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France's centre-right presidential candidate under pressure over allegations of fraud; the world's longest carnival in Uruguay; the continuing conflict in Yemen. Show more
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China has said it will increase military spending by 7%; poverty in inner city Baltimore in the US; elections in Northern Ireland. Show more
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Baluji Shrivastav on being appointed an OBE, his music and being blind; Fillon under pressure to resign; post Brexit UK/Irish Republic border. Show more
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People Fixing The World
How China is Cleaning its Air
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special programme from Beijing, with reports and a panel discussion exploring how China is finding ways to cut air pollution. Show more
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BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Is personal ownership on its way out? In future will we hire all the stuff we need? Manuela Saragosa is joined among others by Dame Ellen MacArthur, former round-the-world sailor. Show more
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Sportshour
'I Shouldn't be Banned for Wearing a Hijab'
33 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir on why she can not pursue her professional basketball career because she plays wearing a hijab. Show more
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In the Balance
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CrowdScience
Can Trees Help us Fight Air Pollution?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How much help can trees give us in fighting air pollution and could where we plant them make an even bigger difference? Show more
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BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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US president promises to boost defence spending by billions but will he be able to? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Novelist Mohsin Hamid on Borders and Migration
27 minutes
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The award-winning writer discusses his new novel which explores the refugee crisis Show more
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China to increase military spending by 7% this year Show more
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As grime is set to go global DJ Sian Anderson explores the name, the pluck, the humour and the sheer creativity at its roots. Show more
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Premier League goals and sporting debate with Lee James and the Sportsworld Team.
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Leicester City v Hull City from the King Power Stadium.
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The day's top stories from the Premier League and beyond.
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The Newsroom
President Trump Accuses Barack Obama of Wire-Tapping
23 minutes
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President Trump accuses former President Barack Obama of Wire-Tapping his phones at Trump Tower before the election, Russia considers ban of Beauty and the Beast Show more
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Focus on Africa
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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The Cultural Frontline
Novelist Mohsin Hamid on Borders and Migration
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The award-winning writer discusses his new novel which explores the refugee crisis Show more
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The Food Chain
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Why is a far right group in Sweden secretly recording phone calls with journalists? And an Indian film star talks about the ‘casting couch’ culture in the film and TV industries. Show more
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Over to You
BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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Robots threaten the human workforce, but their ubiquity and growing competence make them crucial to the modern economy. Show more
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People Fixing The World
How China is Cleaning its Air
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special programme from Beijing, with reports and a panel discussion exploring how China is finding ways to cut air pollution. Show more
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President Trump accuses his predecessor of bugging Trump Tower prior to the election Show more
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The Inquiry
What Happened to Europe’s Migrant Crisis?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Back in 2015 our radios and TV bulletins were full of stories of people trying to get to Europe. We find out what happened next. Show more
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What can fast food tell us about the changing global economy? Show more
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Earth's earliest life; Pollution; Sleeping elephants; Psychotherapy course; Building embryos; Bread; Plastic Tide; Rooting for better routers; How dinosaurs moved Show more
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US president promises to boost defence spending by billions but will he be able to? Show more
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Outlook
Outlook Weekend: The Things We Do for Love
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Two stories to make your jaw drop and your heart melt. Show more
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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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CrowdScience
Can Trees Help us Fight Air Pollution?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How much help can trees give us in fighting air pollution and could where we plant them make an even bigger difference? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
When Rot Sets In
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories of dangerous decay: it's boom time for Turkish fortune tellers; famine wracks South Sudan; IEDs rock Mosul and Iraq; confronting the weevil ruining Portugal's palms Show more
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Heart and Soul
Ireland’s Mission in Reverse
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
William Crawley investigates how imported African priests are solving the vocation shortage in an increasingly secular Ireland. Show more
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World Book Club
Joël Dicker - The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Swiss writer Joël Dicker talks about his novel The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. Show more
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The History Hour
Mother Teresa - The Nun Who Became A Saint
51 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Life with Mother Teresa, how the cells taken from an African American woman revolutionised medical science and Eleanor Roosevelt. Show more
