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Tim Harford tells the story of how a gun-maker transformed the way we manufacture things - but couldn't benefit from his own innovations. Show more
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The US and Brazil have agreed to promote private-sector development in the Amazon. Show more
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Sahar Khodayari died protesting for women to be allowed into stadiums in Iran. Show more
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How social media became an information battleground for anti-government protesters and Algeria's rulers. Show more
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Sportsworld brings you full coverage of Manchester United v Leicester City Show more
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A sublime performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto as Bernard Haitink bids farewell to the Proms. Show more
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Mugabe funeral: Leaders gather to pay tribute as Zimbabweans shun ceremony
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Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has been remembered in a state funeral today. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Cash, credit and control in China
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How and why China's moving from cash to mobile payments; a torrent of memories from five years spent reporting from Turkey; and trans-national cultures in the Siberian Arctic Show more
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If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it would change global coastlines forever. Show more
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Is there any clarity and coherence to the opponents of Brexit? Stephen Sackur speaks to MP Heidi Allen who quit the Conservative party earlier this year to co-found a new party. Show more
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What’s happening in my brain when I get a migraine? And can they be cured? Anand Jagatia and Graihagh Jackson explore the frontiers of migraine medicine to find out. Show more
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Judges said Boris Johnson's official reasons for suspending parliament were unlawful. The prime minister said he hadn't lied to Queen Elizabeth on the issue. Show more
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How is Rotterdam, Europe's biggest port, preparing for Brexit? Show more
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How a single sheet of paper in the investigative file led us to a man who had been an alternate suspect in the Tardy Furniture murders. Show more
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The Documentary
The Sunscreen Song: The class of '99
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How director Baz Luhrmann’s unusual pop song became a global hit. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Cash, credit and control in China
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How and why China's moving from cash to mobile payments; a torrent of memories from five years spent reporting from Turkey; and trans-national cultures in the Siberian Arctic Show more
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If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it would change global coastlines forever. Show more
