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Can we use maths to beat the robots?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How humans may still be able to retain an edge over computers and AI by being better at mathematics Show more
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Weekend
US approves $1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
A review of the week with the latest news. Show more
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Ukraine launches attack to reclaim the strategically-important city of Kherson. Show more
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Weekend
Ukraine conflict: ICRC calls for access to prisoners of war
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
Robert Mardini: Families on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine have a right to know what happened to POWs. Show more
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Over to You
Explaining some inconvenient truths
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Does highlighting the problems of green energy set a shift back to fossil fuels? Plus a listener asks if it is time to rethink a long-held approach to the news interview. Show more
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Sportshour
'I'm not a soldier, I'm not a killer'
49 minutes
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Yevhen Pronin acting president of Ukraine’s Athletic Federation, and drone operator on the frontline of the Ukraine war Show more
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Newshour
03/09/2022 12:06 GMT: Funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader
50 minutes
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Mourners in Moscow queue to pay their respects to the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose funeral is taking place today. 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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Raquel left her children to work abroad, so she could give them a better life. “I still remember the pain.” Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter Show more
The Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was disqualified 48 hours after winning the Olympic 100 metre final. It was one of the biggest doping scandals in the history of sport. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Newshour
03/09/2022 20:06 GMT: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev laid to rest
50 minutes
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The funeral has taken place in Moscow of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. Show more
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Music Life
You can’t force creativity, with Lynks, Xenia Rubinos, Bingo Fury and NewDad's Julie Dawson
31 minutes
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Ahead of the End of the Road festival in Dorset, England, Lynks, Xenia Rubinos, Bingo Fury and NewDad's Julie Dawson discuss the power of specificity when writing lyrics. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The Documentary
Global Britain after Boris Johnson
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What has Boris Johnson's tumultuous premiership meant for Britain's standing in the world? Show more
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World Book Club
Ben Lerner: Leaving the Atocha Station
49 minutes
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Searingly funny coming-of-age novel set in Madrid Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Somalia’s searing drought
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from Somalia, Russia and Puerto Rico. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
On Standing Rock
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nick Rankin examines the cultural fallout from the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation in North Dakota in 2016. Show more
