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The rise of informers in Russia - BBC Trending podcast, BBC World Service
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- The rise of informers in Russia - BBC Trending podcast, BBC World Service
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- 17:16
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Informers are playing a key role in helping the Russian government silence dissent, now one victim has turned detective to uncover their persecutor’s true identity.
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In today’s Russia there is a hunt for the enemy within. Anybody who is accused of voicing opposition to the war in Ukraine can face losing their job, or being prosecuted and facing a fine, or in many cases prison.
Academic Aleksandra Arkhipova was denounced by a mysterious serial informer called Anna Korobkova, and decided to become an exile in France.
Korobkova boasted of taking pleasure in reporting hundreds of people for allegedly being unpatriotic. But nobody had met her or even knew what she looked like. So Arkhipova began to piece the clues together to discover the true identity of the anonymous figure who ruined her life.
00:00 Introduction
03:15 Russians denouncing each ot...
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- I accidentally switched decaf for caffeine - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours whilst struggling to fall asleep? Well, caffeine could be a cause.
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BBC science journalist Caroline Steel tells us the impact coffee had on her quality of sleep.
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- Sinkholes: Why the ground is collapsing beneath our feet - BBC World Service
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- 13:13
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Sinkholes are holes that suddenly appear in the ground. They can be any size but some are enormous.
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Some have swallowed cars, parts of buildings and even people. There are terrifying videos online of football pitches being sucked into the ground, or the resulting huge circular chasms in the middle of cities. They are found all over the world but some parts of the world are more prone to them than others.
In this episode BBC climate and science reporter Esme Stallard answers our questions about what causes them - and whether you can predict if one is going to happen.
In China, the sink holes there are actually different from the rest of the world. Devra Willingham, from the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in the US, tells us why and what it’s like to go into one.
And we examine if climate change is making sinkholes more common.
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- Do we need more laws for space? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 11:42
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Outer space is starting to get crowded.
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Private companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin are launching rockets regularly, thousands of satellites now orbit Earth, and celebrities like Katy Perry are signing up for space tourism.
There’s talk of more missions to the Moon, and Elon Musk is even hoping for human landings on Mars, within the next decade. But while space tech is racing ahead, the laws that govern it are lagging behind. In fact, there’s only one major international law, the Outer Space Treaty - but that was made ages ago in 1967.
In this episode we hear from three people studying space law; Andre Kwok, a recent graduate at the Australian National University, and Judith Jahnke from Sweden and Martina Elia Vitoloni from Argentina, both at McGill University in Canada. And BBC journalist Freya Scott-Turner explains what laws w...
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- The science behind giant sinkholes - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 14:23
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Sinkholes are holes that suddenly appear in the ground.
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They can be any size but some are enormous. Some have swallowed cars, parts of buildings and even people. There are terrifying videos online of football pitches being sucked into the ground, or the resulting huge circular chasms in the middle of cities. They are found all over the world but some parts of the world are more prone to them than others.
In this episode of What in the World, BBC climate and science reporter Esme Stallard answers our questions about what causes them - and whether you can predict if one is going to happen.
In China, the sinkholes are actually different from the rest of the world. Devra Willingham, from the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in the US, tells us why, and what it’s like to go into one.
And we examine if climate change is making sinkholes more co...
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- Can tourism do more harm than good? - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Everybody loves a holiday – but some popular destinations are starting to get fed up of being overrun by tourists.
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However the industry supports millions of jobs and generates trillions of dollars. So how can it continue to grow in a more sustainable way?
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- In space in a damaged rocket - 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 45:47
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Columbia reaches orbit. But as astronaut Bob Crippen opens the shuttle’s cargo bay doors, he makes a frightening discovery.
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From the cockpit, he swings the camera around to the tailfin of the space shuttle. Tiles, which are part of the heatshield to protect the shuttle from searing temperatures on re-entry to Earth, have fallen off during the journey into space.
