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Weekend
Priebus Exits the Trump Administration
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Trump replaces chief of staff; North Korea missile launch; aggression on public transport Show more
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Weekend
Anger and Confusion Over Trump's Transgender Decision
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Bipartisan fury over Trump's transgender decision; Russia sanctions; clashes in Jerusalem Show more
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Venezuela opposition prepares for demonstrations; Harry Benson's 'Persons of Interest' Show more
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Sportshour
Will Brexit lead to a Premexit?
31 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
On Sportshour this week: the unexpected world record bid, Feng Shui in football, the NFL player turned yoga guru and the company sticking with women's football. Show more
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The Newsroom
N Korea Says its Missiles can Strike US
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
North Korea claims latest missile test shows all US mainland now within 'striking range'. Show more
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Global Business
Engineering the Future
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
For decades the UK has not produced enough engineers. What has been going wrong? Ruth Sunderland visits businesses with innovative schemes aimed at reversing the trend. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Newshour
Can Donald Trump turn his fortunes around?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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The Documentary
Who Decides if Gay is OK?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Why is it OK to be gay in the UK but not in Zambia? Jo Fidgen looks at the changing attitudes towards homesexuality in the UK and compares them to those in Zambia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
German Police: Knife Attacker Was Known Extremist
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Police in Hamburg say the man who killed one and stabbed six others was a known extremist; Pakistan's next PM is named; and a woman survives a boa attack in the US Show more
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Trending
China’s Livestreaming: The Super Fan
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
What does the live streaming practice tell us about modern China? This week we meet the super fan, and witness his first face-to-face interaction with his favourite live streamer. Show more
Over to You
Is the Word ‘Tribe’ Offensive?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Following an episode of the Food chain about the Hadza people a listener from Kenya complains about the word ‘tribe’ being used throughout. Show more
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The 2017 season of specially selected broadcasts from the BBC Proms opens with a celebration of one of Handel’s best-loved works Show more
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Paper Money
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Currency derives value not from the preciousness of the substance of which it is made, but trust in the government which issues it. Show more
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The ousted Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif names his brother as successor a day after he was disqualified by the country's Supreme Court. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Burning Ambitions
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Will the US fund Afghanistan's Air Force? Plus: Rwanda's durable President, conspiracy theories amid the ashes of European wildfires, and the drug war's impact on a Mexican town Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The Inquiry
What would war with North Korea look like?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
We reveal the conversations inside the war rooms. Show more
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The World This Week
Change at the top in China
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
A key party boss is accused of corruption. So who will lead the country next? It seems that old rules are being torn up. Show more
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Science In Action
The Biggest Explosions in the Universe
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
An international team of scientists captured the biggest explosion in the Universe. It’s called a Gamma Ray Burst, and occurs just as a dying star collapses into a black hole. Show more
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Chemist Andrea Sella tell the story of Mercury, explaining the significance of this element not just for chemistry, but also the development of modern civilisation. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
When Coming Out is a Dangerous Thing
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
As the BBC celebrates the contribution that lesbian and gay people have made to popular culture and the arts, we acknowledge those for whom coming out is a risky thing to do. Show more
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The Documentary
The Children of Partition
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Mark Tully discusses the lasting effects of the Partition of India in 1947 on generations of Indians. Show more
