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Business Daily
Nigeria: Election Economics
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What are the big economic issues as Nigerians head to the polls in a general election? Show more
In March 1963 the British government announced plans to slash the country's rail network. Witness spoke to Sandy Morrison, one of the civil servants involved in the cuts. Show more
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More Or Less asks if breastfeeding really makes babies brainy, BBC Trending investigates the Iraqui self-styled Rambo, and the Why Factor wonders why the death penalty persists. Show more
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Saudi deploy 150 fighter planes in Yemen, Iceland's genetic profile, Germanwings cockpit recording. Show more
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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
Refugee Drilling for Water in South Sudan
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
When Buey Tut was growing up in South Sudan, he remembers the struggle to fetch water. 20 years later he tells Matthew Bannister how he's returned to drill wells in his homeland. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Global Business
The Freelance Economy and Micro-Business
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why are so many people setting up on their own micro-business in the UK? And, will it be a decision they will come to regret? Show more
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Dr Oliver Johnson warns that the spike in Ebola cases in Guinea are a cause for concern. Could we train our brains to improve our eyesight? New research suggests we could. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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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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Business Daily
Nigeria: Election Economics
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What are the big economic issues as Nigerians head to the polls in a general election? Show more
The Essential
From Our Own Correspondent: The 'Tiger' of the Danube
10 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Reintroduce a regal fish, Hucho Hucho aka the 'Danube salmon', to the waters of the Sava River. Can it still spawn in peace? Show more
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How Gaza's only grand piano is being restored and how music - for so long played behind closed doors - is being reintroduced to school children. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Germanwings 'deliberate' crash prompts security questions
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
French prosecutors say Germanwings flight 9525 was crashed deliberately, posing airline security questions. Plus, oil prices jump as Saudi Arabia launches air strikes in Yemen. Show more
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Your questions and comments to aviation and mental health experts after the revelation that one of the Airbus pilots appears to have deliberately caused the Alps crash. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Science In Action
Antarctic Ice Shelves Melting
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Satellite data reveal the large ice loss from the floating Antarctic Shelves. Plus, the threats to coral reefs and how selective breeding could mitigate the loss of reefs. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Global Business
The Freelance Economy and Micro-Business
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why are so many people setting up on their own micro-business in the UK? And, will it be a decision they will come to regret? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
How Gaza's only grand piano is being restored and how music - for so long played behind closed doors - is being reintroduced to school children. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Will the Saudi-led strikes bring on a proxy war in Yemen? Is there greater freedom of speech in Cuba? And tackling cockpit security
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.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Refugee Drilling for Water in South Sudan
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
When Buey Tut was growing up in South Sudan, he remembers the struggle to fetch water. 20 years later he tells Matthew Bannister how he's returned to drill wells in his homeland. 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.
Science In Action
Antarctic Ice Shelves Melting
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Satellite data reveal the large ice loss from the floating Antarctic Shelves. Plus, the threats to coral reefs and how selective breeding could mitigate the loss of reefs. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Airlines Adopt new Safety Procedures
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In the aftermath of the Germanwings crash several airlines adopt new procedures Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
A Return to the 'Dark Days' of Hooliganism?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Interviews with Branislav Ivanovic, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Nigeria's Joseph Yobo. Show more
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Zeinab Badawi is in Ghana with a panel of decision-makers to discuss: Ebola - what next? Who runs a country when it's in crisis?
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
Antarctic Ice Shelves Melting
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Satellite data reveal the large ice loss from the floating Antarctic Shelves. Plus, the threats to coral reefs and how selective breeding could mitigate the loss of reefs. Show more
