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Newsday
25/01/2021 05:06 GMT : Mexican President has Covid-19
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced he tested positive, with mild symptoms. Show more
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Newsday
25/01/2021 06:06 GMT : EU to discuss Russia mass arrests
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Thousands were detained after protesting against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Show more
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Newsday
25/01/2021 07:06 GMT : Reaction to mass arrests in Russia
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Thousands have been detained after protesting against the arrest of Alexei Navalny. Show more
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HARDtalk
Perez Hilton: The 2000s' gossip-in-chief
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Perez Hilton, real name Mario Lavandeira, created his showbiz gossip blog 16 years ago. We speak to him about becoming one of Hollywood's most hated men. Show more
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Business Daily
Covid: Rethinking wealth and fairness
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How the Covid pandemic is changing the way we see wealth and economic fairness Show more
Witness History
Egypt's Facebook Girl
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Israa Abd el Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use social media to help organise anti-government demonstrations. Show more
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The Climate Question
How can we live with the SUV?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Lockdown saw historic drops in global emissions in every sector, except one: sports utility vehicles, or SUVs. What does that mean for the climate? Show more
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The Conversation
Choosing to be childfree
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Doreen Yomoah and Nina Steele are childfree by choice. They discuss why they talk openly about it and the impact not wanting children has had on their relationships. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Writing America’s new chapter
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
As their nation starts a new chapter with President Joe Biden, novelists Michael Farris Smith and Zaina Arafat discuss writing the American story at a time of national crisis. Show more
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When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. Show more
More or Less
Counting Covid’s impact on GDP
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Does GDP tell us whose economies have suffered most during Covid? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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CrowdScience
Are there downsides to deep cleaning?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
There’s a whole world of microbes out there: some make us sick, but others are essential for health. In a sanitised world, do we still get enough of the good ones? Show more
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Outlook
The rap star saved by a nursing home
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
T La Rock is a Hip Hop pioneer who lost 70% of his memory but found support from an unlikely group of people when he was sent to recover in a Jewish nursing home. Show more
Witness History
Egypt's Facebook Girl
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Israa Abd el Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use social media to help organise anti-government demonstrations. 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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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
25/01/2021 14:06 GMT: EU foreign ministers meet to discuss response to Russian protests
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Thousands were arrested in protests at the weekend in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 25/01/2021 15:32 GMT : Xi addresses virtual World Economic Forum
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China's president Xi Jinping has spoken to a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Show more
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BBC OS
2021/01/25 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus in Mexico: Upsurge in infections
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
We hear from people in Mexico coping with the worsening infection rates of Covid-19 Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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CrowdScience
Are there downsides to deep cleaning?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
There’s a whole world of microbes out there: some make us sick, but others are essential for health. In a sanitised world, do we still get enough of the good ones? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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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
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 25/01/2021 22:32 GMT : Xi addresses virtual World Economic Forum
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
China's president Xi Jinping has spoken to a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Egypt's Facebook Girl
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Israa Abd el Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use social media to help organise anti-government demonstrations. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The History Hour
Hitler's beer hall putsch
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Hitler's first attempt at seizing power in Germany, anti-Sikh violence in India, Swahili publishing, the New Cross fire, and the neo-Nazi novel that inspired the US far right Show more
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Business Matters
President Biden strengthens 'Buy American' rules
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that "strengthens" the Buy American rules the US government has to follow when it spends money on anything. Show more
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People Fixing The World
The spacesuits saving mothers’ lives
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Suits originally designed for astronauts are helping midwives save lives. Show more
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In the Studio
Max Richter: Writing music based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Elizabeth Alker follows composer Max Richter and artist Yulia Mahr as they collaborate in lockdown to create a new work based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The rap star saved by a nursing home
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
T La Rock is a Hip Hop pioneer who lost 70% of his memory but found support from an unlikely group of people when he was sent to recover in a Jewish nursing home. Show more
Witness History
Egypt's Facebook Girl
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Israa Abd el Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use social media to help organise anti-government demonstrations. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Donald Trump and me
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Republican voters in Idaho reflect on President Trump’s legacy and their country’s future. Show more
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Discovery
Science Trumped
34 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
"Let the science speak", Trump's health advisor Tony Fauci pleaded last week. Roland Pease asks how was it side-lined the past four years. Show more
