The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
23/04/2020 04:06 GMT: Lockdowns and the shortfall in foreign remittances
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Almost 20% of the money migrants normally send home will be missing due to the measures in place to tackle the pandemic. Show more
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Newsday
23/04/2020 05:06 GMT: EU leaders to discuss economic recovery plan
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
They are expected to sign off on a rescue package for states hardest-hit by the virus. Show more
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Newsday
23/04/2020 06:06 GMT: EU leaders to discuss economic recovery plan
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
They are expected to sign off on a rescue package for states hardest-hit by the crisis. Show more
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Health Check
Covid-19 in Italy
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Covid-19 in Italy; loneliness in lockdown; repurposing existing drugs to treat Covid-19 Show more
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The Inquiry
How do we come out of the lockdown?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
As some nations begin to tentatively lift their lockdowns, Tanya Beckett asks how best this can be done. And what will our lives look like in a post lockdown world? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
A moment of truth for the EU
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
A crunch meeting of EU leaders today aims to finally show Italy and others solidarity in the struggle to contain and recover from coronavirus. Show more
Witness History
The Brompton Manley Ventilator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The development of a ventilation system that was a precursor to many of the ventilators which are proving essential in the treatment of the worst symptoms of Covid-19. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Assignment
Saving Zimbabwe’s forests
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Honey bees, cow dung and mulch; how a company in Zimbabwe is preventing deforestation. Show more
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The Forum
Gerard Mercator: The man who revolutionised mapmaking
44 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The map of the world that we all recognise today and the extraordinary man who drew it. Show more
Sporting Witness
Mary Peters
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How the Northern Irish pentathlete became a hero for winning gold at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Food Chain
Death by coronavirus or hunger?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The tough question being faced by many in developing countries. Show more
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Outlook
Mr Motivator: from homeless to household name
44 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Fitness instructor Derrick Evans became famous in the 1990s for his TV appearances in the UK. He tells Emily Webb why he’s come back to help people keep fit while in lockdown. Show more
Witness History
The Brompton Manley Ventilator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The development of a ventilation system that was a precursor to many of the ventilators which are proving essential in the treatment of the worst symptoms of Covid-19. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
23/04/2020 13:06 GMT: Syria civil war: Germany begins unprecedented state torture trial
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
It is the first case worldwide examining the use of torture in the Syrian war under President Bashar al-Assad's rule Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
How do we come out of the lockdown?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
As some nations begin to tentatively lift their lockdowns, Tanya Beckett asks how best this can be done. And what will our lives look like in a post lockdown world? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/04/23 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Conversation with volunteers for vaccine trials
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
We hear from volunteers for Covid-19 vaccine trials. Show more
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Witness History
The Brompton Manley Ventilator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The development of a ventilation system that was a precursor to many of the ventilators which are proving essential in the treatment of the worst symptoms of Covid-19. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Presidents and pandemics
43 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Why they don’t mix Show more
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Newshour
23/04/2020 20:06 GMT: EU leaders agree recovery fund
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
EU leaders agree to inject billions of euros of emergency aid into Europe's struggling economies Show more
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
Gerard Mercator: The man who revolutionised mapmaking
44 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The map of the world that we all recognise today and the extraordinary man who drew it. Show more
Sporting Witness
Mary Peters
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How the Northern Irish pentathlete became a hero for winning gold at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
More government money for US small businesses
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Zoltan Kovacs: Is the EU facing its first de facto dictatorship?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Hungary's State Secretary for International Communication, Zoltan Kovacs. Has the Covid-19 pandemic ushered in the EU’s first de facto dictatorship? Show more
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Science In Action
Presidents and pandemics
43 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Why they don’t mix Show more
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The Documentary
The Surrogates Club
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Why do women in Canada give birth to somebody else’s baby without getting paid? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
Brescia's Simon Skrabb and Damien Comolli
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Brescia's Simon Skrabb talks about life in lock-down and the possibility of Serie A football returning. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Mr Motivator: from homeless to household name
44 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Fitness instructor Derrick Evans became famous in the 1990s for his TV appearances in the UK. He tells Emily Webb why he’s come back to help people keep fit while in lockdown. Show more
Witness History
The Brompton Manley Ventilator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
The development of a ventilation system that was a precursor to many of the ventilators which are proving essential in the treatment of the worst symptoms of Covid-19. Show more
