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From Our Own Correspondent
Rebuilding Beirut one year after the blast: Renovation or more destruction?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beirut is still struggling to rebuild, one year after a chemical blast destroyed much of the city. There are proposals for a new harbour, but locals fear it threatens their homes. Show more
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WorklifeIndia
Does India need a two-child policy?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, says it will deny government jobs, subsidies and the right to contest local polls - to anyone who has more than two children. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Rebuilding Beirut one year after the blast: Renovation or more destruction?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beirut is still struggling to rebuild, one year after a chemical blast destroyed much of the city. There are proposals for a new harbour, but locals fear it threatens their homes. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Two smiley faces: Episode five
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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Claudia Hammond and panel study ideas that have disappeared Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
The Panama Canal: The real story behind the engineering triumph
39 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One of the most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, but what was the human cost of this spectacular enterprise? Show more
In the wake of June’s unprecedented temperatures in Canada and the Northwest of the USA, we look at the role of probability in broken climate records. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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.
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Business Weekly
Record profits for Silicon Valley giants
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Business Weekly looks at the seemingly ever-increasing earnings of the big technology companies. Will politicians ever be able to curtail the power of these giants? Show more
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Newshour
01/08/2021 20:06 GMT: Senior TDF commander: "We had no choice"
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
A senior commander of the Tigray Defence Forces tells Newshour they had no choice but to take the battle to the Ethiopian government Show more
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A frightening global attack, hospital in chaos and an accidental hero. A virus spreads from computer to computer in 150 countries. It’s the story of WannaCry and Marcus Hutchins. 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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Susan Kigula led a choir, got a degree and changed Ugandan law as she waited to be hanged. Show more
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The Documentary
Two smiley faces: Episode five
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Heart and Soul
Hidden children of the Church
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The secret children of supposedly celibate priests. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 02/08/2021 00:06 GMT : Americans banned from investing in some Chinese companies
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From Monday, Americans will be banned by the US from investing in 59 Chinese companies Show more
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HARDtalk
Sir Hilary Beckles: Reparations for slavery
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the eminent historian Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. Can there be justice for the descendants of enslaved Africans? Show more
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CrowdScience
Do I really have to clean my recycling?
32 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Does cleaning food containers before recycling them waste water? Are plastic alternatives better than recycled traditional plastic and could we ever recycle our plastic at home? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Two smiley faces: Episode five
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Heart and Soul
Hidden children of the Church
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The secret children of supposedly celibate priests. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
