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Romania has the highest road deaths per capita in the European Union. Can one man's campaign for motorways make the country's roads not just faster but also safer? Show more

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Major operation to fight Amazon fires; Macron calls for deescalation in US/China trade war Show more

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Operation underway to stop Amazon fires; Syrian troops move in on last rebel stronghold Show more

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The G7 summit begins in earnest in Biarritz, France; an Indian family's quest for justice Show more

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A new generation's plan to preserve a cultural institution in decline. Show more

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Zimbabwe's economy is bumping along the bottom again - and old money worries are back in Argentina. Plus, "the game" of getting into the EU via Bosnia and coffee vs tea in China Show more

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The nuns of The Holy Monastery of the Honorable Forerunner up high in the Greek mountains. Show more

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Mauritanian engineer Mohamedou Salahi was detained on suspicion of being an Islamist extremist . He was released without charge after 14 years, with new friend, guard Steve Wood Show more

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When war broke out in Yemen, Murad Subay began painting murals on the shelled and bullet-marked buildings of his home city of Sana’a. Show more

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Proms premieres of Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor and Sofia Gubaidulina's Fairytale Poem. Show more

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The Brazilian military has dropped water and chemicals on the Amazon in a bid to bring raging forest fires under control. Show more

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When Julia discovers she has more than twenty siblings, she must redefine her family. Show more

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Solar power has been harnessed by civilisations since the days of the ancient Greeks, but it's now on the verge of being more important than ever. Show more

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Across the globe an estimated forty million people are victims of modern day slavery. Devina Gupta and her guests in Delhi discuss what can be done to eradicate it. Show more

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif makes a 'surprise' appearance at the annual G7 summit in Biarritz Show more

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How reliable is the prosecution’s star witness, a jailhouse informant named Odell Hallmon? Show more

Solar power has been harnessed by civilisations since the days of the ancient Greeks, but it's now on the verge of being more important than ever. Show more

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Making concrete produces significant carbon emissions, but one company has devised a way of locking carbon dioxide inside the material instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. Show more

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Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester, explores the hidden world of prestige, profits and piracy that lurks behind scientific journals. Show more

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The summit has been overshadowed by global trade tensions. Show more

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Is it going to be a particularly bad burning season for Brazil’s rainforest? Also, Greenland’s top geologist gives his valuation of his native island for prospective purchasers. Show more

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When ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle went missing in 2017 he thought everyone would be better off without him. We hear from him and his wife about recovery from the brink of suicide Show more

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Two women discuss what good care means for people with dementia. Show more

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