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Newsday
07/09/2023 04:06 GMT : The Supreme Court in Mexico has legalised abortion nationwide
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The judgement opens the door for the federal healthcare system to provide abortion services. Show more
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Health Check
Opioid overdose antidote made available in US
26 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Overdose drug Naloxone made available over-the-counter in US; Are contraceptive pills more effective if taken with anti-inflammatories?; Polar scientists tackle taboo over periods Show more
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Newsday
07/09/2023 05:06 GMT : The Supreme Court in Mexico decriminalises abortion
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The new ruling in Mexico is part of a trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on abortion often referred to as the green wave. Show more
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Newsday
07/09/2023 06:06 GMT : Popstars talent agency head resigns amid mounting pressure over sex abuse scandal
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The head of Japan's most powerful talent agency has admitted aspiring pop stars had for decades been sexually abused by her uncle, the agency's founder. Show more
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The Inquiry
What’s wrong with our guts?
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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When we put food into our mouths, how much thought do we give to how our stomachs might cope? Show more
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Business Daily
Business and science: Quantum computing around the world
18 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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It's the cutting edge of computing - but is it actually making any money? Show more
Witness History
Organising Chile's 1973 military coup
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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On 11 September 1973, General Augusto Pinochet deposed Chile's President Salvador Allende. Hermógenes Pérez de Arce helped organise the coup. He speaks to Jane Chambers. Show more
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Assignment
Surviving Greece's migrant boat disaster
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Three men describe surviving one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in decades. Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Zombies, cows and coups
53 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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The team go looking for the science behind recent coups. Are coups contagious, and what can trees tell us? And we meet the wasp that performs a coup on the brain of a cockroach. Show more
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The Food Chain
The art of food diplomacy
29 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Using food to gain influence on the world stage. Show more
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Outlook
Learning to live with the bullet in my brain
41 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Mutlu Kaya has learned to forgive the bullet that ended her singing career; but she will never forgive the man who fired it. Show more
Witness History
Organising Chile's 1973 military coup
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
On 11 September 1973, General Augusto Pinochet deposed Chile's President Salvador Allende. Hermógenes Pérez de Arce helped organise the coup. He speaks to Jane Chambers. 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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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
07/09/2023 13:06 GMT: Japan boyband agency boss resigns over predator's abuse
50 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
The boss of Japan's biggest pop talent agency has resigned after admitting the sexual abuse committed by its late founder. Show more
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The Inquiry
What’s wrong with our guts?
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
When we put food into our mouths, how much thought do we give to how our stomachs might cope? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 07/09/2023 14:32 GMT : What does China's economic slowdown mean for the rest of the world?
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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China's trade with the rest of the world has further contracted, with both exports and imports down in August. Show more
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BBC OS
2023/09/07 16:06 GMT: Mexico legalises abortion
50 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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The Supreme Court in Mexico has legalised abortion nationwide. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Organising Chile's 1973 military coup
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
On 11 September 1973, General Augusto Pinochet deposed Chile's President Salvador Allende. Hermógenes Pérez de Arce helped organise the coup. He speaks to Jane Chambers. 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
07/09/2023 20:06 GMT: Fleeing gang violence in Haiti
48 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Thousands of Haitians have been displaced from their homes in the capital, Port-au-Prince. 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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Unexpected Elements
Zombies, cows and coups
53 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
The team go looking for the science behind recent coups. Are coups contagious, and what can trees tell us? And we meet the wasp that performs a coup on the brain of a cockroach. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
G20 India: The world's largest economies meet in Delhi
50 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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India’s twelve-month presidency of the G20 comes to an end this weekend, when world leaders meet for the final summit hosted by Delhi. Show more
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Tech Life
Battery tech goes super miniature - and tear powered
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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We find out about tiny batteries, powered by your tears- and inspired by a Tom Cruise movie. And why chatbot detectors are detecting the wrong thing. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Learning to live with the bullet in my brain
41 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Mutlu Kaya has learned to forgive the bullet that ended her singing career; but she will never forgive the man who fired it. Show more
Witness History
Organising Chile's 1973 military coup
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
On 11 September 1973, General Augusto Pinochet deposed Chile's President Salvador Allende. Hermógenes Pérez de Arce helped organise the coup. He speaks to Jane Chambers. 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.