This new heatshield has never been tested before in orbit. Could more tiles be missing?
Will astronauts Bob Crippen and John Young make it home?
00:00 Less than two hours into the first ever space shuttle mission
05:24 Space shuttle heathshield tiles
17:19 Press conference over STS-1’s missing heatshield tiles
19:44 Being on-board the space shuttle in orbit
22:05 Spy satellite fly-by
25:33 STS-1 begins re-entry into Earth’s orbit
Some scenes in this ser...
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- Meet the eight-year-old BMX champion superstar 🚴♂️ - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Henry has scored a perfect 10 out of 10 by winning all his races in this year’s British BMX Race National and being crowned champion for his age group.
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He also won the contest last year and the eight-year-old's sights are now set on next year’s World Championship in Copenhagen. His coach believes Henry, from south-west England, is the "fastest kid in the world at his age".
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- What role will robots play in our near future? - The Conversation podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 26:08
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Two women from Australia and Germany tell Ella Al-Shamahi about their work in robotics: from tackling loneliness with humanoid companions to making industrial robots more accessible.
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Australian Grace Brown began building robots at 15, but it was the isolation of pandemic lockdown - five months without human contact - that led her to create Abi, a friendly humanoid companion robot inspired by Disney and Pixar characters.
Working in secret while her family believed she was completing her master’s degree, Grace instead launched Andromeda Robotics from her bedroom, testing early prototypes in Melbourne nursing homes to help combat loneliness. Grace was recently named one of Forbes Australia's 30 under 30.
Maria Piechnick is a German engineer and co-founder of Wandelbots, a company passionate about making robotics accessible to everyone. Her mission is to democratize ...
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- Could your colleague be a North Korean in disguise? - BBC Trending podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 17:24
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Recently several videos from recruiters on LinkedIn have gone viral. The videos appear to show recruiters conducting routine job interviews over a video call, but something is up with the candidates.
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Their faces are blurred, and they appear to be using some sort of a filter. After some strange interaction with the recruiter, they drop off the call. But these creepy videos aren’t isolated incidents – many recruiters are reporting that this has happened to them multiple times. Who are these candidates really?
In this episode of BBC Trending we expose the phenomenon of North Korean IT workers applying for remote tech jobs in the US, and how this has become a significant revenue raising scheme for Kim Jong Un’s regime. The FBI believes thousands of North Koreans have made millions of dollars using fake, stolen of borrowed identities to work remotely.
We reveal t...
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- Where is Trump taking America six months in? - The President's Path podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:40
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- From tariff threats and deals to controversial immigration policies and rising global tensions, Donald Trump’s first six months back in the White House have been anything but quiet.
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The White House claims President Trump has had "the most successful first six months in office for any president in modern American history." In contrast, Democrats argue that his tenure has been marked by broken promises and policies favouring billionaires. On this episode, Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda, and Bernd Debusmann Jr. explore the highs and lows of the first months of Trump’s second term and try to predict what lies ahead.
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
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- Did you know countries can now sue over climate change? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:25
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- What if countries could sue each other for wrecking the climate? Well, that’s now a real possibility after a decision by the UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (the ICJ).
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The court made the decision after a group of young law students from low-lying Pacific islands on the frontlines of climate change started a campaign in 2019. But critics say it will be hard to untangle who caused what when it comes to climate change — and that they’re already making good progress when it comes to reducing harm to the environment.
BBC Climate and Science Correspondent Georgina Rannard talks us through what this decision means and how it could impact future climate cases. And we hear from two of the young campaigners who helped bring this case to the ICJ, who tell us what this decision means to them and their communities.
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- Should the World Test Championship finals always be in England? - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 10:09
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Is England the natural home for the event or should the ICC consider rotating between venues?
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Nikesh Rughani, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss the decision to award England the next three World Test Championship finals and whether the showpiece event should always be held in England?
00:00 Introduction
00:42 What's the reaction been like in India?
