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How rich citizens avoid capital controls and why it matters for the Chinese economy. Also, why the killing of a Ghanaian goldmine official could impact the whole industry Show more
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Ocean floor gold hunting; The artists of East London; Indonesia bans gay emojis. Show more
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The United States & Russia, among other powers will agree on cessation of hostilities within a week in Syria. But is there an end in sight to Russian airstrikes? Show more
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Science In Action
Hearing the Universe for the First Time
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Kenya missed a WADA deadline to prove that it is tackling cheating in athletics.
(Image: Kenya's athletes running during a training session in Nairobi. Credit: Getty Images)
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World powers have agreed a "cessation of hostilities" in one week's time Show more
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Syria's President says he'll fight till whole country's back under his control, Pope to meet Orthodox Patriarch Show more
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The Why Factor
Pleasure: Why We Like the Things We Like
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The science of pleasure and why we like the things that we like. Mike Williams finds out how our pleasure circuit can be triggered by some obvious and not so obvious things. Show more
There were reports recently that there will more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050. But is there something fishy about these figures? Show more
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Clues to human health in Neanderthal DNA, Unity call as Pope meets Russian Patriarch, Online only: Independent newspaper to cease as print edition Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/02/12 22:32 GMT: Clashes in Athens as Greece Falls Back into Recession
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Clashes have broken out in the Greek capital Athens, where farmers from across the country are gathering for a mass protest against new tax increases and pension reforms. Show more
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Business Matters
Pension Protests as Greece Re-Enters Recession
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Clashes have broken out in the Greek capital Athens, where farmers from across the country are gathering for a mass protest against new tax increases and pension reforms. Show more
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Does Kenya have a gambling problem?; Russia and Ukraine's confectionary wars; What are the policies of UAE's new Minister for Happiness?; A song to define Uganda Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
The Cubs of the Caliphate
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Revealing stories from around the world: children in IS territory, killings of Black teenagers in Chicago, resisting war in Ukraine, app dating in New York. With Pascale Harter. Show more
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Culture which confronts and unsettles in Mali, Egypt and Nigeria Show more
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