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Why are we all so stressed? - BBC World Service
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- Why are we all so stressed? - BBC World Service
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- 13:23
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- 5 months ago
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- Nonstop notifications, exam stress, the fear of being left behind.
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These are just some of the things which can increase our anxiety levels. We’ve all been there. Stress is something most of us experience. But sometimes that stress can tip over into feeling overwhelmed or even burnout. So - what can you do about it?
BBC presenter and psychologist Claudia Hammond has just written a book all about overwhelm. She breaks down the data on stress, explains what triggers it and gives us her tips on how to deal with it when it all gets too much. And we hear from listeners across the world who share what’s overwhelming them right now - from social media to exams - and get some advice from Claudia on how they can feel less stressed.
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- How to deal with stress - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 13:41
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- 5 months ago
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- It could be your morning commute to school or work, juggling studying for exams and your social life, or just the constant ping of news notifications from your phone.
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Whatever it is, stress is something most of us experience…and sometimes it can tip over into feeling overwhelmed or even burnout. So - what can you do about it?
BBC presenter and psychologist Claudia Hammond breaks down the data on stress, explains what triggers it and gives us her tips on how to deal with it when it all gets too much. And we hear from listeners across the world who share what’s overwhelming them right now - from social media to exams - and get some advice from Claudia on how they can feel less stressed.
00:00 Introduction - Iqra's late for work
01:43 What does “overwhelm” actually mean?
02:22 Gen Z is experiencing more anxiety
02:45 The impact of doomscrol...
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- The coelacanth: Discovering a living fossil - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:09
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- 5 months ago
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- In 1938, South African museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered a coelacanth - a fish that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years.
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It is thought to be our ancestor and the missing link between how fish evolved into four-legged amphibians.
"I came onto this most beautiful fish and to my horror it had these limb-like fins," recalls Marjorie.
She showed it to an expert, Prof JLB Smith, who confirmed it.
"'Well lass,' he said. 'This fish will be on the lips of every scientist in the world. It's a coelacanth.'"
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- Greenland: Trump, Rare Earths and a New Arctic Power Game - Global Eye, BBC World Service
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- 29:11
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- 5 months ago
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- This week on #BBCGlobalEye, Katya Adler reports from Greenland on Donald Trump’s attempts to take control of the arctic island and its coveted mineral wealth.
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Also, are Interpol’s systems are being abused by Russia in order to repress dissidents abroad? #BBCEye investigates.
Plus BBC Persian's Ghoncheh Habibiazad explains how can we verify reports of a revolution during an internet blackout.
00:00 Global Eye, Episode 19
01:53 Eye on Greenland: Trump's renewed interest in the island's untapped mineral wealth
07:03 Eye on Interpol's Red List: Exploited by Russia to crack down on dissidents?
20:43 Eye on Iran: Reporting on a revolution
22:45 Eye on Bosnia-Herzegovina: Identity and progression 30 years post-war
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- ICE explained: What powers do its agents have? - BBC World Service
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- 8:59
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- 5 months ago
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- Protesters have taken to the streets and tensions are running high in the city of Minneapolis in the US, after ICE agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man named Alex Pretti on Saturday.
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This comes just weeks after another ICE agent shot and killed US citizen Renee Nicole Good in the same city.
Kristi Noem, the head of the US Department of Homeland Security, accused both Alex and Renee of ‘domestic terrorism’. But some lawmakers - and protesters - have said the killings raise concerns about ICE’s operations across the country.
BBC journalist Kayla Epstein, who’s based in New York, joins us to explain how much power ICE has, why they’re being deployed and why some people say they’re controversial.
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- How hot could our planet get? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service
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- 25:51
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- 5 months ago
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- We know the planet is getting hotter because of emissions from greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide. But just how hot could it get?
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In this edition of The Climate Question, Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar chat to NASA scientist, Kate Marvel, about the world of climate modelling.
Kate has spent decades trying to work out what will happen to our planet as emissions of carbon dioxide increase.
Although the basic facts of climate change are clear, modellers like her are trying to understand how photosynthesis by plants will change in a warmer world. And they’re also puzzling over the crucial role played by clouds!
Recently, Kate has written Human Nature, a book about how climate change affects our emotions.
She tells Jordan and Graihagh about the mix of feelings people get when they think about global warming – from fear and grief ...