01:58 Is England the right home for the finals?
04:38 Should the finals be rotated?
07:06 Is a new two tier system the way forward?
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- Yellow iguanas in Galapagos make stunning comeback from extinction 🦎 - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Conservationists say that the population of the near-extinct yellow land iguanas in the Galapagos Islands has rebounded.
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These lizards, which are endemic to the islands off the coast of Ecuador, were nearly driven to extinction between 1970 and 1980 due to the introduction of species like goats and dogs.
The Galapagos National Park reports that current population numbers of the yellow iguana are “encouraging,” thanks to conservation efforts.
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- Why are period tracking apps getting so popular? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 11:53
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Period tracking apps help you track your menstrual cycle, so you know when to expect your period.
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They’re growing in popularity worldwide, with the three most popular ones racking up over 250 million downloads between them. But studies show that some women might also be using them to avoid getting pregnant.
One of the apps, Natural Cycles, has been approved in the US to be used as a contraceptive. The company claims it is 93% effective at preventing pregnancies, when used perfectly. So why are more people turning to these apps? Are they safe to use as a contraceptive and what are the risks?
Sexologist Rayka Kumru from Turkey explains why these period tracking apps are becoming so popular and the privacy concerns around using them. Dr Francesco Rampazzo, a lecturer in Demography at the University of Oxford, tells us more about where period tracking apps are gett...
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- Why are period apps getting so popular? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 13:15
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Period tracking apps help you track your menstrual cycle, so you know when to expect your period.
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They’re growing in popularity worldwide, with the three most popular ones racking up over 250 million downloads between them. But studies show that some women might also be using them to avoid getting pregnant.
One of the apps, Natural Cycles, has been approved in the US to be used as a contraceptive. The company claims it is 93% effective at preventing pregnancies, when used perfectly. So why are more people turning to these apps? Are they safe to use as a contraceptive and what are the risks?
Sexologist Rayka Kumru from Turkey explains why these period tracking apps are becoming so popular and the privacy concerns around using them. Dr Francesco Rampazzo, a lecturer in Demography at the University of Oxford, tells us more about where period tracking apps are getti...
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- The woman who sparked the golden era of football shirt design ⚽ - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- When West Germany won the World Cup in 1990, they did it wearing a kit considered radical at the time.
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Its designer, Ina Franzmann, hadn't worked in sport before, but her "kind of a bang" geometric design led to a golden era of kit design.
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- Syria: What’s behind the Druze-Bedouin conflict? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:41
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Violence has flared up again in Syria, this time in the southern province of Suweida.
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Fighting has broken out between the government forces and two minority groups: the Druze and the Bedouins.
It’s not the first time that the stability of the country has been shaken since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad last December. But it signals the challenges the new government faces - not just from internal violence, but from its neighbours.
Israel launched air strikes on Suweida and the Syrian capital, Damascus, and says it will only hold a US-backed ceasefire if the Druze are protected. So, what’s behind this conflict - and what does it mean for the future of Syria?
We speak to BBC Monitoring journalist Tess Mallinder Heron, to explain who the different groups involved in the fighting are and what’s behind the dispute. And we hear from our BBC Mid...
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- The rise of 3D-printed guns - BBC Trending podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 17:17
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- BBC Trending looks at how the technology to print your own lethal weapon is promoted on social media and the growing popularity of 3D-printed weapons online.
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A growing number of incidents have highlighted the dangers of 3D-printed ‘ghost guns’: untraceable firearms that can be assembled at home with the help of a 3D printer.
Since the first designs appeared in 2013, 3D-printed gun technology has advanced rapidly. Some models can now fire hundreds or thousands of rounds without their plastic components failing. Although these weapons are illegal in many jurisdictions, designs, parts, and blueprints continue to spread on social media. In this episode of BBC Trending, we explore the growing popularity of 3D-printed weapons online.
