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CrowdScience
How does a single cell become me?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
We all start as a single cell, but our bodies are made of trillions, creating an array of shapes, structures and organs. So how does one cell become the body? Show more
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Newsday
Why the midterm elections in the Philippines are important
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
President Duterte could emerge more powerful from the elections Show more
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With the sea level rising, will much of the world's most valuable real estate find itself underwater? Show more
Witness History
The Karakoram highway
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The road through the mountains between Pakistan and China took 20 years to complete. It was finally opened in 1979. Show more
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A transgender athlete supports the IAAF’s controversial definition of women. Show more
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News and issues making the headlines each day. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Outlook
How menstrual blood became my political paint
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
After being jailed for her art, Kurdish journalist Zehra Doğan's paint supplies were confiscated. In prison, she asked fellow inmates for their menstrual blood to use as paint. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/05/13 14:32 GMT: China hits back in trade war with US
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
China will impose new tariffs on some US imports from 1 June, extending the trade war. Show more
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Afghan politicians and women's rights activists are demanding justice after a political adviser and former prominent TV presenter was murdered in broad daylight. Show more
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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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Discovery
How do instruments make music?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
1/6 Why do different musical instruments sound unique? From saxophones to pianos, Rutherford and Fry investigate the science behind musical sounds. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Why Factor
Why boredom is interesting
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Boredom is a powerful emotion, one which many of us will go to lengths to avoid. In this edition of the Why Factor, Sandra Kanthal asks why boredom is actually quite interesting. Show more
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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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US efforts to deal with illegal drugs in 1971, the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, plus the rise of Jack Ma and his Alibaba empire in China and the Bauhaus movement. Show more
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Business Matters
India: growth without jobs
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
One million new workers enter India's job market every month. More than 80 percent of the economy is informal, meaning people work without contracts, minimum wages or any rights. Show more
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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The Why Factor
Why boredom is interesting
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Boredom is a powerful emotion, one which many of us will go to lengths to avoid. In this edition of the Why Factor, Sandra Kanthal asks why boredom is actually quite interesting. Show more
US and British surveys show people are having less sex than in the past. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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