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Newsday
27/08/2020 04:06 GMT: Hurricane Laura approaches Texas and Louisiana
53 minutes
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Half a million residents have been told to leave the area Show more
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Newsday
27/08/2020 05:06 GMT: Hurricane Laura: half a million told to leave their homes
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Authorities warn that hurricane ‘will cause unsurvivable storm surge’ in Texas and Louisiana Show more
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Newsday
27/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Hurricane Laura could bring "unsurvivable" storm surge
53 minutes
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Half a million people have been told to leave their homes in the US states of Texas and Louisiana Show more
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Many Lebanese feel that the Beirut blast was not the cause of catastrophe in Lebanon, but the result of it. Show more
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How biotechnology is re-engineering the food on our plate. Show more
The remote Scottish islands whose last inhabitants were evacuated in August 1930. Show more
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Assignment
Hugh Sykes: Reporting from the frontlines
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Hugh Sykes recounts a life spent on the journalistic frontline, telling Owen Bennett-Jones about the drama, danger - and humour - that he has witnessed. Show more
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Newborn deaths in US and ethnicity; contracting Covid for second time; how sperm move; attacks on Covid workers. Show more
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A wandering sage celebrated for her independent spirit and wit Show more
Sporting Witness
Tasha Danvers - motherhood and elite performance
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The British hurdler who overcame private emotional struggles to win an Olympic bronze at the 2008 Beijing games. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
Sean Sherman: My life in five dishes
33 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The chef fighting to bring true Native American cuisine back from the brink of extinction. Show more
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Outlook
Surfing and sisterhood - making waves in Jamaica
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Imani Wilmot is one of Jamaica’s top surfers and was always destined to ride the waves. Now she is helping other women and girls to take up the sport to find healing in the tide. Show more
The remote Scottish islands whose last inhabitants were evacuated in August 1930. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Newborn deaths in US and ethnicity; contracting Covid for second time; how sperm move; attacks on Covid workers. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
27/08/2020 13:06 GMT: New Zealand mosques attack: killer sentenced to life without parole
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has expressed relief at the harshest sentence the country has ever handed down to the white supremacist who killed 51 people. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 27/08/2020 14:32 GMT: Federal Reserve announces revolutionary inflation strategy
27 minutes
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The bank will now let inflation rise to allow the economy to produce more jobs Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/08/27 16:06 GMT: Jacob Blake: Sport stars protest
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for years
Milwaukee Bucks basketball players begin walkout that spreads to other sports Show more
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The remote Scottish islands whose last inhabitants were evacuated in August 1930. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Science In Action
Covid-19 therapy controversy
39 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The Trump administration has approved convalescent plasma therapy as a standard treatment for Covid-19 in the United States. Was the decision based on the best evidence? Show more
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Newshour
27/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Hurricane Laura leaves huge damage in wake
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
Louisiana and Texas face major clean-up operation after hurricane wrecks buildings. Show more
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Many Lebanese feel that the Beirut blast was not the cause of catastrophe in Lebanon, but the result of it. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A wandering sage celebrated for her independent spirit and wit Show more
Sporting Witness
Tasha Danvers - motherhood and elite performance
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The British hurdler who overcame private emotional struggles to win an Olympic bronze at the 2008 Beijing games. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Trump closes the Republican National Convention
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Donald Trump accepts the presidential nomination in a speech live from the White House. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Many religions revere child bearing – how does this affect women unable to conceive? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Surfing and sisterhood - making waves in Jamaica
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Imani Wilmot is one of Jamaica’s top surfers and was always destined to ride the waves. Now she is helping other women and girls to take up the sport to find healing in the tide. Show more
The remote Scottish islands whose last inhabitants were evacuated in August 1930. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Covid-19 therapy controversy
39 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The Trump administration has approved convalescent plasma therapy as a standard treatment for Covid-19 in the United States. Was the decision based on the best evidence? Show more