00:00 Introduction
01:49 What are 3D-printed guns?
03:50 3D-printed guns around the world
06:19 Replying to a gun adv...
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- You'll never guess how much a cow like this worth! 🐄💰 - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- This is Carina aka the Super Cow. She was sold for a record-breaking $4.2m!
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She doesn't have any super powers but she was the winner of a super cow beauty pageant recently held in Brazil.
Why was she worth so much money? The BBC's Maeve Schaffer finds out.
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- Why are some cities sinking? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 13:09
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Dozens of coastal cities — from Jakarta to Manila — are sinking at a worrying speed.
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Climate change, too much water being pumped out of the ground for drinking and the type of land cities are built on all contribute to the problem. But people around the world are coming up with innovative ways to tackle this.
Aghnia Adzkia, a BBC journalist based in Jakarta, shares why Indonesia’s capital is particularly vulnerable, and how people there are trying to protect themselves. BBC climate correspondent Georgina Rannard explains the link between climate change and rising sea levels. And we hear from people helping their local communities to adapt, such as architect Kunlé Adeyemi, who designed a floating school in Lagos.
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- Can we save the sinking cities of New York & Jakarta? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 14:55
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Dozens of coastal cities — from Jakarta to Manila — are sinking at a worrying speed.
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Climate change, too much water being pumped out of the ground for drinking and the type of land cities are built on all contribute to the problem. But people around the world are coming up with innovative ways to tackle this.
Aghnia Adzkia, a BBC journalist based in Jakarta, shares why Indonesia’s capital is particularly vulnerable, and how people there are trying to protect themselves. BBC climate correspondent Georgina Rannard explains the link between climate change and rising sea levels. And we hear from people helping their local communities to adapt, such as architect Kunlé Adeyemi, who designed a floating school in Lagos.
00:00 Intro
01:02 Jakarta’s groundwater problem
02:06 City sinking rate
03:06 Link to climate change
06:16 Other countri...
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- How baby showers saved these storks from extinction 🐣 - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- These birds get a baby shower when they hatch! 🐣
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This is the greater adjutant stork and these celebrations have saved them from extinction.
Purnima Devi Barman is from Assam, India and she has completely changed how people view the birds.
She invited local women to celebrate the birth of each chick and began organising community events.
Purnima has now brought together more than 20,000 women across Assam, who call themselves the Hargila Army. Together they've brought the stork back from the brink of extinction.
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- Wafcon: How women’s football is changing in Africa - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 11:26
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Wafcon — or the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations — is heating up.
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Ahead of the final this Saturday in Morocco, only four teams out of twelve remain: Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Ghana.
The tournament first took place in 1991 and since then, it’s taken off, with the Confederation of African Football reporting that more that more people are tuning in to watch every twist and turn of the competition.
It’s given football stars from across the continent a chance to show off their skills on the world stage - and put the spotlight firmly on the women’s game.
So which team will get to hold up the cup this year? And how is the tournament changing attitudes to women’s football across Africa?
BBC Africa sports reporter Celestine Karoney explains how the tournament has changed over the years and what challenges female players still...
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- Nasa's first ever crewed test flight - 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 43:02
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The astronauts count down to flying a brand-new spacecraft for the very first time. If they pull it off, they will earn a place in space history.
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The rocket is built. The astronauts are trained. Mission control is ready. Space Shuttle Columbia is about to attempt the unheard of. A crewed test flight.
It's 12 April 1981. The morning of launch for the very first space shuttle mission. The shuttle is sitting on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. And strapped into their seats on the flight deck of orbiter Columbia are commander John Young and pilot Bob Crippen.
Everyone at Nasa has been waiting almost a decade for this day. It’s taken an army of designers, engineers, ground crew, flight controllers, and backroom staff to get to this point. To bring this vehicle to life. Will this new machine fly?
00:00 Just weeks before the launch of ...
