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Newsday
23/07/2021 04:06 GMT : Can the Tokyo Olympics win round the Japanese population?
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It's just hours before the 2020 Olympic Games start in Tokyo - amid high covid cases, controversy and sackings Show more
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Newsday
23/07/2021 05:06 GMT : 2020 Olympics: Opening ceremony in a few hours time
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We get the personal reflections of our correspondent, and count the economic cost to Tokyo of holding the games. Show more
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Newsday
23/07/2021 06:06 GMT : Hours till 2020 Olympic opening ceremony
50 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
A year late, and despite Covid and scandals, some Tokyo residents are now looking forward to the games finally starting Show more
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HARDtalk
Fikile Mbalula: Is South Africa's government being confronted with its own failure?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
South Africa is facing its deepest political crisis of the post-apartheid era. Days of violence and looting saw more than 200 people killed and thousands arrested. Show more
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Business Daily
Will the Tokyo Olympics pay off?
18 minutes
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Japanese businesses are struggling with the lack of tourists Show more
Witness History
The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
In a rare interview, a member of the Van Gogh family talks about their grandfather, the artist's nephew, and growing up among Vincent Van Gogh's paintings. Show more
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Tech Life
Fresh questions over Pegasus spyware
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
How the Pegasus software from Israel’s NSO Group has kept ahead of smartphone makers’ attempts to block it. Show more
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Science In Action
Your molecular machinery, now in 3D
34 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
DeepMind publishes 350,000 of the molecular structures which make all living things tick. Plus, Covid-19 vaccination strategy reimagined, and seismic sensitivities of elephants. Show more
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The Real Story
What's China doing to fight climate change?
49 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Serial winner Pitso Mosimane and El Salvador's Joaquín Rivas
29 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
We hear from Pitso Mosimane, the South African coach who keeps on winning trophies! His most recent one was the African Champions League which he won with Egypt's Al-Ahly. Show more
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The Fifth Floor
Khuzestan: Iran's thirsty province
41 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Acute water shortages in Khuzestan have caused a wave of unrest, with crowds shouting "I am thirsty". Show more
Witness History
The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
In a rare interview, a member of the Van Gogh family talks about their grandfather, the artist's nephew, and growing up among Vincent Van Gogh's paintings. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Newshour
23/07/2021 13:06 GMT: Tokyo holds Olympics opening ceremony
50 minutes
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Ceremony takes place in a largely empty stadium. Show more
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HARDtalk
Fikile Mbalula: Is South Africa's government being confronted with its own failure?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
South Africa is facing its deepest political crisis of the post-apartheid era. Days of violence and looting saw more than 200 people killed and thousands arrested. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2021/07/23 16:06 GMT: Tokyo Olympics: Games under way after opening ceremony
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Australasia
We get reaction to the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics Show more
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Witness History
The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
In a rare interview, a member of the Van Gogh family talks about their grandfather, the artist's nephew, and growing up among Vincent Van Gogh's paintings. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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A CrowdScience listener thinks she empathises less than her friends and family and it leaves her wondering if she is a psychopath. Show more
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Newshour
23/07/2021 20:06 GMT: Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially open
50 minutes
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The Tokyo 2020 Games are officially underway in a poignant opening ceremony. Show more
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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.
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The Real Story
What's China doing to fight climate change?
49 minutes
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China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Show more
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Business Matters
Bangladesh imposes strict lockdown
50 minutes
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Bangladesh has imposed strict lockdown measures after a spike in coronavirus infections. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Counting the cost: the homes and livelihoods destroyed in South Africa’s riots
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
South Africa is calm after riots triggered by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. His supporters were blamed for the unrest, but it’s ordinary citizens who lost most. Show more
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The Real Story
What's China doing to fight climate change?
49 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Show more
