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Newsday
05/04/2023 04:06 GMT : Trump arraignment: former US president pleads not guilty
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Former US president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 charges related to an alleged cover-up of a sex scandal during the 2016 presidential election. Show more
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Tech Life
How to make sure the whole world benefits from AI
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Tech veteran Martha Lane Fox tells us of her hopes and fears about AI. Also, the app that’s a financial lifeline in rural India, and how the future of food is being shaped. Show more
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Newsday
05/04/2023 05:06 GMT : Trump charges: former president denies wrongdoing
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Donald Trump has officially become the first former US president to face criminal charges - on account of allegedly falsifying business records to hide damaging information. Show more
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Newsday
05/04/2023 06:06 GMT : Trump: charges 'an insult' to America
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Former US president Donald Trump has said that the criminal charges he's facing for allegedly falsifying business records in 2016 are "an insult" to America. Show more
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HARDtalk
Jagath Weerasinghe: Sri Lanka's bloody past
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Zeinab Badawi is in Sri Lanka to talk to one of the country’s most influential artists and archaeologists, Jagath Weerasinghe. Show more
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Business Daily
Coffee: Time for a new bean?
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Could the Liberica bean future-proof the world's favourite drink? And help protect the livelihoods of coffee farmers? Show more
Witness History
Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues
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In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled one of the tallest statues in the world called the World Peace Giant Kannon in Awaji Island, Japan. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Climate Question
Can green start-ups lead the way in Africa?
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Meeting the smart, green start-ups trying to help solve climate change across Sub-Saharan Africa. Show more
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World Book Club
Paul Theroux: Deep South
49 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
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Presenter Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world talk to acclaimed American author Paul Theroux about his bestselling travel book Deep South. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Outlook
I was surfing world champion but no one knew my name
41 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
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Pauline Menczer won her title in 1993 with the odds stacked against her in every way. She thought the win would change her fortune but that would come later. Show more
Witness History
Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled one of the tallest statues in the world called the World Peace Giant Kannon in Awaji Island, Japan. 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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Newshour
05/04/2023 13:06 GMT: Israeli police raid Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque
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Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians leave 50 injured Show more
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HARDtalk
Jagath Weerasinghe: Sri Lanka's bloody past
23 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Zeinab Badawi is in Sri Lanka to talk to one of the country’s most influential artists and archaeologists, Jagath Weerasinghe. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 05/04/2023 14:32 GMT : Leading exporters pull out of Russia
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Three of the world's largest grain distributors will pull out of Russia by July, which could hit the global wheat market. Show more
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BBC OS
2023/04/05 16:06 GMT: Life with multiple sclerosis
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What is life like for people with the neurodegenerative disease? Show more
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Witness History
Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled one of the tallest statues in the world called the World Peace Giant Kannon in Awaji Island, Japan. 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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Newshour
05/04/2023 20:06 GMT: Operation Cookie Monster shuts down Genesis Market
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A global policing operation shuts down one of the world’s largest criminal marketplaces 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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World Book Club
Paul Theroux: Deep South
49 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Presenter Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world talk to acclaimed American author Paul Theroux about his bestselling travel book Deep South. Show more
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Business Matters
Lawyers respond as Johnson and Johnson offers $9 billion to settle talc claims
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
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Johnson & Johnson has offered nearly $9 billion to settle a claim from thousands of people who say its talc product caused cancer. A lawyer representing claimants gives reaction. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Assignment
Vienna: Getting housing right
27 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
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Are there lessons to be learnt from the way Vienna builds public housing? Chris Bowlby reports from the Austrian capital. Show more
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Outlook
I was surfing world champion but no one knew my name
41 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Pauline Menczer won her title in 1993 with the odds stacked against her in every way. She thought the win would change her fortune but that would come later. Show more
Witness History
Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled one of the tallest statues in the world called the World Peace Giant Kannon in Awaji Island, Japan. 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 Food Chain
Can small farms feed the world?
30 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
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What sort of farm is best for our planet, wallet and diet? Show more