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A hospital blaze in Baghdad has killed more than twenty people. Show more
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The number of new Covid cases in India has set another global record. Show more
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A fire has swept through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the Iraqi capital. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
India’s Covid resurgence
23 minutes
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A lack of preparedness and a virulent new strain has brought the country to its knees. Show more
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What whales and women have in common. Show more
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The Inquiry
Is the legal cannabis business about to go global?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As countries around the world change their cannabis laws, Tanya Beckett asks what the future of the legal cannabis industry might be. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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The Forum
Unravelling the history of knitting
40 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What are the origins of knitting and how did it spread to different parts of the world? Show more
More or Less
Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We ask if this year’s global death toll will surpass 1.8 million. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Business Weekly
India battles second covid wave
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In Business Weekly, we look at India’s battle with a second wave of Covid-19 – how social media is trying to help a health system that some say is close to being overwhelmed. Show more
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Newshour
25/04/2021 20:06 GMT: Countries send urgent aid to Covid-stricken India
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The United States says it will immediately make available supplies of vaccine-production material to India as it faces a Covid surge. Show more
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The story of an American mother living in the heart of the ISIS Caliphate. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
India’s Covid resurgence
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A lack of preparedness and a virulent new strain has brought the country to its knees. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 26/04/2021 00:06 GMT : Menthol cigarettes could be banned in the US
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Food and Drug Administration could ban menthol cigarettes later this month Show more
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The Climate Question
Is carbon the new calorie?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Many companies are adding carbon footprint information to their products, but what does this information tell us about the greenhouse gas emissions created in production? Show more
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What whales and women have in common. Show more
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The story of an American mother living in the heart of the ISIS Caliphate. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Funerals and grief in a pandemic
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A funeral director from the UK and a public health nurse from Liberia talk to Kim Chakanetsa about the impact of the Ebola crisis and Covid-19 on the way people mourn. Show more
