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Newsday
21/06/2023 04:06 GMT : Titanic submersible: Banging sounds heard as search continues
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There are five people in the missing submersible assumed to be near the wreck of the Titanic. Show more
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Tech Life
Have we had enough of podcasts?
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We ask if Spotify ditching high profile broadcasting talents means the great podcast boom is ending; how China is regulating AI; and ex F1 racer Nico Rosberg on green tech. Show more
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Newsday
21/06/2023 05:06 GMT : Titanic sub: Tapping sounds heard at 30 minute intervals, US media report
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The US Coast Guard says "underwater noises" were detected in the area where a tourist submersible went missing near the Titanic wreck, but the vessel hasn't been found. Show more
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Newsday
21/06/2023 06:06 GMT : Titanic tourists: US Coast Guard says search goes on
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The US Coast Guard says "underwater noises" were detected in the area where a tourist submersible went missing but searches have proved futile. Show more
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HARDtalk
Shashi Tharoor: Is India on the right path?
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Stephen Sackur speaks to the Indian opposition politician and writer Shashi Tharoor. How strong is the argument that India is heading in the wrong direction? Show more
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Business Daily
Tackling India's heatwaves
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Soaring temperatures make work and life very difficult, what is being done to help? Show more
Witness History
Anti-gay police raid at Tasty nightclub
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Police strip-searched more than 450 people when they raided a gay nightclub, Tasty, in Melbourne in 1994 searching for drugs. Show more
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The Climate Question
How does war affect the climate?
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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How is the climate damaged by the fighting in places like Ukraine and Ethiopia? And what's the military's carbon footprint around the world? Sophie Eastaugh investigates. Show more
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The Documentary
Controlled and connected: 50 years of the cell phone
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How has the cell phone revolutionised our lives since the first call in 1973? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The reactors are unstable. A “suicide squad” of older workers is sent inside. Show more
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Outlook
Bagpipe fever: One Nigerian's unlikely musical mission
41 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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How a teenage dream turned into a national revival of bagpipe playing led by Chukwu Oba Kalu. Show more
Witness History
Anti-gay police raid at Tasty nightclub
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Police strip-searched more than 450 people when they raided a gay nightclub, Tasty, in Melbourne in 1994 searching for drugs. 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
21/06/2023 13:06 GMT: ‘Russia will eventually bear cost of Ukraine reconstruction’: Blinken
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Leaders are meeting in London to discuss how to organise and finance Ukraine's reconstruction Show more
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HARDtalk
Shashi Tharoor: Is India on the right path?
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Stephen Sackur speaks to the Indian opposition politician and writer Shashi Tharoor. How strong is the argument that India is heading in the wrong direction? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 21/06/2023 14:32 GMT : World leaders plan for rebuilding Ukraine
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World leaders are discussing ways of repairing the damage caused by the Russian invasion. The cost is estimated at over four- hundred- billion dollars...and rising. Show more
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BBC OS
2023/06/21 16:06 GMT: Titanic sub: '20 hours of oxygen left'
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The US Coast Guard commander says the crew have around 20 hours of oxygen left, based on the initial estimate of 96 hours. Show more
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Witness History
Anti-gay police raid at Tasty nightclub
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Police strip-searched more than 450 people when they raided a gay nightclub, Tasty, in Melbourne in 1994 searching for drugs. Show more
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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
21/06/2023 20:06 GMT: Rescuers still hope for rescue near Titanic wreck
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Rescuers in the North Atlantic still haven't given up hope of saving those trapped in a small submersible near the wreck of the Titanic. Show more
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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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The Documentary
Controlled and connected: 50 years of the cell phone
50 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
How has the cell phone revolutionised our lives since the first call in 1973? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
The future of US-India relations
50 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the US at the invitation of President Biden, and has held a meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk who wants to bring Tesla to India. 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Bagpipe fever: One Nigerian's unlikely musical mission
41 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
How a teenage dream turned into a national revival of bagpipe playing led by Chukwu Oba Kalu. Show more
Witness History
Anti-gay police raid at Tasty nightclub
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Police strip-searched more than 450 people when they raided a gay nightclub, Tasty, in Melbourne in 1994 searching for drugs. 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.
The Food Chain
Can you feed a city from its rooftops?
30 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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We meet the people farming on top of buildings. Show more