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- How can we tell the age of ancient Egyptian mummies? - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:53
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- 5 months ago
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- How do we know the ages of Egyptian mummies, when the Maya civilisation fell, or when Stonehenge was built? 🤔
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The answer lies in carbon-14 dating, a method developed by physical chemist Willard Libby in the mid 1940s.
All living organisms continually renew their carbon-14 reserves, and when they die, the carbon-14 begins to decline at steady pace.
Libby realised it was possible to determine the time of death by measuring these reserves in remains up to roughly 50,000 years old... by experimenting on human waste!
This method also worked on ancient artefacts. His discovery revolutionised archaeology and he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960. But it didn't end there.
Carbon-14 dating is revealing details about ancient ecosystems and helping improve our understanding of how human activity is affecti...
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- Wanted: The Interpol Files - BBC World Service Documentaries
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- 20:47
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- 5 months ago
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- “You’re like a cornered rat. It’s constant nerves all the time.” #BBCEye uncovers large-scale abuse of Interpol's wanted list by Russia.
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A year-long investigation by BBC Eye and the French outlet Disclose in which an Interpol whistleblower has leaked thousands of documents revealing uncovered large-scale abuse of the international police organisation by authoritarian countries, principally Russia.
And yet, despite this, the BBC can reveal that in 2025 Interpol quietly diluted some extra checks it had placed on Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
For years Interpol has faced accusations that some countries use Red Notices and Diffusions (a type of arrest request) to target journalists, dissidents, and businesspeople abroad. Despite checks and balances introduced over the last decade to stop misuse, critics argue politically-motivated cases are st...
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- Who will win the next election in Hungary? - World Questions podcast, BBC World Service
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- 34:30
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- 5 months ago
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- With elections due in April 2026, can the right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been in power for 15 years, hold off his main political challenger?
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Jonny Dymond chairs a debate with leading Hungarian politicians and academics who take questions from the public across Hungary.
The Panel:
Andras Laszlo, MEP, Fidesz Party
Timea Szabo, MP, PM Green Party
Boris Kalnoky, journalist and analyst. Head of the Media School at Mathias Corvinus Collegium
Zsuzsanna Szelenyi, author and research fellow at Central European University Democracy Institute
00:00 Introduction
00:41 Introducing the panel
01:51 Who will win the next election?
11:25 Corruption
22:33 Who will protect LGBTQ minorities in Hungary?
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- When Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979 - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:28
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- 5 months ago
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- As reports of the deadly crackdown on protests in Iran continue to emerge, the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return from exile in 1979 is drawing near.
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He led the Islamic revolution that ended the 37-year rule of the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
More than four decades later, the system born from that revolution still rules Iran. With some now calling for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the former shah, who is 65 and has been living in exile in Washington for most of his life.
The BBC’s Daniel Raza looks back at that moment in 1979, when Khomeini returned to Iran after 14 years and went on to declare an Islamic republic, becoming Iran's first supreme leader, ruling until his death in 1989.
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- Is there a break-up between the US and Europe? - The President's Path podcast, BBC World Service
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- 24:46
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- 5 months ago
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- Is Donald Trump driving a break-up between the US and Europe?
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Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann look at the events of Davos 2026, and examine whether President Trump is driving a break-up with Europe.
Every weekend, The President’s Path explores the state of US politics — in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover what’s on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: path@bbc.co.uk
00:00 Redefining the global order
02:32 How the US-Europe relationship is evolving
03:54 Implications of Greenland dispute on transatlantic ties
06:01 Traditional post-war order and European leaders
09:35 US Congress and foreign policy decisions
12:36 The Board of Peace and new alliances
14:55 Why was Ukraine not a dominant topic at Davos 2026?
17:11 Greenland disput...
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- Hamnet's Chloé Zhao explains the importance of feeling love & grief - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Chloé Zhao explains the importance of feeling grief and love, not just for the characters in her Oscar nominated film, Hamnet, but for her audience too.
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- Why Filipinos go abroad to make a living - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 20:25
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- 5 months ago
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- Millions of workers leave the Philippines every year in search of temporary work, often leaving children and family behind.
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Many of them are women in domestic work, staying with families in a foreign country, taking care of other people's children and managing daily household chores.
For many of the workers, going overseas is a chance for them to break away from low-paid jobs in the Philippines, but will a time come when the country's economy can produce enough well-paid jobs so its people stay home?
