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Newsday
16/06/2020 04:06 GMT: Beijing neighbourhoods in lockdown to contain fresh Covid-19 outbreak
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The city has seen more than 100 new cases. Show more
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Newsday
16/06/2020 05:06 GMT: Coronavirus: 100 new cases in Beijing
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The fresh outbreak has been linked to the city's largest wholesale market, Xinfadi. Show more
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Newsday
16/06/2020 06:06 GMT: Fresh Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing linked to city's largest market
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The general manager of the market has been dismissed along with other local officials. Show more
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People Fixing The World
Personality tests for loans
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How an online test and a mobile phone might be able to help some families and small businesses organise their money. Show more
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Business Daily
How batteries are powering ahead
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tesla's Elon Musk plans to make some big announcements about batteries that could transform cars, electricity and the fight against climate change. Show more
Witness History
Beethoven's role in China's Cultural Revolution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Chairman Mao banned all classical music in 1966, but that didn’t stop some from listening to the music they loved, sometimes as an act of rebellion. Beethoven was a favourite. Show more
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Saeedeh Hashemi explores the upsides of ADHD for individuals and society. Show more
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Katy Brand explores the eclectic life of the high heel – from its place on the feet of men, as well as women, from royal courts to pornographic photography. Show more
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The Arts Hour
Actor Tracee Ellis Ross
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Golden Globe winning actor Tracee Ellis Ross on playing a pop diva in `The High Note`. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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In the Studio
Nnedi Okorafor: Creating sci-fi worlds
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Award-winning science fiction author Nnedi Okorafor gives Mark Burman a glimpse into her fantasy worlds and her real life situation in lockdown America. Show more
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Outlook
We missed our baby’s birth because of Covid-19
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Patrick and Enitan Goredema's baby was born to a surrogate mother in Tbilisi, Georgia at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. They travelled across the world to meet him. Show more
Witness History
Beethoven's role in China's Cultural Revolution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Chairman Mao banned all classical music in 1966, but that didn’t stop some from listening to the music they loved, sometimes as an act of rebellion. Beethoven was a favourite. 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
16/06/2020 13:06 GMT: Beijing tightens controls as new outbreak spreads
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The Chinese capital, Beijing, has put more neighbourhoods under lockdown and boosted testing as it tries to contain a new outbreak of coronavirus. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 16/06/2020 14:32 GMT: Pandemic hits remittances
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Coronavirus has hit the amount of money migrant workers can send their families back home. Show more
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In the Studio
Nnedi Okorafor: Creating sci-fi worlds
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Award-winning science fiction author Nnedi Okorafor gives Mark Burman a glimpse into her fantasy worlds and her real life situation in lockdown America. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/06/16 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Reopening businesses
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Starting to trade again in Botswana, Turkey and the United States Show more
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Katy Brand explores the eclectic life of the high heel – from its place on the feet of men, as well as women, from royal courts to pornographic photography. 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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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Newshour
16/06/2020 20:06 GMT: President Trump signs executive order on police reform
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The order offers federal grants to improve police practices, including creating a database to trace abuses by officers. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Arts Hour
Actor Tracee Ellis Ross
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Golden Globe winning actor Tracee Ellis Ross on playing a pop diva in `The High Note`. Show more
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Business Matters
Trump signs executive order on policing
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The President staunchly defended law enforcement, amid calls to defund the police. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Digital Planet
Is this the end of facial recognition tech?
48 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Facial recognition – what’s the future for the technology? Also online gambling surge during COVID-19 and will gaze tech replace touch tech in times of the pandemic? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
We missed our baby’s birth because of Covid-19
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Patrick and Enitan Goredema's baby was born to a surrogate mother in Tbilisi, Georgia at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. They travelled across the world to meet him. Show more
Witness History
Beethoven's role in China's Cultural Revolution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Chairman Mao banned all classical music in 1966, but that didn’t stop some from listening to the music they loved, sometimes as an act of rebellion. Beethoven was a favourite. 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 drama continues. 1947. A vote is due to take place at the UN, proposing that Palestine be divided into two states, with Jerusalem held under international jurisdiction. Show more
