondents discover the full panoply of human sex and sexuality, asking how they can mean so many different things to people around the world. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why are Christians leaving Bethlehem in droves? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How reliable is extrapolation to accurately forecast the future or to understand the past? Show more
How clashes between youth gangs at the English resort of Brighton sparked moral panic in 1964. 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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Global Business
Sharing Economy: Rachel Botsman
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Rachel Botsman, expert on the sharing economy, on how 'collaborative consupmtion' is transforming 20th Century consumerism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5 years since end of Sri Lanka's civil war;Rio's dirty waters;Fleet Street's Demon Barber
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Melting Antarctic Ice Shelf, Moth Noises, Brain Boosting devices
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Key glaciers in West Antarctica are in an irreversible retreat; Bat jamming moth noises; Brain enhancing devices; The effect of noise on hearing 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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A new film - Who is Dayani Cristal - follows the risky routes many migrants take to cross into the US from Mexico. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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.
Outlook
Poets, Cartoonists and Elephants
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Poet Frieda Hughes; Sudanese political cartoonist; Indian girl who sent her pocket money to the central bank; US gay rights campaigner; playing piano to elephants. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The the best and most inventive up and coming musicians from Vietnam, China, India, Burma, Malaysia and Indonesia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Gunmen attack Parliament building; Flood waters rise in Balkans; North Korea apology
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
'I don't really set out to shock' - Irvine Welsh 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Trending
Is the French National Anthem 'Racist'?
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Why would you refuse to sing your national anthem? When French minister Christiane Taubira did just that at an event last week, a debate broke out on social media. Show more
More or Less
Did Global Poverty Halve Overnight?
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Does greater purchasing power in developing countries mean there are fewer poor people? 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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Mark Miodownik talks nuclear weapons and smart materials to Jim Al-Khalili and explains why public workshops shoud replace public libraries, with 3D printers in place of books. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Poets, Cartoonists and Elephants
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Poet Frieda Hughes; Sudanese political cartoonist; Indian girl who sent her pocket money to the central bank; US gay rights campaigner; playing piano to elephants. Show more
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.
Symmetry is everywhere - in art, architecture and science. Why does symmetry exist and why do we see such beauty in it? Show more
More or Less
Did Global Poverty Halve Overnight?
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Does greater purchasing power in developing countries mean there are fewer poor people? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How reliable is extrapolation to accurately forecast the future or to understand the past? Show more
With Africa dominating the headlines, BBC Newsday editor Simon Peeks explains how the programme balances African stories and global news coverage. 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.
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