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Newsday
29/02/2024 05:06 GMT : South Korea threatens to take legal action against 10,000 striking doctors
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for 9 months
The junior doctors walked off the job last week to protest government plans to sharply increase medical school admissions to cope with shortages and an ageing society. Show more
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Newsday
29/02/2024 06:06 GMT : Deadline looms for South Korean junior doctors to return to work
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South Korea has threatened legal action against thousands of striking doctors. Show more
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Newsday
29/02/2024 07:06 GMT : South Korea issues ultimatum to striking doctors
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for 9 months
Around three quarters of the country’s junior doctors have walked out over plans to increase the number of people admitted to medical school each year. Show more
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The Inquiry
What’s going on with the pyramids?
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Egypt recently announced plans to restore one of its pyramids. The project was then paused after concerns were raised. What was the plan? And why was it so controversial? Show more
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Business Daily
Is it okay to be mediocre at work?
18 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
We look at the trend of being average, or 'good enough' at your job. Prioritising other things apart from work has grown rapidly since the pandemic. Show more
Witness History
The discovery of the Lord of Sipan in Peru
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The looting of a Peruvian pyramid in 1987 led to an extraordinary discovery. It was the first and richest royal tomb found intact in South America. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana and the threats to their ecosystem, the Okavango Delta. Show more
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As the leap year helps keep us in sync with the sun, nature is battling to adapt to the forces like climate change that could push it out rhythm. Amazingly, it’s finding ways Show more
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Three lunch chefs take us behind the scenes of canteen culture. Show more
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Outlook
My Pacific odyssey and the son I left behind
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
When Ruth Shaw's world was turned upside down at just 17 years old, she sailed the Pacific to outrun her past, until she found peace when she reunited with the loves of her life. Show more
Witness History
The discovery of the Lord of Sipan in Peru
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
The looting of a Peruvian pyramid in 1987 led to an extraordinary discovery. It was the first and richest royal tomb found intact in South America. 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
29/02/2024 14:06 GMT: Putin says Western rhetoric risks nuclear conflict
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for 9 months
In his annual state of the nation address President Putin claims Russia is winning in Ukraine, but any deployment of Western troops in Ukraine would have "tragic" consequences Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 29/02/2024 15:32 GMT : US to investigate if Chinese electric cars pose national security risk
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
President Joe Biden says he worries these vehicles might gather data on US citizens and infrastructure and send it to China. Show more
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BBC OS
2024/02/29 16:06 GMT: Gaza: What is the world doing? - Part 1
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for 9 months
Correspondents around the world explain what countries are doing about the war in Gaza. Show more
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BBC OS
2024/02/29 17:06 GMT: Gaza: What is the world doing? - Part 2
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on BBC World ServiceAvailable for 9 months
Correspondents around the world explain what countries are doing about the war in Gaza. 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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Science In Action
One million genomes in two dimensions
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
US researchers aim to sample genomes from one million people. However, scientists are concerned that the way some of the data has been framed could reinforce racist beliefs 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 29/02/2024 22:32 GMT : Why junior doctors in South Korea are fighting for their rights?
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
In South Korea most junior doctors there have so far defied a government order to return to work by the end of Thursday, despite the threat of legal action. Show more
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Three lunch chefs take us behind the scenes of canteen culture. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
As the leap year helps keep us in sync with the sun, nature is battling to adapt to the forces like climate change that could push it out rhythm. Amazingly, it’s finding ways Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Why junior doctors in South Korea are fighting for their rights?
50 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
South Korea most junior doctors there have so far defied a government order to return to work by the end of Thursday, despite the threat of legal action. 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.
MWC in Barcelona is a big global mobile phone industry event. Shiona McCallum is there for Tech Life, looking out for new tech and innovations which could impact our lives. Show more
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Outlook
My Pacific odyssey and the son I left behind
41 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
When Ruth Shaw's world was turned upside down at just 17 years old, she sailed the Pacific to outrun her past, until she found peace when she reunited with the loves of her life. 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.
How the ancient tradition of iconography is being translated for the 21st Century. Show more
