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Global Business
Transforming Trains?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
With work on HS2 finally due to start next year, what will it mean for business? Maryam Moshiri investigates the opportunities - and challenges - in London and Sheffield. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Culture and the Trump Presidency
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How artists are reacting to and reflecting the approaching Presidency of Donald Trump Show more
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Weekend
Paris Conference on Middle East Gets Underway
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Some 70 countries meet in Paris to discuss ways to restart Middle East dialogue. Show more
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Weekend
Should Robots get 'Personhood' Status?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
The moral and ethical questions behind giving robots 'electronic personhood'. Show more
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Several Democratic Party politicians will not attend Donald Trump's inauguration. Show more
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Trending
Conversations With a Hacker
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Donald Trump accepted this week that Russia was responsible for hacking the Democratic Party’s emails. So who is the mysterious Guccifer 2.0 who claims he was behind the hack? Show more
Over to You
Did Post-Truth Overshadow US Election Coverage?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Post-truth, its prominence in the US election, and the BBC’s role in helping the listener understand it. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Bahá'i - The World's Faith
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
A faith without borders, most of the Bahá’is live outside of the birth place of the religion, Iran, where they are seen as apostates Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Why Factor
Regret
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Regret – why do we feel this negative emotion? Is it right to live with it, or should we simply get over our mistakes of the past? Show more
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Billy Bookcase
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Low cost, functional and brilliantly efficient, an Ikea Billy bookcase is produced every three seconds. Show more
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World Questions
Rome
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Dimbleby and panel discuss Italy’s pressing challenges with a public audience in the centre of Rome Show more
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Newshour
Middle East Peace Conference In Paris
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
France hosts international conference to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace process Show more
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Sportsworld
Live Premier League commentary
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Manchester United v Liverpool from Old Trafford. Show more
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Sportsworld
Live Premier League commentary
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Manchester United v Liverpool from Old Trafford. Show more
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The days top stories from the Premier League and Africa Cup of Nations. Show more
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Global Beats
Japan
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Join Nick Luscombe as he concludes our Global Beats East Asia season with a musical feast from Japan.
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Newshour
Israel Dismisses Middle East Peace Conference
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls Paris meeting 'rigged' Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Counting the Costs
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Stories of the smog that's choking China, new ways to make a living in Norway's Svalbard islands, the D R Congo's appetite for democracy and a year of historic surprises in Cuba Show more
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Global Business
Transforming Trains?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
With work on HS2 finally due to start next year, what will it mean for business? Maryam Moshiri investigates the opportunities - and challenges - in London and Sheffield. Show more
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The History Hour
Princess Diana's Minefield Walk
51 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
A royal visit boosts landmine campaigners, Turkey's headscarf pioneer and spying in WW1 Show more
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President-elect pledges to cut US trade deficit in wide-ranging interview; Brazil counts cost of third prison riot; Serbian president threatens to send troops into Kosovo Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The Conversation
Schools for Girls
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Having fought for her own education, Kakenya Ntaiya set up a girls' school in her village in Kenya; and Razia Jan faced her critics when she began to educate girls in Afghanistan Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2017/01/16 01:06 GMT
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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The Food Chain
Of Maize and Men: Unpicked
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
We continue the story of the most abundant crop on earth: maize. This time we ask: are we producing too much of a good thing? Show more
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More or Less
Christian Martyrs
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Were 90,000 Christians killed because of their faith in 2016, as a new report claims? Show more
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