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What message Iran war sends to China and North Korea - BBC World Service #shorts
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- What message Iran war sends to China and North Korea - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:00
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- 3 months ago
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- With the US and Israel trying to destroy Iran’s ability to create a nuclear weapon, will it affect North Korea and China’s thinking on their weapons program?
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Asia Specific podcast hears from the Carnegie Nuclear Policy program expert Zhao Tong and the Wall Street Journal Seoul bureau’s Dasyl Yoon.
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- South East Asia scrambles for oil in wake of Iran war - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 22:30
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- 3 months ago
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- The Iran war has upended energy markets around the world, and one region most vulnerable to oil shocks is South East Asia.
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Around a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz - a narrow strip of water along the southern coast of Iran. Much of that ends up in Asia. Countries in the region are already trying to get ahead of the problem of rising oil prices.
Thailand has mandated government employees to work from home to limit energy demand. Vietnam and China have restricted fuel exports at least until the end of March in anticipation of domestic shortages. The Philippines has started a four-day work week.
Why are countries in South East Asia so sensitive to fluctuating energy prices even though some are themselves oil producers? And will they be able to bear the cost of higher energy prices for a protracted period of time?
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- How gangs are taking advantage of South Africa’s water crisis - BBC World Service
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- 10:30
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- 3 months ago
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- South Africa is facing a water crisis. South Africa is one of the driest countries in the world. It relies on its rainwater, levels of which are unpredictable, unevenly distributed, and decreasing as a result of global warming.
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But the main issue contributing to water shortages is ageing infrastructure; rusting pipes that break and leak. And there are also allegations of theft by “water tanker mafias”.
The BBC’s Mayeni Jones has been to a part of South Africa that’s been badly affected by droughts and water shortages to investigate these groups. She explains how they operate and what the government is doing to try to tackle the water mafia. And we hear from young South Africans who are affected by the water shortages.
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- Is Australia’s social media ban working? - Global Eye, BBC World Service
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- 29:20
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- 3 months ago
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- Australia has a bold new law banning under-16s from the world’s biggest social media platforms - but is it actually working? Three months on, as governments worldwide watch to see if this model can or should be replicated, #BBCGlobalEye asks: are teens are truly logging off – or just finding new ways around the ban?
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Australia, despite being far from the Middle East, is also feeling the impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran. Some players from Iran’s national women’s football team have sought asylum there after refusing to sing the national anthem ahead of a match earlier this month. Katy Watson reports on the high stakes of their protest.
We also bring you the award-winning BBC World Service animated film, 'Songs from Inside’, which illustrates powerful testimony of women imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison during the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ protests that ...
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- Inside the secret billion-dollar world of eel smuggling - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- It’s the greatest wildlife crime you’ve never heard of. 👀
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#BBCEye reveals how soaring global demand for eel has fuelled a vast illegal trade worth billions, exposing criminal networks, trafficking routes and controversial deals.
🎥 Watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/GIoOXtFEuxc
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- South Africa's water shortages - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 11:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- South Africa is facing a water crisis. Why?
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South Africa is one of the driest countries in the world. It relies on its rainwater, levels of which are unpredictable, unevenly distributed, and decreasing as a result of global warming. But the main issue contributing to water shortages is ageing infrastructure; rusting pipes that break and leak. And there are also allegations of theft by “water tanker mafias”.
The BBC’s Mayeni Jones has been to a part of South Africa that’s been badly affected by droughts and water shortages to investigate these groups. She explains how they operate and what the government is doing to try to tackle the water mafia. And we hear from young South Africans who are affected by the water shortages.
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Where do South Africans get their water from?
02:16 Why are there water shortages?
02:59 W...
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- Why holograms are a scientific marvel! - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Holograms might seem like sci-fi, but they’re actually a scientific marvel!
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Did you know they're often used to help create many everyday things? From our bank cards, to buildings, to 3D headsets - even aeroplanes.
The science of holograms won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971. Here's a look at how holograms first came about.
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- Eels: Billion Dollar Babies - BBC World Service Documentaries
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- 57:50
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- 3 months ago
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- #BBCEye reveals how soaring global demand for eel has fuelled a vast illegal trade worth billions, exposing criminal networks, trafficking routes and controversial deals.
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It’s the greatest wildlife crime you’ve never heard of. A multi-billion-dollar global criminal network smuggling a commodity that can be worth more than cocaine... The product? Eels.
