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Where Are You Going?
Where Are You Going? Amsterdam
27 minutes
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Astonishing responses from strangers in Hong Kong to a simple question - Where are you going? Show more
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Brazil begins impeachment process; Canada's native suicides emergency in northern Ontario; how LSD affects the brain - a scientific answer based on brain scans Show more
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Saving humans from sharks, and sharks from humans. Phil Mercer on hi-tech measures to make Australia's beaches safer, and Juliana Liu on Hong Kong's turn against shark fin soup. Show more
Witness History
The First Starbucks
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 1971 the first Starbucks coffee shop opened in Seattle. Witness hears from two of the founders of the company that changed the way millions of people start their day. Show more
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The Forum
A Single World, Many Identities?
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Best-selling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, Nick Bostrom from Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute and Ann Phoenix from UCL discuss identity with Jo Fidgen. Show more
In 1998, a remote region of Russia hosted one of the biggest events in chess. The controversial president of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, spent millions of dollars on the venue. Show more
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World Update
Brazil Impeachment: Vote Deals New Blow to Rousseff
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
There are claims the president manipulated government accounts to hide a deficit. Show more
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Emergency water trains arrive in the southern Indian state of Maharashtra Show more
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Outlook
Running for the Love of my Husband
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
When Lisa Hallet's husband, a US soldier, was killed in Afghanistan, she began running to cope with her grief, and started a movement that spread across the country. Show more
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Where Are You Going?
Where Are You Going? Amsterdam
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Astonishing responses from strangers in Hong Kong to a simple question - Where are you going? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
President Rouseff faces impeachment; A Harvard professor encourages a new 'old' way of thinking; Could depression be treated with LSD? Show more
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The Inquiry
Do We Have Enough Genders?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Most trans people still identify as either a man or a women, but for those who feel they are neither – or both – the male/female distinction doesn’t fit. Show more
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Professor Adam Hart investigates the idea of selling harvested rhino horn in South Africa and asks whether it could help stop poaching. Show more
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How astronomers introduced the world to the average. Show more
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Leicester fans say they are being priced out of chance to see team win the Premier League. Show more
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World Have Your Say
When Should a Country Impeach its President?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
We speak to Brazilians after a committee backs impeaching the President. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/04/12 17:32 GMT: EU Seeks More Tax Details From Big Firms
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Europe plans tough new rules to make multinationals more transparent on tax. Show more
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Tiny spacecraft 'to go to another solar system within generation', IMF cuts global growth outlook, Turkmenistan's 'month of health and happiness'. Show more
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Unicef says one in five bombings are done by children; Brazilian President accuses vice-president of coup plot; Juliet Stevenson launches a petition for child refugees. Show more
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Saluting activists at the Freedom of Expression Awards; Bolo Bhi defends free speech in Pakistan; VR at the Tribeca Film Festival; The rise of online language learning Show more
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Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, accuses her vice-president of being part of a plot to overthrow her; Candidates for UN Secretary-General compete openly for the job Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/04/12 22:32 GMT: EU Seeks More Tax Details From Big Firms
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Europe plans tough new rules to make multinationals more transparent on tax. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
A Single World, Many Identities?
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Best-selling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, Nick Bostrom from Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute and Ann Phoenix from UCL discuss identity with Jo Fidgen. Show more
In 1998, a remote region of Russia hosted one of the biggest events in chess. The controversial president of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, spent millions of dollars on the venue. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How the US campaign for equal pay for women is being fought, and why it matters. We hear from a politician who has spent a decade trying to make equal pay a reality. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Saluting activists at the Freedom of Expression Awards; Bolo Bhi defends free speech in Pakistan; VR at the Tribeca Film Festival; The rise of online language learning Show more
