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Newsday
08/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Australia joins Beijing 2022 diplomatic row
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on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Australian PM Scott Morrison says this decision shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Show more
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Newsday
08/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Germany's new Chancellor to be sworn in
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Members of the lower house of the Bundestag are to hold a ballot to approve him and his ministers. Show more
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Newsday
08/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Germany's new Chancellor to be sworn in
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The new government in Germany was formed after months of talks following September's elections. Show more
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HARDtalk
Moeed Yusuf: What will a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan mean for Pakistan?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur interviews National Security Adviser of Pakistan Moeed Yusuf. What will having an impoverished Taliban-controlled Afghanistan next door mean for Pakistan? Show more
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Business Daily
Healthcare workers are burnt out
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
What can be done to stem the tide of carers quitting the industry? Before the pandemic the healthcare sector struggled to recruit enough workers. Today they're leaving in droves. Show more
Witness History
Spies or plane-spotters?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why a group of British aircraft enthusiasts were arrested for spying in Greece in 2001. Show more
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Have economic opportunities improved since the Arab Spring? Show more
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Digital Planet
Mobile phones not always beneficial to displaced people
47 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Mobile phones are not always beneficial to displaced people. Also, could slaughterbots (autonomous lethal weapons) be banned? Plus, improving WikiAfrica. Show more
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What role will AI play in the future of military conflict? Show more
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The unique story of Baby John Musamba, and the secret she kept for 26 years. Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/thecomb Show more
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Outlook
My real-life Cuban dance romance
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
JoAnn Jansen learned to dance in the arms of a revolutionary – now she teaches Hollywood film stars how to move. Show more
Witness History
Spies or plane-spotters?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why a group of British aircraft enthusiasts were arrested for spying in Greece in 2001. Show more
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Newshour
08/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Germany's new leader sworn in
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Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany's new chancellor, bringing to an end Angela Merkel's historic 16 years as leader. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 08/12/2021 15:32 GMT : Scholz becomes German leader
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Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as German chancellor, after 16 years of Angela Merkel rule. Show more
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BBC OS
2021/12/08 16:06 GMT: Christmas party fallout: Johnson responds
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The British PM orders an inquiry into whether lockdown rules were broken Show more
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Witness History
Spies or plane-spotters?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why a group of British aircraft enthusiasts were arrested for spying in Greece in 2001. Show more
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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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World Business Report
First broadcast 08/12/2021 22:32 GMT : Scholz becomes German leader
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as German chancellor, after 16 years of Angela Merkel rule. Show more
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The unique story of Baby John Musamba, and the secret she kept for 26 years. Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/thecomb Show more
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World Book Club
Monique Roffey: The Mermaid of Black Conch
49 minutes
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Harriett Gilbert talks to the award-winning Trinidadian-British author Monique Roffey. Show more
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Business Matters
Germany swears in new chancellor
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Olaf Scholz takes over as the head of a new coalition government Show more
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Assignment
Poland’s fractured borderlands
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
A battle of wills between Belarus and the EU leaves a border community divided about how to deal with an unfolding humanitarian disaster. Show more
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Outlook
My real-life Cuban dance romance
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
JoAnn Jansen learned to dance in the arms of a revolutionary – now she teaches Hollywood film stars how to move. Show more
Witness History
Spies or plane-spotters?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why a group of British aircraft enthusiasts were arrested for spying in Greece in 2001. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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