The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
30/04/2020 04:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Tensions escalate between China and Australia
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
30/04/2020 05:06 GMT: Swiss children under 10 can hug their grandparents again
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
30/04/2020 06:06 GMT: Tensions escalate between Australia and China
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Smoking and Covid-19
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Smoking and Covid-19; tests for coronavirus; songs to encourage hand washing and social distancing; birthmarks Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tanya Beckett looks at 5G and asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts believing they are linked to the coronavirus. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
The rise of contact tracing apps
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Will they get us out of lockdown? Show more
Witness History
The Galapagos sea cucumber dispute
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How a boom in demand for sea cucumbers in the 1990s set off a confrontation between fishermen and conservationists in the waters off the UN World Heritage archipelago. 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.
Assignment
Spain’s care home nightmare
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
The 1918 Spanish Flu: The mother of all pandemics
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 1918 a flu virus infected one third of the world. Drugs were useless, there was no vaccine, and social distancing was the only real weapon. What are the lessons for today? Show more
Sporting Witness
Defying the Taliban
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Pakistan's Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled death threats to become a professional squash player. 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
Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The actor who preferred to die rather than stop filming
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Massimo Troisi delayed heart surgery to make 'Il Postino'. He died before production finished, and the director, Michael Radford, had to end filming without his star Show more
Witness History
The Galapagos sea cucumber dispute
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How a boom in demand for sea cucumbers in the 1990s set off a confrontation between fishermen and conservationists in the waters off the UN World Heritage archipelago. 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 latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
30/04/2020 13:06 GMT: France hit by worst downturn since end of World War Two
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
French GDP falls sharply by 5.8 per cent Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tanya Beckett looks at 5G and asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts believing they are linked to the coronavirus. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/04/30 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus Conversations: Filipino nurses
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
We talk about Filipino nurses treating Covid-19 patients around the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down 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.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Ebola drug offers hope for Covid-19
49 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Early trials suggest Remdesivir can aid recovery Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
30/04/2020 20:06 GMT: White House declines to extend social distancing guidelines
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The Trump administration decides not to prolong its social distancing guidelines Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
The 1918 Spanish Flu: The mother of all pandemics
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 1918 a flu virus infected one third of the world. Drugs were useless, there was no vaccine, and social distancing was the only real weapon. What are the lessons for today? Show more
Sporting Witness
Defying the Taliban
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Pakistan's Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled death threats to become a professional squash player. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Amazon profits swallowed by Covid costs
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Amazon’s profits will be swallowed up by Covid-related costs, disappointing investors Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Liu Xiaoming: Is China a victim of Covid-19 or the source of the problem?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
China’s Ambassador to London insists his country is not hiding anything. He says they're a victim of Covid and leading the global effort to defeat the virus. Can China be trusted? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Ebola drug offers hope for Covid-19
49 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Early trials suggest Remdesivir can aid recovery Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Parentland
Parentland: Homeschooling in a Pandemic
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Answering questions on how to educate children at home. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
Carli Lloyd, Vivianne Miedema and Socceroo Adam Taggart
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
USA international Carli Lloyd reflects on her career and talks about the impact of Covid-19. Plus, Australia's Adam Taggart discusses the return of football in South Korea. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The actor who preferred to die rather than stop filming
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Massimo Troisi delayed heart surgery to make 'Il Postino'. He died before production finished, and the director, Michael Radford, had to end filming without his star Show more
Witness History
The Galapagos sea cucumber dispute
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How a boom in demand for sea cucumbers in the 1990s set off a confrontation between fishermen and conservationists in the waters off the UN World Heritage archipelago. Show more
