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Madonna on her album Confessions II
The Queen of pop, Madonna on Confessions II and her relationship with dance
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Are the tech billionaires taking over?
How a burgeoning class of billionaires envisions the future
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Can science fiction help us fight climate change?
The acclaimed US sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson talks to the Climate Question team
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The Taliban want to sack me - the ambassador who won't quit
Manizha Bakhtari remains Afghanistan's ambassador to Austria, defying rulers back home
Creating Canada’s largest territory
In 1999, Canada’s map was redrawn creating Nunavut, a territory showing Inuit land rights
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Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The Balfour Declaration to the Arab Revolt
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict
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More US strikes on Iran
The US military has carried out strikes on Iran for a fourth day.
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Fresh strikes on Iran by US
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More tit-for-tat strikes by US and Iran
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until US stops acts of aggression.
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Jim Continenza, Kodak CEO: Reinventing a brand
Kodak CEO Jim Continenza on giving the fallen photography giant a new identity
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Founders: Sumant Sinha's bet on a greener India
Sumant Sinha on building ReNew into one of India's largest renewable energy companies
Turkey’s failed coup
On 15 July 2016, more than 300 people were killed in the coup attempt
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Czech Republic
The influence of Russian disinformation, the future of Czech TV and the housing crisis
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Jeffrey Epstein, Howard Lutnick, and the disgraced former prince
A whistleblower unveils exclusive allegations about Lutnick and Epstein’s business ties
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How the music of Puerto Rico held my life together
From being orphaned at 17 to a Grammy nomination, the rise of salsa star Pirúlo
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Would Iraq-Syria pipeline solve Hormuz problem?
US says it's supporting efforts to restore a crude oil pipeline
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Chinese EVs save economy from a serious slowdown
Chinese GDP growth slowed to a three-year low but success in EVs boosted export earnings
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Battle for control of Strait of Hormuz
The US military says it has launched a new wave of strikes against Iran
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran
Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region
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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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HIV fears due to Niger’s anti-gay laws
Organisations providing HIV services to gay men have had to close in Niger
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Ukraine increases attacks on the Sea of Azov
Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies
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New York bans new data centres
New York becomes the first US state to ban constructing large-scale data centres.
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