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Newsday
07/08/2020 04:06 GMT: Anti-government protests in Beirut
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Security forces have used tear gas to stop protesters attempting to storm Parliament. Show more
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Newsday
07/08/2020 05:06 GMT: Beirut blast: growing anger against government
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Lebanon's government faces criticism following Tuesday's huge explosion for failing to act on warnings. Show more
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Newsday
07/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Beirut blast investigation under scrutiny
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
There have been clashes with security forces at anti-government protests. Show more
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HARDtalk
07/08/2020 GMT
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Business Daily
Paid not to work: Burden or opportunity?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Did furlough schemes get people out the habit of work? Show more
Witness History
The American who put women's rights in the Japanese constitution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How 22-year-old Beate Sirota Gordon got wording on women's equality into Japan's post-war constitution. Show more
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Tech Life
The future for TikTok in the United States
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why the popular video app faces being bought out or banned Show more
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Science In Action
Counting the heat health threat from climate change
33 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Future heat death toll; the infections we catch from wildlife; do colds protect us from Covid-19; anglerfish sex and immunity Show more
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The Real Story
What is Covid doing to the Amazon?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is the pandemic amplifying the region's problems? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Five minutes from Death. A Footballer in Beirut
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Lebanese international Edmond Chehade tells us how he was caught in the blast that rocked Beirut. We also hear from his Lebanon team-mate Omar Buigel. Show more
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The Fifth Floor
The teenager who took on the Taliban
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Money, child marriage and family feuds: we hear the story behind the story of Qamar Gul, the Afghan girl who killed the Taliban fighters who murdered her parents. Show more
Witness History
The American who put women's rights in the Japanese constitution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How 22-year-old Beate Sirota Gordon got wording on women's equality into Japan's post-war constitution. 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.
Science In Action
Counting the heat health threat from climate change
33 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Future heat death toll; the infections we catch from wildlife; do colds protect us from Covid-19; anglerfish sex and immunity Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
07/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Public anger in Lebanon
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Lebanese political class accused over Tuesday's catastrophic explosion Show more
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BBC OS
2020/08/07 16:06 GMT: Beirut blast: Anti-government protests
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
On Thursday Lebanese police fired teargas to disperse protests near parliament Show more
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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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CrowdScience
Does air traffic affect our weather?
34 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
We have had quieter skies as the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown has grounded many flights – but has there been a wider impact on weather and climate? Show more
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Newshour
07/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Air India jet breaks in two in Kerala killing 16
53 minutes
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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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 Real Story
What is Covid doing to the Amazon?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is the pandemic amplifying the region's problems? Show more
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Business Matters
US Congress' last-ditch talks on virus stimulus fail
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over how to support the pandemic-ravaged economy 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.
Witness History
The American who put women's rights in the Japanese constitution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How 22-year-old Beate Sirota Gordon got wording on women's equality into Japan's post-war constitution. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
What is Covid doing to the Amazon?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is the pandemic amplifying the region's problems? Show more
