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Tongue and talk: Keeping language alive in Africa
Justice Baidoo explores endangered languages like Twi and Ahanta across Africa
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15/05/2025 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What hopes are there for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia?
Is there any chance of peace when Russia's leader seems unlikely to participate in talks?
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15/05/2025 01:30 GMT
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Autism, empathy and psychopaths
Why society must rethink the damaging stereotypes about autistic people and low empathy
15/05/2025 02:01 GMT
Bringing the Muppets to Moscow
Natasha Lance Rogoff’s daunting challenge of making Sesame Street in post-Soviet Russia
The founding of the Warsaw Pact
On 14 May 1955, eight Soviet countries met to sign the Warsaw Pact.
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Snackification: Our love affair with snacks
How did snacking start and why do we do it?
15/05/2025 04:01 GMT
Putin not listed for peace talks on Ukraine
He was expected to attend peace talks in Turkey today on the war in Ukraine.
15/05/2025 05:01 GMT
Major evacuation orders for Gaza City
Israel issues sweeping evacuation orders for civilians in Gaza
15/05/2025 06:01 GMT
People struggling to eat in Gaza
A mother stuggling to feed and protect her children, tells us "I've failed."
15/05/2025 07:01 GMT
Why are global cases of measles rising?
What is causing the rise of measles cases around the world?
15/05/2025 07:30 GMT
How airline fees turned baggage into billions
We look at how stricter rules - and charges - have turned suitcases into big business
Mexico’s soda tax: Confronting soft drink giants
In 2013 a new tax was approved in one of the world’s biggest consumers of fizzy drinks
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The Media Show: Misinformation and the India-Pakistan Standoff
How false claims have flooded social media during border tensions
15/05/2025 09:30 GMT
The Happy Pod: Learning to read in your 30s
The man inspiring others by teaching himself to read in his 30s
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My Golden Mile: a British Asian’s picture of home
Kavi Pujara photographed Leicester’s South Asian community and reconnected with his roots
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Listening to your body's signals
We explore what interoception is and how we can listen to internal signals in our body
15/05/2025 13:01 GMT
Putin skips peace talks with Zelensky
Ukraine's Zelensky accused Russia of sending "stand-in props" to peace talks in Turkey
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US is about to make a nuclear deal with Iran
What could this mean for Iran's economy?
15/05/2025 15:01 GMT
Zelensky: Russia 'not serious' about talks
Talks between Ukrainian and Russian teams were scheduled for Istanbul on Thursday
15/05/2025 16:01 GMT
Uncertainty over Russia-Ukraine talks
President Zelensky says Russia is "not serious" about negotations
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Vaccinating rabies’ reservoir dogs
Can the WHO’s Zero by 2030 be achieved for dog-mediated rabies?
15/05/2025 20:01 GMT
Ukraine attends peace talks, Russia sends a junior team
Ukraine's President Zelensky sends a minister to Turkey but says Russia "not serious"
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IMF terminates a $175 million loan for Malawi
The IMF Funds for Malawi have been terminated after no review was completed.
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What’s next for Gaza?
John Simpson examines the Israeli government’s plans for Gaza
