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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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CrowdScience
Global infertility: Could The Handmaid’s Tale become reality?
40 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Award-winning author Margaret Atwood has left a paper trail for us to follow in her novel. There’s a ream of possible causes so Marnie Chesterton investigates which ring true. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
Iranian oil tanker seized by Gibraltar last month has set sail overnight after being released
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The authorities in Gibraltar turned down a US request to impound the vessel again. Show more
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Business Daily
Helping Africa feed itself
17 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Much of east Africa has the potential to be a food basket for the region. Show more
Witness History
The first human Cyborg
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
In 1998 a transponder was implanted into the forearm of British scientist, Professor Kevin Warwick, making him the world's first human Cyborg. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Boston Calling
The long wait
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
'Peace is the highest desire’ says Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the US. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Update
Civilians trapped in Idlib as Syrian army advances
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
The Syrian army continues to advance in the last rebel-held province of Idlib 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.
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Outlook
Bassem Youssef: Egypt’s revolutionary comedian
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Egyptian doctor Bassem Youssef gave up his surgical scrubs to become a satirist during the Arab Spring. But his political parodies soon landed him in trouble with the authorities. 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/08/19 14:32 GMT: The new gold rush
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
We explore the safest destinations for your money during turbulent times Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS hears from demonstrators in Hong Kong, Sudan, Venezuela and Puerto Rico Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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.
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Discovery
The Great Science Publishing Scandal
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester, explores the hidden world of prestige, profits and piracy that lurks behind scientific journals. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Why Factor
Why learn to be happy?
24 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Happiness is a fundamental human desire, yet we often struggle to achieve it. In this edition of The Why Factor, Sandra Kanthal asks if we can really teach people how to be happy. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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.
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The History Hour
The division of Kashmir
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The origins of the crisis in Kashmir, the warnings ignored about 9/11, the arrest of the notorious terror suspect Carlos the Jackal and how Dr Seuss taught America to read. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Twitter removes controversial Hong Kong accounts
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Twitter and Facebook block what they described as a state-backed Chinese misinformation campaign against protests in Hong Kong 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 Why Factor
Why learn to be happy?
24 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Happiness is a fundamental human desire, yet we often struggle to achieve it. In this edition of The Why Factor, Sandra Kanthal asks if we can really teach people how to be happy. Show more
More or Less
Mice and mind blowing maths
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Tim speaks to a scientist who is correcting headlines on twitter and joins professor Jeniifer Rogers from the University of Oxford to explore a mind blowing maths ‘trick’. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
