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How is AI going to change science?
What role will humans play in the future of scientific research?
08/06/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Life Scientific: Seth Berkley
Epidemiologist Seth Berkley on a career trying to get vaccines to those in need.
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Do plants have personalities?
Can brainless plants really think for themselves?
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Slow down!
How slowing down could offer a more meaningful way to live
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Finding soldier Tom
A prisoner of war hid from the Nazis for 2 years, but after the war he disappeared
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The impact of epilepsy
A neurosurgeon and a woman with epilepsy on reducing fear and stigma around the condition
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon: Reconciliation over revenge
Rajan Datar speaks to peace activists Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon on reconciliation
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Who’s behind Sierra Leone’s illegal fishing problem?
We try to ascertain who is behind it and what the country's government is doing to help
Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island
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The creation of Inspector Montalbano and Australia's first Big Thing
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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I was kidnapped by North Korea
When Hitomi Soga vanished aged 19, no one in Japan imagined she had been taken by spies
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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A vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
08/06/2026 19:01 GMT
Ebola in the DRC: Fear and conspiracy theories
Amid the D R Congo's corruption, warfare and poverty, rumours about the disease run rife
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The Life Scientific: Helen Hastie
Professor Helen Hastie on the positive future role for robots in our world.
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