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Newsday
18/05/2020 04:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Hospitals in Brazil's São Paulo 'near collapse'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The mayor of the country's largest city warns that hospitals may run out of beds for covid-19 patients. We get a doctor's perspective. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
18/05/2020 05:06 GMT: Coronavirus discussed at World Health Organisation annual meeting
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Health ministers will discuss - virtually - how best to combat covid-19. Taiwan has had one of the best records for battling the disease, so why won't it be there? Show more
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Newsday
18/05/2020 06:06 GMT: Global health ministers meet to discuss coronavirus
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The World Health Organisation will discuss how best to fight covid-19 at its annual meeting. Some participants have signed a letter calling for Taiwan to be allowed to attend. Show more
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CrowdScience
Does my toilet make sense?
40 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Crowdscience investigates whether the flush toilet needs innovation. Show more
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HARDtalk
Anders Tegnell: Is Sweden the best model for coronavirus response?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Sweden's no-lockdown response to the coronavirus pandemic has attracted worldwide attention. One of the key voices behind this strategy is state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell. Show more
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Business Daily
Venezuela: 'The world's weakest economy?'
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A third of Venezuela's population is at risk of malnutrition and the latest gasoline crisis could weaken the country's economy further. Show more
Witness History
The Miami riots
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
After four white policemen were acquitted of killing a black man - Miami rioted. Citizens took to the streets on the night of May 17th 1980. The unrest lasted for three days. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Why Factor
Why do we forget the things we’ve learned?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Some facts stay with us easily; others slip away. In this week’s Why Factor, Sandra Kanthal asks why we forget the things we’ve learned. Show more
More or Less
Social distancing and government borrowing
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Social distancing is being used to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. But where do the different measurements come from? Show more
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The Documentary
Postcards from isolation
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
BBC World Service listeners talk about lockdown life during the Coronavirus pandemic. Show more
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Boston Calling
The world stage
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Historically, as a superpower, the US has taken a lead in times of global crisis. Former NATO ambassador Nicholas Burns says this is not currently the case. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
My family's hidden history
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two women determined to piece together their families' secrets. Show more
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Outlook
Wynton Marsalis: the making of a jazzman
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Wynton Marsalis grew up in America's 'first family of jazz.' As a child he was a reluctant trumpet player, but he would become the most celebrated jazz musician of his generation. Show more
Witness History
The Miami riots
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
After four white policemen were acquitted of killing a black man - Miami rioted. Citizens took to the streets on the night of May 17th 1980. The unrest lasted for three days. 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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More or Less
Social distancing and government borrowing
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Social distancing is being used to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. But where do the different measurements come from? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
18/05/2020 13:06 GMT: China supports WHO probe when Covid-19 under control
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
President Xi said China supports a review led by the WHO after the pandemic is brought under control and pledges $2 billion to help fight the virus. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Anders Tegnell: Is Sweden the best model for coronavirus response?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Sweden's no-lockdown response to the coronavirus pandemic has attracted worldwide attention. One of the key voices behind this strategy is state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 18/05/2020 14:32 GMT: Italy opens for business
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We ask how confident businesses and customers are in Italy as ten weeks of lockdown relax. Show more
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BBC OS
2020/05/18 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Conversation with new mums
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
We hear from mums who have given birth during the pandemic Show more
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The Conversation
My family's hidden history
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two women determined to piece together their families' secrets. 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.
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Science and art of gold and silver Show more
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Newshour
18/05/2020 20:06 GMT: US strongly criticises WHO for its pandemic response
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The US health secretary, Alex Azar, says the pandemic “spun out of control” due to the World Health Organization’s “failure”. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The History Hour
Fighting for the pill in Japan
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why Japanese women had to wait until 1999 to be allowed to take the pill, the Dutch 'Prince of scandal', and the flatulent fish that prompted a Cold War scare. Show more
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Business Matters
Europe proposes trillion Euro boost
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
European authorities consider a huge loan to help reboost after coronavirus Show more
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People Fixing The World
Electricity that grows on trees
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We examine three unlikely-sounding, natural sources of energy - the leaves on trees, the water where rivers meet the sea and hot rocks nearly 5km underground. Show more
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Science and art of gold and silver Show more
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Listeners from different countries offer their unique perspectives on a global crisis, and a glimpse of not just their own lives in lockdown, Show more
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In the Studio
Marc Quinn: Creating 100 sculptures of refugees
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
British artist Marc Quinn on 100 Heads, an ambitious new work which sees the heads of 100 refugees from around the world cast in concrete Show more
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Outlook
Wynton Marsalis: the making of a jazzman
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Wynton Marsalis grew up in America's 'first family of jazz.' As a child he was a reluctant trumpet player, but he would become the most celebrated jazz musician of his generation. Show more
Witness History
The Miami riots
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
After four white policemen were acquitted of killing a black man - Miami rioted. Citizens took to the streets on the night of May 17th 1980. The unrest lasted for three days. Show more
