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The new Germans
Amid the 2015 migrant crisis, when millions of refugees were seeking safety in Europe, Germany’s then Chancellor, Angela Merkel, took an extraordinar…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Fifth Floor: The silent death of an anti-Putin pianist
Pavel Kushnir was a classical pianist. But according to Russian authorities, he was also a dangerous dissident. In July 2024, he died on hunger strik…
1 year, 3 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Talking to someone with suicidal thoughts
The rock legend Jon Bon Jovi made headlines around the world and earned much praise after he was seen helping a distressed woman on the ledge of a br…
1 year, 3 months ago
Heart and Soul: I became a Muslim after the Taliban kept me hostage
Bara’atu Ibrahim speaks to Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks; an Australian educator who was held captive for three years in Afghanistan by the T…
1 year, 3 months ago
Stories from the New Silk Road: Space
China's Belt and Road Initiative stretches physically with infrastructure projects across the globe, but there is one initiative that is the most amb…
1 year, 3 months ago
BBC Trending: Woman, life, surveillance
The Iranian government is not coy about its silence tactics. Since Iran's Woman Life Freedom Movement began on 16 September 2022, unlawful executions…
1 year, 3 months ago
The great dolphin release
Johnny, Rocky and Rambo were performers in the world’s last travelling dolphin circus and inside a Bali hotel swimming pool. This is the story of the…
1 year, 3 months ago
Assignment: Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia
Industrialisation, modern cityscapes and strong economic growth promote an image of a youthful, vigorous Malaysia. But the country is now ageing rapi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Global Dancefloor: Tbilisi
Frank McWeeny heads to Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, to meet the underground music community leading protests against government clampdown on freedom of…
1 year, 3 months ago
In the Studio: Lenin Tamayo and Q-pop
Peruvian singer Lenin Tamayo has been dubbed the founder of ‘Q-pop’. He combines traditional Andean folk music with K-pop inspired instrumentation an…
1 year, 3 months ago