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Newsday
15/08/2022 04:06 GMT : A year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
One year ago the Taliban swept into the Afghan capital Kabul, as foreign forces hastily completed their withdrawal Show more
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Newsday
15/08/2022 05:06 GMT : Women’s rights annihilated in Taliban Afghanistan
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaSince the takeover of power by the Taliban last year, a series of restrictions have been re-imposed on women Show more
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Newsday
15/08/2022 06:06 GMT : National holiday declared in Afghanistan
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on BBC World Service East AsiaOne year anniversary is being marked against the backdrop of a worsening humanitarian crisis and continuing concerns about the rights of women and girls Show more
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HARDtalk
Shon Faye: The transgender issue
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur asks author and journalist Shon Faye if all the attention on issues of sex, gender and identity is making it easier to be trans or not. Show more
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Business Daily
Subscribe and fly: the travel industry’s latest trend
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Leanna Byrne looks at how travel companies across the world are investing in their own subscription services. Show more
Witness History
India's Partition - Part One
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
This is the first of two programmes remembering the partition of India in 1947.
Saleem was only five-years-old when his family escaped to the new Muslim country of Pakistan. Show more
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The Climate Question
What do warmer waters mean for life below the waves?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Oceans have absorbed 90% of heat caused by climate change, bearing the brunt of global warming. Show more
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CrowdScience
Can smells fill you up?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
CrowdScience explores how different smells affect your appetite. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Storytelling is my activism
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Producer Ron Simons on changing the colour of Broadway, Actor Gabriel Byrne brings his own story to the stage, and Hong Konger Ming-wai Lit commemorating Tiananmen Sq in theatre Show more
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“Jump off the dumpster of doubt!” Comedian Tumi Morake on challenging her fear of failure. Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter Show more
More or Less
Is opinion polling broken?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Following some high profile slip-ups in recent US elections, we ask whether it’s time to call time on polling. Show more
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The Conversation
Women at the negotiating table
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women from India and the Philippines who build bridges between communities at war with each other. Show more
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Outlook
The classical concert pianist - who has only one hand
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Nicholas McCarthy was 14 when he decided he wanted to be a concert pianist. But the odds were stacked against him; he’d never played an instrument and he had only one hand. Show more
Witness History
India's Partition - Part One
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
This is the first of two programmes remembering the partition of India in 1947.
Saleem was only five-years-old when his family escaped to the new Muslim country of Pakistan. 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
15/08/2022 13:06 GMT: Afghanistan marks one year since Taliban took over.
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
The Taliban have declared a national holiday to mark one year since they seized power. Show more
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HARDtalk
Shon Faye: The transgender issue
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur asks author and journalist Shon Faye if all the attention on issues of sex, gender and identity is making it easier to be trans or not. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 15/08/2022 14:32 GMT : Is China's economy in trouble?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
China has cut its benchmark interest rate by one tenth of a percentage point to 2.75%. Show more
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BBC OS
2022/08/15 16:06 GMT: Kenya election: William Ruto wins
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
Deputy President William Ruto has been declared the winner of the presidential election. Show more
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Witness History
India's Partition - Part One
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
This is the first of two programmes remembering the partition of India in 1947.
Saleem was only five-years-old when his family escaped to the new Muslim country of Pakistan. 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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Newshour
15/08/2022 20:06 GMT: Ruto wins presidential poll in Kenya
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The History Hour
The nightclub that changed Ibiza
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The nightclub that changed Ibiza, some of the worst forest fires in history, the resignation of Richard Nixon, discovering the Hale Bopp comet and Sweden’s pronoun battle. Show more
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Business Matters
India and Pakistan mark 75 years of independence
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
India and Pakistan may share a past, but more than seven decades after shaking off British rule, both countries have moved forward on different paths. Show more
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A year on from the Taliban takeover, Sahar Zand talks to prominent Afghan musicians about what has happened to their lives, careers and art. Show more
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Outlook
The classical concert pianist - who has only one hand
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Nicholas McCarthy was 14 when he decided he wanted to be a concert pianist. But the odds were stacked against him; he’d never played an instrument and he had only one hand. Show more
Witness History
India's Partition - Part One
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
This is the first of two programmes remembering the partition of India in 1947.
Saleem was only five-years-old when his family escaped to the new Muslim country of Pakistan. 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.
