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Business Daily
Ethiopia - Low Wage Economy?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Ethiopia's economy is booming thanks to its competitive cost of labour, but does the country risk being stuck with low wages for years to come? Ed Butler reports from Addis Ababa. Show more
In August 1942, Allied forces launched a hit and run raid on the German occupied French port of Dieppe. Almost immediately things started to go wrong. Show more
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Salt in nature, in human health, in African history and on Mars. Show more
Sporting Witness
Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
The American sprinter made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics hosted in Nazi Germany. He won four gold medals making a mockery of the Nazi ideology of Aryan supremacy. Show more
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Inside Iran; Singing for money online in China; The end of Cockney rhyming slang?
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Latest on Bangkok bomb, wildfires on US West Coast & Indonesia plane crash recovery Show more
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Outlook
Standing Up to Neo-Nazis
50 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Americans Sherrill and Bobby Harper resisted a white supremacist take-over of their community in North Dakota. Show more
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Discovery
Truth about the Body Mass Index
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Dr Mark Porter puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test. BMI is used to see if someone is too fat, too thin or just right, but how accurate is it? Show more
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Bangkok in the aftermath of the deadly bomb blast that killed at least 20 people; and the Israeli columnist who's decided it's time to call Israel an 'apartheid' society. Show more
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The Essential
The Inquiry: What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?
6 minutes
on BBC World Service Australasia
Tech journalist and life coach David Baker says we should embrace a world without work. Show more
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Manchester United return to the Champions League after a year absence with a two-leg playoff against Club Brugge. Show more
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World Business Report
Chinese Stocks Slide
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Volatility in Chinese stocks is spooking foreign investors and raises questions about the health of the wider economy. And are European cities becoming less 'live-able'? Show more
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Putin in Crimea, Scottish Catholic apology, Iran pop concert Show more
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Rescuing enslaved Yazidis in Iraq; Spitfires fly again; Ali Bongo's inheritance give-away Show more
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The Inquiry
What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
A recent study calculated that 47% of total employment in the US is at risk of automation in the next 20 years. What will it mean for the humans who once did that work? Show more
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A haul of 1500 audio cassettes was found in Osama Bin Laden's abandoned compound in Afghanistan. Gordon Corera explores the archive and what it reveals about the Al Qaeda leader. Show more
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Putin in Crimea, Scottish Catholic apology, scientists grow human brain Show more
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World Business Report
Chinese Stocks Slide
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Volatility in Chinese stocks is spooking foreign investors and raises questions about the health of the wider economy. And are European cities becoming less 'live-able'? Show more
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Putin in Crimea, Church apology to abuse victims, giving blood to fight Boko Haram Show more
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Digital Planet
Egypt’s Anti-Terrorism Laws Deconstructed
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
How much are Egypt’s new anti-terrorism laws a threat to freedom of expression? Turing, a new tool for decoding DNS data; Tech to the rescue in Greece; Time for Rights videos. Show more
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Business Matters
Investors Edgy as Chinese Stocks Fall Again
55 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Fears that growth in the world's second largest economy is falling off more sharply than predicted have pushed down commodity prices on metals and oil. Show more
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Sporting Witness
Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
The American sprinter made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics hosted in Nazi Germany. He won four gold medals making a mockery of the Nazi ideology of Aryan supremacy. Show more
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