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Newsday
11/08/2020 04:06 GMT: What next for Lebanon after government resigns
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The decision follows days of angry protests after Tuesday's massive explosion. Show more
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Newsday
11/08/2020 05:06 GMT: Reactions to Lebanese government's resignation
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The President asked the Prime Minister to stay in power until a new government is formed. Show more
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Newsday
11/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Protests continue in Lebanon
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on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The government resigned on Tuesday, the Prime Minister will stay on in caretaker role. Show more
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People Fixing The World
The tech doctors forecasting heart failure
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Monitoring devices implanted in a person’s chest are helping doctors predict if something is about to go wrong with a patient’s heart. Sometimes they can tell a month in advance. Show more
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Business Daily
A family rift in Syria
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why does President Bashar al-Assad of Syria seemingly want to destroy his cousin Rami Makhlouf, the country's richest man? Show more
Witness History
Bremen’s Elephant Statue
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How the German city addressed its colonial past by rededicating a famous monument Show more
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Building a global vaccination programme to protect us from Covid-19 is more complicated than most of us realise. Show more
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Discovery
On the menu
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Humans have been preyed upon by predator species for millions of years. Adam Hart tracks the evolution of this most primordial of relationships between hunter and hunted. Show more
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The Arts Hour
Ai Weiwei on his new artwork History of Bombs
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ai Weiwei on his installation History of Bombs; actor and poet Jade Anouka on her short film 'Her and Her'; and Irenosen Okojie on her award winning short story Grace Jones. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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In the Studio
David McLay Kidd – Golf course designer
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In an episode first broadcast in April 2019, Ashley Ahearn meets David McLay Kidd: golf course designer, storyteller and sculptor of wild landscape. Show more
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Outlook
Conjoined twins can now look into each other’s eyes
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ervina and Prefina Bangalo were born in Mbaïki, in the Central African Republic, with the back of their heads joined together. A pioneering neurosurgeon managed to separate them. Show more
Witness History
Bremen’s Elephant Statue
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How the German city addressed its colonial past by rededicating a famous monument 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.
Discovery
On the menu
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Humans have been preyed upon by predator species for millions of years. Adam Hart tracks the evolution of this most primordial of relationships between hunter and hunted. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
11/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Opposition leader flees Belarus 'for sake of her children'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has chosen to leave Belarus and is now in neighbouring Lithuania. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 11/08/2020 14:32 GMT: Belarus's economic woes
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Protests after a disputed election in Belarus come against a backdrop of economic woes. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/08/11 16:06 GMT: Belarus opposition leader flees country
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin 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.
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.
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Digital Planet
A year without internet in Kashmir
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
After a year, Jammu and Kashmir are still under partial internet lockdown. Also the overwhelming Whiteness of AI, and how rudimentary radio networks can save lives in a hurricane. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
The tech doctors forecasting heart failure
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Monitoring devices implanted in a person’s chest are helping doctors predict if something is about to go wrong with a patient’s heart. Sometimes they can tell a month in advance. Show more
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 Arts Hour
Ai Weiwei on his new artwork History of Bombs
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ai Weiwei on his installation History of Bombs; actor and poet Jade Anouka on her short film 'Her and Her'; and Irenosen Okojie on her award winning short story Grace Jones. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US election new entry: Kamala Harris
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
After weeks of speculation, Joe Biden has picked his running mate for his presidential campaign - Kamala Harris 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.
When disruptions occur between our ears and our brain: we meet a company boss who hears his eyeballs moving and a charity worker whose spinning attacks last for hours. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Conjoined twins can now look into each other’s eyes
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ervina and Prefina Bangalo were born in Mbaïki, in the Central African Republic, with the back of their heads joined together. A pioneering neurosurgeon managed to separate them. Show more
Witness History
Bremen’s Elephant Statue
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How the German city addressed its colonial past by rededicating a famous monument 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.
Digital Planet
A year without internet in Kashmir
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
After a year, Jammu and Kashmir are still under partial internet lockdown. Also the overwhelming Whiteness of AI, and how rudimentary radio networks can save lives in a hurricane. Show more