Once a common sight in European rivers and a staple of traditional dishes, the European eel is now critically endangered. Since the 1980s its population has collapsed by 95%. Yet demand for the species has never been higher, particularly in Asia where eel is a prized delicacy and a cornerstone of a vast aquaculture industry.
To protect the species, Europe has banned the export of the European eel outside the continent. But the embargo is failing. A 2020 investigation in Hong Kong suggested that 45% of the eels on ...
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- BTS mark comeback with Arirang album and historic concert - BBC World Service
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- BTS are back! It’s the first time all seven members have been together since completing mandatory military service in South Korea.
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They’ve returned with a 14-track album titled Arirang and an 82-date world tour. Fans in South Korea were treated with the opportunity to see them for free in a huge opening night show in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.
BBC Korean’s Yuna Ku tells us what it was like be at the comeback show. Plus we hear from those who watched the concert on Netflix from across the globe. Music journalists Clint Edwards and Chase Karng also give us their first impressions of Arirang.
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- Is Bogotá's bus system solving traffic and pollution? - The Climate Question, BBC World Service
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- 24:22
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- 3 months ago
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- What is the future of public transport? Colombia’s capital Bogotá may have the answer to end gridlock in our cities and reduce emissions.
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Transport is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. And in many cities getting around is one of the biggest daily frustrations: congestion, pollution, and long journeys to work.
Bogotá is home to the world’s largest Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network, a public transport experiment that has inspired imitators worldwide. But what exactly is a BRT system and how effective can revolutionising public transport be for tackling climate change?
Jordan Dunbar, host of The Climate Question, is joined by two experts based in Bogotá and New York to discuss how these cities have adapted to prioritise public transport and the climate.
00:00 Introduction
01:26 Traffic and emissio...
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- What does a guitar sound like underwater? 🎸 - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- We'll let you be the judge!
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- After the camps, back into the world- The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service
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- 30:40
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- 3 months ago
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- At the end of February, the Syrian government announced the closure of the notorious al-Hol camp that for seven years held families linked to the Islamic State group.
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In part three of the series, we ask what happens after the residents are out.
00:00 Intro
02:22 Rehabilitation and justice - Russia
07:30 Rehabilitation and justice - Central Asia
10:09 Rehabilitation and justice - Iraq
20:20 Syrian camps in the last few weeks
Contributors: Mina Al-Lami, Barry Marston, Clare Denning, Samia Hosny, Mohammed Al-Jumaily, Bryn Windsor
Producer: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Broadcast on 12 March 2026
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- What does a tickle look like? 🤣 - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- What does a tickle look like? That was the question eight-year-old Adam asked his dad, Roger Hargreaves, over breakfast.
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Inspired, Roger got out his marker pens and created an orange character with a round body, long stretchy arms and a blue bowler hat.... sound familiar?
That character would become Mr Tickle, one of the first Mr Men books published in 1971.
Adam Hargreaves tells the BBC's @meganjonesjourno how his father got to work giving Mr Tickle some friends, creating a series of children's books @mrmenofficial that's became a worldwide success.
And the world of the Mr Men and Little Misses is still expanding... and today there's a new character to introduce you to - Little Miss History, which Adam drew especially for us!
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- A drug trip that changed archaeology forever - Witness History podcast, BBC World Service
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- 8:59
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- 3 months ago
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- In 1987, looters digging illegally in northern Peru triggered one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the Americas: the intact royal tomb of the Lord of Sipán, a ruler of the Mochica civilisation nearly 1,800 years old.
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When police recovered gold artefacts from the looters, archaeologist Walter Alva rushed to the site to secure what remained.
What followed was a tense and dangerous excavation under constant threat from grave raiders, gunfire, and political unrest.
Yet layer by layer, Alva’s team uncovered the perfectly preserved burial chamber of a Mochica ruler, complete with gold ornaments, crowns, warriors, and companions buried to serve him in the afterlife.
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- Trump slams allies over Iran war - The President’s Path podcast, BBC World Service
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- 24:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Is the conflict in the Middle East putting a strain on major diplomatic ties?
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On this episode of The President's Path, Sumi Somaskanda, Caitríona Perry and Bernd Debusmann discuss the impact the US-Israel war with Iran is having on ties with some of Washington’s closest global allies.
