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Germany’s election
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Ros Atkins on the race to succeed Angela Merkel. Show more
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Weekend
Two Canadians tried for spying in China are on their way back to Canada
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
Ex diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were accused of espionage in 2018, after Canadian police arrested Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant. Show more
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Weekend
German elections: How Angela Merkel changed her country
50 minutes
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What is the legacy of the outgoing German Chancellor after sixteen years in office? Show more
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Weekend
Afghan girls will return to their classrooms as soon as possible say Taliban
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
Secondary schools in Afghanistan reopened this week for boys, but not for girls. The delay has created more uncertainty about the prospects for girls. Show more
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Sportshour
'If not me, then who?' Tiara Brown sues the police
49 minutes
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Professional boxer and police officer Tiara Brown on suing the Washington DC police department for racial and sexual discrimination. Show more
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Over to You
The story behind making Afghanistan and me
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
BBC Pashto’s Sana Safi tells us about the challenges of telling her personal story. Plus, Health Check needs listeners’ to take part in its Kindness Test. We explain how to help Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Newshour
25/09/2021 12:06 GMT: China & Canada Prisoner Swap
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
A legal and diplomatic battle involving China, the US and Canada has been resolved. Show more
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Sporting Witness
Golf's 'war by the shore'
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The bitter confrontation between the USA and Europe at the 1991 Ryder Cup. Show more
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The History Hour
Kenya: Westgate mall attack
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Inside the Westgate attack in Kenya, the murder of Litvinenko, plus Onassis and Kennedy Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Newshour
25/09/2021 20:06 GMT: 'Hostage diplomacy' as China and Canada swap prisoners
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Chinese Huawei executive and two Canadians return home. Show more
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Music Life
The cost of being honest with Cola Boyy, Faye Webster, Cherry Glazerr and Juan Wauters
25 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Cola Boyy, Faye Webster, Juan Wauters and Cherry Glazerr's Clementine Creevy discuss why it takes leaving a city to appreciate it, and why songwriters have no privacy anymore. Show more
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Camels are cool. They cope with intense heat, inspiring a new way of storing medicines. To listen online, visit www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals Show more
Over to You
The story behind making Afghanistan and me
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
BBC Pashto’s Sana Safi tells us about the challenges of telling her personal story. Plus, Health Check needs listeners’ to take part in its Kindness Test. We explain how to help 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.
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Nora Fakim takes a look at mixed identity and how it’s evolving over generations. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
The human cost of prescription drug abuse
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The Sackler family made billions selling prescription opioids, knowing they were addictive. As the family is told it can keep its fortune, one man who got hooked shares his story. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Young poets from the United States, Zambia, Lebanon and the UK talk about expressing the hopes and fears of their generations in spoken word poetry. Show more
