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Protests for reforms in Thailand; elections in New Zealand, the hunt for a COVID vaccine Show more
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Enslaved women in the West Indies; Thais take to the streets; the hunt for a COVID vaccine Show more
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Black students at the University of Cambridge; the fate of ex President Morales' party Show more
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Sportshour
“You may end up being killed” – Kenyan footballer on defying drug gangs
49 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Jacob Viera was almost killed by a Tanzanian gang after he refused to be a drugs mule. 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 latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
17/10/2020 12:06 GMT: France: Teacher beheaded after showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Trending
Disinfo wars and the all-American ‘troll farm’
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Colin Wood was delighted to start writing for a new political website. But he soon found out it was a plot, orchestrated by Russian trolls. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Response
The Response USA: The return
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
People who spoke to The Response in 2016 after the election of Donald Trump consider how their lives have changed in the past four years. What do they want to happen now? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
17/10/2020 20:06 GMT: France honours murdered teacher
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
People pay tribute to Samuel Paty, the teacher murdered in a Paris suburb yesterday, as prosecutor identifies the killer as an 18-year-old Russian citizen of Chechen origin. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Burning Issues
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why did the Moria migrant camp on Lesbos go up in flames? Plus: Kenyan pupils start going back to school; Hong Kong's global identity is changing; and Brazil's forests burn again Show more
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More or Less
Auction Theory - Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford explains the contribution that this year’s Nobel memorial prize winners for economics have made to auction theory. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Russia's persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia are currently being prosecuted for their faith. Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Covid -19 mortality
1 hour, 8 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why is there such a range in the number of deaths from Covid -19 between countries? Show more
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Business Weekly
Golden passports: just asking for trouble?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Cash for citizenship - a lawful way for nations to raise funds or a scheme open to abuse? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Trending
Disinfo wars and the all-American ‘troll farm’
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Colin Wood was delighted to start writing for a new political website. But he soon found out it was a plot, orchestrated by Russian trolls. Show more
Over to You
The challenges of staging World Questions in Lebanon
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
World Questions this past week came from Beirut. A listener in Lebanon asks the show’s presenter and producer about the production issues involved in recording in her city. Show more
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The Documentary
The TikTok election
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Sophia Smith Galer enters the hype houses of TikTok to find out how political video could shape the US election. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Burning Issues
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why did the Moria migrant camp on Lesbos go up in flames? Plus: Kenyan pupils start going back to school; Hong Kong's global identity is changing; and Brazil's forests burn again Show more
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A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. Show more
The Big Idea
Why living in the city could make you happier
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The world’s foremost economist on cities explains why some are more successful than others. Show more
