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Weekend
Controversial citizenship register published in Indian state
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Security personnel deployed in Assam as millions of people could be left stateless. Show more
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Weekend
Uproar in the UK as parliament is to be suspended
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Senior Conservative politician Ken Clarke condemns the decision by the Prime Minister. Show more
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Weekend
Pro-democracy protests continue in Hong Kong
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Today's protests mark five years since Beijing ruled out fully democratic elections. Show more
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Filipina-American journalist and author Maria Ressa is one of a few combating fake news. Show more
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Sportshour
Football and Addiction
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Former Premier League players Matt Piper and Scott Davies talk candidly about their battles with addiction and how they hope to help educate others about prevention. Show more
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Trending
Living with China’s social media censorship
25 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How do Chinese social media users navigate government censorship? Writer Karoline Kan delves into a world of forbidden words and state-sanctioned influencers. Show more
Over to You
Ideas that shape the global economy
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
'50 Things …' tells the stories of game changing inventions - but is it fact or opinion? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Newshour
Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators defy ban on march
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
There's renewed violence in Hong Kong as police clash with pro-democracy protesters marching in defiance of a ban. Show more
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Full coverage of Manchester City v Brighton, live from the Etihad Stadium Show more
Full coverage of Manchester City v Brighton, live from the Etihad Stadium Show more
The day's top stories from around the sporting world Show more
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Mendelssohn's Hebrides overture and Mussorgsky's glittering Pictures at an Exhibition performed at the BBC Proms. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Kit Kat: a provocative new drama about climate change
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Cultural Frontline presents the radio premiere of the play, Kit Kat, by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir recorded on location at the Edinburgh Festival Show more
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Newshour
Hong Kong protests continue despite ban
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Police fire water cannon and tear gas. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Kabul's Hopes and Fears
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Afghans' views of US talks with the Taliban; what the Yazidis who went back to Sinjar in Iraq have found; migration through Costa Rica; petanque gets more professional in France Show more
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Boston Calling
400 years
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A professor with Ghanaian roots unearths a slave castle’s history — and her own. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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HARDtalk
Writer - Edouard Louis
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Does anger fuel Edouard Louis to write his compelling books? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to the writer who has been seen as a leading voice of the gilets jaunes generation. Show more
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CrowdScience
Do we need more space stations?
32 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Would more satellites and space stations help us get back to the Moon, and further into the solar system? Show more
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The World This Week
Protests as UK parliament is suspended
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Parliament will not sit for five weeks in the run-up to Brexit. Opponents cry foul. Show more
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In the Balance
Wrestling for equality
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
India has a poor record when it comes to the balance between the sexes. How can sportswomen there overcome the barriers to success? Devina Gupta and her guests in Delhi discuss. Show more
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Four of Curtis Flowers’ convictions have been overturned because the prosecutor violated legal procedure. And yet the same prosecutor has continued to try the case. Show more
Over to You
Ideas that shape the global economy
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
'50 Things …' tells the stories of game changing inventions - but is it fact or opinion? Show more
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It’s been a year since Brazil’s National Museum burned down. The building and its precious archive of the past now lie in ruins but amongst the ashes there’s a battle to revive it Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Kabul's Hopes and Fears
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Afghans' views of US talks with the Taliban; what the Yazidis who went back to Sinjar in Iraq have found; migration through Costa Rica; petanque gets more professional in France Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Boston Calling
400 years
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A professor with Ghanaian roots unearths a slave castle’s history — and her own. Show more
