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South Africa and the fight against TB
Why South Africa's global impact in the fight against tuberculosis is under threat.
12/01/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Venezuela: Maduro's downfall
Reactions to the capture of Venezuela's President - and his record while in power
12/01/2026 00:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
How rare are Greenland’s rare earth elements?
What rare earths have been found in Greenland, and why do we want them?
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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What is Quantum?
Marnie Chesterton travels to the birthplace of quantum theory armed with one question
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How do cicadas know what season it is?
How do these enigmatic insects know that the time is right to emerge into the light?
12/01/2026 03:01 GMT
Can AI power a green fashion revolution?
Is AI helping to make fashion more sustainable? Or could it make the problem worse?
12/01/2026 03:30 GMT
Taraneh: Iran's defiant actress
Why has a documentary about Taraneh Alidoosti been watched by millions in Iran?
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Women changing the art space
Two art dealers with galleries in Nigeria and Switzerland on representing women artists
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii: archaeology is the most democratic form of history
Michael Berkeley speaks to Gabriel Zuchtreigel, director of Pompeii’s archaeological site
12/01/2026 08:30 GMT
Bonds: heroes or villains?
We unravel the story of the bond market and ask whether these IOUs have too much power
The first PC virus
Creating the first virus for personal computers
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The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed
Isabel Allende's debut novel in 1982 and a controversial piece of art in 1999
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The Global Story: Where the world meets America
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Living a lie: discovering my dad faked who he was
Joanne Briggs thought her dad was a scientific superhero. But he was hiding a dark secret
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
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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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Frontiers of Space Science
Explorations in the world of science.
12/01/2026 21:01 GMT
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