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Kaarina Parker: Fulvia
Kaarina Parker talks about her debut novel set in ancient Rome - Fulvia.
06/08/2026 00:01 GMT
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why some Westerners are moving to Russia
Russia projects an image of traditional, conservative values. What’s the reality?
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The Teenagers Who Wired Romania
How Romanian teenagers built a daring DIY internet network that inspired telecoms giants
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Abandoned at birth: 50 years searching for our families
A baby left in a car, the other in a phone box. David and Helen’s quest to find out why
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule
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What can food tell us about the past?
How ancient diets, old recipes and archaeology reveal the story of our past.
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Infantino gets backing to remain Fifa president
Gianni Infantino received the backing of senior executives and apologised for mistakes.
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Fifa boss to retain his position
Gianni Infantino has apologised for "errors" he made.
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Infantino sorry for "errors"
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Is Indigenous education at risk?
Can Māori heritage survive reforms in education?
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Why does Trump care about the Japanese yen?
The US steps in to back Japan's currency for the first time in a generation
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule
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The Media Show: Alternative Hollywood
How faith-based studios are finding success outside the film industry's mainstream
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What is so-called 'Jihadi cool'?
How extremist content is quietly spreading on TikTok and Instagram
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Will Hamas actually disarm?
Trump hailed the Board of Peace deal as a, "major milestone". Why has progress stalled?
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The animals that set my mind free
Morad Tahbaz was a conservationist locked up in solitary confinement in Iran.
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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 Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the Pacific
Kelsey Pfendler becomes the first US woman to row solo from California to Hawaii