In this episode of Asia Specific, our host Mariko Oi spoke to Regine Cabato, a freelance journalist in the Philippines, as well as Jaya Anil Kumar, from the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economic (HOME), an organisation that helps foreign domestic helpers in Singapore.
00:00 Coming up
01:38 Introduction to overseas Filipino workers
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- Why does Donald Trump want Greenland? - BBC World Service
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Donald Trump can’t stop talking about Greenland.
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He spent a big chunk of his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos talking about the island, saying he wouldn’t use force but threatening consequences if it wasn’t handed over.
Later that day, he said discussions with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had been fruitful, but Denmark and Greenland said only they can negotiate with the US over Greenland.
We break down why exactly Donald Trump is paying so much attention to this Arctic island and what that might mean for the rest of the world.
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- Steve Waugh and Abhishek Bachchan on investing in a new European League - Stumped, BBC World Service
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- 19:47
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- 5 months ago
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- Australia legend Steve Waugh and Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan on a new European T20 Premier League.
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A new European T20 League has been launched which will be owned by some of the sport’s biggest stars. We are joined by one of the owners, former Australia captain Steve Waugh, who tells us why he has decided to get involved in franchise cricket. Plus, the co-founder of the league, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, says he hopes it will become "the largest T20 league in the world".
00:00 Introductions
00:17 Bachchan on why how the concept of the ETPL came about
03:13 Waugh on why he decided to get involved in the ETPL
05:22 Waugh on players signed for the ETPL
08:00 Bachchan on risk associated with setting up ETPL
09:40 Bachchan on future expansion of ETPL
10:45 Bachchan on future India investment
12:04 Waugh on venues
12:45 W...
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- The 'forever chemicals' lurking in our water and clothes - BBC World Service
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- 13:01
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- 5 months ago
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- Do you know there could be chemicals in your clothes, food packaging and even your make-up which can take hundreds or even thousands of years to break down?
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They’re called PFAS - or “forever chemicals” - and they are everywhere. They're in our drinking water, at harmful levels in some areas, and they’re inside our bodies, our brains and our blood. They’ve been found on the top of Mount Everest, too.
BBC climate and science reporter Esme Stallard explains what these chemicals are and how they get into our bodies. Stephanie Metzger from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK tells us the effect they can have on our health. And podcast host Robin Laird tells us what she does to try to avoid PFAS.
France has just brought in a ban on cosmetics and clothing that contain these chemicals - they can’t be produced, imported or sold there now. We hear about the...
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- Is IShowSpeed changing perceptions of Africa? - BBC World Service
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- 12:28
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- One of the biggest internet personalities in the world, IShowSpeed has gone viral countless times for his ‘irl’ streams from countries all over the globe.
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His latest tour of Africa has taken him to a bunch of countries so far, including Zambia, Ethiopia and even the newly-crowned AFCON winners Senegal. But the tour has also turned heads for how people have been reacting to it on social media, with some saying it’s completely changed how they look at the continent.
So - is IShowSpeed changing perceptions? Or is he just boosting his personal brand?
The BBC’s West Africa reporter Makuochi Okafor joins us to explain what Speed has got up to so far in Africa, why he’s so popular and the impact his tour is having. And we hear from loads of you across the continent who have been telling us what they think.
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- The forever chemicals that end up in our bodies - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 13:17
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Do you know there could be chemicals in your clothes, food packaging and even your make-up that can take hundreds or even thousands of years to break down? They’re called PFAS – or “forever chemicals” – and they are everywhere.
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They’ve been found on the top of Mount Everest and in our drinking water, at harmful levels in some areas. They’re inside our bodies too, in our brains and blood.
BBC climate and science reporter Esme Stallard explains what these chemicals are and how they get into our bodies. Stephanie Metzger from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK tells us the effect they can have on our health. And podcast host Robin Laird tells us what she does to try to avoid PFAS.
France has just brought in a ban on cosmetics and clothing that contain these chemicals – they can’t be produced, imported or sold there now. We hear about the steps...
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- Can places like the Marshall Islands survive from rising sea levels? - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- For many small island nations, climate change is no longer a distant warning. Rising sea levels and stronger storms are already reshaping daily life.
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So what does the world need to do to protect them?
