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Produced by the world's most respected news source, this 24–hour news service gives listeners access to the latest world news, expert analysis, commentary, features, and interviews on issues of the day. To mark 75 years of BBC World Service, a series of programmes looks at the limits being put on press and media freedom around the world. Who controls the media, and who decides what it can and cannot say?
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Earl weakens as it nears US coast
Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears the US East Coast, though officials warn it remains "large and powerful".

Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.

Tanker aground off north Canada
A tanker carrying 9m litres of diesel fuel runs aground in the Northwest Passage, off the coast of northern Canada.

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