The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
31/08/2023 04:06 GMT : Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
A new military leader after the coup in Gabon, apparently putting an end to more than fifty years of rule by the Bongo family, father and son. Show more
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Health Check
What happened to babies with Zika virus
26 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Living with the effects of Zika virus; How communities can prevent Sudden Cardiac Death; How a psychiatric nurse saved one woman’s life; A living worm found in a woman’s brain Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
31/08/2023 05:06 GMT : Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
24 hours after the coup in Gabon, much remains unclear but what is known is that the soldiers have appointed a general as transitional leader. Show more
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Newsday
31/08/2023 06:06 GMT : At least 52 dead in central Johannesburg apartment block fire
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
At least 52 people have died after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Johannesburg. More than 40 others are injured. Show more
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The Inquiry
Are we alone in the universe?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In the US lawmakers have been asking questions about what the government does, or does not know, about extra-terrestrial life. What evidence was presented and what does it mean? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
The row over Uruguay's pulp mills
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Is the paper industry using too much water at a time of drought? Show more
Witness History
Saving Guadalupe from goats
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2000, an expedition to the Mexican island of Guadalupe launched a fight to save its ecosystem from being eaten by goats. Plants, trees and birds faced extinction without help. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Assignment
Singing Morocco's new identity
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
How Gnawa music, traditionally performed by descendants of enslaved people, helps uncover a little-mentioned chapter of Moroccan history. Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Protecting the Moon
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
India's successful moon landing has the Unexpected Elements team engaging in some serious lunacy. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The different approaches to weaning. Show more
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Outlook
Lost and Found: The secret library
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Persecuted for their ideas by Argentina’s military dictatorship, the Gerchunoff family hid in a secret wall hundreds of blacklisted books, including poetry by Pablo Neruda. Show more
Witness History
Saving Guadalupe from goats
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2000, an expedition to the Mexican island of Guadalupe launched a fight to save its ecosystem from being eaten by goats. Plants, trees and birds faced extinction without help. 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.
Newshour
31/08/2023 13:06 GMT: More than 70 people killed in Johannesburg fire
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
More than 70 people have been killed and 50 injured in a fire in Johannesburg, South Africa. We get the latest on the search and recovery operation. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Are we alone in the universe?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In the US lawmakers have been asking questions about what the government does, or does not know, about extra-terrestrial life. What evidence was presented and what does it mean? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 31/08/2023 14:32 GMT : Gabon coup: What next for the African country's economy?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Army officers who seized power name a transitional leader for the oil-rich nation. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2023/08/31 16:06 GMT: Gabon coup leaders celebrate in Libreville
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for years
Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon have named the country's transitional leader. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Saving Guadalupe from goats
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2000, an expedition to the Mexican island of Guadalupe launched a fight to save its ecosystem from being eaten by goats. Plants, trees and birds faced extinction without help. 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.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
31/08/2023 20:06 GMT: South Africa fire: president demands action
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
The South African president says he expects actions to be taken to prevent any recurrence of the fire in a derelict building that killed more than seventy people. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Protecting the Moon
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
India's successful moon landing has the Unexpected Elements team engaging in some serious lunacy. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Insurance: The cost of destruction
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
UBS bank has estimated that insurance companies in the state will be have to pay out 10 billion dollars, but that figure could rise. 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.
Tech Life
Charting the true cost of AI
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
We meet the woman who's travelled the world documenting the environmental toll of the AI revolution. And why Nigeria's tech future may depend on digitsing newspapers from its past. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Lost and Found: The secret library
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Persecuted for their ideas by Argentina’s military dictatorship, the Gerchunoff family hid in a secret wall hundreds of blacklisted books, including poetry by Pablo Neruda. Show more
Witness History
Saving Guadalupe from goats
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2000, an expedition to the Mexican island of Guadalupe launched a fight to save its ecosystem from being eaten by goats. Plants, trees and birds faced extinction without help. 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.
Heart and Soul
My sex work and my faith
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
How can you reconcile sex-work with faith? Some sex workers find religious kinks sell. But how hard is it to maintain your religious faith as a sex worker? Show more
