The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
23/09/2020 04:06 GMT: US record over 200,000 Covid-19 deaths
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The grim milestone is the highest figure of any country in the world. Show more
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Newsday
23/09/2020 05:06 GMT: Africa Covid-19: why are levels relatively low?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
As cases continue to increase across other parts of the world, Africa saw a drop last week. Show more
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Newsday
23/09/2020 06:06 GMT: The debate over lockdown vs economy
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
We look at the arguments for and against the choices governments are making during the pandemic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Leonid Volkov: What next for Russia's opposition?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
After the poisoning and near death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, his chief of staff Leonid Volkov discusses the future of the anti-Putin political movement. Show more
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Business Daily
Why is fashion still not sustainable?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
It’s been a cause célèbre for decades, but it seems like little has changed. Show more
Witness History
When Nelson Mandela went to Detroit
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Just months after his release from prison in 1990 the South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela toured the USA. One of the eight cities he went to visit was Detroit. Show more
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What effect could solar winds have on life on Earth? Show more
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Digital Planet
Keeping the structure of the internet safe
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Keeping the structure of the internet safe. Also EEG that works with Black African American hair and tech to monitor animal vital signs. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Wise Web
World Wise Web: Part two
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors whose creations shaped our world, including Marty Cooper, the creator of the first mobile phone. 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.
How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Life without parole: Our fight for freedom
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Brittany K. Barnett was 25 when she discovered the case of Sharanda Jones, an African American woman who was sentenced to life without parole for a first time drug offence. Show more
Witness History
When Nelson Mandela went to Detroit
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Just months after his release from prison in 1990 the South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela toured the USA. One of the eight cities he went to visit was Detroit. 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
Keeping the structure of the internet safe
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Keeping the structure of the internet safe. Also EEG that works with Black African American hair and tech to monitor animal vital signs. 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 23/09/2020 14:32 GMT: ILO: global jobs picture deteriorating
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The International Labour Organisation says the impact of Covid-19 on jobs is worsening. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/09/23 16:06 GMT: Tasmania's race to save the whales
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia's largest stranding on record. Many more still need rescuing. We speak to people involved in that operation. 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
The latest on global Coronavirus cases
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Covid continues to spread in the Americas and Europe; The doctors investigating why the most sick Covid patients have such sticky blood; how safe are heated tobacco products? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
23/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Europe migration: EU plans mandatory pact to 'rebuild trust'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The German-backed pact would require all 27 EU countries to take part Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Leonid Volkov: What next for Russia's opposition?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
After the poisoning and near death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, his chief of staff Leonid Volkov discusses the future of the anti-Putin political movement. 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.
World Wise Web
World Wise Web: Part two
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors whose creations shaped our world, including Marty Cooper, the creator of the first mobile phone. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US presidential election: Focus on Texas
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In the third of our US election specials we are talking Texas. Rahul Tandon is joined from the 'Lone Star State' by Dr Rebecca Deen and Andy Uhler. 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
Poland's gay pride and prejudice
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How some of Poland’s smallest towns are trying to defend traditional family values by rejecting so-called LGBT ideology – and how the reaction threatens to unleash a culture war. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Life without parole: Our fight for freedom
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Brittany K. Barnett was 25 when she discovered the case of Sharanda Jones, an African American woman who was sentenced to life without parole for a first time drug offence. Show more
Witness History
When Nelson Mandela went to Detroit
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Just months after his release from prison in 1990 the South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela toured the USA. One of the eight cities he went to visit was Detroit. 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.
Health Check
The latest on global Coronavirus cases
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaCovid continues to spread in the Americas and Europe; The doctors investigating why the most sick Covid patients have such sticky blood; how safe are heated tobacco products? Show more
