Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
Categories: News & Politics
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Joe Biden has formally introduced Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential pick at a rally in Delaware. Senator Harris said four years of Donald Trump's presidency had left America 'in tatters'. Also in this edition: Beirut’s broken hospitals – and the day Margaret Thatcher came face-to-face with the BBC’s African Service.
Previous episodes
- 3098 - Harris joins Biden at first event as running mateWed, 12 Aug 2020
- 3097 - Belarus: police clash with demonstrators for third nightWed, 12 Aug 2020
- 3096 - Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mateWed, 12 Aug 2020
- 3095 - Global Covid-19 cases top 20 millionTue, 11 Aug 2020
- 3094 - Lebanon cabinet resigns as anger over blast mountsTue, 11 Aug 2020
- 3093 - Belarus opposition disputes leader's landslide winMon, 10 Aug 2020
- 3092 - Clashes erupt after disputed Belarus electionMon, 10 Aug 2020
- 3091 - Lebanese army retakes government buildings stormed by protestorsSun, 09 Aug 2020
- 3090 - Air India jet breaks in two in KeralaSat, 08 Aug 2020
- 3089 - Beirut explosion: many Lebanese blame government negligenceFri, 07 Aug 2020
- 3088 - New York sues America's powerful National Rifle AssociationThu, 06 Aug 2020
- 3087 - President Macron says political change is needed in LebanonThu, 06 Aug 2020
- 3086 - Anger in Beirut at failure to prevent devastating explosionThu, 06 Aug 2020
- 3085 - Rescue workers in Beirut search for missing bodies after explosionWed, 05 Aug 2020
- 3084 - Beirut blasts: Dozens dead and thousands injured in unexplained explosionsTue, 04 Aug 2020
- 3083 - Hefty fines for lockdown rule-breakers in AustraliaTue, 04 Aug 2020
- 3082 - Spain's ex-King Juan Carlos leaves the countryTue, 04 Aug 2020
- 3081 - Iran cover-up of Covid-19 deaths revealedMon, 03 Aug 2020
- 3080 - NASA astronauts make landmark splashdownMon, 03 Aug 2020
- 3079 - Facebook forced to block pro-Bolsonaro accountsSun, 02 Aug 2020
- 3078 - WHO head says pandemic will be felt for decadesSat, 01 Aug 2020
- 3077 - Hong Kong postpones elections by year due to 'virus concerns'Fri, 31 Jul 2020
- 3076 - Threat to delay US presidential electionThu, 30 Jul 2020
- 3075 - Hong Kong bars 12 opposition candidates from electionThu, 30 Jul 2020
- 3074 - US tech giants face Congress grillingWed, 29 Jul 2020
- 3073 - Hong Kong: 'Large-scale' coronavirus outbreak looming, says city's leaderWed, 29 Jul 2020
- 3072 - US Attorney General defends deploying federal agents to PortlandWed, 29 Jul 2020
- 3071 - Construction starts for the world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor in FranceTue, 28 Jul 2020
- 3070 - Netanyahu accuses Hezbollah of trying to infiltrate IsraelTue, 28 Jul 2020
- 3069 - Alarm over Vietnam’s first coronavirus cases in monthsMon, 27 Jul 2020
- 3068 - Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland dies aged 104Mon, 27 Jul 2020
- 3067 - UK brings back 14-day quarantine for SpainSun, 26 Jul 2020
- 3066 - British PM says his government could have done things differently regarding Covid-19Sat, 25 Jul 2020
- 3065 - Hagia Sophia: Muslim Friday prayers held as former museum becomes mosque againFri, 24 Jul 2020
- 3064 - US Congresswoman denounces colleague's 'sexist slur'Fri, 24 Jul 2020
- 3063 - US accuses China of spyingThu, 23 Jul 2020
- 3062 - Trump to send 'surge' of federal agents to citiesWed, 22 Jul 2020
- 3061 - US orders China to close consulate in HoustonWed, 22 Jul 2020
- 3060 - US accuses China of Covid-19 vaccine hackWed, 22 Jul 2020
- 3059 - UK 'actively avoided' investigating Russian threatTue, 21 Jul 2020
- 3058 - Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial shows promiseMon, 20 Jul 2020
- 3057 - Covid-19 treatment trial described as ‘breakthrough’Mon, 20 Jul 2020
- 3056 - US Covid death toll passes 140.000Sun, 19 Jul 2020
- 3055 - 'Moment of Truth' in EU covid talksSat, 18 Jul 2020
- 3054 - Fauci says all Americans should wear masks to stop a sharp rise in Covid-19 casesSat, 18 Jul 2020
- 3053 - India reports over one million cases of Covid 19Fri, 17 Jul 2020
- 3049 - Russian hackers 'targeting Covid-19 vaccine research'Fri, 17 Jul 2020
- 3048 - Court rules Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenshipThu, 16 Jul 2020
- 3047 - US disease expert Anthony Fauci calls White House attacks "bizarre"Thu, 16 Jul 2020
- 3046 - China hits out at US and UKWed, 15 Jul 2020
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