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- Why water pistols are being used to fight overtourism - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Water pistols have become a symbol of resistance against overtourism in several cities around the world.
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BBC journalist Laura García joins us to explain why there is so much anger directed towards tourists.
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- How to treat patients in remote communities - The Conversation podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 26:02
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Two women doctors on the rewards and challenges of working in isolated communities.
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Doctors working in remote communities in Australia’s Northern Territory and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa discuss the challenges of being hours away from critical illness support in an emergency.
Two doctors from South Africa and Australia tell Ella Al-Shamahi about rewards of working in rural communities and the challenges of being hundreds of miles from the nearest large hospital.
Dr Melanie Matthews runs a medical centre in Maningrida, about 500km east of Darwin. She’s a GP with the Mala'la Indigenous health service in the Arnhem Land, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO). GPs working in these services are ranked as Australia’s most satisfied GPs, but it can be a challenge, with complex health needs in the community she serves.
Dr Lungile Ho...
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- Can re-freezing Arctic sea ice help save polar bears? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:17
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Polar bears are the biggest bears in the world and the only marine bear.
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There are estimated to be around 26,000 globally. They’re mostly found in Canada, but also in Russia, the US, Norway and Greenland. Their main prey is seal, specifically seal blubber, as they need a diet high in fat to survive the freezing Arctic conditions.
Polar bears are great swimmers but they can’t outswim seals. So they hunt them on the Arctic sea ice, waiting for them to come up for air and then pouncing. But as the amount of sea ice decreases due to global warming, the polar bear populations that live in the more southerly, warmer parts of the Arctic, are in decline.
BBC Science correspondent Victoria Gill explains what it’s like to see a polar bear up close and the challenges they’re facing. Alysa McCall, a scientist at Polar Bears International, gives us her top facts about...
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- Are Epstein files splitting MAGA and Trump? - The President's Path podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:27
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- President Trump faces growing backlash from his own MAGA base as calls for transparency on the Jeffrey Epstein files intensify.
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Under pressure from his supporters, US President Donald Trump says he has ordered the Justice Department to release additional documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Pro-MAGA supporters and media outlets are now divided, torn between a grassroots push for transparency and a party leader eager to move on. Trump has even turned on his own allies, declaring that “some stupid Republicans, some foolish Republicans, have fallen into the net.”
On this episode, Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda, and Bernd Debusmann Jr explore what it means to be MAGA today and how the Epstein files have unexpectedly exposed deep fractures within Trump’s political base.
Every weekend, The President’s Path explores the ...
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- Saving babies with low-cost incubators 👶🏽 - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- These low-cost incubators are helping save the lives of premature babies.
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In 2017, Spanish engineer Pablo Bergasa began designing a new incubator for use in African hospitals.
"Commercial incubators have a lot of features but we focused on the most important one - keeping the baby warm," says Pablo.
Eight years on, and Pablo and his team are delivering their 200th machine to Senegal. He estimates they have saved the lives of 5,000 babies.
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- Beggars can’t be Cubans, allegedly - BBC World Service
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- 11 months ago
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- If someone talks about Cuba does it make you think of cigars and classic cars? Or maybe you think of limited freedom of speech and Che Guevara?
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We’re talking about Cuba because its minister for Labour, Elena Feitó Cabrera, was forced to resign after she said there was no such thing as ‘beggars’ on the island. What’s the situation with homelessness?
We’re running through some of the top claims we’ve seen about Cuba online with Will Grant, our Cuba Correspondent, and break down how much truth there is behind them.
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- Struggling to fall asleep? Listen to this! - BBC World Service
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- 12:43
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- 11 months ago
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- Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours whilst struggling to fall asleep? Or are you out like a light the minute your head touches the pillow? Genetics and environment can play a big part in how easy (or not) you find sleeping.
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BBC science journalist Caroline Steel tells us more about what happens to our brains when we sleep and what exactly happened when she visited a sleep lab for a BBC documentary. Medical doctor and sleep expert Dr Jonathan Tham gives us his top tips on getting a good night’s sleep.
