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Assignment
Romania's killer roads
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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Weekend
Major operation in Brazil to fight Amazon fires
53 minutes
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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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Weekend
The G7 summit gets underway in France
23 minutes
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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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The Food Chain
The young pub bosses reviving the British boozer
26 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
A new generation's plan to preserve a cultural institution in decline. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Who Misses Mugabe?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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Heart and Soul
Our daily bread
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The nuns of The Holy Monastery of the Honorable Forerunner up high in the Greek mountains. Show more
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Outlook
An unlikely friendship in Guantanamo Bay
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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The Cultural Frontline
Murad Subay: The walls remember
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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Newshour
Brazilian military drops water and chemicals on Amazon fires
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
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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The Documentary
My very extended family
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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In the Balance
Fighting modern slavery
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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Newshour
G7 summit: Iran Foreign Minister's 'surprise' visit
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
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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People Fixing The World
The concrete cleaners
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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Discovery
The Great Science Publishing Scandal
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/08/26 00:06 GMT: G7 summit exposes differences between Europe and the US
23 minutes
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The summit has been overshadowed by global trade tensions. Show more
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Science In Action
Amazonian fires likely to worsen
30 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
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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Health Check
A tale of recovery from a former footballer
27 minutes
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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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The Conversation
Dementia carers
27 minutes
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Two women discuss what good care means for people with dementia. Show more
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