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The Newsroom
Florida Braces Itself for Powerful Hurricane Irma
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Emergency preparations are being made in the US city of Tampa - which is in the path of the hurricane and considered vulnerable to storm surges. Show more
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Assignment
Bulgaria on a Cliff Edge
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
What’s it like to live in the country with the fastest-shrinking population in the world? Ruth Alexander reports. Show more
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Winds batter south Florida; US seeks UN vote on North Korea; John Le Carre on Smiley Show more
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Florida braces for storm arrival; Khaled Hosseini on his novel Sea Prayer; the Spectator intern Show more
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Weekend
Hurricane Irma Batters Florida After Cuba
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Hurricane Irma track targets Tampa; Helping Iraq's displaced return home Show more
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The James Webb Space Telescope and its ambitious journey to study the earliest stars and galaxies and ultimately discover how our universe came to be. Episode three of five. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Starting Over
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How to begin again? Stories from Rohingya refugees in Burma, South Sudanese families' new homes in Uganda, the "hipster enclaves" of Berlin, and Colombia's dramatic cycle races Show more
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Trending
The fake war photographer
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How someone masquerading as a young war photographer fooled not only thousands of social media followers, but also reputable news organisations. Show more
Over to You
What is Twitter Saying About Coverage of Texas and South Asia Floods?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How people on social media are reacting to the world’s media giving a disproportionate amount of coverage to Texas over South Asia. Show more
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The Newsroom
Irma Strengthens as it Reaches Florida
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Rising water levels have flooded roads in the Florida Keys. Show more
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Boston Calling
In Limbo
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The US is the only home they’ve ever known. But now the ‘Dreamers’ fear being deported. Show more
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Soprano Renée Fleming joins the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra to give us music by Barber, Strauss. Plus a UK premiere of a recent work by Andrea Tarrodi. Show more
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Red Cross welcomes unilateral Rohingya militant ceasefire announcement in Rakhine state. Show more
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World Questions
Beirut
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Senior politicians and thinkers join Jonny Dymond at The American University of Beirut for a debate lead by the Lebanese public. Show more
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Story, Story: Voices from the Market
10/09/2017 GMT
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The BBC World Service drama that's made and set in Nigeria.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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The Newsroom
Hurricane Irma heads to west Florida
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
More than a million homes have lost power in Florida, storm surges of up to four and a half metres are forecast. We hear from Miami and Fort Myers. Show more
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Newshour
Hurricane Irma Thunders Into Florida
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Hurricane Irma in Florida and the aftermath of the storm in the British Virgin islands. Show more
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More than a million people across the state are without electricity as storm makes landfall, Georgia's former president crosses into Ukraine after being stopped at the border Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Digital Planet
Polite Robots That Make Way for People
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Robots with good manners; Bitcoin and ethical trading; Brighton Digital; Bots better development children Show more
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The History Hour
The Fairy Photos
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The search for a spirit world after WW1, plus Jamaica's worst train crash, France's last execution by guillotine, the man who saved the Proms and life in a giant greenhouse. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2017/09/11 00:06 GMT: Hurricane Irma Hits Mainland US
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC. Show more
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Outlook
Outlook Weekend: No End Of Trouble
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Dr Stephen Davis has come face to face with some very dangerous people on his mission to negotiate peace which has taken him from Australia to Nigeria. Show more
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The Newsroom
Hurricane Irma: Eye Reaches West Coast of Florida
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Parts of Miami are underwater and two and a half million homes are without power. Show more
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Boston Calling
In Limbo
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The US is the only home they’ve ever known. But now the ‘Dreamers’ fear being deported. Show more
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