In this episode of The Climate Question from the BBC World Service, Jordan Dunbar finds out how small islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean face huge impacts from climate change. Tina Stege, Climate Envoy for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, discusses what it feels like to live with these risks.
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- How the US and Iran became bitter rivals - BBC World Service
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- 12:49
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- 5 months ago
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- The US and Iran have long been rivals, but they used to be close allies.
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Here, we explore some of the key events that led to the relationship between the two countries falling apart and explain how President Donald Trump fits in.
00:00 How the US and Iran became bitter rivals
00:57 How oil in Iran changed the role of the country on the global stage
02:00 The nationalisation of oil and 1953 coup
02:24 The former Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
03:32 The 1979 Iranian revolution and arrival of Khomeini
04:24 The US hostage crisis and first US sanctions
04:58 The Iran-Iraq war
05:25 Anti-US and anti-Israel sentiment intensifies
06:18 What is the axis of resistance
07:16 Iran’s nuclear deal
07:38 Tensions escalate with President Trump
08:27 October 7th attacks, Iran’s support of Hamas
08:57 Iran and Isra...
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- Sauti Sol singer on being Kenya’s first openly gay pop star - Lives Less Ordinary, BBC World Service
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- 32:40
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Willis Chimano is one of Kenya’s biggest pop stars. With the boyband Sauti Sol, he’s won a string of awards and even danced with President Barack Obama.
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But behind the success, Chimano had a secret: being gay in a country where gay sex is criminalised and people who identify as LGBT+ can experience violence and harassment.
Since his childhood, Chimano had been hiding his sexuality but then in 2018 he was outed. Suddenly his career stood its toughest test as he was caught in a media frenzy and dealing with exposure that threatened to derail his entire life - and his relationship with his conservative family. But Chimano emerged from the storm as role model for LGBT+ people, becoming Kenya’s most famous openly gay singer.
His memoir Heavy is the Crown will be released in 2026.
Regarding Chimano's account of what happened with the Nairobi police, ...
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- How I became the Afghan Bruce Lee - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- This is Abbas Alizada aka the Afghan Bruce Lee. 🥋🇦🇫
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Born in Kabul in 1993, Abbas grew up as part of the Hazara ethnic minority during a period of violence and Taliban rule, when music and movies were banned.
After the regime fell in the early 2000s he discovered the films of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, and became transfixed by his kung fu skills.
"I decided to start training in the basement, like everyday," Abbas recalls.
"I was working on my fitness ability, physical ability, really, really hard. I made a body like Bruce Lee. So everyone said that even your body looks like Bruce Lee."
At 18, a photo of Abbas posing like his hero went viral, launching him into overnight fame and a career in films, commercials, and live performances across the Middle East and Asia.
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- Why Japan’s PM is calling an early election - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 18:17
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Japan’s first female prime minister has called a snap election just three months into the job - a high-risk move critics call opportunistic, and supporters say is about securing a public mandate.
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Sanae Takaichi is riding high in the polls, boosted by viral moments on the world stage - from an unexpected drum duet with South Korea’s president to eye-catching selfies with global leaders.
But her surprise diplomacy comes against a far more contentious backdrop at home and abroad, including rising living costs, political scandals, and strained ties with China over Taiwan.
In this Asia Specific podcast, host Mariko Oi speaks to Professor Seijiro Takeshita from the University of Shizuoka and Yuna Ku from the BBC Korean Service to unpack why Takaichi is taking this political gamble now, how her image is being received in Japan and South Korea, and what a snap electio...
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- Should women be included in conscription? - BBC World Service
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- In most countries around the world where there is mandatory military service, it largely applies to just men.
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Denmark, Sweden and Norway have all brought in conscription laws for women in recent years. Experts say more countries are hoping to strengthen their armies and respond to geopolitical changes or conflict through these new conscription laws. Others say that it reflects a broader discussion and exploration of gender equality across cultures.
BBC reporter Emilia Jansson tells which countries are shifting their focus towards getting women in the army, and explains the reasons why in full.
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- Should more women fight in wars? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 12:57
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- In most countries around the world where there is mandatory military service, it largely applies to just men.
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Denmark, Sweden and Norway have all brought in conscription laws for women in recent years. Experts say more countries are hoping to strengthen their armies and respond to geopolitical changes or conflict through these new conscription laws. Others say that it reflects a broader discussion and exploration of gender equality across cultures.
