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Tree of diplomacy
How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades
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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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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
What makes a man?
Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become
The first Ultimate Frisbee World Championship
Finnish teenager Maini Schildt played in the first Ultimate Frisbee World Championship
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Three months since the outbreak was declared more than 1,900 people have died from Ebola
16/08/2026 02:01 GMT
The Spanish-American War 1898
How a war that began in Cuba saw the US acquire the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
16/08/2026 03:01 GMT
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.
16/08/2026 03:30 GMT
Should we be scared of AI viruses?
Researchers have announced synthetic viruses designed by artificial intelligence.
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The politics around China’s own ‘manosphere’
China has a growing “manosphere” but it looks nothing like the West
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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Leaving home
What should you be able to cook when you leave home for the first time?
16/08/2026 09:01 GMT
The world's largest wildlife crossing
Can a major engineering project help save Califonia's mountain lion population?
16/08/2026 09:30 GMT
At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world
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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
16/08/2026 11:01 GMT
How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world
16/08/2026 11:30 GMT
Victoria Falls: Wilderness on the edge
How to preserve one of the natural wonders of the world
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
16/08/2026 13:01 GMT
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Stories on why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.
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The creator of France's 'Untouchables' Houses
The man behind inclusive homes where accident survivors live alongside non-disabled people
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Africa's first film city
Prayers, palace talks and big dreams: tracking Lagos's ambitious film city, Kebulania
16/08/2026 19:01 GMT
Light entertainment
This week’s solar eclipse has us investigating the science of blocking sunlight
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