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In a week, where women's sport has hit the headlines, we'll speak to an athlete who says women are encouraged more than ever to speak out more about their grievances. Show more

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Emergency meeting of Spanish cabinet expected to begin taking direct control of Catalonia. Show more

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Ever heard of the concept of "jugaad"? It's a Hindi term meaning cheap innovation. Show more

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Prime Minister announces plan for fresh elections in Catalonia. Show more

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Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says that Catalan parliament's powers will be curbed. Show more

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Street battles in America are on the rise between far right supporters and hard left groups known as “antifa”. Show more

The BBC Somalia editor tells Rajan his hopes for new programme, Ogaal, and listener, Carol Ross from Las Vegas is the latest to take part in How I Hear It. Show more

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A year ago South Carolina decisively voted for Donald Trump to be the US President - what have voters made of his first year in office? Show more

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The plough did more than create the underpinning of civilisation – with all its benefits and inequities. Different types of plough led to different types of civilisation. Show more

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The Catalan leader Carles Puidgemont has condemned Madrid's decision to sack the Catalan government as an "authoritarian coup". Show more

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Stories from Beijing's Metro as China's Congress met; matters of life and death in Pakistan; the Samaritans of the West Bank and the US & British soldiers in Russia back in 1917. Show more

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The region's President says Catalonia won't accept Madrid's plan to curb their autonomy. Show more

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The fierce debate dividing the Roman Catholic Church about the role of the Pope and what it means to be a Roman Catholic. Show more

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IS lost Raqqa; the Kurds lost Kirkuk. A new world is taking shape, but old enmities remain. Show more

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Catalonia's leader responds to Madrid's plan to remove his government; An Argentinian activist's death prompts concerns; Sean Penn demands Netflix changes El Chapo documentary Show more

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Partula tree snails are the size of a human thumbnail, but these icons of evolution have been driven to extinction in their French Polynesian homeland. Show more

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The Saudi digital artist bringing her aspirations alive through her imagery at a time of social change. Show more

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Caroline Wyatt uncovers Russia’s answer to Martin Luther, a reforming priest who brought revolution to the Orthodox Church as the Bolsheviks seized power 100 years ago Show more