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Newsday
06/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Gambia elections: Adama Barrow declared winner
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Gambian opposition parties reject election results Show more
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Newsday
06/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in jail
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The ousted civilian leader was found guilty on charges of inciting unrest and violating Covid restrictions Show more
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Newsday
06/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years
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First verdict against the former leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was deposed in a coup in February Show more
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HARDtalk
Paul Auster: 'We are divided in ways we have never seen before'
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2021, Stephen Sackur is travelled to New York to speak to writer Paul Auster, who died this week aged 77.
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Business Daily
Why private adoption is big business in the US
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on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Is it time to reform private infant adoption in America? Show more
Witness History
Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In the early 2000s, Sri Rumiati, a brigadier-general in the Indonesian police, began campaigning against intrusive examinations of female recruits to her force. Show more
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The Climate Question
Counting the cost of fashion
28 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The journey from catwalk, to wardrobe, to landfill is getting shorter. Around 100 billion garments are produced each year, so what impact does this have on the climate? Show more
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CrowdScience
What makes stuff sticky?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
What makes things sticky? Listener Mitch wondered while taking down some very sticky wallpaper. Our world would fall apart without adhesives. But how do they hold things together? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
What’s the future for culture in Afghanistan?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The Cultural Frontline asks what’s the future for arts, media and culture in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Show more
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Saudi Arabia, one of the world's biggest oil producers, says it’s pivoting to green energy. But will the reality live up to the rhetoric? Show more
More or Less
Does wearing a mask halve your chances of getting Covid-19?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Several newspapers reported that wearing a mask can reduce Covid-19 cases by 53% is this true? Show more
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The Conversation
Unstoppable women of rugby
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Spanish international rugby player Patricia Garcia and Winnie Atyang who plays for Uganda tell Kim Chakanetsa about the rugby community and how the game changes lives. Show more
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Outlook
The cult, the crocodile and my journey back to love
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Juliana Buhring was born into a religious cult that she says brought her up with a warped idea of love. She left the cult at 23, and risked everything to find love again. Show more
Witness History
Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In the early 2000s, Sri Rumiati, a brigadier-general in the Indonesian police, began campaigning against intrusive examinations of female recruits to her force. 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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Newshour
06/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail
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on BBC World Service East Asia
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to prison, the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 06/12/2021 15:32 GMT : Putin visits India
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has held high level talks with India's PM Narendra Modi. Show more
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BBC OS
2021/12/06 16:06 GMT: Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail
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on BBC World Service East Asia
We hear reaction from people in the country and the latest update on the story Show more
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Witness History
Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In the early 2000s, Sri Rumiati, a brigadier-general in the Indonesian police, began campaigning against intrusive examinations of female recruits to her force. 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.
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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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World Business Report
First broadcast 06/12/2021 22:32 GMT : New York City to impose vaccine mandate on all private sector workers
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
All New Yorkers will need to be vaccinated if they want to go to work, the city's mayor has announced. Show more
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The Conversation
Unstoppable women of rugby
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Spanish international rugby player Patricia Garcia and Winnie Atyang who plays for Uganda tell Kim Chakanetsa about the rugby community and how the game changes lives. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The History Hour
Four decades of HIV/Aids
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Living with HIV/Aids in the 1980s, the first successful treatment and when South African activists took on the pharmaceutical companies over the cost of HIV drugs. Show more
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Business Matters
New York City to impose vaccine mandate on all private sector workers
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
All New Yorkers will need to be vaccinated if they want to go to work, the city's mayor has announced. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Only bleeding: How Swedes opened up about periods
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The provocative and practical ways Swedes made menstruation less taboo. Show more
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Outlook
The cult, the crocodile and my journey back to love
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Juliana Buhring was born into a religious cult that she says brought her up with a warped idea of love. She left the cult at 23, and risked everything to find love again. Show more
Witness History
Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In the early 2000s, Sri Rumiati, a brigadier-general in the Indonesian police, began campaigning against intrusive examinations of female recruits to her force. 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.
