The World This Week Podcast
1) Update
We're going to be away for a while. For all the latest news, listen to the Global News Podcast and the Coronavirus Global Update. www.bbcworldservice.com/globalnewspodcast www.bbcworldservice.com/coro...Show More
2) Super Tuesday for Joe Biden
The former vice-president was the big winner in the races to choose a Democrat candidate. Only Bernie Sanders now stands in his way. Also in this programme: the US and the Taliban sign an agreement pr...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Coronavirus infects the markets
Stock markets have been plunging. Will the virus spell an end to globalisation? Also in this edition: worries about what the virus is doing in Iran; the upshot of the Weinstein verdict; riots in Delhi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Massive job cuts at HSBC
As profits plunge, HSBC says it will axe 35,000 jobs, and move back to its roots in Hong Kong and Shanghai. But is this wise, given the economic effect of the coronavirus outbreak? Also: the UK introd...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Ireland election: The cuddly winners
Sinn Fein shed its terror-linked past to poll the most votes. Now it's in or near government on both sides of the Irish border. Also in this edition: Angela Merkel's hand-picked successor bows out; th...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Trump triumphant
The president was acquitted, while the Democrats' Iowa caucuses ended in chaos. He also delivered a barnstorming State of the Union address. Also in the programme: locusts in Africa; the dead doctor w...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Mideast peace: US and Israel side by side
President Trump laid out his plan. The Palestinians weren't involved. But Israel liked it. Also in this programme: the economic cost of the new virus from China; an arrest too far in Russia; Kashmir g...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Impeachment: endgame begins
President Trump's trial in the Senate is due to begin on Tuesday. But might it actually help him and the Republicans? Also in this edition: how dangerous are the street protests in Iran for Ayatollah ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) The war that wasn't
The US and Iran stepped back from the brink. But a Ukrainian civilian airliner was brought down with heavy loss of life - apparently by an Iranian air defence error. Also in this edition: Beijing's ne...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) The US kills Iran's mastermind
A drone strike in Baghdad killed Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds force. It came days after supporters of a pro-Iranian militia attacked the US embassy in Baghdad. Also in this edition: Turkey o...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.