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Weekend
Israel targets Islamic Jihad leaders
50 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for years
Israel says it’s killed a second senior leader of Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. Show more
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Weekend
Florida’s python capture competition
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for years
Burmese pythons in Florida Everglades are disrupting the ecosystem. Show more
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Weekend
Ukrainian nuclear power plant “seriously damaged”
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for years
Head of UN nuclear watchdog concerned for safety of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Ukraine's shameful secret
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Our correspondent reveals the plight of disabled young people in Ukraine, living in institutions reminiscent of the Soviet era. Plus stories from Kenya, Peru and Pakistan. Show more
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Trending
Has QAnon fuelled South Africa’s divisions?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
When a bizarre US-based conspiracy theory surfaced thousands of miles away in South Africa, it had an unexpected effect on pre-existing tensions within the Rainbow Nation. Show more
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BBC Proms on the World Service
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
53 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for years
Highlights from the 2022 season of BBC Proms, UK’s greatest classical music festival Show more
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Newshour
07/08/2022 12:06 GMT: Reported talks underway for Israel-Palestine ceasefire
50 minutes
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Fighting continued for third straight day with rockets reaching Jerusalem Show more
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The Forum
Making scents: The story of perfume
40 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
The history of modern perfume, from its flowering in France to the scientific discoveries that made it what it is now. Show more
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Outlook
Waking from a coma speaking a foreign language
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Ben McMahon has found a career in Chinese reality TV after a car crash left him unable to speak his native English. Waking from the coma, he could only speak Mandarin. Show more
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The History Hour
Fifty years since Asians were kicked out of Uganda
52 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Compilation of stories marking 50 years since Idi Amin expelled Asians from Uganda in 1972. We hear about why they migrated there, their expulsion, and what they did next. Show more
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Newshour
07/08/2022 20:06 GMT: Hopes for ceasefire in Gaza after talks
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Australasia
A ceasefire has come into effect between Israel and Palestinian militants. Show more
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Pick of the World
The battle for an ancient Zambian skull
18 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Kema Sikazwe returns to Zambia to explore what should happen to ancient museum artefacts taken to the UK. Plus the Johannesburg suburb pulled apart in apartheid era South Africa. Show more
Over to You
Exploring media freedom in Kenya during elections
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
We ask BBC Africa what challenges its team face in reporting the Kenyan elections. And why do some news programmes have technical failures with dropped and garbled calls? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Ukraine's shameful secret
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Our correspondent reveals the plight of disabled young people in Ukraine, living in institutions reminiscent of the Soviet era. Plus stories from Kenya, Peru and Pakistan. 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
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Climate Question
Is Influencer culture bad for the planet?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Is Influencer culture driving us to consume more? Show more
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Tech Life
The future of medical virtual reality
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
We take a look at virtual reality as it helps surgeons in Brazil work with colleagues in Britain on an operation to separate twins joined at the head. Show more
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Pick of the World
The battle for an ancient Zambian skull
18 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Kema Sikazwe returns to Zambia to explore what should happen to ancient museum artefacts taken to the UK. Plus the Johannesburg suburb pulled apart in apartheid era South Africa. Show more
Over to You
Exploring media freedom in Kenya during elections
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
We ask BBC Africa what challenges its team face in reporting the Kenyan elections. And why do some news programmes have technical failures with dropped and garbled calls? Show more
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