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Newsday
20/06/2022 04:06 GMT : Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombia presidential election
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Mr Petro, a current senator, defeated right-wing construction magnate Rodolfo Hernández in Sunday's run-off election Show more
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Newsday
20/06/2022 05:06 GMT : Colombia elects first ever leftist president
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on BBC World Service South AsiaGustavo Petro won 50.5% of the vote, beating his right-wing populist opponent, Rodolfo Hernandez Show more
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Newsday
20/06/2022 06:06 GMT : Colombia's president-elect promises a new era of tolerance
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on BBC World Service South AsiaGustavo Petro’s running mate Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will become the country's first black woman vice-president Show more
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HARDtalk
Semyon Bychkov: Artists speaking out against Putin
23 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to the chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov. Does he fear the fall out for artists when nationalism and politics take centre stage? Show more
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Business Daily
Floriade: A green global exhibition
18 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Floriade is a huge global horticulture exhibition. It happens every 10 years. We visit to hear about environmental innovation, benefits to the host city and the amazing displays. Show more
Witness History
India's surrogacy capital
9 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2003 Dr Nayana Patel, who ran a fertility clinic in the state of Gujarat in India, carried out her first surrogacy procedure involving a surrogate mother and her own daughter. Show more
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The Climate Question
Does recycling help fight climate change?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Kate Lamble and Neal Razzell explore how effective the globe’s recycling system is at tackling the climate crisis. Show more
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CrowdScience
What is a quantum computer?
32 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
What exactly are quantum computers? And when will they replace the computers we use now? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
What next for Afrofuturism?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Rapper Lous and the Yakuza, fashion designer Adebayo Oke Lawal, filmmakers Sharon Lewis and Dimeji Ajibola and poet Gary Jackson Show more
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Elle grew up thinking marriage was essential, but as she’s grown older, she’s changed her mind. Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter Show more
More or Less
How often do people have sex?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Looking at sex and statistics in Japan and America. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Rat catchers: Women in pest control
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Two women from Northern Ireland and Malaysia tell Kim Chakanetsa about controlling pest infestations and how most of their work is about people, not insects and rodents. Show more
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Outlook
Why my birth parents tried to keep me a secret
41 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Brendan Watkins discovered he was adopted when he was eight. He found his birth parents after decades of searching - it was then he realised why they tried to keep him a secret. Show more
Witness History
India's surrogacy capital
9 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2003 Dr Nayana Patel, who ran a fertility clinic in the state of Gujarat in India, carried out her first surrogacy procedure involving a surrogate mother and her own daughter. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Newshour
20/06/2022 13:06 GMT: Colombia elects first left-wing president
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South Asia
Former rebel fighter Gustavo Petro has promised a new era of tolerance. Show more
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HARDtalk
Semyon Bychkov: Artists speaking out against Putin
23 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to the chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov. Does he fear the fall out for artists when nationalism and politics take centre stage? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 20/06/2022 14:32 GMT : Doctors and teachers on strike in Zimbabwe
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Hundreds of public sector health workers and teachers staged a walkout - after organisers said they can't afford to feed their families. Show more
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BBC OS
2022/06/20 16:06 GMT: Ukraine: Life in Kyiv
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for years
We speak to Ukrainians about what life is like in Kyiv nearly four months into the war. Show more
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Witness History
India's surrogacy capital
9 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2003 Dr Nayana Patel, who ran a fertility clinic in the state of Gujarat in India, carried out her first surrogacy procedure involving a surrogate mother and her own daughter. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Newshour
20/06/2022 20:06 GMT: Are Colombia's new left-wing president's plans deliverable?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South Asia
Colombia has chosen a left-wing president for the first time. But are his radical plans deliverable? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The History Hour
Cambodian genocide trials
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
The Cambodian genocide trials in 2009, 'Napalm Girl' speaks to the man who saved her in the Vietnam War in 1972, and the Holy Cross school dispute in 2001. Show more
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Business Matters
Zelensky: Africa a 'hostage' of Russia's war
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called Africa "a hostage" of Russia's war, during an address to the African Union. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Carol Kaye: Queen of the bass
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
The extraordinary career of rock'n'roll royalty Carol Kaye, one of the most highly-skilled and sought after studio musicians of all time. Show more
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Outlook
Why my birth parents tried to keep me a secret
41 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Brendan Watkins discovered he was adopted when he was eight. He found his birth parents after decades of searching - it was then he realised why they tried to keep him a secret. Show more
Witness History
India's surrogacy capital
9 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
In 2003 Dr Nayana Patel, who ran a fertility clinic in the state of Gujarat in India, carried out her first surrogacy procedure involving a surrogate mother and her own daughter. 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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