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Newsday
24/05/2021 04:06 GMT : Outrage at Belarus plane 'hijacking'
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Journalist Roman Protasevich was arrested in Minsk, after the plane was forced to divert there. He was a passenger on the aircraft which had been bound for Lithuania Show more
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Newsday
24/05/2021 05:06 GMT : Belarus: dissident arrested after his flight forced to land
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
We hear from the Belarus opposition as well as a Member of the European Parliament on what the international community might do in response Show more
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Newsday
24/05/2021 06:06 GMT : Belarus diverts plane to arrest dissident journalist
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
There's international condemnation but will the European Union toughen sanctions? Show more
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HARDtalk
Ben Hodges: Is America's global power waning?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to retired US general Ben Hodges, former Commander of the US Army in Europe. Is the US in danger of losing the race to define the 21st century? Show more
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Business Daily
The fight for San Francisco's Chinatown
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Amid anti-Asian attacks and Covid lockdowns, it's been a brutal year for North America's oldest and largest Chinese community. Show more
Witness History
The strike that shocked India
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The railway workers' strike of 1974 brought the country to a halt. Government attempts to prevent the action with arrests backfired - and it became the biggest strike ever seen. Show more
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The Climate Question
Is bottom trawling for fish bad for the climate?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Recent research claims bottom trawling has a serious impact on climate change, every year releasing about the same amount of carbon as flying. Show more
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CrowdScience
How old are the elements?
37 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Your body is a walking, thinking museum of some of the most violent events in the universe. CrowdScience sets out to find the age of, and tell the tales of the star dust within us Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Studio Ghibli: The next generation
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
We meet Studio Ghibli’s Goro Miyazaki as his new film Earwig and the Witch is released and he shares why he is working to continue the legacy of his father Show more
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The struggle against the Nazis has to be fought by ordinary people as much as by the army and air force. Communities across Britain are enlisted to raise funds for Spitfires. Show more
More or Less
The medical trial that proved Trump wrong
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The Recovery Trial identified drugs that did and did not help save lives. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Sweet honey and queen bees
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
A scientist from Martinique and an entrepreneur from South Africa on how their grandfathers’ love of bees led to them to sell their own honey and teach others about bees. Show more
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Outlook
Rickie Lee Jones: Why music became my bridge to the world
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones won a Grammy award for her first album when she was just 24, but she was harbouring a secret that would haunt her for years. Show more
Witness History
The strike that shocked India
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The railway workers' strike of 1974 brought the country to a halt. Government attempts to prevent the action with arrests backfired - and it became the biggest strike ever seen. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Newshour
24/05/2021 13:06 GMT: Western countries express outrage at Belarus plane 'hijack'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Belarus scrambled a fighter jet to force the plane to land, claiming a bomb threat. Show more
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HARDtalk
Ben Hodges: Is America's global power waning?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to retired US general Ben Hodges, former Commander of the US Army in Europe. Is the US in danger of losing the race to define the 21st century? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 24/05/2021 14:32 GMT : Belarus accused of plane hijack to detain dissident
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The EU considers sanctions after Belarus detained a dissident journalist from a flight. Show more
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BBC OS
2021/05/24 16:06 GMT: DR Congo volcano: Hundreds of homes destroyed
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Mount Nyiragongo erupted on Saturday, destroying at least 600 homes. Show more
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Witness History
The strike that shocked India
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The railway workers' strike of 1974 brought the country to a halt. Government attempts to prevent the action with arrests backfired - and it became the biggest strike ever seen. 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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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Discovery
Patient zero: Back from the brink
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why did children in PNG contract polio in 2018? Show more
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Newshour
24/05/2021 20:06 GMT: EU promises tough action as Belarus accused of hijacking plane
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
EU leaders demand the release of dissident journalist, Roman Protasevich, arrested when a commercial flight was diverted to Minsk Show more
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HARDtalk
Ben Hodges: Is America's global power waning?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to retired US general Ben Hodges, former Commander of the US Army in Europe. Is the US in danger of losing the race to define the 21st century? Show more
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
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The History Hour
When Egypt said Enough
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The protests that paved the way for the Arab Spring; striking against repression in South Korea; saving the world's wetlands Show more
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Business Matters
EU leaders ban Belarusian airlines from European airspace
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The decision comes after opposition journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Reaching back to Hands Across America
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Can a human chain between New York and LA ever form again? Show more
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Outlook
Rickie Lee Jones: Why music became my bridge to the world
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones won a Grammy award for her first album when she was just 24, but she was harbouring a secret that would haunt her for years. Show more
Witness History
The strike that shocked India
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The railway workers' strike of 1974 brought the country to a halt. Government attempts to prevent the action with arrests backfired - and it became the biggest strike ever seen. 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.