BBC reporter Emilia Jansson tells which countries are shifting their focus towards getting women in the army, and explains the reasons why in full.
0:00 Introduction - Should women be conscripted too?
01:13 What is conscription?
02:13 How many countries have conscription today?
03:06 Women in conscription – which countries include them?
04:16 Denmark’s new rules and lottery system explained
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- Speaking more than one language is amazing for your brain 🧠 - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The BBC's Hannah Gelbart explains how switching languages is like doing mental squats, keeping your brain strong and flexible.
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And those benefits last, with studies showing that people who speak multiple languages actually get dementia later than monolinguals.
And although learning a new language as an adult can be harder, research shows that it can boost well-being at any age!
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- Inside Israel: the impact of war on a nation’s psyche - Global Eye, BBC World Service
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- 29:08
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- 5 months ago
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- This week on #BBCGlobalEye, Emir Nader reports from Jerusalem on the impact of the Israel-Gaza war and there’s a special #BBCEye report from inside the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem at the heart of the Occupied West Bank - a facility that serves all expectant mothers, regardless of religion or ethnicity.
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Plus, in Sao Paolo, how did a public school in Cubatão win its struggle against drug gangs and violent criminals to become one of the 'best in the world'? Rute Pina reports.
00:00 Global Eye, Episode 18
01:40 Eye on the enduring Israel-Gaza war
08:20 Eye on Bethlehem: Giving birth in a war zone
21:40 Eye on Brazil: Saving São Paulo's 'School of Nightmares'
Global Eye is a weekly programme from the #BBCWorldService, bringing you forensic journalism from all corners of the world by the critically acclaimed #BBCEye investigative unit - and ...
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- Where’s the worst place you’ve ever gotten sick? - BBC World Service
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- 12:23
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Where’s the worst place you’ve ever gotten sick? Bet you cant beat space!
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For the first time since it launched in 1998, astronauts have been evacuated from the International Space Station because of a health problem. They are now back on Earth, but the rare incident has put the spotlight on just how much preparation goes into space flight - and what happens when things don’t go to plan. So - what can you do if you get sick in space?
BBC science correspondent Georgina Rannard explains how astronauts treat illnesses in space and what it’s like being on the ISS (spoiler: it’s actually VERY hard to keep clean).
Dr Na’im Merchant, an infectious diseases doctor who specialises in astro-microbiology (how cool!) explains what kind of illnesses astronauts get in space. And we hear from a former astronaut about staying healthy before and after take-off.
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- Can islands survive rising sea levels? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service
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- 22:41
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- For many small island nations, climate change is no longer a distant warning. Rising sea levels and stronger storms are already reshaping daily life.
So what does the world need to do to protect them?
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In this episode of The Climate Question from the BBC World Service, Jordan Dunbar finds out how small islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean face huge impacts to everything from their economies to their drinking water.
He speaks to Tina Stege, Climate Envoy for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, about what it feels like to live with these risks, and to Dr Rosanne Martyr, Senior Scientist at Climate Analytics, about the science behind sea-level rise and coastal vulnerability.
They explore solutions from protecting coral reefs and mangroves, to building seawalls and desalination plants. But, as Jordan discovers, small islands face massive bills if ...
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- From DNA to Mars: How crystals help us understand our world - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:33
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- 💎 Crystals aren’t just beautiful - from unlocking the secrets of our DNA to searching for water on Mars, they help us understand our world.
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It's all to do with one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the 20th Century: X-ray crystallography.
It's so important that multiple Nobel Prizes have been awarded for advances in this field.
So what is it?
Here's a quick look at X-ray crystallography and how it's been shaping science for over 100 years.
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- AI asks the inventor of the internet an important question 🤔 - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:17
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- The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, in conversation with Jo Fidgen, shares his views on the future of jobs in an AI world, how he handles addictive social media, his family values and the upbringing that shaped him.
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But has the Web lived up to its promise?
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- 🇸🇾 'I'm documenting Syria's wildlife' - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:32
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- 5 months ago
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- Syrian wildlife photographer Humam Ghanim has documented various insects, reptiles, birds, and animals, including a rarely sighted migratory butterfly in his country.
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“When you finally manage to take a shot of an animal after such a long wait, the feeling is wonderful.”
