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Business Daily
Indian Blood Farm Slavery
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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We expose a new kind of slave trade: the farming of poor Indians' blood to supply hospital patients. And we have the latest market reaction to an anti-austerity Greek government. Show more
Witness History
Auschwitz Train Escape
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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How a handful of Belgian Jews escaped from a train heading to Auschwitz with the help of the resistance. Show more
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Imagination in poetry and prose, in tourism and migration, and our brains. With neuroscientist Peter Tse, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam and anthropologist Noel Salazar. Show more
Who is in the world’s wealthiest elite, and where do they live? Plus, the world’s best and worst board-games. Show more
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Ebola vaccine hopes, Litvinenko inquiry in Britain, European peace walk, Algeria mosque row
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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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Mandla Maseko from the townships of Pretoria, has won a competition to fly into space early next year Show more
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The Inquiry
What does Kim Jong Un want?
23 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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After the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions? Show more
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Discovery
The Life Scientific: Margaret Boden on Artificial Intelligence
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Artificial Intelligence superhero, Maggie Boden on why computers, or "tin cans" as she calls them, can provide answers to the philosophical mysteries of the human mind Show more
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Newshour
Alexander Litvinenko inquiry
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Spy Litvinenko murder inquiry opens; Auschwitz anniversary; China's salamander banquet
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Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Australia reach the Asian Cup final, two Africa Cup of Nations quarter finals move venue as we look at who will make it that far in the competition and Eto'o moves to Sampdoria. Show more
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Business Daily
Indian Blood Farm Slavery
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
We expose a new kind of slave trade: the farming of poor Indians' blood to supply hospital patients. And we have the latest market reaction to an anti-austerity Greek government. Show more
Jean Lee explores the ambitions of North Korea’s enigmatic and unpredictable leader. Show more
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What does Love your Wife Day tell us about love and life in Japan today? Show more
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World Business Report
Spectre of sanctions loom over Russia again
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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As fighting escalates in eastern Ukraine, increased sanctions look likely once more. Show more
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We'll speak to a group of local residents, getting their reaction to the victory of Syriza in the Greek elections. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Digital Planet
Eric Schmidt’s Disappearing Internet
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Google's Eric Schmidt’s tech vision from Davos, UK’s Digital Democracy Commission’s report, India’s controversial digital ID scheme, The Sun Stands Still Show more
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The Inquiry
What does Kim Jong Un want?
23 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
After the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
What does Love your Wife Day tell us about love and life in Japan today? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Holocaust commemorations; Syrian refugee piano prodigy; 'Super Saturn' found.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Spectre of Sanctions Loom over Russia Again
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
As fighting escalates in eastern Ukraine, increased sanctions look likely once more. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Mandla Maseko from the townships of Pretoria, has won a competition to fly into space early next year 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
Eric Schmidt’s Disappearing Internet
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Google's Eric Schmidt’s tech vision from Davos, UK’s Digital Democracy Commission’s report, India’s controversial digital ID scheme, The Sun Stands Still Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Yahoo to Offload Billions of Alibaba Shares
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Yahoo is spinning off billions of dollars worth of its shares in one of the most valuable companies in the world. Why? And is it something to do with avoiding tax? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Lenny Henry tells the story of August Wilson, America's greatest modern black playwright. Show more
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Mandla Maseko from the townships of Pretoria, has won a competition to fly into space early next year 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
Eric Schmidt’s Disappearing Internet
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Google's Eric Schmidt’s tech vision from Davos, UK’s Digital Democracy Commission’s report, India’s controversial digital ID scheme, The Sun Stands Still Show more