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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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Driving against net zero
How populists are driving against the politics of net zero
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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
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes
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Neha Vyaso: Crafting consent in Bollywood
Bollywood’s leading intimacy co-ordinator, Neha Vyaso, workshops consent on and off set
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Sawe speaks of his joy of running sub-two-hour marathon
The Kenyan is the first person in history to run the marathon under two hours
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Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump
Cole Tomas Allen appeared in court in Washington DC on Monday. He did not enter a plea
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UN says there is “no legal basis” for imposing fees in the Strait of Hormuz
The UN Security Council debated the safety of waterways
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The secrets of greywater
How relatively clean water can be reused to tackle water scarcity
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Diamonds: lab-grown vs mined
We look at the economic threat to mining in Sierra Leone posed by synthetic gems
Car-free Sundays during the global oil crisis
In October 1973, the Netherlands became the first country to introduce car-free Sundays
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Comedian Sindhu Vee
Comedian and actor Sindhu Vee talks about her new stand-up show
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Is China ‘winning’ the Iran war?
As the US-Iran war grinds on, is China quietly gaining?
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The carpenter who became a blues star in his 60s
Forbidden from singing the blues as a boy, Robert Finley found success decades later
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King Charles to address US congress
King Charles expected to call for “reconciliation and renewal” between US and UK
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United Arab Emirates is quitting the Opec and Opec+
The decision is seen as a blow to the cartel
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King Charles at White House for state visit
The British King and Queen are meeting President Trump before a speech to Congress
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President Trump greets King Charles at White House
The British King and Queen are there on the second day of their US state visit
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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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The workers in the engine room of big tech
Workers train AI to identify everyday objects by labelling items in photos and videos.
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King Charles addresses US Congress
King Charles has says partnership between the UK and the US is more important than ever
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How will leaving OPEC impact the UAE's oil production?
The United Arab Emirates is leaving major oil producing organisations OPEC and OPEC+
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