Nato countries say it’s not their war – and some Gulf states are dealing with the realities of being dragged into a conflict they did not start. With no sign of fighting easing, where does this leave President Trump in the world?
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 This week on The President’s Path
02:31 Nato countries pushing back on President ...
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- Gary Kirsten: 'India have work to do in Test cricket' - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Sri Lanka's new head coach Gary Kirsten on whether India can dominate in red-ball cricket.
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- How the White House is using hype videos to sell the Iran war - BBC World Service
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- 12:23
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The White House is stepping up its social media promotion on the war in Iran… with memes.
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Clips from the NFL, Spongebob Squarepants and Call of Duty have all been spliced together with scenes military strike footage from the Iran war, racking up millions of views on TikTok. President Trump’s team say it’s a modern way to get their message across to young audiences and show their military successes, but the comments show that not everyone agrees, and some argue that it trivialises the human cost of war.
Anthony Zurcher, the BBC’s North America correspondent, explains it all — and tells us how this compares to the tactics previous US governments have used to depict conflicts. And social psychology Professor Sander van der Linden, who’s from Cambridge University, tells us how these hype videos can affect our perception of the war.
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- Gary Kirsten on India, Pakistan and his hopes for Sri Lanka - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
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- 17:53
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The new head coach of the Sri Lanka national team joins us on the programme.
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Gary Kirsten has been officially appointed head coach of Sri Lanka's men's national side. He says he aims to build a winning culture in the build up to the 2027 ODI World Cup. Kirsten famously led India to the 2011 World Cup title and also helped South Africa reach the top of the Test rankings.
On this edition of Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Clint Wheeldon and Charu Sharma, Kirsten reflects on his short spell coaching Pakistan, gives us his thoughts on whether India can dominate red ball cricket and explains to Alison Mitchell how he previously came close to becoming England head coach.
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Gary Kirsten on the opportunity to coach Sri Lanka
02:00 Kirsten's yearning for international cricket
02:25 What are Sri Lanka capable of?
03:42 Kirsten ...
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- The value of human creativity v AI-generated content - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- As generative AI transforms industries worldwide, Japan’s manga creators are weighing whether the technology poses a threat or offers new opportunities.
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While some see AI as a way to address labour shortages and increase efficiency, many artists and publishers worry about copyright issues, declining earnings, and the potential undervaluing of human creativity.
In this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi chats with Tokyo-based manga artist Peppe, AI consultant Darren Boey, and Takeshi Kikuchi from the Manga Research Institute about the ways AI is reshaping this beloved art form.
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- How beavers fight wildfires, floods and droughts - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:16
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- 3 months ago
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- Building resilience to floods, droughts, and wildfires – could beavers offer nature-based solutions to climate change?
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- Looksmaxxing: Why men are going to extremes to look good - BBC World Service
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- 14:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Looksmaxxing has been all over the internet lately - this is the trend aimed at young men and it’s based on the idea of self-improvement, maximising your physical attractiveness and increasing your sexual market value.
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It's been part of fringe reddit forums for years now but recently it’s become mainstream, with the hashtag going viral on TikTok, X and Instagram.
The trend promotes extreme dieting, obsessive body ranking and pseudo-scientific cosmetic advice - including a recent "bonesmashing" trend which has been condemned by doctors. And it has links to incel and manosphere networks. BBC journalist Thomas Morgan explains looksmaxxing and why it’s become popular with young men, as well as some of the real life consequences.
We speak to 22 year old actor Trevor Larcom about his own looksmaxxing journey and find out what he makes of the accusations of misogy...
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- Looksmaxxing: The trend pushing men to extremes - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 14:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Looksmaxxing has been all over the internet lately - this is the trend aimed at young men and it’s based on the idea of self-improvement, maximising your physical attractiveness and increasing your sexual market value. It's been part of fringe reddit forums for years now but recently it’s become mainstream, with the hashtag going viral on TikTok, X and Instagram.
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The trend promotes extreme dieting, obsessive body ranking and pseudo-scientific cosmetic advice - including a recent'bonesmashing' trend which has been condemned by doctors. And it has links to incel and manosphere networks. BBC journalist Thomas Morgan explains looksmaxxing and why it’s become popular with young men, as well as some of the real life consequences.
We speak to 22 year old actor Trevor Larcom about his own looksmaxxing journey and find out what he makes of the accusations of misogyny and toxic cu...