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- What’s it like to be the wife of an Indian cricketer? - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
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- 11 months ago
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- We hear from Puja and Cheteshwar Pujara who discuss what life is like for the partners of international cricket players.
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In 2013, Puja Pabari, who had never followed cricket and didn’t understand the game, married India batter Cheteshwar Pujara and witnessed firsthand what happens in an international cricketer’s daily life. They both join Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma as we pull back the curtain and find out what life is really like for the spouse of an elite cricketer.
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Why did Puja decide to lift the lid on life married to an elite athlete?
03:03 The couple on Puja’s lack of cricket knowledge
04:35 Has Cheteshwar learned how to relax?
07:58 What have the pair learned from each other?
09:30 How to balance the personal with the professional
11:12 What did Cheteshwar think about Puja writing about ...
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- Why people in China are pretending to be married - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Across cultures, weddings are usually a big event. Lots of us look forward to dressing up and dancing the night away with the person we love — but what if you kept all the festivities and got rid of the romance?
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Well, some young people in China are doing exactly that, by looking online for a ‘marriage buddy’. They pretend to be together to please their families, but aren’t actually legally married. So, why are they willing to go to such lengths to meet societal expectations? And how does it all work?
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- How to get your best night’s sleep - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 13:03
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours whilst struggling to fall asleep?
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Or are you out like a light the minute your head touches the pillow? Genetics and environment can play a big part in how easy (or not) you find sleeping.
BBC science journalist Caroline Steel tells us more about what happens to our brains when we sleep and what exactly happened when she visited a sleep lab for a BBC documentary. Medical doctor and sleep expert Dr Jonathan Tham gives us his top tips on getting a good night’s sleep.
00:00 Intro
00:54 Why do we sleep differently?
03:10 Whats the science behind sleep?
04:17 What happens if you don’t get enough sleep?
05:10 What was the sleep lab like?
06:40 What are the sleep stages?
08:30 What can I do to get to sleep?
11:20 Has your sleep improved?
12:30 Outro
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- 🇮🇳 Sidhu Moose Wala: The Punjabi star who 'burned bright like a comet' - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:31
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- 12 months ago
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- Indian rapper Sidhu Moose Wala was known for his distinctive fusion of Punjabi folk and American hip-hop.
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"He was a game changer and a mould-breaker," says presenter and DJ Bobby Fricton.
But for Bobby, it was the way he celebrated the pind, the village, and joined fellow Punjabis on the momentous Indian farmers’ protests of 2020 that cemented his status as a folk hero.
In 2022, Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead through the windscreen of his car.
Three years after his brutal murder, BBC Eye investigates who wanted him dead and why.
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- From blobfish to goblinshark: Why do deep ocean creatures look so weird? - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 11:50
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Oceans make up more than 99% of the Earth’s habitats by volume — yet less than 20% of them have been explored. Some even say it’s easier to send astronauts into space than it is to reach the ocean floor.
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Only a handful of people have ever reached the deepest part of the ocean - known as the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. So, why is it so difficult to get there? And what new tech is helping us uncover the ocean’s secrets?
The BBC’s Climate and Science correspondent Georgina Rannard explains why we know so little about what’s going on in the deepest parts of the ocean and some of the discoveries that have been made about this mysterious part of our world.
Archive courtesy of British Pathé.
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- Can protests change the Serbian government? - World Questions podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 25:03
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Is there a lack of democracy in Serbia? Can the current student-led protests topple the government?
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Will this Balkan country ever join the European Union? Allan Little chairs a panel of leading Serbian politicians and analysts who face tough questions from the Serbian public.
The panel:
Marko Djuric – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Serbian Progressive Party
Borko Stefanovic – Deputy leader of the opposition Freedom and Justice Party
Danica Ilic – Journalist
Filip Balunovic – Research fellow, University of Belgrade
Recorded on 8 July 2025
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Introducing the panel
01:36 Can the Serbia public overthrow the government?
