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Irish comedian and business commentator Colm O'Regan travels to New York in the second part of his history of capitalism in the USA. Show more

In 1984, a clash between a religious commune in the US state of Oregon and local residents resulted in the mass food poisoning of a town. Show more

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Is disillusionment with machine politics so deep that only the blunt can win power? Show more

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Unrest at Macedonian border; Hollywood-style funeral for 'mafia boss'; More Ashley Madison data leaks.
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North Korea puts troops on war footing; Macedonian police fires tear gas at migrants; Greece in political turmoil after Prime Minister Tsipras' resignation. Show more

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Separating rumours from truth when reporting on insurgency; a clampdown on bellydancers in Egypt; and Soweto performers at the Edinburgh festival. Show more

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Learning from Hurricane Katrina; Islamic Climate Change Declaration; impacts of climate change on the sea; The latest chemistry from the US; Monitoring crops with mobile phones. Show more

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North and South Koreans on the latest war of words between the two countries; and is Al Jazeera right to ban the word 'migrants' when talking about the Mediterranean boat crisis? Show more

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After signing Barcelona winger Pedro ahead of Manchester United, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists his only focus is beating United on the pitch and nowhere else. Show more

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More signs of slowdown in China as factory output falls at its fastest rate in six years. And the challenge of winning sponsorship for athletics. Show more

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Germany demands EU shares migrant burden, Mid East pollution falls, Scores dead in Yemen Show more

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The ancient Greeks saw magic in the geometry of an ellipse we put it to the test on a special pool table. Also how to predict the English Premier League. Show more

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Chaos on the Greek border with Macedonia; Libyan FM asks for assistance; first female US army rangers.

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Colm Tóibín's novels have won him millions of readers around the world. He writes about loss, repression and exile. But is he as dark and brooding as his fiction suggests? Show more

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Has Vitesse Arnhem lost its identity by becoming Chelsea's feeder club? We hear from Vitesse captain Guram Kashia. Show more

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Senior IS leader reported killed, 110 year message in a bottle found, stock markets fall Show more

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More signs of slowdown in China as factory output falls at its fastest rate in six years. And the challenge of winning sponsorship for athletics. Show more

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Senior IS leader 'killed', Guatamala's President investigated in corruption scandal, Big falls on world markets

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It’s something that will come to all of us. So why is it so hard to talk about death? Mike Williams meets a woman facing her own mortality and another who looks after the dying. Show more

The ancient Greeks saw magic in the geometry of an ellipse we put it to the test on a special pool table. Also how to predict the English Premier League. Show more

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Global markets hace endured a brutal week as concerns about a slowing Chinese economy spooks investors. Show more

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How the land of smiles was rocked by the Bangkok shrine attack, the political fires raging in China after the Tianjin blasts, a surprise give-away in Gabon. Show more

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Reaching out to young Jews in the USA and challenging the traditional ways of worship. Show more

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