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President-elect promises to protect Taiwan Show more
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Weekend
Lai vows to maintain Taiwan’s democracy
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Taiwan President-elect claims country has chosen democracy Show more
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Weekend
Beijing insists Taiwan is part of China
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on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Taiwan elects pro-sovereignty leader Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Japan: Learning lessons from earthquakes
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Japan has learned to live with earthquakes. Plus, the young men waiting for war in Ukraine, Iowa kicks-off the US election season, and the drugs trade hits home in Mauritius. Show more
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Music Life
The magic of space in time with Galya Bisengalieva, Robert Ames, Actress and Claire M Singer
34 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Galya Bisengalieva, Robert Ames, Actress and Claire M Singer discuss how instruments can affect composition, and the relationship between music and its visual identity. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World of Wisdom
Coping with an addicted child
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How do you cope when your child is struggling with drug and alcohol addiction? Dr Chetna Kang, psychiatrist and Hindu priestess, offers advice to a father from Zambia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
14/01/2024 13:06 GMT: China dismisses Taiwan election result
49 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Beijing has dismissed William Lai's presidential victory in Taiwan and reiterated its stance that the island is part of China. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Unexpected Elements
Super corals and science diplomacy
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Could geopolitical tensions around the Red Sea affect research into the region’s heat-resistant super corals? Show more
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Newshour
14/01/2024 21:06 GMT: One hundred days of the war in Gaza and Israel
48 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
We speak to a man whose family were taken hostage by Hamas and a doctor at a Gaza hospital. Show more
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More or Less
Do we see 10,000 adverts per day?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We investigate the claim that each of us sees thousands of adverts every single day. Show more
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The Climate Question
Tidal power: What’s holding it back?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We visit Northern Ireland and South Korea to find out why more energy isn’t being produced from tidal power. Show more
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Over to You
A global story of unrivalled context and insight?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We look at the Global Story podcast, which “drill deep into a single story a day”. We hear your views and we are joined by its host Katja Adler and the show’s editor. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Japan: Learning lessons from earthquakes
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Japan has learned to live with earthquakes. Plus, the young men waiting for war in Ukraine, Iowa kicks-off the US election season, and the drugs trade hits home in Mauritius. 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 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 Documentary
Building a future for cyclone-hit Mozambique
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Five years after one of Mozambique’s worst ever cyclones, Nomsa Maseko returns to the city of Beira to meet people at the forefront of the fight against climate change. Show more
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The Conversation
Losing a loved one to suicide
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Datshiane Navanayagam meets two women who use their own personal experience of love and loss to help others heal. Show more
