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Matthew Kenyon and Sarah Mullkerins live from Rio with all the latest news from the games.
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Why does iodine deficiency still blight children in developing countries like India? Justin Rowlatt investigates this easily preventable cause of permanent mental retardation. Show more
Witness History
Studio Ghibli - Japanese Animation
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In August 1986 the first Studio Ghibli film hit the cinema screens. It would go on to bring Japanese animation to a world audience. Show more
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The histories of the Temple of Bel, the shrine of Mar Elian and the ancient statue the Lion of al-Lat, all destroyed by so called Islamic state in and around Palmyra. Show more
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News and issues making the headlines each day.
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Turkey is to release 38,000 prisoners jailed before last month's failed coup, as its jails are crowded with new detainees. Show more
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Outlook
I Dressed as a Boy to go to School
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Zahra Joya dressed as a boy for six years so she could go to school in Afghanistan, and deaf New York City taxi driver Yuriy Grinman. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The premature babies in incubators on display in amusement park on Coney Island from 1903 to 1943 Show more
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Post-coup arrests continue as thousands are granted early parole; Australia closes Manus asylum seeker detention centre; China deals with life in third place at the Olympics. Show more
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HARDtalk
Civil rights activist - Rev. Al Sharpton
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Who speaks most effectively for black America today? Show more
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Digital Planet
How Technology is Transforming Healthcare
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Remote monitoring to improve health – from wound stitches to ear infections and a breathalyser for alcoholics Show more
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The Essential
The Inquiry: Why Don’t Cities Want the Olympics?
6 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Judith Grant Long puts forward a radical solution to guarantee the future of the Olympic Games. Show more
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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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World Have Your Say
Women Runners' Rio Spirit
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
A conversation about booing, sportsmanship and true Olympic spirit including a live interview with the two women 5000m runners who picked each other up after a mid-race fall
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/08/17 17:32 GMT: Suu Kyi in China for Trade Talks
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The leader of Myanmar, Aung Sang Suu Kyi is in China for talks that are expected to include a massive and highly controversial hydroelectric dam. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Officials arrested, athletes tripping and the debate over Caster Semenya in Rio, the most senior North Korean defection, and what is the Danish concept of Hygge? Show more
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Health Check
Olympic Minds: Football
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Claudia Hammond travels to Oslo to meet psychologists and football coaches to discuss how players can overcome their fear of the penalty. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/08/17 22:32 GMT: Suu Kyi in China for Trade Talks
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The leader of Myanmar, Aung Sang Suu Kyi is in China for talks that are expected to include a massive and highly controversial hydroelectric dam. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The histories of the Temple of Bel, the shrine of Mar Elian and the ancient statue the Lion of al-Lat, all destroyed by so called Islamic state in and around Palmyra. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Myanmar's Leader, Aung Sang Su Kyi, Visits Beijing
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Myanmar's leader, Aung Sang Su Kyi is in Beijing for talks with the leaders of China. They're expected to discuss a controversial China-backed dam project. Show more
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New Zealander Nikki Hamblin and American runner Abbey D’Agostino talk about how they helped each other to complete the 5000m race. Show more
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