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Matthew Kenyon and Sarah Mullkerins live from Rio with all the latest news from the games.
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More or Less
Swimming World Records
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Why are swimming world records frequently being broken? Tim Harford Investigates. Show more
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Bolt win; Chibok girls; Amish vote Show more
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Business Daily
Robot Creep
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Robotic technology is moving forward in leaps and bounds. What's to fear? And why do so many of us dread it anyway? Show more
Witness History
The murder of Federico Garcia Lorca
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
In August 1936, the great poet and dramatist was murdered at the start of the Spanish Civil War. Show more
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The Arts Hour
Anoushka Shankar, Jared Leto, A R Rahman
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Jared Leto on his role as the Joker in Suicide Squad and Baz Luhrman talks about his new TV series the Get Down Show more
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News and issues making the headlines each day.
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BBC OS
Another Historical Day at Rio Olympics
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
South African Wayde Van Niekerk smashes Michael Johnson's 400m record and gold for Usain Bolt in 100m Show more
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Outlook
'I'm Sorry for Racist Bomb Attack'
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
A former white supremacist makes a plea for forgiveness, and guitarist Jose Feliciano discusses fame and blindness. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Adoption: Judith Fleming and Amy Seek
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
"As a birth mother you experience guilt for giving up your child", an American woman who gave her son up for adoption talks openly with a British woman who adopted a little boy Show more
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Newshour
Who is the greatest Olympian of all time?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Debating what makes a perfect athlete and how Usain Bolt measures up, the effects of online pornography on young men, and Trump's pitch to the Amish community of Ohio. Show more
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In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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The Why Factor
Fear of Animals
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
In this week’s Why Factor Mike Williams enters the terrified world of the animal phobic and faces a fear of his own. Show more
More or Less
Swimming World Records
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Why are swimming world records frequently being broken? Tim Harford Investigates. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Essential
BBC Trending: The Filipino Prisoners Who Want To Stay In Jail
6 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Photos of an overcrowded jail in the Philippines have gone viral, but why did some prisoners tell the photographer they felt ‘lucky’ to be there? 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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World Have Your Say
Van Niekerk's 400m Record
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
We hear about Wayde van Niekerk, the man who 'massacred' the 400m world record in Rio. Also, is online porn damaging young people's relationships? And protests in Milwaukee Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/08/15 17:32 GMT: How Do Sponsors Cash-in on Olympic Stardom?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
In the past 24 hours, Usain Bolt has been described by some as the greatest athlete who has ever lived. He's won the Olympic 100 metres a record three consecutive times. Show more
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Thousands of Roman Catholics make annual pilgrimage to French town; Saudi air strike hits MSF hospital in Yemen; Trump foreign policy speech; UK's oldest ballet dancer Show more
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Excessive online porn and sexual dysfunction; Trump's latest speech; how safe are Tasers?
(Photo: a sex shop in Soho, London. Credit: BBC) Show more
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Discovery
China Science Rising
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Rebecca Morelle reports on China's science ambitions. Show more
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The Newsroom
Shift Workers More Prone to Viral Infections
14 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Study suggests viral levels are ten times higher when an infection starts in the morning, Trump calls for new approach to anti-terror fight Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/08/15 22:32 GMT: How Do Sponsors Cash-in on Olympic Stardom?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
In the past 24 hours, Usain Bolt has been described by some as the greatest athlete who has ever lived. He's won the Olympic 100 metres a record three consecutive times. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Anoushka Shankar, Jared Leto, A R Rahman
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastJared Leto on his role as the Joker in Suicide Squad and Baz Luhrman talks about his new TV series the Get Down Show more
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Business Matters
Donald Trump Announces His Foreign Policy Plans
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Donald Trump announces his foreign policy plans, we examine Usain Bolt's sponsorship potential as a three-time Olympic 100m gold medal winner, and PWC's legal problems in the U.S. Show more
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US double gold-medalist Anthony Ervin on his fall - and rise, as he returns to gold glory Show more
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