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World Service,14 Apr 2026,49 mins
Pakistan hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in BBC Eye investigation
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A BBC Eye investigation has uncovered evidence of life-threatening malpractice on the paediatric ward of a Pakistani hospital previously linked to an HIV outbreak. Undercover filming caught staff re-using blood-contaminated syringes. Our investigations reporter provides details. Police in Greece have been recruiting migrants to push other migrants back across its land border with Turkey, according to wide-ranging evidence uncovered by the BBC. We are joined by our Europe Correspondent, Jessica Parker. Direct talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials are getting underway in the US - the first such negotiations in decades. Our correspondent joins from Washington. Health officials in Gaza City say an Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle has killed at least four people, including a child. While the most fierce fighting between Israel and Hamas has come to a halt, the territory remains in a state of limbo. We have a conversation with aid workers there. Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet has been thanked by the Royal Ballet and Opera for boosting the London institution's ticket sales following the actor's claims that "no-one cares" about them. We speak to the BBC's Culture reporter. Presenter: Rahul Tandon (Photo: Asma, 10, was diagnosed with HIV despite her mother, Sughra, testing negative. Credit:BBC Eye )
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