The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
12/10/2020 04:06 GMT: Trump's Supreme Court candidate to face Senate questioning
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Amy Coney Barrett will senators that she will judge legal cases impartially "whatever my own preferences might be". Show more
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Newsday
12/10/2020 05:06 GMT: Senate to examine President Trump's Supreme Court nominee
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Amy Coney Barrett vows to 'apply law as written' before her appearance in the Senate Show more
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Newsday
12/10/2020 06:06 GMT: Covid-19: British Prime Minister to announce tougher measures
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Can a more targeted response in the UK stop the rising level of coronavirus infections and hospital admissions? Show more
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HARDtalk
Volodymyr Zelensky: How is Ukraine's president faring?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Volodymyr Zelensky was a comic actor who played a president on TV before he was elected to the job in real life last year. Has he been able to deliver on his pledges? Show more
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Business Daily
The future of Hong Kong
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Can Hong Kong retain its position as Asia's financial capital? Show more
Witness History
The launch of CNN
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
June 1980 saw the launch of the first TV station dedicated to 24 hour news, Cable News Network. It was the beginning of a shift in broadcast journalism. Show more
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When Katty Met Carlos
Is America’s democracy under threat?
30 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
President Trump’s hospitalisation for Covid-19 prompted many Americans to also worry about the health of the election process, and democracy itself. Show more
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CrowdScience
Why do planets spin?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
We head back in time to the creation of the solar system to discover how planets gained their spin. Show more
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Comedians vs. the News
Josie Long and Ari Eldjárn
28 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ari Eldjárn and Josie Long join Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to tackle the global headlines. This week, what does it really mean to be vice-president of the United States? Show more
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Trending
QAnon and the rabbit hole election
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
QAnon is an unfounded conspiracy theory that says Donald Trump is fighting a war against a "deep state" of paedophiles. Could this unhinged idea have an impact on the US election? Show more
More or Less
A short history of probability
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Gamblers, millionaires and annuities Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Singing my way to stardom
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How appearing on televised singing competitions was a path to success for two women from Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. Show more
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Outlook
Abducted in war, saving lives in peace
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
During Sierra Leone's civil war Aminata Conteh-Biger was abducted by rebels. Today, she's saving the lives of mothers and babies there. Show more
Witness History
The launch of CNN
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
June 1980 saw the launch of the first TV station dedicated to 24 hour news, Cable News Network. It was the beginning of a shift in broadcast journalism. 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.
CrowdScience
Why do planets spin?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
We head back in time to the creation of the solar system to discover how planets gained their spin. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
12/10/2020 13:06 GMT: US Senate starts Supreme Court confirmation hearings
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
A US Senate Committee starts a confirmation hearing for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. The chairman says it will be a 'long contentious week'. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 12/10/2020 14:32 GMT: Passports for sale
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
There's been a rise since the pandemic of countries selling so-called 'golden' passports. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/10/12 16:06 GMT: US election conversations: Race in Charlottesville
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Two people from Charlottesville discuss racial tensions in the run-up to the elections. 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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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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How to overcome touch hunger in the pandemic Show more
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Newshour
12/10/2020 20:06 GMT: Amy Coney Barrett: Trump nominee testifies in Supreme Court hearing
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Volodymyr Zelensky: How is Ukraine's president faring?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Volodymyr Zelensky was a comic actor who played a president on TV before he was elected to the job in real life last year. Has he been able to deliver on his pledges? 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 History Hour
British black history special
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The voyage of the Empire Windrush, plus Britain's first black headteacher, the battle of Lewisham, fighting the nightclub colour bar and the creation of Desmond's Show more
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Business Matters
Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies in Supreme Court
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The President's nominee says she is 'honoured and humbled' to have been chosen Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Dyslexia: Into adulthood
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Stella Sabin looks at the continuing impact of dyslexia in adult life. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Abducted in war, saving lives in peace
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
During Sierra Leone's civil war Aminata Conteh-Biger was abducted by rebels. Today, she's saving the lives of mothers and babies there. Show more
Witness History
The launch of CNN
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
June 1980 saw the launch of the first TV station dedicated to 24 hour news, Cable News Network. It was the beginning of a shift in broadcast journalism. 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 to overcome touch hunger in the pandemic Show more
