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Assignment
Dying from Mistrust in Ukraine
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Why is Ukraine the worst-affected country in a global upsurge of measles – a potentially deadly, but easily-preventable disease? Show more
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Donald Trump plans new Iran sanctions; broadcasting from one of the most dangerous places Show more
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Voters in Istanbul vote for a new mayor; German cities offer to take stranded refugees Show more
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Military chief shot in Ethiopia "coup attempt"; Angelina Jolie on refugees Show more
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The Food Chain
How not to run a restaurant
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Three restaurateurs on why they walked away from their life-long dream. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Facts on the Ground
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Stories from inside a Chinese 'thought reform' camp; the crumbling buildings of Marseille; Army vs Boko Haram in NE Nigeria; and how Indian workers are making new lives in Goa Show more
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Heart and Soul
Raven
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Joe Shute tracks the spiritual flight of the Raven to the Haida Nation in Canada. Show more
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Outlook
The man who stole the president's secrets
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Journalist Bobomurod Abdulla risked everything when he started leaking secret information about Uzbekistan's former leader Islam Karimov. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
North America’s Indigenous renaissance?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Are Native American and Indigenous artists in Canada enjoying a renaissance? We meet Indigenous artists who are re-inventing traditions for a contemporary audience. Show more
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Global Questions
Global Questions: Is Multiculturalism failing?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Global Questions travels to Sydney to ask if the multiculturalism dream has failed - if too many communities live separately, pursuing segregation rather than integration. Show more
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Newshour
Ethiopian PM announces coup attempt
53 minutes
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Ethiopia's military chief and regional president killed in apparent power grab. Show more
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The Documentary
Training to Save the Treasures of Iraq
Training to save the treasures of Iraq - part one
50 minutes
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Eight female archaeologists from Mosul travel to London to train with the British Museum. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Global Business
Business making an impact
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Why profit should not be the only motive and how businesses are changing the way they work by focusing on their impact on us all. Show more
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Newshour
Turkey's ruling party loses Istanbul election
53 minutes
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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Texting Keith Olbermann
'You don't even really know him'
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Are Ros and Keith tiptoeing into a real friendship? As usual, it's Ros's wife who sees through to the heart of the matter.
Is the pencil underrated? Tim Harford examines its history, and finds out why some have called it a "miracle of the free market". Show more
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People Fixing The World
Portugal, drugs and decriminalisation
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
In 2001 Portugal decriminalised personal drug use, offering support and treatment instead of a criminal record – the strategy worked and drug use fell. Show more
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Discovery
Why do birds sing?
28 minutes
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6/6 Two questions today about voices. Why does the human voice change as we age? And why do birds sing? Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/06/24 00:06 GMT: Istanbul mayoral election: Erdogan's ruling AKP loses again
23 minutes
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Turkey's ruling party AKP has lost control of Istanbul after a rerun of the city's mayoral election, latest results show. Show more
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Science In Action
Iran’s nuclear plans
28 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
What the threat to increase stockpiles of uranium really means Show more
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Health Check
How successful are Chinese vaccination programmes?
27 minutes
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Are vaccination rates as high as is claimed by Chinese authorities? The polio survivors taking part in wheelchair dancing in Taiwan; What advice would you give your younger self? Show more
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