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Conflict in Kashmir

How the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir began

• 29 mins

France Under Le Pen

A vision of France under nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen

• 28 mins

Coca Cola’s Secret Recipe

Guarding the confidential formula for the world’s most famous soft drink

• 28 mins

Helping the Blind Vote in Africa

Voting ballot papers for the blind in Sierra Leone

• 29 mins

‘Three Thousand Times Sweeter than Sugar’

Why west African katemfe fruit is the sweetest thing on Earth

• 29 mins

Smart Weapons

Smart weapons delivered from modern warplanes

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Global Warming

Causes and effects of global warming

• 29 mins

Man-Eating Plants

Searching for carnivorous plants at Kew Gardens

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The Maternal Instinct

Can mothers sense when their babies are crying?

• 30 mins

Should Marriages Last Forever?

Attitudes to divorce in different world cultures

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Occupying Perejil Island

The fight for sovereignty over North Africa’s Perejil Island

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Vaginal Carcinoma

Common symptoms of vaginal cancer

• 28 mins

Madagascar: Island of Unpronounceable Names

Madagascan names have a reputation for being almost impossible to pronounce

• 28 mins

Brain Tumours

Why malignant and benign tumours form in the brain

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The GM Debate

Famine-stricken Zambia rejects GM food aid

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The Story of a Sex Change

Becoming a woman after half a century as a man

• 28 mins

The Role of a First Lady

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings on the responsibilities of a First Lady

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Outgrowing Allergies

Do food allergies last forever – or will they go away over time?

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Sexual Health in Ghana

How to improve reproductive health in Ghana

• 28 mins

Small But Deadly

The poisonous toxins carried in puffer fish

• 28 mins

Does Cuba Recognise Guantanimo Bay?

Cuba’s position on the US detention centre at Guantanimo Bay

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Ancestry of the Igbo People

Searching for the origins of Nigeria’s Igbo ethnic group

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Gender Transitioning in South Africa

A South African’s journey to become a woman

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A Farewell to Big Ben

Why the chimes of Big Ben can no longer be heard on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service

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Lassa Fever

The causes and symptoms of Lassa fever

• 29 mins

Head in the Sand

Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?

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Poverty And Pentecostalism

The relationship between poverty and the rise of Pentecostalism

• 28 mins

The Fear of Thirteen

Why are Europeans superstitious about the number 13?

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Mark of the Beast

Who is the beast – and what’s the relevance of the number 666?

• 29 mins

Locating the Bermuda Triangle

Inexplicable disappearances inside the Bermuda Triangle

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