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Health Check
Higher Mortality for Weekend Hospital Admissions
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Why survival chances are worse for hospital admissions at the weekend; Projected spikes of dengue fever in World Cup cities; When is it safe to return to sport after concussion? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented with Julian Worricker with guests Iona Craig and Danny Sriskandarajah.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented with Julian Worricker with guests Iona Craig and Danny Sriskandarajah.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Julian Worricker with guests Iona Craig and Danny Sriskandarajah.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Tennis Dad, Poets and Violins
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Bangladesh factory owner shocked by workers' lives. Matthew Bannister hears how a stranger saved a suicidal man's life. Plus Richard Williams on how to raise tennis champions. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Stories from around the world - including a Governor's office in Niger, a Chinese commune, a gypsy shrine in southern France, and open-air schoolrooms in northern Nigeria Show more
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Meet Imam Khalid Latif who is the Muslim chaplain to New York University and New York police, as he goes about his day as a faith leader. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
We put communication and interaction under the microscope to explore social intelligence with Eshel Ben-Jacob, Romesh Gunesekera and Elizabeth Stokoe. Show more
Witness History
The Tiananmen Square Massacre
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In June 1989 the communist authorities in China crushed a huge pro-democracy protest in Beijing. Diane Wei Liang and Hayou Zhang were among the protestors. 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
The Clash of Generations
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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World leaders meet international students at the 44th St Gallen Symposium to discuss the clash of generations. Show more
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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Egypt inauguration; Rio bay clean up; Hollywood science
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Moving Mountains; Endangered World Cup Football Mascot; Taming the Sun
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
China is flattening mountains to create land to build cities on. Endangered World Cup Football Mascot. 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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Deserter or prisoner of war? That's the debate now over US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. 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
Tennis Dad, Poets and Violins
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Bangladesh factory owner shocked by workers' lives. Matthew Bannister hears how a stranger saved a suicidal man's life. Plus Richard Williams on how to raise tennis champions. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Norwegian author of Out Stealing Horses takes questions from a rapt audience on his award-winning tale. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
A Prayer for Peace in Middle East
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Vatican hosts ceremony for Middle East peace; Karachi airport attack; The politics of Bruce Springsteen
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
"I think children are drawn to the darkness" - Angelina Jolie on Disney's new dark fairy tale Maleficent. 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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Trending
Egypt asks why #WeAreBeingWatched
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Egypt asks why #WeAreBeingWatched; God, Goodluck Jonathan and the Kremlin’s parody accounts on Twitter; and the Tiananmen trends that didn’t get past the Great Firewall of China. Show more
Is the divorce rate in the US state of Maine linked to margarine consumption? We ask Tyler Vigen about the spurious correlations he's found and the serious point he's making. 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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ITER, the world's effort to harness nuclear fusion, and the most complex experiment yet, is years late. Roland Pease asks when the dream of limitless energy will come true. 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.
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Outlook
Tennis Dad, Poets and Violins
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Bangladesh factory owner shocked by workers' lives. Matthew Bannister hears how a stranger saved a suicidal man's life. Plus Richard Williams on how to raise tennis champions. 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.
Mike Williams explores the role of the fool, their place in culture and politics, and asks whether there is still a need for a funnyman who can speak truth to power. Show more
Is the divorce rate in the US state of Maine linked to margarine consumption? We ask Tyler Vigen about the spurious correlations he's found and the serious point he's making. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
We put communication and interaction under the microscope to explore social intelligence with Eshel Ben-Jacob, Romesh Gunesekera and Elizabeth Stokoe. Show more
The competition among broadcasters for international sports broadcast rights. Also why BBC World Service increased its shortwave transmissions to Thailand. 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.
Science In Action
Brazil Leads CO2 Emissions Reduction
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Brazil CO2 emissions; Endangered World Cup football mascot; Rubbish fuel; Teenage talent Show more