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Pakistani hangman, India derailment, Brazil Olympics, Show more
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Digital Planet
Wi-Fi Aware Connects Smartphones
28 minutes
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Wi-Fi Aware makes smartphones more aware of their surroundings; mHub’s opening in Malawi; App transplants via MuScalpel; ICANN responds to allegations of a cover up Show more
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Bonobo language, China anthem, Togo technology. Show more
Kenya boat collision, MH370 investigation, Africa art Show more
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Business Daily
Elements: Titanium materials
18 minutes
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Stronger and more durable than steel, this glamorous metal crops up in sportscars, planes and jewellery - but a new chemical process hopes one day to make it as common as steel. Show more
Witness History
The Bombing of Hiroshima
9 minutes
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A Japanese schoolgirl tells her story of surviving the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima in August 1945. Show more
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World Book Club
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
53 minutes
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It is 30 years since Jeanette Winterson wrote Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. This interview was first broadcast in 2012. Show more
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World Update
Experts Prepare to Give Verdict on Recovered Plane Part
55 minutes
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Athletics doping row latest, Hiroshima 70 years on, Rio's Olympic dreams, Pakistan's state executioner
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Train crash in India, doping allegations in athletics and the latest on the potential MH370 debris Show more
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Outlook
My Friend Became an Islamist Leader
55 minutes
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How extremism in Mali shut down Manny Ansar's desert festival and radicalised his friend Iyad Ag Ghaly Show more
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Calais' migrant crisis has led to accusation and counter accusation in Britain and France. Hardtalk talks to the city's deputy-mayor Philippe Mignonet and British MP Tim Loughton. Show more
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Digital Planet
Wi-Fi Aware Connects Smartphones
28 minutes
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Wi-Fi Aware makes smartphones more aware of their surroundings; mHub’s opening in Malawi; App transplants via MuScalpel; ICANN responds to allegations of a cover up Show more
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IAAF reacts to doping allegations; MH370 search on Reunion Island; the end of cuppa? Show more
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Advice for teenage girls who fear they are about to become FGM victims. Christians in China - how free are they to worship? And, what is the attraction of freediving? 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. Show more
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Business Daily
Elements: Titanium materials
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stronger and more durable than steel, this glamorous metal crops up in sportscars, planes and jewellery - but a new chemical process hopes one day to make it as common as steel. Show more
How many foreigners have joined militants in Iraq and Syria, and where do they come from? Show more
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Farkhunda Malikzada was savagely beaten to death by a furious mob in the Afghan capital Kabul earlier this year. Zarghuna Kargar tells the harrowing story. Show more
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777 flaperon being examined, cricket's IPL founder Lalit Modi arrest warrant, faster fish Show more
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World Business Report
Australian Court Overturns Government's Approval of Giant Coal Mine
28 minutes
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Mine go-ahead overturned because environmentalists argued it could damage vulnerable species and how Egypt's Suez Canal expansion could boost the country's economy. Show more
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Health Check
Ebola, Malaria and Polio Vaccines: What's New?
28 minutes
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The ‘spectacular’ new Ebola vaccine, the less than perfect malaria vaccine and Nigeria’s success at being polio-free for a year. Show more
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Outlook
My Friend Became an Islamist Leader
55 minutes
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How extremism in Mali shut down Manny Ansar's desert festival and radicalised his friend Iyad Ag Ghaly Show more
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Senior rebel officer says US support is failing in Syria; Pakistani hangman speaks about his job; Working hoverboard revealed Show more
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Calais' migrant crisis has led to accusation and counter accusation in Britain and France. Hardtalk talks to the city's deputy-mayor Philippe Mignonet and British MP Tim Loughton. Show more
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Farkhunda Malikzada was savagely beaten to death by a furious mob in the Afghan capital Kabul earlier this year. Zarghuna Kargar tells the harrowing story. Show more
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Migrant boat rescue of Libya coast, criticism for US trained troops in Syria, tea drinking decline in the UK
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Australian Court Overturns Government's Approval of Giant Coal Mine
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mine go-ahead overturned because environmentalists argued it could damage vulnerable species and how Egypt's Suez Canal expansion could boost the country's economy. Show more
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New Suez Canal's benefits, 70 years since Hiroshima, Ugandan ruling on paying for brides Show more
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Health Check
Ebola, Malaria and Polio Vaccines: What's New?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The ‘spectacular’ new Ebola vaccine, the less than perfect malaria vaccine and Nigeria’s success at being polio-free for a year. Show more
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Business Matters
Plane Debris is From Missing MH370
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is from missing flight MH370, Malaysia's prime minister confirms. Plus, Egypt prepares to unveil a major expansion of the Suez Canal. Show more
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Outlook
My Friend Became an Islamist Leader
55 minutes
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How extremism in Mali shut down Manny Ansar's desert festival and radicalised his friend Iyad Ag Ghaly Show more
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The race to develop driverless cars is hotting up around the world and the UK is determined not to be left behind. Peter Day looks at the future of motor vehicles. Show more
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China has become a top maker and taker of underground ketamine. Celia Hatton sees the impact of the drug and explores The Fortress - the drug village at the centre of the trade. Show more
Malaysian PM confirms MH370 link, 70th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Migrants rescue. Show more
