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Weekend
US Orders Personnel Out of Cuba Embassy
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
All non-essential staff ordered to leave Havana embassy following suspected sonic attack. Show more
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Tom Price stands down following private jet scandal. Show more
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Weekend
Catalonia Prepares for Independence Referendum
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Catalonia defies Madrid as it prepares to hold an independence vote on Sunday. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Catalan Culture and the Question of Independence
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Catalan culture and independence; German drag artists for democracy; poet Naomi Shihab Nye, filmmaker Maysaloun Hamoud. Show more
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Sportshour
Trump, The NFL and Taking The Knee
19 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is this a watershed moment for the role sport can play in politics and social change? Show more
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The Newsroom
North Korea and US 'in direct contact', says Tillerson
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The US Secretary of State has met the Chinese President to discuss North Korea. Show more
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In the Balance
The Five Generation Workplace
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How to manage the multigenerational workforce Show more
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Newshour
Police Seal off Catalan Polling Stations
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
National police have sealed more than half of the schools designated as polling stations Show more
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Music Extra
Khebez Dawle: The Road from Damascus
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Khebez Dawle, a Syrian indie band, adapts to a new life in Berlin after fleeing Damascus following the Arab Spring. Show more
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
Spain Moves to Block Catalan Referendum
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Spanish national police close polling stations and occupy telecoms centre. Show more
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Trending
The ‘Husband-Proof’ Shopping List
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Meet the couple behind the viral ‘husband-proof’ shopping list, and hear one woman’s harrowing tale about being the target of pro-Russian trolls. Show more
Over to You
Should Both Sides Of The Rohingya Crisis Be Covered?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Following last week’s interview with the BBC Burmese Service editor, a listener has been in touch with his concerns of the reporting on the Rohingya situation. Show more
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The Documentary
The Fish that Ate Florida
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The lionfish invaded Florida’s waters, and for Florida’s humans, that’s a big problem. Kent DePinto investigates. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Underground Islam in Italy
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Italy doesn’t officially recognise Islam as a religion. Helen Grady finds out how difficult it is for them to build a mosque and how Italian Muslims come together to pray. Show more
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Trump said that Puerto Rican officials showed "poor leadership ability" and "want everything to be done for them" Show more
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Tales from amid the wreckage of Raqqa, so-called 'capital' of IS; the Venezuelans in Colombia; political killings return to South Africa; and the US trade sanctions on Sudan Show more
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The Newsroom
Catalans Push for Independence Vote
14 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Activists occupy polling stations to enable controversial independence referendum. Show more
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The Inquiry
Could We Ban the Sale of Petrol and Diesel Cars Now?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Nations around the world will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the coming decades. What’s stopping us from doing it now? Show more
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The World This Week
Iraqi Kurds vote for independence
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The vote has infuriated Baghdad and the Kurds' other neighbours. And there's no sign of peace talks. Show more
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Science In Action
Understanding the Natural World
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Roland Pease hosts a special discussion at New Scientist Live 2017 where the panellists discuss our connection to the natural world and the impact of human activity on the planet. Show more
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Discovery
Africa’s Great Green Wall
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Transforming the Sahal into a world wonder is the aim of Africa’s Great Green Wall, regreening landscape from Senegal to Djibouti. Can it meet its ambition to reverse poor land use Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Catalan Culture and the Question of Independence
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Catalan culture and independence; German drag artists for democracy; poet Naomi Shihab Nye, filmmaker Maysaloun Hamoud. Show more
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Gretchen Miller and Neil Trevithick hear from the locals of rainforests of South-East Asia, resisting destructive external forces. Show more
