BBC News
23/12/2021 05:01 GMT
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Newsday
23/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Tiananmen statue removed from University of Hong Kong
50 minutes
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The Pillar of Shame, depicting a pile of corpses, was one of the few public reminders of the 1989 massacre Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 06:01 GMT
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Newsday
23/12/2021 06:06 GMT : UN approves Afghanistan aid plan
50 minutes
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The United Nations has removed a substantial obstacle to providing aid to Afghanistan - but will it also serve the Taliban? Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 07:01 GMT
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Newsday
23/12/2021 07:06 GMT : International community opens door to Afghan aid
50 minutes
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The UN security council passes resolution exempting aid from sanctions. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 08:01 GMT
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
How will Afghanistan survive the winter?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How will the 23 million Afghans who need food assistance get through the winter? The country has lost funding from Western donors and government salaries have not been paid. Show more
BBC News Summary
23/12/2021 08:30 GMT
2 minutes
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Business Daily
China prepares to face down Omicron
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The new variant poses a particular threat to China's hitherto successful zero-Covid strategy at a time when the country's economy is looking vulnerable. Show more
Witness History
Bahrain's 2011 protests
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 2011, thousands of protestors occupied Pearl Roundabout near the centre of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. Witness History speaks to one of them. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 09:01 GMT
5 minutes
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Assignment
The runaway maids of Oman
27 minutes
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How Kadiatu, from Sierra Leone, was tricked into working as a housemaid in Oman – and how she’s coping now with life back home. Show more
BBC News Summary
23/12/2021 09:30 GMT
2 minutes
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Health Check
New research on the Omicron variant
27 minutes
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New research on the Omicron variant unpicked by James Gallagher, BBC health and science correspondent. And does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep? Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 10:01 GMT
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The Forum
Antarctic Treaty: Protecting the icy continent
39 minutes
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The multi-nation agreement that became a symbol of hope and diplomatic triumph. Show more
Sporting Witness
Nigeria's Paralympic heroine
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The shot-putter with dwarfism whose gold medal celebration went viral on social media. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 11:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
23/12/2021 11:30 GMT
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The Food Chain
Why I chose to live on rations
27 minutes
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What powdered eggs and tinned ham can teach us about our modern food system. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 12:01 GMT
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Outlook
Falling for the stranger who saved me
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
When Nupur Gupta found herself in trouble out at sea, Attila Bosnyak appeared at her side. Two years later, despite lockdowns and living on different continents, he still is. Show more
Witness History
Bahrain's 2011 protests
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 2011, thousands of protestors occupied Pearl Roundabout near the centre of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. Witness History speaks to one of them. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 13:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
23/12/2021 13:30 GMT
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BBC News
23/12/2021 14:01 GMT
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Newshour
23/12/2021 14:06 GMT: US top Covid advisor expresses concern over Omicron
50 minutes
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The top infectious diseases expert in the United States has warned Americans against attending large gatherings because of surging Covid cases. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 15:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
23/12/2021 15:30 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 23/12/2021 15:32 GMT : Intel apologises to China over supplier advice
27 minutes
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US chipmaker Intel apologised after it urged firms not to source products from Xinjiang. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 16:01 GMT
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BBC OS
2021/12/23 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Unvaccinated and hospitalised
50 minutes
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We hear from people who rejected the Covid jab and became seriously ill Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 17:01 GMT
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BBC News
23/12/2021 18:01 GMT
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Health Check
New research on the Omicron variant
27 minutes
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New research on the Omicron variant unpicked by James Gallagher, BBC health and science correspondent. And does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep? Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 19:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
23/12/2021 19:30 GMT
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
BBC News
23/12/2021 20:01 GMT
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BBC News
23/12/2021 21:01 GMT
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BBC News
23/12/2021 22:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
Sports News
23/12/2021 GMT
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
BBC News Summary
23/12/2021 22:30 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 23/12/2021 22:32 GMT : Intel apologises to China over supplier advice
27 minutes
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US chipmaker Intel apologised after it urged firms not to source products from Xinjiang. Show more
BBC News
23/12/2021 23:01 GMT
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Witness History
Bahrain's 2011 protests
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 2011, thousands of protestors occupied Pearl Roundabout near the centre of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. Witness History speaks to one of them. Show more
BBC News
24/12/2021 00:01 GMT
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
Antarctic Treaty: Protecting the icy continent
39 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The multi-nation agreement that became a symbol of hope and diplomatic triumph. Show more
Sporting Witness
Nigeria's Paralympic heroine
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The shot-putter with dwarfism whose gold medal celebration went viral on social media. Show more
BBC News
24/12/2021 01:01 GMT
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Business Matters
Biden signs a law banning goods made in Xinjiang being sold in America
50 minutes
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The US argues that China is conducting a genocide in the province Show more
BBC News
24/12/2021 02:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Sir Hilary Beckles: Reparations for slavery
23 minutes
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Zeinab Badawi speaks to the eminent historian Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. Can there be justice for the descendants of enslaved Africans? Show more
BBC News Summary
24/12/2021 02:30 GMT
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Omicron – mild or monster?
28 minutes
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Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story Show more
BBC News
24/12/2021 03:01 GMT
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Outlook
Falling for the stranger who saved me
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
When Nupur Gupta found herself in trouble out at sea, Attila Bosnyak appeared at her side. Two years later, despite lockdowns and living on different continents, he still is. Show more
Witness History
Bahrain's 2011 protests
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 2011, thousands of protestors occupied Pearl Roundabout near the centre of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. Witness History speaks to one of them. Show more
BBC News
24/12/2021 04:01 GMT
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Tech Life
Tech Tent quiz of the year 2021
23 minutes
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What better way to review the big tech stories of 2021 than with a battle of wits? Show more
BBC News Summary
24/12/2021 04:30 GMT
2 minutes
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
