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News This Week |
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This week the news spotlight falls on the United Nations headquarters in New York, where the leaders of the world gather for the UN General Assembly meeting. The BBC's United Nations correspondent, Laura Trevelyan and BBC diplomatic correspondent James Robbins will be leading coverage of the speeches, debates and behind-the-scenes manoeuvring. The BBC World news teams will also be reporting on the two rival conferences held on climage change this week – one is hosted by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon in New York and the other by President Bush in Washington DC. Also this week, viewers from outside the UK now have, for the first time, access to a broadband news clip service from BBC World. Every day, around 30 broadband-quality international news clips and hourly one-minute World News summaries can be watched by clicking on the 'watch' icons at bbcnews.com, giving viewers access to the BBC news content they want - when they want it. |
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Reports throughout the week |
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World Uncovered: So You think You Know Africa? |
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The usual presentation of the African continent in the European media is unrelentingly negative, with stories of civil war, corruption and disease. While undeniably these stories are true, there are many positive things happening in Africa, but they seldom reach the media. So you think you know Africa? challenges these negative perceptions, following a day in the life of four Africans: a Kenyan goat farmer; a reporter in conflict-torn Eastern Congo; a teacher in Zambia; and a park warden in a wetland forest in Ghana.
(Duration: 50 minutes)
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Saturday 22nd September at 1510
Saturday 22nd September at 2210; Sunday 23rd September at 0410; Sunday 23rd September at 1010 &
Sunday 23rd September at 2010 |
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Have Your Say |
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Have Your Say allows viewers to share their views on topical issues and put their questions directly to leading figures in the world. This week the topic is the credit crisis in the U.S. and its impact around the world. Presenter Emily Buchannan will be joined by Dr Philippa Malmgren, a former special assistant to President Bush on economic policy, to discuss whether intervention by central banks has come too late and what the future holds.
(Duration: 55 & 30 minutes)
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Sunday 23rd September at 1705
Repeated: Sunday 23rd September at 2130 & Monday 24th September at 0230+~ |
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Middle East Business Report |
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This week Middle East Business Report delves into the issues of trade, business and economics in the Middle East and explores how the recently declared amnesty for foreigners inside the U.A.E. is affecting employment levels. Also, as Gulf Air - the Bahraini national carrier - faces growing challenges in light of its massive financial losses, the main beneficiary appears to be rival Oman Air. Plus, following the Egyptian government's decision to allow a foreign company to establish a new container terminal in Port Said, journalist Jeremy Howell reports on how this port at the mouth of the Suez Canal has been regenerated into a major shipping hub for the region.
(Duration: 30 minutes)
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Saturday 22nd September at 0730
Repeated: Saturday 22nd September at 1330; Saturday 22nd September at 2030[S.As/ME] &
Sunday 23rd September at 0130 |
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Sport Today |
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Sport Today provides the news, results and action from sports events that matter around the world. This week the team continues to report on the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup 2007 as Scotland faces the All Blacks at home in Edinburgh and Ireland takes on Argentina in Paris. Also this week, the women's FIFA World Cup continues in China and there are more results from the Twenty20 World Cup cricket in South Africa.
(Duration: 15 minutes)
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Various reports throughout the week |
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# not Asia, Australasia or Middle East [A.Pa] Asia Pacific Only
^ not Europe [S.As/Me] South Asia & Middle East Only
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