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Newsday
21/03/2022 05:06 GMT : Ukraine rejects Russian ultimatum to surrender Mariupol
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Ukraine has rejected a Russian ultimatum for the surrender of Mariupol, saying there can be no question of soldiers laying down their arms in the besieged city. Show more
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Newsday
21/03/2022 06:06 GMT : Ukrainian government rejects Mariupol ultimatim
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceUkraine's Deputy PM said there can be no question of soldiers laying down their arms in the besieged city. Show more
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Russia's army urged people in the city to surrender, offering to open up humanitarian corridors to both civilians and fighters who disarm. Show more
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The Climate Question
Can we rely on insurance to help rebuild after extreme weather?
28 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Australia has been hit by one of its worst flood disasters. Can insurance help people there recover? Show more
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Business Daily
Brazil at work: Black and held back
18 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Why do black Brazilian professionals still feel overlooked and marginalised? Show more
Witness History
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In April 1986 a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine. Sergii Mirnyi monitored radiation levels in the exclusion zone around the plant. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Is maths a human construct to help us make sense of reality - a tool, a model, a language? Or is maths reality itself? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Theatre masterclass special
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Playwright Mark Ravenhill is joined by playwright and director Abhishek Majumdar, artistic director James Ngcobo, playwright Lauren Gunderson and director Manuela Infante. Show more
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How do we find peace with our mothers when we have a difficult relationship with them? Sister Dang Nghiem speaks to Lucia, from Mexico, about healing old wounds. Show more
Professor Barry Nalebuff of Yale University explains how good negotiation can help us split pizzas fairly and also avoid nuclear war. Show more
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The Conversation
Powered by women: Wind turbines
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Engineers Wangari Muchiri in Kenya and Luany Dantas in Brazil discuss keeping the world turning with wind turbines. Show more
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Outlook
I survived an avalanche, but the real challenge came after
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
After surviving an avalanche that killed his best friend, Joe Yelverton spent years running from his trauma. Today he's found peace in telling his, and other people's, stories. Show more
Witness History
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In April 1986 a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine. Sergii Mirnyi monitored radiation levels in the exclusion zone around the plant. 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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As Russia blocks a humanitarian corridor out of Mariupol, we hear from one woman who managed to escape three days ago. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 21/03/2022 15:32 GMT : Russian shoppers face shortages of some basic goods
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Sugar, flour, and other essentials have become tougher to find. Show more
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BBC OS
2022/03/21 16:06 GMT: Ukraine: President Zelensky rejects ultimatums
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Ukraine has ignored Russia's demand to give up the city of Mariupol Show more
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BBC OS
2022/03/21 18:06 GMT: Ukraine: President Zelensky rejects ultimatums
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Ukraine has ignored Russia's demand to give up the city of Mariupol Show more
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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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Discovery
The Life Scientific: Shankar Balasubramanian on decoding DNA
28 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The man who found a way to decode DNA at speed. Shankar Balasubramanian talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his life and work. Show more
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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 21/03/2022 22:32 GMT : How is a UK debt to Iran connected to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe?
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The UK's paid a multi-million pound debt to Iran over a failed arms deal from the 70's. Show more
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The Conversation
Powered by women: Wind turbines
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Engineers Wangari Muchiri in Kenya and Luany Dantas in Brazil discuss keeping the world turning with wind turbines. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Musician Maya Youssef talks about her painful decision not to return to her parents' house in Damascus when the civil war in Syria began. Show more
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Business Matters
Boeing's share price slides following deadly crash
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Shares tumbled nearly 10% in early trading following the news of the tragic plane crash. Show more
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Author Jerry Barnett investigates why in the western world there has been a recent decline in sex. Show more
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Outlook
I survived an avalanche, but the real challenge came after
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
After surviving an avalanche that killed his best friend, Joe Yelverton spent years running from his trauma. Today he's found peace in telling his, and other people's, stories. Show more
Witness History
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In April 1986 a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine. Sergii Mirnyi monitored radiation levels in the exclusion zone around the plant. 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.
