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A Dollar A Day, part 3, India
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A Dollar A Day, part 2, Peru
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Looted Art, part 2
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From 1933 to the wars end, Nazi Germany systematically looted millions of works of art from individuals and the nations they went on to conquer. BBC legend Charles Wheeler ...
Looted Art, part 1
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From 1933 to the wars end, Nazi Germany systematically looted millions of works of art from individuals and the nations they went on to conquer. BBC legend Charles Wheeler ...
Can America Go Green? Part 3: How Green Is Your valley?
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The United States of America produces one quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. In the final part, Laura Trevelian looks at American lifestyles in the face of ...
Can America Go Green? Part 2: Corporate Responsibility
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The United States of America produces one quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. In part two, Laura examines how GE sees its future prosperity tied to green ...
Alan Johnston's story
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As he neared the end of a posting in Gaza, the BBC's Alan Johnston was seized at gunpoint by militants. Here he tells the full story of his 114 days as a hostage.
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