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Newsday
23/04/2024 04:06 GMT : UK's controversial Rwanda bill will become law
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on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for 7 months
The UK parliament has passed a controversial law to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. It is part of a government plan to reduce the number of people arriving on small boats. Show more
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Discovery
Wild Inside: The sea lion
26 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin (and blubber) of the California sea lion. Show more
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Newsday
23/04/2024 05:06 GMT : Controversial Rwanda bill passes after months of wrangling
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for 7 months
UK parliament passes the controversial bill to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Prime minister Rishi Sunak has said flights to Rwanda will take off within 10 to 12 weeks. Show more
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Newsday
23/04/2024 06:06 GMT : UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for 7 months
The UK parliament has passed a controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda to deter migrants from arriving to the UK. Show more
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People Fixing The World
Kangaroo care for premature babies
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The simple skin-to-skin approach saving newborn lives Show more
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Business Daily
Where is 'a woman's place' in Ireland today?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
After voters reject constitutional changes that sought to remove a 'women in the home' clause, we explore the country’s relationship with women, the family and work. Show more
Witness History
Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheid
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 1976, demonstrating black schoolchildren were gunned down in South Africa. The result was the anti-apartheid Soweto uprising. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Meet Azat-landlord of the most famous pub in "Artsakh", a country no UN member recognised. How are he and its 100,000 other people coping after their extraordinary mass exodus? Show more
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The Arts Hour
Disney+ Japanese drama Shōgun
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Nikki Bedi talks to Justin Marks about new TV drama Shōgun and critic Guy Lodge about Georgian film Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Global Story
Pope Francis: How 'woke' is he?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
A new Vatican document is challenging the Catholic leader’s progressive image. Show more
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Outlook
Cristina Rivera Garza: ‘Grief becomes a forced silencing’
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Cristina Rivera Garza's younger sister Liliana was murdered in Mexico City in 1990. It took Cristina 30 years before she was able to talk and write about it. Show more
Witness History
Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheid
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 1976, demonstrating black schoolchildren were gunned down in South Africa. The result was the anti-apartheid Soweto uprising. 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
23/04/2024 13:06 GMT: Controversial Britain-Rwanda asylum bill passed
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for 7 months
The British Parliament passes a bill to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
Kangaroo care for premature babies
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The simple skin-to-skin approach saving newborn lives Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 23/04/2024 14:32 GMT : UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The British government wants to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2024/04/23 16:06 GMT: Ukraine tightens pressure on military-age men abroad
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on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for 7 months
Ukraine is suspending consular services for male citizens aged 18 to 60 abroad. 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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We're looking at humanoid robots - the ones that look like us. They have arms and legs. But are they really that practical and useful ? And how might they develop in the future ? Show more
BBC News
23/04/2024 20:01 GMT: Heavy shelling in Gaza Strip on 200th day of the war
5 minutes
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Israel carries out some of its heaviest shelling in the north of the Gaza Strip Show more
Newshour
23/04/2024 20:06 GMT: US says Gaza mass grave allegations “incredibly troubling”
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for 7 months
The US government says allegations that Israeli forces buried more than three hundred Palestinians in a mass grave at a medical complex in Gaza are incredibly troubling. Show more
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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 Arts Hour
Disney+ Japanese drama Shōgun
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Nikki Bedi talks to Justin Marks about new TV drama Shōgun and critic Guy Lodge about Georgian film Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry. Show more
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Business Matters
Millions of US workers set to be affected by ban on so-called ‘non-compete’ agreements
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban non-compete agreements Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Climate Question
Can we save the world's coral?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Corals protect humans and marine life, but they could disappear by 2100. Graihagh Jackson hears from the scientists trying to grow more climate-proof versions. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Cristina Rivera Garza: ‘Grief becomes a forced silencing’
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Cristina Rivera Garza's younger sister Liliana was murdered in Mexico City in 1990. It took Cristina 30 years before she was able to talk and write about it. 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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Although the blacklist era ends, the scars remain. Families of Hollywood workers reckon with the fallout in generations to come. Show more