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- Wait, I thought Senegal won Afcon, now it’s Morocco?! - BBC World Service
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- 11:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Senegal has been stripped of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title.
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Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in January's final but Caf (the Confederation of African Football) has changed the result. It’s because Senegal's players walked off the pitch in protest when Morocco was given a penalty.
We LOVE a bit of drama on What in the World and this truly feels like something out of our fave reality TV shows (think Big Brother, Traitors and America’s Next Top Model).
Isaac Fanin, the guy with all the sports intel, was there on the night it happened and takes us through it - how are Africans feeling and what’s next? Will the Senegalese have to give up their medals?!
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- How I raised my British-Nigerian kids to be successful - Lives Less Ordinary, BBC World Service
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- 21:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Ify Adenuga is the parent to a musical powerhouse - her son Skepta is a seminal figure in British culture, helping to propel grime into the mainstream. Skepta's song Sweet Mother is dedicated to Ify, showcasing her unwavering support for her son's music career.
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Ify's own upbringing was marked by the challenges of the Biafran War in Nigeria. As a young girl, she had to flee her home in Lagos with nothing, foraging for survival. Despite these hardships, Ify found her way to London, where she met the love of her life, Joe, and raised four children.
Living on a housing estate, Ify and Joe encouraged their kids to be inventive, creating a supportive environment for their children to experiment with the emerging grime genre. Ify even drove her sons Joe Jr and Jamie (now known to the world as Skepta and JME) to collaborate with other young artists. Skepta is now an award-winning grime...
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- Will China overtake the US as the world's biggest economy? - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Rising US-Israel tensions with Iran are spiking oil prices and worrying Asia, especially China, which relies heavily on Middle Eastern energy. Beijing is focusing on tech self-reliance to shield its economy from global shocks while analysts watch if it can still overtake the US.
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Amid global energy concerns, China is grappling with slowing growth, weak domestic demand, deflation, and an ageing population, setting its lowest economic target in over 30 years.
In this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi speaks with Asia Business correspondent Suranjana Tewari and China correspondent Laura Bicker about how the US-Israel-Iran conflict could impact China’s economy and its long-term prospects relative to the US.
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- The message Iran war sends to Asia's nuclear powers - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
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- 20:07
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- 3 months ago
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- One of the reasons given by the US and Israel for attacking Iran is to destroy the country’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon. So what message does it send to Asia’s nuclear powers?
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Will North Korea and China rethink their weapons program? Pyongyang has come under pressure from the US in recent years over its nuclear stance and China, experts believe, is expanding its arsenal.
In this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi speaks with nuclear policy expert Dr Zhao Tong from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Wall Street Journal reporter Dasl Yoon in Seoul.
00:00 Introduction
01:42 Do US-Israel strikes on Iran affect China’s nuclear calculations?
02:52 How does the Iran war influence North Korea’s nuclear programme?
04:19 How many nuclear weapons exist today and where are they?
06:35 What are “tactical” nucle...
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- Do LED skincare masks work? - BBC World Service
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- 11:27
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- LED technology has been used to address a number of skin issues, such as eczema, mild to moderate acne and psoriasis in a medical setting.
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But now you can buy your own LED mask or device for use at home. Adverts are everywhere on social media, with lots of influencers promoting them. Mask developers make big claims that at-home LED masks can be used to treat acne scars, sun damage and fine lines - but what does the evidence show?
BBC journalist Imogen James explains the trend and takes us through how and if these at-home LED masks work. Rio Rennalls from the What in the World team tells us why he uses one.
Some dermatologists and experts have raised concerns about the efficacy of these masks. David Robert Grimes, a scientist and author in Ireland, gives us his views on the technology. And we hear from dermatologist Dr. Montserrat Fernández-Guarino.
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- The TRUTH about LED face masks - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
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- 14:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- LED technology has been used to address a number of skin issues, such as eczema, mild to moderate acne and psoriasis in a medical setting. But now you can buy your own LED mask or device for use at home.
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Adverts are everywhere on social media, with lots of influencers promoting them. Mask developers make big claims that at-home LED masks can be used to treat acne scars, sun damage and fine lines - but what does the evidence show?
BBC journalist Imogen James explains the trend and takes us through how and if these at-home LED masks work. Rio Rennalls from the What in the World team tells us why he uses one.
Some dermatologists and experts have raised concerns about the efficacy of these masks. David Robert Grimes, a scientist and author in Ireland, gives us his views on the technology.
