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From Our Own Correspondent
China and the coronavirus
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
As a WHO team visits Wuhan to investigate, doubts and disinformation about the pandemic grow. Plus: Russia's Navalny saga; Tunisia's discontents; First Nations fishermen in Canada Show more
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Weekend
Thousands rally in Russia protests
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Crowds rallied across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Show more
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Weekend
Rescue begins at Chinese gold mine
53 minutes
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The first miners of a group of 22 miners trapped in China have been rescued. Show more
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Weekend
Several rescued from gold mine in China
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
The first of a group of 22 trapped in a gold mine in China have been rescued. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
China and the coronavirus
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
As a WHO team visits Wuhan to investigate, doubts and disinformation about the pandemic grow. Plus: Russia's Navalny saga; Tunisia's discontents; First Nations fishermen in Canada Show more
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Outlook
The Iranian avocado quest that led to prison
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
US-Iranian journalist Jason Rezaian on how his quest to bring avocados to Tehran landed him in Iran's most notorious prison – and his family's struggle to free him. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Is this Egypt’s #MeToo moment?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Salma El-Wardany on the movement calling out the culture of sexual assault in Egypt. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Inquiry
Why do the Indian farmer protests matter?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
What could India’s farmer protests mean for the nation’s economic and political future? Show more
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Newshour
24/01/2021 13:06 GMT: Eleven miners rescued in China
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Search teams in China have rescued eleven gold miners trapped underground for two weeks after an explosion. The fate of some of their colleagues is still unknown. Show more
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The Documentary
Voices from the Ghetto
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Oyneg Shabbat was the contemporaneous and clandestine project to record the history, life and death of the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw during World War II. Show more
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More or Less
Counting Covid’s impact on GDP
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Does GDP tell us whose economies have suffered most during Covid? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Music Life
'Educate yourself quickly' with Sarathy Korwar, Nadine Shah, James Holden and Nubya Garcia
32 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Jazz musician Sarathy Korwar talks to Nadine Shah, James Holden and Nubya Garcia about whether there is something inherently dysfunctional about being a performer. Show more
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Newshour
24/01/2021 21:06 GMT: Minister says it's not Israel's job to vaccinate Palestinians
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Israel's health minister says Israel has 'no legal obligation' to give Palestinians COVID jab Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Leah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. Show more
More or Less
Counting Covid’s impact on GDP
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Does GDP tell us whose economies have suffered most during Covid? Show more
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BBC OS Conversations
President Biden: Call for unity
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Conversations about America and American politics Show more
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Discovery
Plant scientist Dale Sanders
28 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
How plant science can help to feed a growing global population, as the climate changes. Prof Dale Sanders talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his life and work. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 25/01/2021 01:06 GMT : US passes grim Covid-19 milestone
23 minutes
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Democrats promise more financial aid as infections rise to 25 million. Show more
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HARDtalk
Perez Hilton: The 2000s' gossip-in-chief
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Perez Hilton, real name Mario Lavandeira, created his showbiz gossip blog 16 years ago. We speak to him about becoming one of Hollywood's most hated men. Show more
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The Conversation
Choosing to be childfree
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Doreen Yomoah and Nina Steele are childfree by choice. They discuss why they talk openly about it and the impact not wanting children has had on their relationships. Show more
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The Forum
Toussaint L’Ouverture: Hero of the Haitian slave rebellion
39 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Rajan Datar and guests Sudhir Hazareesingh, Marlene Daut and Weibert Arthus profile the the man who led history’s first and only successful slave revolt. Show more
Sporting Witness
Lucas Radebe
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The Leeds United legend remembers the high emotion of winning the Africa Cup of Nations with South Africa in 1996 Show more
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The Climate Question
How can we live with the SUV?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Lockdown saw historic drops in global emissions in every sector, except one: sports utility vehicles, or SUVs. What does that mean for the climate? Show more
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CrowdScience
Are there downsides to deep cleaning?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
There’s a whole world of microbes out there: some make us sick, but others are essential for health. In a sanitised world, do we still get enough of the good ones? Show more
