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Newsday
29/04/2020 04:06 GMT: US confirms one million virus cases
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A grim milestone in the US as the number of virus cases passed one million. Show more
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Newsday
29/04/2020 05:06 GMT: Number of dead in UK may be higher than government figures indicate
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The daily reported figure in UK has been restricted almost entirely to hospital deaths. Show more
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Newsday
29/04/2020 06:06 GMT: UK government to include the number of deaths in care homes in its daily figures
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A third of all coronavirus deaths in England and Wales are now happening in care homes. Show more
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Digital Planet
Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
COVID-19 contact tracing apps and privacy concerns. Also making computers intuitive and tech to fight the locust swarms – an update. Show more
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The Documentary
Bradford Royal Infirmary: Behind the scenes in the fight against Covid-19
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
This is the account of one hospital’s race to help those made ill by the Coronavirus. Show more
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Business Daily
The ethics of pricing lives
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How do, and how should governments put a cost on human life? Show more
Witness History
The assassination of the UN's first Middle East mediator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UN's first Middle East mediator, Count Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948, four months after his appointment and the creation of the state of Israel. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Universal Basic Income: Alaska style
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Every citizen gets an annual dividend from the state’s oil fund. Mark Whitaker reports. Show more
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Are millennials across the world being hit by a mid-20s crisis? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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1917. Young Youssef befriends a British civil servant. Miriam and her mother flee Jewish persecution in Poland. Episode one of a 10-part drama about the founding of Israel. Show more
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Outlook
How the Donut King lost his crown
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ted Ngoy was a penniless Cambodian refugee who built a multimillion dollar donut dynasty across California. He was called the Donut King, but he struggled to hang on to his crown. Show more
Witness History
The assassination of the UN's first Middle East mediator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UN's first Middle East mediator, Count Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948, four months after his appointment and the creation of the state of Israel. 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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Newshour
29/04/2020 13:06 GMT: UK government to release care home death figures
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Hospital and care home fatalities will now be recorded and published together Show more
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The Documentary
Bradford Royal Infirmary: Behind the scenes in the fight against Covid-19
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
This is the account of one hospital’s race to help those made ill by the Coronavirus. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/04/29 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Conversation with hospital chaplains
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Global coronavirus conversations with people touched by the pandemic Show more
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1917. Young Youssef befriends a British civil servant. Miriam and her mother flee Jewish persecution in Poland. Episode one of a 10-part drama about the founding of Israel. 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.
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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Health Check
Smoking and Covid-19
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Smoking and Covid-19; tests for coronavirus; songs to encourage hand washing and social distancing; birthmarks Show more
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Newshour
29/04/2020 20:06 GMT: Half of the global workforce have seen earnings plummit
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The International Labour Organisation have called for global solidarity to combat this, saying that the need was greatest where resources were most scarce. 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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Are millennials across the world being hit by a mid-20s crisis? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2008
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
GDP fell by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2020, the first contraction since 2014. Show more
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The Inquiry
Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tanya Beckett looks at 5G and asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts believing they are linked to the coronavirus. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Smoking and Covid-19
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Smoking and Covid-19; tests for coronavirus; songs to encourage hand washing and social distancing; birthmarks Show more
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Assignment
Spain’s care home nightmare
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid? Show more
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The Food Chain
Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down Show more
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Outlook
How the Donut King lost his crown
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ted Ngoy was a penniless Cambodian refugee who built a multimillion dollar donut dynasty across California. He was called the Donut King, but he struggled to hang on to his crown. Show more
Witness History
The assassination of the UN's first Middle East mediator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UN's first Middle East mediator, Count Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948, four months after his appointment and the creation of the state of Israel. Show more