And we hear from dermatologist Dr. Montserrat Fernández-Guarino.
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- Why we need different types of oil - BBC World Service #shorts
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Oil is used everywhere in modern life - even in things you wouldn’t expect.
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It fuels transport but is also in everyday items like plastic, asphalt and lip balms.
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- South Sudan: From Independence to Instability - Global Eye, BBC World Service
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- 28:01
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This week, #BBCGlobalEye is in South Sudan, one of the most difficult countries in the world to reach. Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudan — the world’s newest nation — has faced ongoing challenges in achieving lasting stability.
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South Sudan is seeing renewed fighting this year — rebels and government forces are once again at war, putting an already fragile peace at risk. To find out what’s really happening, the BBC’s Kalikdan Yibeltal travelled with aid workers on a rare mission to Jonglei, the country’s largest state.
The BBC Africa Eye team has secured rare access to Puntland — a remote region in Somalia that’s become a key battleground for the Islamic State group. Reporter Sahnun Ahmed follows the regional defence forces as they take on IS and investigates how the group is remobilising to spread its influence across Africa.
And fro...
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- Is the Gen Z manosphere more misogynistic than the past? - The Interview podcast, BBC World Service
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- 27:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- “One of the things that was going to combat gender inequality in our world was that sense of progress and then to see in the research that actually the younger generation is more conservative on these questions than people my age, that deeply troubled me.”
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Lucy Hockings speaks to Julia Gillard former Australian PM and chair at the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London about new research on equality.
Having worked her way to the top in the male dominated world of Australian politics, Julia knows about sexism and misogyny. She famously called it out in a speech against opposition leader Tony Abbott in 2012 and has always been a proponent of equality for women. But 14 years on and research from the organisation she now leads finds that more and more young men want a traditional wife that obeys her husband and that’s not too independent*.
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- Our Oscars 2026 faves and flops - BBC World Service
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- 9:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The 2026 Oscars are over, the red carpet has been rolled up and celebrities are polishing their golden awards at home in the quiet.
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The big winner of the night was political thriller One Battle After Another, which took home six wins including best picture.
Other winners included Sinners star Michael B Jordan, who beat Timothée Chalamet to the best actor award, and Irish actress Jessie Buckley for her role in Hamnet.
We’re sad the 98th Academy Awards are finished for another year, so we’re gonna dish out our own awards. Think ‘biggest flop’, ‘best roast’ and ‘woman of the year’.
BBC Entertainment Reporter, Yasmin Rufo, announces our (not so) prestigious awards and gives us her ‘ins and outs’ for next year’s Oscars ceremony.
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- Could beavers help us protect the planet? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service
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- 16:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Building resilience to floods, droughts, and wildfires – could beavers offer nature-based solutions to climate change?
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And why is modernising electricity grids so essential to solving climate change?
The Climate Question team answer your questions.
00:00 Intro
00:20 Beavers & climate change
01:22 How beavers prevent wildfires, droughts & floods
02:56 Beaver reintroduction in the UK
04:29 Beavers & permafrost: it's complicated
06:19 The 1948 beaver parachute drop
08:21 Why electricity grids need upgrading
10:29 What grid upgrades look like
11:33 Who's leading on grid investment?
11:58 Impact on energy bills
14:09 Democracy vs long-term climate action
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- Caught between retribution and return - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 29:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- As Syria’s detention camps change hands, women and children linked to the Islamic State group face an uncertain future - a potential homecoming that could bring freedom for some and prison for others.
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In part two of the series, we explore how governments have been choosing to draw the line - from Britain’s tough stance to Kazakhstan’s softer, humanitarian approach.
00:00 Introduction
02:24 The foreigners of IS
10:19 Central Asia
17:49 Russia
24:57 Iraq
26:55 The Yazidis
Contributors: Mina Al-Lami, Jiyar Gol, Barry Marston, Clare Denning, Mohammed Al-Jumaily, Bryn Windsor
Producers: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Video producer: Suniti Singh
Broadcast on 5 March 2026
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- A person on a bridge picks up a phone 📞 - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This is A View From A Bridge. The idea is simple, an old-school phone is placed on a bridge and strangers are invited to pick it up and share their stories.
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Famous faces such as Max Richter, Cynthia Erivo, Paul Smith and many more have all bared their souls.