He's also passionate about raising awareness about wildlife conservation in his community.
“I feel a great sense of responsibility and that it is my duty to protect this nature.”
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- Title
- Is Donald Trump after world domination? - The President's Path podcast, BBC World Service
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- 24:45
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- 5 months ago
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- Trump warns Iran and pushes US control of Greenland.
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Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann look at Trump’s fresh sanctions on Iran and European troops deploying to Greenland.
Every weekend, The President’s Path explores the state of US politics — in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover what’s on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: path@bbc.co.uk
00:00 Why is Trump turning his focus to Iran now?
02:59 How do Trump’s goals in Venezuela and Iran differ?
04:30 Is regime change in Iran a realistic prospect?
07:25 What impact will new US sanctions on Iran have?
10:10 Has the president boxed himself in with public promises?
11:37 USS Ford’s deployment and US military readiness
12:56 What does Trump’s push for Greenland mean for sovereignty?
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- What's it like to play alongside Alyssa Healy? #shorts - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- World Cup winner Elyse Villani played against Alyssa Healy at youth level, and alongside for Australia. Villani tells Stumped what Healy is like as a cricketer.
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- Why South Korea keeps jailing its former leaders - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 21:54
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Becoming the president of South Korea feels like a game of Russian Roulette. One day you’re in, and the next day you’re in jail - like former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol who has been found guilty on multiple charges over his failed attempt to impose martial law in 2024.
He faces up to ten years in prison, and even the death penalty over charges of insurrection and abuse of power.
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But he is the rule, not the exception. Many of the country’s former presidents have been prosecuted after leaving office and have either ended up in jail, disgraced, or worse.
Some say it is the hallmark of a healthy democracy, proof that no one – not even ex-leaders – is above the law. Others say it is a sign that something is seriously broken at the heart of South Korea’s government.
In this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi is joined by the...
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- Are BTS still the K-pop kings? - BBC World Service
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- 12:09
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- K-pop megastars BTS have announced their long-awaited comeback, after their military service for the South Korean army took them out of the game for four years.
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There’s gonna be a new album, a world tour AND an extravagant 360 degree stage, meaning tickets sales can be maxed out, allowing more fans into stadiums. Experts think it will all net the band over $1 billion.
We hear from the BTS Army about how excited they are.
But four years is a long time in K-pop, so how can BTS hold onto their crowns? BBC reporter Rachel Lee in Seoul joins us to explain why the band is so important to the South Korean music industry and how they can continue to dominate it.
Latin America, Europe and the US are some of the places where dates have been announced but the ‘world tour’ has skipped over the continent of Africa again. More dates are due to be announced, b...
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- Australia's Healy to retire and India's Kohli breaks more records - Stumped, BBC World Service
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- 15:18
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- We are joined by Elyse Villani who played with Alyssa Healy in numerous World Cups for Australia.
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Nikesh Rughani, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta reflect on the career of Australia great Alyssa Healy after she announced that she will retire from all formats of the game in March. We are joined by her former teammate and fellow World Cup winner Elyse Villani, who shares what she believes Healy’s legacy is and her captaincy style. Villani also tells us why she made her decision to retire from playing in the Women's Big Bash League.
Plus, we celebrate another milestone for India's Virat Kohli after he become the second highest run scorer in men's International cricket behind Sachin Tendulkar.
00:00 Introductions
00:55 Villani on Healy's legacy
01:38 Villani on playing with Healy
02:37 Who should be the next Australia captain?
04:11 Healy's le...
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- How ultra-processed foods impact the body - BBC World Service
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- 12:03
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Ultra-processed food - things like biscuits and crisps - are making up more and more of our diets globally.
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In the US and the UK, ultra-processed food actually make up half the calories we eat. New research is calling for more action to reduce this intake because of its potential threat to our health. But what is ultra-processed food and how does it impact the body?
We’re joined by the BBC health reporter Annabel Rackham and Priscila Machado, a nutritionist from Deakin’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition in Australia, to talk through everything we need to know. We discuss what ultra-processed food is, what it contains, how to spot it, and if we need to worry about eating it.
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- What ultra-processed food does to your body - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 13:15
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- 5 months ago
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- Ultra-processed food - things like biscuits and crisps - are making up more and more of our diets globally. In the US and the UK, ultra-processed food actually make up half the calories we eat.
