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Newsday
26/01/2024 05:06 GMT : Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution
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Local officials insist the untested method is humane, but critics have called it cruel and experimental. Show more
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Science In Action
Drilling into the past
32 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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How scientists are drilling into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past, discover the history of ancient diseases, and learn about accelerated evolution. Show more
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Newsday
26/01/2024 06:06 GMT : Alabama executes Kenneth Smith with nitrogen gas
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Nitrogen hypoxia was approved as an alternative method of execution because the drugs used in lethal injections have become more difficult to find. Show more
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Newsday
26/01/2024 07:06 GMT : Alabama executes murderer with nitrogen gas
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Local officials insist the method is humane, but critics have called it cruel and experimental. Show more
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HARDtalk
Radek Sikorski: Will Poland's new government unite or divide the country?
23 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski. Is the country's new government going to unite the country or divide it? Show more
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Business Daily
Business Daily meets: Masaba Gupta
18 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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The fashion designer has become known for her bright and vibrant clothing designs and more recently, for starring in a TV series based on her life, alongside her mother. Show more
Witness History
Jack Strong aka Ryszard Kukliński: Cold War traitor or hero?
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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In 1972, the US Embassy in West Germany received a letter in broken English from a Polish colonel. For the next 10 years, he worked as a secret agent code-named Jack Strong. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Science In Action
Drilling into the past
32 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
How scientists are drilling into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past, discover the history of ancient diseases, and learn about accelerated evolution. Show more
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The Real Story
Will artificial intelligence erode our rights?
49 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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How do we protect our privacy and our democracies while still benefiting from AI? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Heart and Soul
Religion in the 21st Century: Islam
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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What does it mean to be a young Muslim in the world today? Show more
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The Fifth Floor
Balochistan: Iran-Pakistan conflict
41 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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Why are allies Iran and Pakistan firing missiles into one another's Baloch majority provinces? Show more
Witness History
Jack Strong aka Ryszard Kukliński: Cold War traitor or hero?
9 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
In 1972, the US Embassy in West Germany received a letter in broken English from a Polish colonel. For the next 10 years, he worked as a secret agent code-named Jack Strong. 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.
Science In Action
Drilling into the past
32 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
How scientists are drilling into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past, discover the history of ancient diseases, and learn about accelerated evolution. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
26/01/2024 14:06 GMT: Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza
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The UN's top court rules that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stops short of ordering an immediate halt to military operations. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 26/01/2024 15:32 GMT : US pauses liquified natural gas expansion
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US President Joe Biden pauses new LNG terminals, saying climate changes is “the existential threat of our time." Show more
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BBC OS
2024/01/26 16:06 GMT: Israel-Gaza conflict: ICJ ruling
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The United Nation's top court has ordered Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza but did not call for a ceasefire. Show more
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BBC OS
2024/01/26 17:06 GMT: Israel-Gaza Conflict: ICJ ruling reaction
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We hear the reaction from Israel to the ICJ's ruling on the Israel-Gaza conflict. Show more
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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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CrowdScience
How should we measure cleverness?
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The CrowdScience team are locked in rooms to battle mental, physical, mystery and skill-based challenges, all against the clock. It’s all in the name of measuring cleverness Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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World Business Report
First broadcast 26/01/2024 22:32 GMT : Trump ordered to pay $83m to E Jean Carroll
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Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83m for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was president. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Religion in the 21st Century: Islam
27 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
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What does it mean to be a young Muslim in the world today? Show more
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The Real Story
Will artificial intelligence erode our rights?
49 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
How do we protect our privacy and our democracies while still benefiting from AI? Show more
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Business Matters
Trump must pay $83.3m in defamation case
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A New York City jury has awarded $83.3m to E Jean Carroll in her defamation trial against Donald Trump. 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 Real Story
Will artificial intelligence erode our rights?
49 minutes on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
How do we protect our privacy and our democracies while still benefiting from AI? Show more