"You know, we're really fortunate that it's sort of set itself now as a bit of a speaker's corner on quite a positive, nice side of the internet," says its creator, Joe Bloom.
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The project started in London but now takes place on bridges across the world.
"The fact that we're able to hear these tales and then share them to a wider world is just, it's unbelievable really and long may it continue," says Joe.
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- Gen Z players redefining what it means to succeed in chess - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The digital chess era is creating more opportunities than ever for women to build careers, challenge stereotypes, and push back against online sexism—all while changing the culture of the game itself.
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Since the 2020 boom sparked by The Queen’s Gambit, chess has become a global spectator sport and diverse online hobby.
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- Why France flew In a Pharaoh for a makeover - Witness History podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 9:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In 1976, the 3,000-year-old mummy of Ramesses II, one of Egypt’s most revered pharaohs, was flown to France for an unprecedented scientific restoration.
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Treated with military honours normally reserved for a living head of state, the mummy was transported to Paris so experts could halt the fungal decay threatening its preservation.
At the Musée de l’Homme, strict temperature controls, sealed rooms and elite security surrounded the ancient ruler as French scientists worked to save him. Witness Anne-Marie Goden, a museum staff member who saw Ramesses up close and even donated a lock of her own hair for DNA comparison, recalls the extraordinary atmosphere inside the museum
during the pharaoh’s stay.
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- The Kurdish-Iranian rebels ready to fight the regime in Iran - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Kurdish-Iranian rebel group, Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), based near the Iraqi-Iranian border says it is ready to fight the Iranian regime if needed.
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There have been widespread media reports suggesting that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is considering arming the group to join the war there.
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- Trump’s mixed messages over Iran war - The President’s Path podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Nearly two weeks since the initial US-Israeli strikes on Iran, there have been big changes across the globe. But what will determine just how long this war lasts - and what will be the costs?
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On this episode of The President's Path, Sumi Somaskanda, Caitríona Perry and Bernd Debusmann discuss the latest on the US-Israel war with Iran.
They take stock of the Trump administration’s changing messaging on timelines and unpack what broader consequences we’re seeing, with the Gulf region brought into the conflict, and the knock-on effects on energy with the disruption to a key shipping route: the Strait of Hormuz.
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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- India's Sanju Samson 'comes up trumps' at T20 World Cup final- BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- India's Sanju Samson was given a somewhat unexpected chance to shine at the T20 World Cup. Sunil Gupta explains how well-deserved that chance was.
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- Why the US and China went opposite ways on crypto - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 16:22
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The US and China are in fierce competition in many fields, so why on cryptocurrency trading have they gone in completely opposite directions?
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The US under President Donald Trump positions itself as a pro-crypto hub to foster innovation. Trump’s family even has its own digital tokens. China under President Xi Jinping has imposed a strict ban on domestic trading and mining of digital currency since 2019. Because of that crackdown, China now controls significant Bitcoin reserves following the government seizure of illegally mined and traded digital tokens.
But a crypto-trading ban doesn’t mean China’s opposed to embracing blockchain, the core technology that enables crypto currency. While the US focuses on market-driven growth, China is testing state-backed digital currency and utilising Hong Kong as a regulated, compliant hub for digital asset innovation.
In th...
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- Iran war: What is life like for Iranians right now? - The Fifth Floor podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 29:46
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The United States and Israel have now been at war with Iran for two weeks, since 28th February.
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In that time, there have been over 1200 civilian deaths in Iran, including 168, most of them children, at a girls’ school in Minab, central Iran. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who had ruled Iran for over forty years, was killed on the first day of the war. There have been wider casualties throughout the region. Iran has fired missiles at neighbouring countries, including Dubai, Kuwait, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Israel.
For journalists at BBC Persian, reporting on the war from outside of the country has been incredibly difficult. The internet has been shut down on the 90 million people living inside Iran, making it difficult for people to get information on what is happening round them and which locations are being hit by bombing. It is also extremely difficult f...
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- Drone warfare between Iran and the US - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 10:46
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The US and Israel first launched strikes on Iran two weeks ago. In response, Iran has launched more than 2,000 drones at targets across the Middle East, towards Israel and Gulf countries with US military bases. We’ve seen attacks on oil tankers, airports, and even luxury hotels and banks.
