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Weekend
Israelis protest and demand the return of hostages
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
Scuffles broke out between Israeli police and protesters 6 months since Hamas attacks Show more
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Weekend
Six months since Hamas attack on Israel
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Scuffles break out between Israeli police and protesters in Tel Aviv Show more
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Weekend
Ten of thousands protest in Tel Aviv
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Israeli police in Tel Aviv have forcibly dispersed anti-government protesters Show more
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People Fixing The World
The power of music
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Innovative ways that music can ease pain and bring people together. Show more
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How are people observing Ramadan around the world, and why is it different this year? Three BBC World Service journalists share their stories. Show more
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More or Less
Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The statistical connection between being alone and an early death. Show more
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Newshour
07/04/2024 12:06 GMT: Israel-Gaza: Six months on
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
Israeli army official says military has pulled all troops out of southern Gaza exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the current conflict. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Unexpected Elements
Unexpected elections
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In a year when billions of people have been go to the ballot box, what do stickleback fish have to do with it? Show more
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Newshour
07/04/2024 20:06 GMT: Netanyahu: 'One step away from victory' in Gaza
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for 7 months
It is exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the conflict. Show more
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The Climate Question
Why are electric scooters, mopeds and rickshaws booming?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
More than fifty per cent of the two-wheelers in India are already electric. Why has the transition to more climate-friendly vehicles been so swift and what can we learn from it? Show more
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Over to You
Oona Chaplin reveals her grandfather’s blacklist
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Listeners react to Hollywood Exiles, a podcast that explores how Charlie Chaplin ended up on a blacklist. Plus, we air more of your feedback responding to recent schedule changes. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Returning to Rwanda
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Survivors' and perpetrators' stories thirty years after the Rwandan genocide; illegal sand mining strips Cambodia's rivers; the kinder side of Brazil's megacity Sao Paulo. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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CrowdScience
How many people have ever existed?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Listener Alpha in Sierra Leone wants us to count all the humans who have ever lived - so Caroline Steel gets down to some serious number crunching. Show more
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People Fixing The World
The power of music
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Innovative ways that music can ease pain and bring people together. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Women and the fight to end homelessness
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women from East Timor and Finland who are working to eradicate homelessness. Show more
