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Newsday
16/09/2020 04:06 GMT: US wildfires cover 20,000 square km of land
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
California, Oregon and Washington are all affected - so could parts of the states become uninhabitable in future? Show more
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Newsday
16/09/2020 05:06 GMT: US fires: what history can teach us
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
We speak to a scientist who studies tree rings to find out how forests used to be managed Show more
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Newsday
16/09/2020 06:06 GMT: Will California fires start the next great migration?
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
An expert on climate migration says that millions of people may be living on uninhabitable land Show more
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HARDtalk
Rafael Grossi: Is the world's nuclear watchdog being undermined?
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to the new chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi. Is its work being undermined by geopolitical division? Show more
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Business Daily
US Elections: Immigrants welcome?
18 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
President Trump's crackdown on immigrants is popular with his core voters, but less so with corporate America. Show more
Witness History
The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In 1960 four young black men began a protest against racial segregation in the USA. They sat down at a "whites only" lunch counter and asked to be served. Show more
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Dava Sobel explores how the Sun’s life-giving light and heat inspired rituals and relics dating back to the earliest humans. Show more
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Digital Planet
AI captain to sail the Atlantic
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
AI captain to sail a ship across the Atlantic. How a farmbot is helping Australian farmers keep their cattle watered and how to unravel online lie machines. Show more
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Teenagers meet pioneers whose inventions shaped our digital world, including the creator of the battery that kick-started the digital revolution. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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A Palestinian shepherd fights for his livelihood under pressure from Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Show more
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Outlook
I bought a ghost town - then got trapped there
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Brent Underwood bought an abandoned mining town in California. But when bad weather made it impossible to leave, the ghostly tales about the place began to feel all too real... Show more
Witness History
The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In 1960 four young black men began a protest against racial segregation in the USA. They sat down at a "whites only" lunch counter and asked to be served. 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.
Digital Planet
AI captain to sail the Atlantic
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
AI captain to sail a ship across the Atlantic. How a farmbot is helping Australian farmers keep their cattle watered and how to unravel online lie machines. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
16/09/2020 13:06 GMT: Belarus opposition leader regrets Putin's decision to meet with Lukashenko
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: it would be wise for Putin to listen to the Belarusian people Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 16/09/2020 14:32 GMT: EU pledges further 15% greenhouse gas emissions cut
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivered her first State of the Union. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The virus appears to be spreading more quickly in India than any other country Show more
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Witness History
The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In 1960 four young black men began a protest against racial segregation in the USA. They sat down at a "whites only" lunch counter and asked to be served. 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Have we reached the peak of Wellness?
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The Wellness industry is worth $4 trillion – so how can consumers separate the nonsense from practices backed by evidence? And will doctors adopt some of its methods? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
16/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Venezuela: UN investigators accuse authorities of torture and killings
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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HARDtalk
Rafael Grossi: Is the world's nuclear watchdog being undermined?
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to the new chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi. Is its work being undermined by geopolitical division? 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.
Teenagers meet pioneers whose inventions shaped our digital world, including the creator of the battery that kick-started the digital revolution. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Boeing's culture of 'concealment' led to fatal crashes
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
A report from the US show's the plane firm's secrecy led to the 737 crashes 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.
Dutch farmers - some of the world's most successful food producers - are in uproar over a call to get rid of half their animals, to end toxic nitrogen emissions. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
I bought a ghost town - then got trapped there
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Brent Underwood bought an abandoned mining town in California. But when bad weather made it impossible to leave, the ghostly tales about the place began to feel all too real... Show more
Witness History
The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In 1960 four young black men began a protest against racial segregation in the USA. They sat down at a "whites only" lunch counter and asked to be served. 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.
Health Check
Have we reached the peak of Wellness?
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The Wellness industry is worth $4 trillion – so how can consumers separate the nonsense from practices backed by evidence? And will doctors adopt some of its methods? Show more
