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Newsday
31/03/2020 04:06 GMT: World Bank warns of virus economic pain
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The bank says major disruption to economies across Asia and Pacific 'seems unavoidable'. Show more
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Newsday
31/03/2020 05:06 GMT: Covid-19 warning: inequality will rise in Asia
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The World Bank estimates 24m fewer East Asians will escape poverty this year. Show more
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Newsday
31/03/2020 06:06 GMT: WHO: coronavirus pandemic is far from over in Asia
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Takeshi Kasai said countries must take advantage of the current lull there to prepare. Show more
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People Fixing The World
Regrowing the rainforest
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Meet the man who has spent the past 40 years turning a patch of exhausted farmland in the Amazon back into rainforest. Show more
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC. Show more
Could the biggest living organism on earth be a colony of quaking aspen trees? How scientists proved that a forest in the west of the USA was actually one genetic entity. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Arts Hour
Iranian director Marjane Satrapi
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Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian director and author of Persepolis, discusses her latest film, Radioactive, which tells the story of pioneering scientist Marie Curie. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Outlook
Inside the mind of a teenage neo-Nazi
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Christian Picciolini spent years as a neo-Nazi leader before leaving the group and using his experience to help others disengage from extremist movements. Show more
Could the biggest living organism on earth be a colony of quaking aspen trees? How scientists proved that a forest in the west of the USA was actually one genetic entity. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
First broadcast 31/03/2020 14:32 GMT: India's coronavirus migrant worker crisis
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There have been desperate scenes in India as migrant workers head for home under lockdown. Show more
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Our health expert answers questions from around the world about the pandemic. Show more
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Could the biggest living organism on earth be a colony of quaking aspen trees? How scientists proved that a forest in the west of the USA was actually one genetic entity. 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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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Covid-19 cyber attacks rise. Also can the internet cope with the massive increase in traffic and 3D printing cochlear implants to improve hearing. Show more
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Newshour
31/03/2020 20:06 GMT: Red Cross says actions needed in Africa against Covid-19
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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Peter White, blind since birth, explores Miami through the sounds he hears. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Arts Hour
Iranian director Marjane Satrapi
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian director and author of Persepolis, discusses her latest film, Radioactive, which tells the story of pioneering scientist Marie Curie. Show more
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Business Matters
US markets have worst ever first quarter
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Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA. Show more
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What does Mia Khalifa's story tell us about the porn industry and 21st century culture? After years of threats, she’s speaking out; Stephen Sackur asks the questions. Show more
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Could the biggest living organism on earth be a colony of quaking aspen trees? How scientists proved that a forest in the west of the USA was actually one genetic entity. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Power must be brutally rationed after the crew flies around the Moon. Their cold, dark ship is reduced to little more than a husk coasting in space. #13MinutestotheMoon Show more
