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President Biden has said there is no excuse for Americans to be unvaccinated. Show more

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A year on from the Capitol riots, is the US system of government in peril? Stephen Sackur speaks to Laurence Tribe, Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard University. Show more

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Demonstrators have stormed the mayor's office in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty Show more

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French lawmakers are debating making proof of vaccination required to enter public venues. Show more

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Turnout has been lower than usual at the CES 2022 tech fair in Las Vegas, with attendees able to physically attend after a virtual-only event last year. Show more

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QAnon: The plot to break reality. Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/comingstorm Show more

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Irish writer Naoise Dolan talks about her dazzling novel Exciting Times. Show more

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Turnout has been lower than usual at the CES 2022 tech fair in Las Vegas, with attendees able to physically attend after a virtual-only event last year. Show more

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Keeping drugs out of prisons seems like an impossible task. Tanya Beckett asks four experts if it can be done and how prisoners can be helped to overcome their addictions. Show more

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As millions of us have had to stay away from our workplaces during the pandemic, Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of working from home versus the office. Show more

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The great French writer remembered by one of his friends and by his faithful maid. Show more

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The ambitious new canal project that's been dubbed 'crazy' by Turkey's president. He claims it will save the future of Istanbul. Others are not so sure. Show more

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Three people who tried giving up the world’s most commonly-used psychoactive drug. Show more