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Can we prevent the next pandemic?
Creating and manufacturing a novel vaccine capable of combatting bird flu.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Inside Universe 25
What we can learn about the psychology of crowding from one man, and two thousand mice?
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Do animals hold funerals?
Do animals mourn the dead?
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Arrows of hope
How archery can help breast cancer recovery
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Inside the Mugabe dynasty
Why the late Robert Mugabe's wife and children have attracted criticism in Zimbabwe
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Newspaper cartoonists: Drawing on women’s lives
An editorial artist and a comic strip creator discuss drawing the world as they see it
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Trump and officials 'likely' targets of press dinner shooting suspect
The suspect, named by US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, has been arrested
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Ukraine defends the attacks on Russia’s oil export facilities
The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces said that long-range drone strikes would continue
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Ukraine says it killing as many soldiers a month as Moscow can mobilise
Ukraine’s army says about 30,000 men a month were being killed
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Ringo Starr, musician: I never play music alone
Regan Morris speaks to Ringo Starr about his career as he releases his latest solo album.
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Diamonds' uncertain future
We're in Sierra Leone, where the country's biggest diamond mine has closed
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes
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Cleaning up Chernobyl and Canada’s war in the woods
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
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Live in London: Is the 'special relationship’ between the US and the UK over?
King Charles is visiting America this week at a tense moment.
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The retired grandmother cracking cold cases with DNA
How a detective novel inspired Margaret Press to use DNA to identify the unknown dead
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White House press dinner shooting suspect due in court
A meeting will take place this week to review security procedures after DC shooting
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How is the rise in jet fuel prices impacting the global aviation industry?
Jet fuel prices have soared from $85 per barrel to up to $200 in recent weeks
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Washington gala suspect due in court
The White House says a meeting will take place this week to discuss security procedures
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White House says Trump 'stands by' Secret Service
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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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Pakistan's diplomatic push
Why did Islamabad host US-Iran talks - and what does it gain from playing peacemaker?
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The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont
Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries.
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Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
The White House hits out after the attempt on Donald Trump's life
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Is Sierra Leone's diamond industry under threat?
We go to diamond mining region, Sierra Leone to find out why the gems legacy is at risk
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