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The background to global news stories, every day.
Broadcast Fri, 23 Oct 2009, 11:40 on BBC World Service but not available on BBC iPlayer.
The background to global news stories, every weekday.
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Available in RealMedia only since Wed, 28 Oct 2009.
The new initiative that aims to abolish the resource curse.
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Available since Wed, 28 Oct 2009.
Can the new Windows 7 operating system rescue Microsoft's reputation?
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The state of contemporary art 50 years after the Guggenheim Museum in New York opened.
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Available since Tue, 27 Oct 2009.
Why is Ethiopia so vulnerable to food shortages?
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Available since Sun, 25 Oct 2009.
Is Al Qaeda running out of money?
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