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The drones are causing considerable damage across the region considering they have a simple design and are relatively cheap to produce. The Shahed 136 long-range drone, which is manufactured in Iran, is estimated to cost between $20,000 to $50,000. Iran is thought to have mass-produced tens of thousands of the Shahed drones before the war, but we don’t know how much of that stockpile remains intact after days of US and Israeli strikes.
The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann Jr explains why Iran is using these drones and why they are expensive to counter. We look to Ukraine, which has developed its ow...
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- Men’s T20 World Cup Final: India demolish New Zealand - Stumped podcast, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 24:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- India has become the first team to retain the Men's T20 World Cup, plus we hear from Afghanistan cricketer Tooba Khan Sarwari on how life has been over the last 12 months.
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On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Clint Wheeldon and Sunil Gupta: after India's men's side banish the ghosts of 2023 and defend their T20 World Cup title on home soil, we look back at a one-sided final and ask whether anyone can match them in white ball cricket?
Plus, we hear from Afghanistan cricketer Tooba Khan Sarwari on how life has been over the last 12 months - including that visit to the Women's World Cup in India - and her hopes for the future.
00:00 Introduction
00:17 India are World T20 Champions
02:03 Fans rolled in for the final
02:49 Are India at home in T20 cricket a machine?
05:32 Sanju Samson rewrites the narrative of his career
08:49 Does ...
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- What’s the impact of war on the climate? - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- War leaves a visible trail of damage: lives and families devastated; homes and communities reduced to rubble. But there is also a climate cost of armed conflict.
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- Meet the women changing the face of chess - Global Women, BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 10:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Sarah is a national chess champion, and Nemo is a Woman Grandmaster, yet neither is pursuing the traditional pro chess path. Instead, they’re thriving in the fast growing online chess world, where personality matters as much as skill.
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Since the 2020 boom sparked by The Queen’s Gambit, chess has become a global spectator sport and diverse online hobby.
But with only 16% of registered players being women, it’s still male dominated. Gen Z players like Sarah and Nemo are redefining success and challenging stereotypes in this new digital era.
00:00 How has the world of chess changed?
00:52 Can Sarah, a Moroccan chess champion, make it in the world of chess streaming?
02:59 What does a traditional chess competition look like?
03:42 Carissa Yip, the number one female player in the US
04:50 The chess boom explained
05:35 A new challeng...
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- Hey Timothée Chalamet, we do care about ballet and opera! - BBC World Service
- Runtime
- 12:35
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Timothée Chalamet has come for ballet and opera. In an interview with Matthew McConaughey ahead of the Oscars he said…
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“I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore.’”
And, well, it turns out he was wrong, because lots and lots of people have been defending the industries with tons of passion.
And it did get us thinking - how do ballet and opera sales compare to how they have done in the past? Do many people watch them? What are people in the industry, like Misty Copeland, doing to get more people into theatres?
We get into it with Chelsea from the What in the World team (she’s also a ballet dancer, but sadly has never made it to a professional stage). And we hear from people who love ballet and opera, including two pro...
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- Oscars 2026 - Timothée Chalamet: ‘No one cares’ about ballet or opera - What in the World podcast
- Runtime
- 15:43
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- It wasn't a great night at the Oscars for Timothée Chalamet. The Marty Supreme star came up short in the best actor race, losing to Michael B. Jordan at the end of a ceremony in which he was mocked multiple times for his controversial comments about ballet and opera.
In an interview with Matthew McConaughey ahead of the Oscars he said…
“I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore.’”
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And, well, it turns out he was wrong, because lots and lots of people have been defending the industries with tons of passion.
And it did get us thinking - how do ballet and opera sales compare to how they have done in the past? Do many people watch them? What are people in the industry, like Misty Copeland, doing to get more people into theatr...
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- 🇮🇳 India's tiger mums keeping kids safe from big cats - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- These women have an unusual job, they keep their children safe from tiger attacks.
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They live in the Indian state of Maharashtra and started escorting children on the school run because of tiger encounters.
“Tigers roam around day and night.”
They have inspired the Forest Department to implement a similar initiative in 105 villages across the state.
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- What is the Strait of Hormuz and what role does it play in global trade? - BBC World Service #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Around 3,000 ships a month would normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East.
It's the world's busiest oil shipping channel - about 20% of the world’s oil is carried through it.
It is deep enough for the biggest crude oil tankers and used by the Middle East’s major oil and gas producers - Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
But the war has severely reduced sea traffic through the area.
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