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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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What is the strange and surprisingly common phenomonom of willful blindness - and why do so many corporation succumb to it? Show more
Witness History
The Timisoara Uprising
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Protests which led to the collapse of communism in Romania, and the death of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, began on December 16th 1989. Show more
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The rise and rise of elites over the last 10 thousand years. With Peter Turchin, Anja Kanngieser and Martin Rowson. Show more
Did almost 80% of boys born in the Soviet Union in 1923 not survive World War Two? And the problem with China’s economic figures. Show more
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Sydney journalist on meeting Man Haron Monis, Russia's falling rouble, Latest drama from the Volvo Ocean Race
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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
The Man with the Upside Down Head
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazilian Claudio de Oliveira was born with a rare condition which causes bones to fuse, and means his head is upside down on his back. Show more
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Atul Gawande argues that medicine must shift from a focus on health and survival to a focus on wellbeing. Show more
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Newshour
Pakistan Taliban Attacks Peshawar School
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Latest on Peshawar school attack in which more than 100 people have been killed. Plus, the Russian rouble collapses. And, can cameras in mental hospitals help patients? Show more
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Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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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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What is the strange and surprisingly common phenomonom of willful blindness - and why do so many corporation succumb to it? Show more
The Essential
The Inquiry: Can Europe Resist The Rise Of Radical Politics?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Political scientist Andreas Johansson Heino explains the rise of the right in Sweden.
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To mark the company's centenary, Laura Barton takes an unplanned journey 'to look for America' by Greyhound bus. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Rouble in Free-Fall Despite Rate Rise
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Russia's currency plunges despite emergency efforts to shore it up. Who is to blame? Show more
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The latest on the deadly attack by the Taliban at a school in north-west Pakistan. More than 120 people, mostly children, were killed in the assault by militants. Show more
The latest information about local, regional and international efforts to control Ebola Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Digital Planet
Uber Controversy in Sydney
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Uber controversy in Sydney, Safer online experience for children, Wellcome Collection's Mindcraft, Danceroom Spectroscopy. Show more
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The Inquiry
Can Europe Resist The Rise Of Radical Politics?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In France, Spain, Hungary, Italy and elsewhere, far right and hard left parties have gained popular support. Can Europe resist the rise of radical politics? Show more
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To mark the company's centenary, Laura Barton takes an unplanned journey 'to look for America' by Greyhound bus. Show more
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How will Pakistan army react?, the ICC chief prosecutor speaks, another Bush president?
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Rouble in free-fall despite rate rise
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Russia's currency plunges despite emergency efforts to shore it up. So who's to blame? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The Man with the Upside Down Head
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazilian Claudio de Oliveira was born with a rare condition which causes bones to fuse, and means his head is upside down on his back. 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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Digital Planet
Uber Controversy in Sydney
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Uber controversy in Sydney, Safer online experience for children, Wellcome Collection's Mindcraft, Danceroom Spectroscopy. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US to Put More Sanctions on Russia
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Russia's currency drops Moscow shoppers feel pressure to spend on goods that hold their value. Plus, the White House indicates support for toughening sanctions against Russia. Show more
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The lives of Afghan women, the war of attrition on their hard-won rights, and their fears for the future. Show more
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Outlook
The Man with the Upside Down Head
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazilian Claudio de Oliveira was born with a rare condition which causes bones to fuse, and means his head is upside down on his back. 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.
Digital Planet
Uber Controversy in Sydney
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Uber controversy in Sydney, Safer online experience for children, Wellcome Collection's Mindcraft, Danceroom Spectroscopy. Show more
