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Women in Niger have more children, on average, than anywhere else in the world. The government of Niger can’t support such a fast growing population and wants traditions to change Show more

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Texas governor says flooding is the biggest concern caused by Hurricane Harvey Show more

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Dava Sobel uncovers the brilliance of 16th century Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who revealed the Sun, not the Earth, was the centre of the Universe. Episode one of five. Show more

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Stories of disaster and development from Ethiopia's industrial estates, the landslide in Sierra Leone, the Falkland Islands ... and the flamboyant bus stops of Central Asia Show more

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The question of which country makes the best jollof rice has been causing heated debate on social media across west Africa. Show more

A listener believes an incident in India where 100 children died should have received more coverage and Arthur from Kenya tells us How He hears It. Show more

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Tropical Storm Harvey continues to cause havoc in the United States; Mayweather and McGregor put on a show in Las Vegas; and there's a pause in anti-IS fighting. Show more

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Syrian president Bashar al Assad has become a darling of the American far right. Show more

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Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen and BBC Philharmonic perform excerpts from Grieg's Peer Gynt, Alban Gerhardt plays Schumann’s Cello Concerto. Show more

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Followers of a controversial Indian guru have started to withdraw from his compound. Show more

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Germany's celebrating 500 years since the Reformation. Chris Bowlby is in Wittenberg where Martin Luther started it all in 1517, to see what it means now. Show more

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Emergency workers in Texas have rescued more than a thousand people from rising floodwaters after a huge storm that's also brought the city to a standstill. Show more

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The challenges of running a major museum - we speak to the women in charge of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the Nelson Mandela House in Johannesburg. Show more

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Tropical Storm Harvey brings the city of Houston in Texas to a standstill. Show more

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Hinduism's sacred tree Thimmamma Marrimanu is believed to aid childless couples with fertility and is part of an annual festival that worships god Shiva. Show more

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State governor says rainfall in some areas could reach an all-time record. Show more

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Can the technology that underpins all cryptocurrencies, blockchain, be critical to solving the environmental devastation of the Niger Delta wrought by the oil industry? Show more

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In BBC archive recordings, veterans recall how medical care dealt with the horrors of WW1. Plus Germany puts Nazis on trial & race riots in Notting Hill and in Rostock. Show more

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People in Texas are warned to expect more heavy rain as a huge storm continues to batter the state. Show more

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British soldier Kim Hughes defused more than 100 IEDs in a single year, while Syrian Abu Ahmad used the internet to learn how to disable bombs after his nephew was nearly killed. Show more

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America's fourth largest city, Houston, faces an "unprecedented" flooding emergency. Show more

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Syrian president Bashar al Assad has become a darling of the American far right. Show more

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