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New research is calling for more action to reduce this intake because of its potential threat to our health. But what is ultra-processed food and how does it impact the body?
We’re joined by the BBC health reporter Annabel Rackham and Priscila Machado, a nutritionist from Deakin’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, to talk through everything we need to know. We discuss what ultra-processed food is, what in contains, how to spot it, and if we should be worried about eating it at all.
00:00 Coming up
00:22 Introduction
01:14 How to spot them
01:49 Quick game: True or False on common foods
02:47 The four categories of food processing ...
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- Why some Indonesians hide their passports at immigration? - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Singapore doesn’t just have the best passport in Asia. By some metrics, it has the best passport in the world. But... so what?
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Singaporeans can travel to 193 countries without a visa. Chinese, in contrast, can travel to just over 80 countries visa-free. In fact, the top three countries with the strongest passport are all in Asia - Singapore, Japan, and South Korea.
How did they rise to the top - and remain there for almost two decades? What are the material benefits - and trappings - for the passport holders? And what does a strong passport say about how the country practices diplomacy?
In this Asia Specific podcast, host Mariko Oi, who holds a Japanese passport, chat to BBC senior journalist Derek Cai, who holds a Singapore passport. Also on the podcast is BBC Indonesia’s Famega Syavira who holds an Indonesian passport - which ranks 68th on the list.
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- Is Grok undressing you? - BBC World Service
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- 11:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The AI tool Grok has caused controversy and shock around the world, after it was revealed that the chatbot can generate images of real people without clothes on.
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These fake nudes are then posted publicly on X, causing immense distress for the victims. There are also reports of underage victims.
BBC technology reporter Laura Cress joins us to explain what has happened with Grok, how governments worldwide are reacting, and how Grok’s owner Elon Musk has responded to the backlash.
We hear from Daisy in the UK, whose gym photo was edited without her consent and BBC business reporter Osmond Chia, who’s been speaking to victims of these deepfakes in Indonesia, which has just banned Grok.
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- Italy's leading creatives come together, live in Rome - The Arts Hour podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 45:35
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Nikki Bedi is on stage at Teatro Italia in Rome, with Italy’s leading creatives and a live audience to explore the impact of the country’s colossal cultural history on its new wave of artistic talent.
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Creative powerhouse, director, composer and singer Margherita Vicario reveals the real-life inspiration for her film Gloria!, about rebellious women musicians in a convent in 19th-century Venice.
Horror director Paolo Strippoli explains the meaning of his film, The Holy Boy, set in a village which relies on the miraculous healing powers of a teenage boy that the locals call their saint.
Live comedy from Luca Ravenna touches on tourism and his early experience of Catholicism.
Live music comes from soulful singer songwriter Levante and introspective and poetic rapper Mecna.
And Daniele Tinti is Nikki’s ‘Culture Cab’ guide to locations...
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- AI-trained domestic robots: From science fiction to reality? - BBC World Service
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- 11:53
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Domestic helper robots are becoming a genuine possibility thanks to immense investment and leaps in AI.
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But asking a robot to safely and efficiently master some of the most basic things in the household, like folding laundry or stacking a dishwasher, is proving to be a hugely complex technical challenge.
The BBC's Joe Tidy travel to Silicon Valley to meet some of the companies racing each other to ship a useful bot to homes as early as this year.
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00:00 Introduction
00:34 Meet ‘Eggie’ the home robot
01:42 Meet ‘Memo’ who can load a dishwasher, fold socks and make your coffee on his own
03:59 How Sunday AI use data to teach the robot to do tasks autonomously
05:04 Meet ‘Issac’ who is folding clothe...
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- Is the rise of the SUV a problem? - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Have you noticed that cars are getting bigger: taller, wider and harder to park?
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Sports Utility Vehicles, or SUVs, now dominate global car sales. And it’s not just petrol cars, many new electric vehicles are getting bigger too. That size matters for emissions, cities, safety and the climate.
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- Can electric bikes save Vietnam's most polluted cities? - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 20:30
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- 5 months ago
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- Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City rank among the world’s most polluted cities - and millions of petrol motorbikes are huge contributors to the pollution. Vietnam’s government now says it has the answer: electric bikes.
