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Are online services like Uber creating entrepreneurs or destroying job security? Much may depend on the case against Uber that's working its way through the US courts. Show more

The Monkees were the world's first 'manufactured' boy band - created especially for a TV show. Hear from the man who directed that show - Bruce Kessler. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Britons love to queue but have we been getting it wrong? Also, Egypt's star pupil who scored zero in her exams and the evolving issue of human rights. Show more

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Nigeria's noisy churches and mosques; Mexico's famous fighters; Travelators as mass transit method

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Special broadcast from German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung office in Munich. Show more

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Sean Davison from South Africa helped end the life of his his terminally ill mother. He was charged with attempted murder and convicted of a lesser charge. Show more

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Can electrical stimulation zap motion sickness? The mental health of trafficked children in South-East Asia. Infrared cameras show how bed nets defeat mosquitoes. Show more

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We hear people in Munich discuss what Europe's values are and how the European Union has handled the migrant crisis. Show more

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Why journalist Khadija Ismayilova's work exposing corruption in Azerbaijan led to a jail sentence. Show more

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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.

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The EU's top court rules home based workers should be paid while travelling to their job. We hear from the Spanish Union behind the case and the British Chambers of Commerce. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

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Victims: Syrian and IS forces used chemical weapons; EU law says in certain cases, travelling to and from work regarded as work; France vs Italy over Mont Blanc
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

California has some of the world's most productive farm land. The state has also endured four years of drought. What happens when water becomes the most valuable commodity of all? Show more

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In Paraguay, two girls under 14 give birth every day. It has been called an epidemic. So why are Paraguayan children so vulnerable to abuse? Show more

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US to take 10,000 Syrian refugees, New humanoid species found in South Africa, Northern Ireland first minister resigns Show more

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IS accused of chemical weapons use in Syria, Northern Ireland first minister resigns, Messages for aliens debated Show more

BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.

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Partial skeletons of new human found in Africa cave, Sperm whale dialects demonstrate culture, Toxic mercury cycling in sea creatures. Show more

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After Brazil and China, another BRICS country facing economic hardships - we'll hear about the businesses in the Russian capital struggling to keep going. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

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Who will vote for Prince Ali? Gianluca Vialli on Parma and St Pauli help out refugees. Show more