10:46 When will the judicial system in Serbia start to act lawfully?
16:50 Why is Serbia still trying to join the EU?
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- These birds lost their homes, now they live in a tower - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- 🇮🇳 Rakesh Kumar Jain built two seven-storey bird sanctuaries in the Indian city of Ludhiana. 🕊️🐦🦜
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"Everything the birds needs, seasonal food, protection and even a swimming pool has been provided here."
There's also a bird hospital to help injured or sick birds.
The towers can home around 4,000 birds and all kinds of species have taken up residence including pigeons, sparrows, parrots and starlings.
Rakesh hopes to expand his project across other cities in India's Punjab.
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- Title
- Why people in China are pretending to get married - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 11:56
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Across cultures, weddings are usually a big event. Lots of us look forward to dressing up and dancing the night away with the person we love — but what if you kept all the festivities and got rid of the romance?
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Well, some young people in China are doing exactly that, by looking online for a ‘marriage buddy’. They pretend to be together to please their families, but aren’t actually legally married. So, why are they willing to go to such lengths to meet societal expectations? And how does it all work?
Wanqing Zhang from the BBC’s Global China Unit talks us through the process — and explains the pressure put on young people in China to tie the knot. And we hear from Linda, a young woman in China who tells us why she’s decided to find a marriage buddy.
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- Title
- Feeling lonely? Come on a friendship date with us - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 14:35
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Loneliness is a feeling lots of us face from time to time… and it might be more common than you think.
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A new study from the World Health Organisation suggests that between 2014 and 2023, one in six of us were feeling lonely - and teenage girls reported feeling this way the most. Apps like Bumble BFF or Meetup and social media groups dedicated to meeting new people are also on the rise. So why are so many of us feeling lonely? And what can you do to feel more connected?
BBC journalist Emilia Jansson takes us on a friendship date, sharing her experience of using social media to make new friends and helping us to unpack the data on loneliness. We also hear from teenagers around the world who describe when they’ve felt lonely. And Dr Laurie Santos, a psychologist professor at Yale University in the US, tells us her top tips for tackling loneliness.
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- Why people in China are pretending to get married - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 13:50
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Across cultures, weddings are usually a big event. Lots of us look forward to dressing up and dancing the night away with the person we love — but what if you kept all the festivities and got rid of the romance?
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Well, some young people in China are doing exactly that, by looking online for a ‘marriage buddy’. They pretend to be together to please their families, but aren’t actually legally married. So, why are they willing to go to such lengths to meet societal expectations? And how does it all work?
Wanqing Zhang from the BBC’s Global China Unit talks us through the process — and explains the pressure put on young people in China to tie the knot. And we hear from Linda, a young woman in China who tells us why she’s decided to find a marriage buddy.
00:11 Intro
01:04 What does ‘marriage buddy’ mean?
02:33 The marriage buddy experien...
- Title
- Could AI chatbots replace human therapists? - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Rather than waiting for an appointment or paying to see a professional, thousands of people are turning to AI bots like ChatGPT or Deepseek for emotional support and advice on their mental health. But is AI up to the job?
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Psychologist Maytal Eyal tells us about the pitfalls of swapping professional therapists for AI chatbots.
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- How AI uses our drinking water - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 6:37
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- More than a billion messages are sent to AI chatbots every day and each interaction uses water.
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There are concerns artificial intelligence is putting stress on drinking water sources. Here, we explain why AI uses water and how even more will be needed in the future.
00:00 Sam Altman's 1/15th of a teaspoon figure
01:04 How much water does AI use: study
01:36 Why does AI use water?
02:01 Why do servers get hot?
02:34 How does liquid cooling work?
03:29 Where have there been protests about AI’s water use?
03:43 How much electricity does AI require?
