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Is Suicide Seasonal?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide, and whether computers could help identify people at risk of killing themselves. Show more
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President Trump signs a bill reopening the government; Venezuela crisis; Australia Day Show more
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Weekend
Greek Parliament Recognises North Macedonia
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
The Greek parliament recognises the republic of North Macedonia; UK football referees Show more
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US appoints envoy to Caracas; Aborigines and Australia Day Show more
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How will governments find the money and workers to care for people living with Alzheimer's? Show more
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Sportshour
Kurt Landauer: The Father of Modern day Bayern Munich
48 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The success of Bayern Munich can be traced back to an almost forgotten figure - their longest serving president Kurt Landauer.
Historian Dirk Kamper brings his story to light. Show more
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Trending
Lessons from an Instagram Star’s Failed Tour
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
How a viral thread caused big problems for Instagram influencer Caroline Calloway Show more
Over to You
Listeners Thoughts on The Hurricane Tapes
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Listeners give their views on The Hurricane Tapes and quiz the co-producer. And how a fan of an edition of In The Balance on “financial psychology” says it deeply affected him. Show more
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Newshour
Brazil: Dam Collapse Leaves 300 Missing
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
'Little chance of finding' the 300 people missing after a dam collapse on Friday. Show more
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Live FA Cup commentary of Shrewsbury v Wolverhampton Wanderers at New Meadow. Show more
Live FA Cup commentary of Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers at New Meadow. 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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Newshour
US, Russia Clash Over Venezuelan Crisis
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Boston Calling
Transatlantic Sins
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Four hundred years ago pirates brought enslaved Africans to Virginia’s shores.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Smiling through the fear
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
After a violent crackdown on protesters in Zimbabwe, we meet terrified people in Harare. Pascale Harter introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
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HARDtalk
UK's Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The UK's Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, on what his opposition Labour Party is putting forward as solutions in the ongoing Brexit debate. Show more
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CrowdScience
Why Do We Bury Our Dead?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The ritual of burying the dead stretches back to the obscure beginnings of human history - and perhaps beyond – but how important is it, and how did it evolve? Show more
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The World This Week
Pelosi silences Trump over wall shutdown
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
The Speaker withdrew her invitation to deliver the State of the Union speech. She said Mr Trump must first end the government shutdown over his planned Mexico wall. Show more
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Global Business
Koreans in South Africa
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
How South Korean business is using South Africa as a springboard to the entire African continent. Show more
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The Hurricane Tapes
Murders at the Lafayette
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run. What exactly happened on the night of the murders? Show more
Over to You
Listeners Thoughts on The Hurricane Tapes
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Listeners give their views on The Hurricane Tapes and quiz the co-producer. And how a fan of an edition of In The Balance on “financial psychology” says it deeply affected him. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Songs from the Depths of Hell
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Blessed with a photographic memory Aleksander Kulisiewicz recorded the songs of the damned in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Smiling through the fear
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
After a violent crackdown on protesters in Zimbabwe, we meet terrified people in Harare. Pascale Harter introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Boston Calling
Transatlantic Sins
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Four hundred years ago pirates brought enslaved Africans to Virginia’s shores.
