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Weekend
Riots continue for fifth night in France
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Police fire tear gas during France riots Show more
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Weekend
Police use tear gas to contain protests in Marseille
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More than seven hundred arrested during France protests Show more
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Weekend
Can Ukraine capitalise on turmoil in Russia?
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A week on from the Wagner insurrection, can Ukraine capitalise on Russia’s turmoil? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Counting Russia's war dead
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Our reporters piece together what the Kremlin won't admit: the number of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine. Plus, stories from the Ukrainian frontline, the Middle East and Japan Show more
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Music Life
Quiet is the new loud with José González, Vashti Bunyan and Erlend Øye
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José González, Vashti Bunyan and Erlend Øye discuss what draws them to create quiet music, how they approach playing it live, and its universal and trans-genre appeal. Show more
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More or Less
Will there be just six grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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We look at the numbers around South Korea’s birth rate and the reasons why it’s so low. Show more
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Newshour
02/07/2023 12:06 GMT: Riots in France: Mayor's home attacked
50 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Rioters tried to burn down the house of the mayor of Hay-les-Roses in Paris. The unrest has taken place over five nights. Show more
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Unspun World with John Simpson
Is Putin's time up?
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Is Putin’s time up? His days might well be numbered says Russian service editor, Famil Ismailov. Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Predictions from the sky and murderous fish
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The news you know, the science you don't. Show more
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Newshour
02/07/2023 20:06 GMT: Nahel's family calls for end to violence in France
50 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
The grandmother of a French teenager, whose shooting sparked unrest, has called for calm. Show more
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The Climate Question
Mia Mottley: helping poorer nations fight climate change
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Mia Mottley, the Barbados PM, is on a mission to transform the international financial system to help poorer nations fight climate change. Will she succeed? Show more
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Over to You
Setting out to see the world in a new way
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Is the World Service’s new science show Unexpected Elements achieving its aims? We hear what listeners think as the show beds in and speak to the programme’s producer. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Counting Russia's war dead
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Our reporters piece together what the Kremlin won't admit: the number of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine. Plus, stories from the Ukrainian frontline, the Middle East and Japan Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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People Fixing The World
Fighting the heat
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Meet the innovators making our super-heated cities liveable. Show more
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The Conversation
Parenting a disabled child
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women about the joys and challenges of parenting a disabled child. Show more