04:16 How is water used directly and indirectly for AI?
04:40 What are tech companies doing to limit water use?
05:26 Innovations to consume less water
06:00 What's the future for AI and water?
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- History's most complex flying machine - 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 43:40
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Can Nasa build the most complex flying machine in space history? The plan is to create a permanent human presence in space.
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It’s Spring 1969 - two months before the launch of Apollo 11 – the first US mission to land humans on the moon. But meanwhile, hidden away from public view, Nasa is thinking the unthinkable.
Maverick engineer Dr Max Faget is already a legend within Nasa. He’s fascinated by what could be next for human spaceflight. In a backroom, of Building 36 at Johnson Space Center, he invites a handful of engineers to a meeting. One of them is Ivy Hooks, a mathematician and engineer. And one of the first female engineers at Nasa.
00:00 Launch day for Space Shuttle Columbia
04:39 Nasa engineer Max Faget’s dream
13:34 The reveal with President Richard Nixon
16:18 The rollout of Space Shuttle Enterprise
19:42 Approach a...
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- How big is the largest hula hoop ever spun? ⭕️ - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The female world record for the largest hula hoop ever spun is held by Getti Kehayova from Bulgaria and she spun a hula hoop 5.18m (17ft) wide! 🤯
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Getti is a hula hoop fitness instructor who grew up in the circus and comes from a family of world record holders. So, it's perhaps inevitable that she wanted to claim her own.
Getti had a custom hoop made out of titanium which weighed 27kg. To achieve the record she needed to spin it three full times, no touching the ground. And after a year of training, she did it!
Seriously, we have no idea how.
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- Women-only holidays and the love of travel - The Conversation podcast, BBC World Service
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- 26:15
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Leading tours to interesting and exciting destinations for exclusively female groups.
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Two women from Nigeria and the Czech Republic speak to Ella Al-Shamahi about what it's like to lead adventurous expeditions for other women to countries not usually on the tourist trail.
Lenka Hrabalová is an expedition guide and academic from the Czech Republic. Her PhD focused on the destruction of cultural heritage in the Muslim world. Lenka uses her knowledge to lead adventurous expeditions across the Middle East and North Africa, many exclusively for women. She is the author of several books including Sahara Stories and Mosaic of Iran.
Temi Popo from Nigeria has always loved to travel. She was inspired by her grandmother’s legacy as a pioneering diplomat and educator, as well as having lived in seven countries. Temi is the founder of Girls Trip Tours, a travel company that...
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- 🇦🇷 Who was the real Evita? - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Eva or Evita has been played by Madonna on the big screen and more recently by Rachel Zegler in a stage musical. But who was the real Evita?
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Eva was an icon in 1940s Argentina. She grew up in a poor village and went on to become the country's first lady, marrying Colonel Juan Peron and supporting his campaign to become president.
She became famous for her passionate speeches and pushing through a new law which gave women the right to vote.
Eva died at the age of 33 from cancer. Her last major public appearance was from the presidential palace balcony. It was to be her most famous speech, inspiring the award-winning song Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, in the musical Evita.
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- Trump's climate change policies: Dead or dormant? - The President's Path podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 15:06
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The recent floods in Texas — which have left over 120 people dead — are renewing scrutiny of Trump administration cuts to key weather and climate agencies. What are Trump’s policies when it comes to climate change?
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On this episode of The President’s Path, Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda are joined by CBS News Executive Director of White House & Politics, Fin Gómez. They examine what Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” means for the environment.
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
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01:15 Clean energy policies no more
03:38 The effect on consumers
04:36 Drill, baby, drill
06:36 It’s all about deregulation
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- 🎾 The man behind Hawk-Eye - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- For the first time in its 147 year history Wimbledon has no human line judges.
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The BBC's Megan Jones speaks to the man behind the AI system, Paul Hawkins.
Instead they're using Hawk-Eye cameras to decide whether the ball is in or out... and it's been making headlines.
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