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Newsday
17/08/2020 04:06 GMT: Further strikes expected in Belarus
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
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Newsday
17/08/2020 05:06 GMT: Belarus: Strikes against President Lukashenko continue
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
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Newsday
17/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Strikes expected in Belarus after mass protests
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
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HARDtalk
Wu'er Kaixi: China's crackdown on Uighur dissent
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Has China found a way of successfully suppressing dissent? Show more
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Business Daily
Coronavirus: A disaster for feminism?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The impact of the pandemic on gender inequality Show more
Witness History
Surviving Saddam
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The memories of Zainab Salbi, a young Iraqi woman who grew up in the dictator's inner social circle Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Why Factor
Confidence: Why it misleads us
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
People ask us to put our confidence in them; but there is very little overlap between competence and confidence. In this Why Factor Michael Blastland asks: is confidence a con? Show more
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CrowdScience
What is the point of slime?
34 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We squelch into the science of slime to investigate why it took so long for one of our listeners to remove slime from her fingers, after she picked up a tiny slug while gardening. Show more
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BBC OS Conversations
Addiction during a pandemic
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How two men fought their addictions during lockdown Show more
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Trending
15/08/2020 GMT
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Trending - explaining the stories the world is sharing...
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Women winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two women who have been awarded the Nobel Prize for their scientific research Show more
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Outlook
The first date that led to a dramatic mountain rescue
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A romantic climb went seriously awry when a fierce blizzard left Rachel Colenso and her partner trapped on a narrow, icy ledge in the Swiss Alps for three days. Show more
Witness History
Surviving Saddam
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The memories of Zainab Salbi, a young Iraqi woman who grew up in the dictator's inner social circle 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.
CrowdScience
What is the point of slime?
34 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We squelch into the science of slime to investigate why it took so long for one of our listeners to remove slime from her fingers, after she picked up a tiny slug while gardening. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
17/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Workers boo Belarus president as protests spread
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
President Alexander Lukashenko heckled by workers on a factory visit amid growing protests against disputed elections Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 17/08/2020 14:32 GMT: Google says Australian law could threaten search
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Google has attacked an Australian proposal to force technology giants to pay news outlets. Show more
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More or Less
Belarus’ contested election
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford looks at the numbers behind the widely questioned election result. Show more
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BBC OS
2020/08/17 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: US schools reopen amid protests
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
With schools in then United States reopening, we speak to parents across the country 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
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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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Discovery
Frank Kelly
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
What difference has lockdown made to our air? Frank Kelly talks to Jim Al-Khalili. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
17/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Workers boo Belarus president as protests spread
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Wu'er Kaixi: China's crackdown on Uighur dissent
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Has China found a way of successfully suppressing dissent? 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.
The History Hour
Beirut's hotel war
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
When Lebanon's civil war came to Beirut's luxury hotel district. Plus inventing the ventilator and how women in Turkey overhauled decades-old laws on rape and assault. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Democrats host first ever 'virtual convention'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Balloons. Confetti. Signs. Big hats. It's the moment US election enthusiasts have been waiting four years for. It's convention season. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Building a global vaccination programme to protect us from Covid19 is more complicated than most of us realise. Show more
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Outlook
The first date that led to a dramatic mountain rescue
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A romantic climb went seriously awry when a fierce blizzard left Rachel Colenso and her partner trapped on a narrow, icy ledge in the Swiss Alps for three days. Show more
Witness History
Surviving Saddam
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The memories of Zainab Salbi, a young Iraqi woman who grew up in the dictator's inner social circle 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.
Discovery
Frank Kelly
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
What difference has lockdown made to our air? Frank Kelly talks to Jim Al-Khalili. Show more
