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The queens of chess battling sexism

How female chess champions are fighting back online. Plus the Queen of the 'Fro on a hair empire that changed history, beautiful beach art that is washed away almost as soon as it's created - and are we finally going back to the Moon?

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18 minutes

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Mon 26 Feb 202403:32GMT
BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East

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  • Mon 26 Feb 202403:32GMT
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