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Newsday
09/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted for taking part in a vigil
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He is among other activists and over two dozen politicians to have been charged over it. Show more
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Newsday
09/12/2021 06:06 GMT : New Zealand's radical new smoking law
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If the law is enacted, those aged 14 or born after 2008 won't be able to buy tobacco at all. Show more
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Newsday
09/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Pressure on British PM over reports of a 2020 Christmas party
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There are claims of at least three other gatherings in Downing Street, all denied but not fully explained. Show more
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The Inquiry
How will we cope with the Omicron variant?
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What are the possible implications as the Omicron variant spreads around the world? Experts from South Africa, the US and Europe assess the dangers and the remedies available. Show more
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Will the next war be waged online? We ask Nicole Perlroth, winner of the 2021 Financial Times Business Book of the Year for This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends. Show more
The abduction of Theo Albrecht, co-founder of the discount supermarket chain ALDI. A man of great wealth, but so shy and retiring his kidnappers were unsure they had the right man. Show more
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A battle of wills between Belarus and the EU leaves a border community divided about how to deal with an unfolding humanitarian disaster. Show more
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Update on the new Omicron variant now in many countries across the world. Could Viagra be a candidate drug for Alzheimer's disease? Plus the science of smell loss. Show more
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A spotlight on underappreciated organisms that are indispensable to the presence of life on earth. Show more
How a group of exiles set up the first Tibetan national team in 2001. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The gruelling job of feeding cast and crew on a major movie or TV production. Show more
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Outlook
From 'half-nerd' to Hong Kong student leader
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How "ordinary" Hong Kong student Nathan Law took on authorities in Beijing - and what the personal costs have been. Show more
The abduction of Theo Albrecht, co-founder of the discount supermarket chain ALDI. A man of great wealth, but so shy and retiring his kidnappers were unsure they had the right man. 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
09/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Omicron could threaten supplies of Covid vaccines to poorer countries
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The WHO expresses concern as rich countries mobilise their response to the new variant Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 09/12/2021 15:32 GMT : New Zealand to phase out smoking
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
New Zealand is to ban sale of tobacco to its next generation, aiming to phase out smoking. Show more
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The UN has halted aid distribution to two towns after its warehouses were looted Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The abduction of Theo Albrecht, co-founder of the discount supermarket chain ALDI. A man of great wealth, but so shy and retiring his kidnappers were unsure they had the right man. 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Can the weather trigger a volcano?
34 minutes
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The eruption of Semeru in Java was linked to heavy rain 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 09/12/2021 22:32 GMT : WHO warns rich countries could hoard vaccines
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The World Health Organization says fears over new Covid-19 variants could prompt rich countries to hoarde vaccines, preventing them from reaching the developing world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The gruelling job of feeding cast and crew on a major movie or TV production. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A spotlight on underappreciated organisms that are indispensable to the presence of life on earth. Show more
How a group of exiles set up the first Tibetan national team in 2001. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US Starbucks store votes to unionise
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Workers at a branch of Starbucks in upstate New York have become the first employees at a Starbucks-owned store to form a union since the 1980s. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Portland's Larrys Mabiala and Syria's Oliver Kass Kawo
29 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Ahead of the MLS Cup final we hear from Portland Timbers defender Larrys Mabiala. And Syrian international Oliver Kass Kawo discusses his first goal for the country. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
From 'half-nerd' to Hong Kong student leader
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
How "ordinary" Hong Kong student Nathan Law took on authorities in Beijing - and what the personal costs have been. Show more
The abduction of Theo Albrecht, co-founder of the discount supermarket chain ALDI. A man of great wealth, but so shy and retiring his kidnappers were unsure they had the right man. 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.
