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Newsday
05/08/2020 04:06 GMT: Lebanon in mourning after massive Beirut blast
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Explosion in the port area of the city leaves at least 78 people dead Show more
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Newsday
05/08/2020 05:06 GMT: Smoke still rising after Beirut blast
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We'll go live to the Lebanese capital to speak to someone who lived through the civil war there - but says she's never seen anything like this Show more
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Newsday
05/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Lebanon Blast: scores killed and thousands injured
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The government says the blast was caused by explosives stored for years at the city's port Show more
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HARDtalk
Sir Jeremy Farrar: 'I do believe there will be a vaccine' in 2020 and 2021
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Sir Jeremy is the director of the Wellcome Trust, a funder of scientific research in the UK. How confident is he that a vaccine to Covid-19 will be available in the next year? Show more
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Business Daily
Evading sanctions
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How easy is it to get around sanctions? Show more
Witness History
The battle of Midway
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How a huge naval battle between aircraft carriers marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Vision is a complex process involving light rays, special nerve cells and electrical signals. But even tiny disruptions can result in remarkable visual problems. Show more
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Digital Planet
Why India can’t work from home
46 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
India came last out of 42 countries in a study of remote-working readiness. Also how a hologram heart is saving children’s lives, and mapping earthquakes with edge computing. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
Helen Garner: The Spare Room
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Australian writer Helen Garner joins Harriett Gilbert talk about her novel The Spare Room. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
The new tech Cold War
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is the West losing the technological race for supremacy with China? Show more
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Outlook
I found my son 32 years after he was kidnapped
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 1988 Li Jingzhi’s 2-year-old son was abducted in China, disappearing without a trace. She never stopped looking for him and this year, after 32 years they were finally reunited. Show more
Witness History
The battle of Midway
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How a huge naval battle between aircraft carriers marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific 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.
Digital Planet
Why India can’t work from home
46 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
India came last out of 42 countries in a study of remote-working readiness. Also how a hologram heart is saving children’s lives, and mapping earthquakes with edge computing. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
05/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Beirut explosion: Frantic search for survivors of deadly blast
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 05/08/2020 14:32 GMT: Lebanon's economy challenged by explosion
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Amid damage and loss of life, Tuesday's explosion puts Lebanon's economy under more pressure. Show more
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BBC OS
2020/08/05 16:06 GMT: Beirut blast: Rescuers search for survivors
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
People in Beirut talk about the explosion they witnessed on Tuesday. 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.
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
Choirs and Covid
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Do choirs spread coronavirus; global round up of pandemic; Covid in children in Indonesia Show more
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Newshour
05/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Port officials placed under house arrest after Beirut explosion
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
An initial investigation suggests the blast was a result of negligence and inaction. Show more
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HARDtalk
Sir Jeremy Farrar: 'I do believe there will be a vaccine' in 2020 and 2021
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Sir Jeremy is the director of the Wellcome Trust, a funder of scientific research in the UK. How confident is he that a vaccine to Covid-19 will be available in the next year? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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.
World Book Club
Helen Garner: The Spare Room
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Australian writer Helen Garner joins Harriett Gilbert talk about her novel The Spare Room. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Can Beirut recover?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A devastating explosion in Beirut killed at least 135 people and injured thousands Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Algeria's plague revisited
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A tale of two plagues in the Algerian port city of Oran. What are the parallels between the fictional disease spread by rats in a world famous novel by Albert Camus and Covid-19? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
I found my son 32 years after he was kidnapped
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 1988 Li Jingzhi’s 2-year-old son was abducted in China, disappearing without a trace. She never stopped looking for him and this year, after 32 years they were finally reunited. Show more
Witness History
The battle of Midway
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How a huge naval battle between aircraft carriers marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific 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.
Health Check
Choirs and Covid
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Do choirs spread coronavirus; global round up of pandemic; Covid in children in Indonesia Show more
