The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
10/08/2023 04:06 GMT : Anti-corruption presidential candidate killed in Ecuador
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A candidate in Ecuador's presidential poll later this month, Fernando Villavicencio, has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
10/08/2023 05:06 GMT : Shock in Ecuador as Fernando Villavicencio assassinated
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
A candidate in Ecuador's presidential poll later this month, Fernando Villavicencio, has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Show more
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Newsday
10/08/2023 06:06 GMT : Deaths from small boats crossing Mediterranean rises
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
More than 1,800 people have lost their lives so far this year in the crossings from North Africa to Europe. Show more
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Tanya Beckett considers the challenges of stopping oil for countries dependent on its production. Show more
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Business Daily
Business Daily meets: Mattel's CEO
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ynon Kreiz on transforming Barbie into a movie. Show more
Witness History
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's diamonds scandal
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Journalist Claude Angeli discovered the French President received diamonds from the former Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Republic, which helped topple Giscard in 1981. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Tens of thousands of Russian criminals – murderers, rapists, robbers – who fought for the mercenary group, Wagner, in Ukraine, have now gone home - and local people are terrified Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Some of our universe is missing
54 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton investigates mystery after mystery. Could science help trace Yevgeny Prigozhin, and what did cosmologists do when half the stuff in the universe went missing? Show more
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.
The Food Chain
The Little Italy story
33 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How the world first discovered Italian food. Show more
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Outlook
The woman who fell from the sky, part 2
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tony Osornio was Mexico's best precision skydiver and the first woman to join her country's army. She says she belonged to the skies, until one jump changed her life forever. Show more
Witness History
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's diamonds scandal
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Journalist Claude Angeli discovered the French President received diamonds from the former Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Republic, which helped topple Giscard in 1981. Show more
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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
10/08/2023 13:06 GMT: Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Ecuador in a countrywide state of emergency after the assassination of a presidential candidate Show more
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Tanya Beckett considers the challenges of stopping oil for countries dependent on its production. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 10/08/2023 14:32 GMT : US inflation up again
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Prices in the US rose to 3.2% compared to July last year, following 13 months of falls. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2023/08/10 16:06 GMT: Niger: ECOWAS meeting in Nigeria
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
Regional bloc ECOWAS is meeting in Nigeria to discuss how to push Niger back to democracy. Show more
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Witness History
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's diamonds scandal
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Journalist Claude Angeli discovered the French President received diamonds from the former Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Republic, which helped topple Giscard in 1981. Show more
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.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
10/08/2023 20:06 GMT: US and Iran agree prisoner swap
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Iran releases five US-Iranian dual nationals to house arrest, pending return to US Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Some of our universe is missing
54 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton investigates mystery after mystery. Could science help trace Yevgeny Prigozhin, and what did cosmologists do when half the stuff in the universe went missing? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Businesses battle fires in Hawaii
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA. Show more
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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.
Tech Life
Fighting forest fires with technology
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Juan Lavista Ferres, chief data scientist at Microsoft's AI For Good Lab, tells Tech Life how artificial intelligence can help predict wildfires. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The woman who fell from the sky, part 2
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tony Osornio was Mexico's best precision skydiver and the first woman to join her country's army. She says she belonged to the skies, until one jump changed her life forever. Show more
Witness History
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's diamonds scandal
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Journalist Claude Angeli discovered the French President received diamonds from the former Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Republic, which helped topple Giscard in 1981. Show more
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.
Heart and Soul
Moscow vicar returns home
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Rev Malcolm Rogers extraordinary story of faith and diplomacy. After providing spiritual leadership to his diverse congregation in Russia, he now returns home to the UK. Show more