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Vietnam is betting on one of the boldest electric mobility plans, pushing more than 70 million riders to switch from petrol motorbikes to e-bikes, starting in the capital. The aim is to clear the air - but the transition raises big questions about cost, charging, and whether riders are ready to give up the machines that power their daily lives and define their identity.
In this Asia Specific podcast, host Mariko Oi speaks to BBC's Senior Journalist Sen Nguyen and Asia Business Reporter Nick Marsh to explore why motorbikes are so central to Vietnamese culture and whether e-bikes can really work in crowded cities and rural areas alike. We also look at the fierce compe...
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- Why some people claim the Moon landing was faked - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:18
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in 1969.
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The landing was televised and watched by around 600 million people around the world. That and subsequent missions have brought back 382kg of moon rock. More than 400,000 people work on the American space programme to get people to the Moon; scientists, engineers, researchers and support staff along with the astronauts.
But still, some people don’t believe the Moon landings actually happened and think the whole thing was staged or faked, possibly with the help of Hollywood. Among them are Kim Kardashian, Joe Rogan and YouTuber Shane Dawson. And they’re not alone. In some surveys, as many as 25% of those asked agreed with a statement that the Moon landings had all been a hoax. Results differ by age group, but some surveys have also found there’s even more doubt about the Moon landings in young p...
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- South Korea's obsession with perfect beauty - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- K-beauty is thriving more than ever. But behind its global success lies a darker reality: South Korea’s obsession with perfect beauty, affecting even teenagers and young students.
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K-beauty skincare and makeup brands have gone mainstream in the US and UK, with sales worth billions of dollars and social media platforms driving global demand.
But behind the glossy packaging and viral trends is a society long associated with intense, high pressure beauty standards and widespread cosmetic surgery.
Asia Specific podcast host Mariko Oi is joined by the BBC's Asia Business correspondent Suranjana Tewari and the Asia Specific podcast team's Rachel Lee.
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- Was the moon landing faked? Debunking the theories - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 11:20
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- In this episode Nathalie Jimenez, our BBC reporter in New York and Jacqui Wakefield, a BBC global disinformation reporter debunk some of the conspiracy theories about the moon landing and discuss why younger people are more likely to think it was staged.
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American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in 1969. The landing was televised and watched by around 600 million people around the world. That and subsequent missions have brought back 382kg of moon rock. More than 400,000 people on the American space programme to get people to the Moon; scientists, engineers, researchers and support staff along with the astronauts.
But still, some people don’t believe the moon landings actually happened and think the whole thing was staged or faked, possibly with the help of Hollywood. Among them are Kim Kardashian, Joe Rogan and YouTuber Shane Dawson. And they’re...
- Title
- Into the Void: Putin's Foreign Fighters - BBC World Service Documentaries
- Runtime
- 55:23
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- An unprecedented investigation into one of Russia's most covert war operations: the recruitment of foreign nationals as frontline soldiers for its invasion of Ukraine. This revelatory #BBCEye documentary follows journalist Nawal Al-Maghafi as she peels back the layers of the recruitment networks targeting young men from impoverished and war-torn countries like Syria and Yemen. Lured with promises of prosperity and citizenship that lead them into a brutal conflict from which many will never return.
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‘Into the Void: Putin's Foreign Fighters’ is driven by the personal stories of several foreign fighters. It opens with a secret call from one of them, ‘Habib’, a Syrian soldier on the frontline, who reveals the inner workings of the recruitment process and the grim reality faced by the foreign soldiers. The investigation then delves into the story of Omar, a Syrian construction worker, ...
- Title
- The race to create the ultimate AI - Global Eye, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 29:26
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on #BBCGlobalEye, AI is changing everything – from how we work to how we live. Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy is in Silicon Valley, California, the beating heart of the AI Revolution to report on exactly what’s at stake. And he’ll be exploring the next frontier of artificial intelligence, one that was, until recently, a sci-fi dream.
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Plus, how much oil does Venezuela have and does it owe any to the US? Laura Garcia investigates.
And in Guatemala, how are temporary work permits to the United States changing some Guatemalans' lives? Atahualpa Amerise explores who benefits from this circular migration.
00:00 Global Eye, Episode 17
01:26 Eye on AI: The power and the peril
05:35 Eye on AI Servants: Domestic robots in our homes?
16:05 Eye on Venezuela: How big are its oil reserves?
23:10 Eye on Guatemala: A rise in circular migratio...
