Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends

Radio: BBC Radio Cymru 2

Category: News & Politics

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- China passes controversial Hong Kong law
Thu, 28 May 2020
2963
- US coronavirus deaths top 100,000
Thu, 28 May 2020
2962
- Hong Kong: Police use force to disperse new wave of protests
Wed, 27 May 2020
2961
- Coronavirus: Is Latin America the new epicentre?
Tue, 26 May 2020
2960
- Hong Kong leader dismisses concerns over security law
Tue, 26 May 2020
2959
- WHO suspends testing of malaria drug for Covid-19 patients
Mon, 25 May 2020
2958
- Japan lifts Covid-19 State of Emergency
Mon, 25 May 2020
2957
- Israel’s Prime Minister stands trial over corruption charges
Sun, 24 May 2020
2956
- Afghan Taliban announce Eid ceasefire
Sat, 23 May 2020
2955
- Trump declares houses of worship 'essential' amid the pandemic
Sat, 23 May 2020
2954
- Pakistan: Passenger plane crashes in Karachi
Fri, 22 May 2020
2953
- China proposes controversial Hong Kong security law
Thu, 21 May 2020
2952
- Cyclone wrecks Kolkata and leaves scores dead
Thu, 21 May 2020
2951
- Brazil approves anti-malarial drugs to treat Covid-19 despite warnings
Thu, 21 May 2020
2950
- Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in India and Bangladesh
Wed, 20 May 2020
2949
- Climate change: Huge daily drop in CO2 during lockdowns
Tue, 19 May 2020
2948
- Trump lashes out again at the WHO
Tue, 19 May 2020
2947
- President Trump taking unproven drug to ward off Covid-19
Mon, 18 May 2020
2946
- Italian business reopens after months of lockdown
Mon, 18 May 2020
2945
- Israel swears in unity government after long crisis
Mon, 18 May 2020
2944
- European football resumes after the coronavirus shutdown
Sat, 16 May 2020
2943
- Second Brazil health minister quits in a month
Sat, 16 May 2020
2942
- Hong Kong: police watchdog clears officers over crackdown
Fri, 15 May 2020
2941
- Yemen sees ‘surge’ in coronavirus deaths
Fri, 15 May 2020
2940
- State of emergency lifted in most of Japan
Thu, 14 May 2020
2939
- US accuses China of hacking coronavirus research
Thu, 14 May 2020
2938
- China responds to new Coronavirus clusters
Wed, 13 May 2020
2937
- Fauci warns of 'needless suffering and death'
Wed, 13 May 2020
2936
- Gunmen storm Afghanistan maternity hospital
Tue, 12 May 2020
2935
- Russia to ease its coronavirus lockdown despite a record number of new infections
Mon, 11 May 2020
2934
- Coronavirus restrictions eased across Europe
Mon, 11 May 2020
2933
- Special: Postcards from Isolation
Sun, 10 May 2020
2932
- British Prime Minister announces easing of coronavirus lockdown
Sun, 10 May 2020
2931
- Obama describes Trump's handling of pandemic as 'chaotic'
Sat, 09 May 2020
2930
- Queen Elizabeth marks 75th VE Day anniversary with a televised address
Fri, 08 May 2020
2929
- VE Day: Europe marks 75th anniversary amid coronavirus lockdown
Fri, 08 May 2020
2928
- Charges dropped against former Trump adviser
Thu, 07 May 2020
2927
- 13 Dead and hundreds injured in Indian gas leak.
Thu, 07 May 2020
2926
- Germany is easing lockdown restrictions
Wed, 06 May 2020
2925
- Coronavirus: A warning that EU faces 'worst economic crisis since 1930s'
Wed, 06 May 2020
2924
- White House plans to disband coronavirus task force
Tue, 05 May 2020
2923
- India records biggest daily jump in infections and deaths
Tue, 05 May 2020
2922
- World leaders pledge billions for vaccine development
Mon, 04 May 2020
2921
- Italy begins to relax its lockdown
Mon, 04 May 2020
2920
- Coronavirus: Europe passes 100,000 deaths, but the outbreak is slowing
Sun, 03 May 2020
2919
- Spain eases lockdown and allows adults out to exercise
Sat, 02 May 2020
2918
- India extends its lockdown for two more weeks
Fri, 01 May 2020
2917
- UN's chief: Lack of global co-ordination enabled virus to spread
Fri, 01 May 2020
2916
- Trump says he’s seen evidence that coronavirus came from Chinese lab
Thu, 30 Apr 2020
2915
- Steep rise in daily Covid-19 infections in Russia.
Thu, 30 Apr 2020

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