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A Chicago surgeon recounts a nightmarish journey through Aleppo. Show more
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The 31st Olympic Games open in Rio; the British woman murdered in Pakistan; digital detox. Show more
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US presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, endorses House Speaker, Paul Ryan; the Olympic Games get under way in Rio; the writer who teaches poetry to immigrant children in the UK. Show more
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Matthew Kenyon and Sarah Mulkerrins with all the latest news from the Olympic games in Rio. Show more
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The London roits, five years on; Brazil welcomes the world to Rio 2016 Show more
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How much could your diet help you have a child? We separate the facts from the fiction. Show more
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Sportshour
Jesse Owens: The Olympics' most powerful icon
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On the 80th anniversary of Jesse Owens' four golds at the Berlin Olympics, we speak to his daughters Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Understanding the Refugee Crisis via Virtual Reality
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Understanding the refugee experience through simulation, and should crime writers draw from real cases in their work? Show more
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Celebrations and Cyclists at the Rio Olympics
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Reporting from Copacabana on the first full day of competition at the Games, the resignations of from the Panama Papers inquiry, and Bollywood's biggest award show Show more
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Gemma Cairney continues her look at new Caribbean sounds visiting the islands of Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico Show more
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Trials of a new pill reveal success over asthma, Local election results in South Africa, A Chinese lawyer rejects US award for human rights work Show more
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A Chicago surgeon recounts a nightmarish journey through Aleppo. Show more
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Andrew McGregor presents the 2016 season of seven specially selected broadcasts from this year's BBC Proms concerts. Show more
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Over to You
The Olympics On The BBC World Service
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Global Sports Editor, Gary Keown on what you can expect to hear over the next two weeks from the BBC World service team in Rio. Show more
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ANC's worst ever election result in South Africa
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South Africa's governing party suffers worst electoral result since the end of apartheid Show more
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Sun-tracking Sunflowers; Psychology Narcissism; Queen Bee Control; Olympic Access; Robofish; Technology and Human Failure; How Whales Hear Show more
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US airpower is helping the new Libyan government against so-called Islamic State. Show more
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Party suffers worst showing since it came to power in South Africa at the end of apartheid; Syrian rebels claim siege of Aleppo broken Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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A daily catch up on all the latest news, the talking points, and the winners and the losers of the Olympics
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Heart and Soul
Benedict Spinoza - A Philosopher for Our Time
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Michael Goldfarb tells the story of philosopher Benedict Spinoza, who 350 yrs ago questioned the role of religion in government. Show more
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World Book Club
Kiran Desai - The Inheritance of Loss
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Desai’s novel is a profoundly moving cross-continental saga that sweeps around the globe from the Himalayas to New York City to Cambridge Show more
