The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
03/12/2020 05:06 GMT: On the frontline of climate change in the South Pacific
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
We hear from the president of a Pacific island state on the front line of climate change because of rising sea levels. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, France's president from 1974 to 1981, has died at the age of 94. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
03/12/2020 07:06 GMT: The mayor of Los Angeles has ordered the city into lockdown
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The order follows an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases. Show more
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The Inquiry
Why is Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner bombing his own country?
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
On this week’s episode of The Inquiry – why is Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winning Prime Minister, bombing his own country? Show more
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Business Daily
Is the Hyperloop coming of age?
18 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In November Virgin Hyperloop trialled its first ever journey with passengers, in the desert of Nevada Show more
Witness History
The slaves who defeated Napoleon
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The first successful slave uprising in modern times happened in present-day Haiti. Former slave, Toussaint Louverture, forced the French colony to abolish slavery in 1794. Show more
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Why would anyone spend time online attacking people they don’t know? What can their victims do about it? And what’s it like to meet an internet troll, face to face? Show more
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The Food Chain
The chef who took on hospital food
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How do you put the hospitality back into hospital food? Show more
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The Forum
Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The life of the charismatic writer who created some of 19th-century most memorable characters. Show more
Sporting Witness
Learie Constantine - West Indies cricket pioneer
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How the West Indian all-rounder took England by storm in the 1920s and 30s. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Health Check
Milestone in HIV prevention for women
35 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Injectable HIV prevention; Covid-19 Vaccines; Chhota doctors in India; Vit D and Covid-19; new physical activity guidelines; potential blood test for Alzheimer’s. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My Falklands War: The woman with the white gloves
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
When Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, farmer Trudi McPhee was one of a band of volunteers who helped save injured soldiers on the battlefield. Show more
Witness History
The slaves who defeated Napoleon
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The first successful slave uprising in modern times happened in present-day Haiti. Former slave, Toussaint Louverture, forced the French colony to abolish slavery in 1794. 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
03/12/2020 14:06 GMT: US hits record Covid cases and hospitalisations
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 03/12/2020 15:32 GMT: Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai has been charged with fraud. Show more
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President Putin orders the start of coronavirus vaccination programme in Russia Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
The slaves who defeated Napoleon
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The first successful slave uprising in modern times happened in present-day Haiti. Former slave, Toussaint Louverture, forced the French colony to abolish slavery in 1794. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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
Freak weather getting even freakier
33 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
This year has seen record-breaking Atlantic hurricanes, and now an Australian heatwave Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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World Business Report
First broadcast 03/12/2020 22:32 GMT: Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai has been charged with fraud. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
The chef who took on hospital food
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How do you put the hospitality back into hospital food? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The life of the charismatic writer who created some of 19th-century most memorable characters. Show more
Sporting Witness
Learie Constantine - West Indies cricket pioneer
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How the West Indian all-rounder took England by storm in the 1920s and 30s. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
LA residents ordered to stay at home 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.
World Football
Tears in Lima and joy in the Arctic
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
We reflect on differing fortunes for Norway's Bodo/Glimt and Peru's Alianza Lima. Plus, Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir talks about the challenge of balancing motherhood with football. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My Falklands War: The woman with the white gloves
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
When Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, farmer Trudi McPhee was one of a band of volunteers who helped save injured soldiers on the battlefield. Show more
Witness History
The slaves who defeated Napoleon
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The first successful slave uprising in modern times happened in present-day Haiti. Former slave, Toussaint Louverture, forced the French colony to abolish slavery in 1794. 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.
