The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
25/03/2020 05:06 GMT: India goes into lockdown
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
How do you keep 1.3 billion people inside? Especially when many are poor and vulnerable. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
25/03/2020 06:06 GMT: Coronavirus: a third of the world's population now under lockdown
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
There's panic buying as India's 1.3 billion people are told to stay at home Show more
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Newsday
25/03/2020 07:06 GMT: India becomes latest country to go into lockdown
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
But how do you keep 1.3 billion people - many of them on the breadline - at home? Show more
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HARDtalk
Apollo 11 astronaut - Michael Collins
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Fifty years on, what was the significance of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon? Stephen Sackur speaks to Michael Collins, the astronaut who piloted the command module. Show more
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Business Daily
Are there exit strategies for coronavirus?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC. Show more
Witness History
The Saudi bombardment of Yemen
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and its allies began an intense aerial bombardment of Yemen. The attacks pushed one of the poorest countries in the Arab world to breaking point. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Joe Pascal meets Darryl McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC, who were at the forefront of revolutionary change in New York's music scene with the explosion of hip hop. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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Outlook
Crowns and controversy at Miss World 1970
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Jennifer Hosten was the first woman of colour to win the Miss World contest, taking victory against a backdrop of protest. She became a heroine for women all over the world Show more
Witness History
The Saudi bombardment of Yemen
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and its allies began an intense aerial bombardment of Yemen. The attacks pushed one of the poorest countries in the Arab world to breaking point. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
25/03/2020 14:06 GMT: India's 'total lockdown': day one
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
In India, the world's second most populous country, more than 1.3 billion people are now under lockdown because of coronavirus. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary 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 five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
The Saudi bombardment of Yemen
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and its allies began an intense aerial bombardment of Yemen. The attacks pushed one of the poorest countries in the Arab world to breaking point. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 25/03/2020 22:32 GMT: Can India's economy weather the Covid-19 crisis?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
As India enters lockdown, is $20bn enough to get it through the Covid-19 crisis? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The astronauts are fighting for their lives. As the oxygen level plummets, they must escape to their lunar lander to survive. #13MinutestotheMoon Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Joe Pascal meets Darryl McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC, who were at the forefront of revolutionary change in New York's music scene with the explosion of hip hop. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Dow Jones index swings wildly but ends higher
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Coronavirus: What can the world learn from South Korea?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
South Korea has reduced its daily new coronavirus cases by 90 per cent and kept mortality rates low. What can we learn from what they’ve done? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
As South Africa goes into lockdown what measures are they taking? Plus big data in Taiwan and a round-up of drug trials, antibody testing and low cost ventilators. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
How not to run a brewery
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Three craft brewers on why they walked away from their dream job. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
The Saudi bombardment of Yemen
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and its allies began an intense aerial bombardment of Yemen. The attacks pushed one of the poorest countries in the Arab world to breaking point. Show more
