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By the time you finish watching this video, eight million cups of coffee will have been drunk all over the world.

Coffee and what it does to your body - BBC World Service

Coffee has been consumed for at least 1,500 years and some say its impact is so great that it helped fuel the Enlightenment, which gave rise to some of the big ideas that underpin the world as we know it.

Coffee and what it does to your body - BBC World Service

Philosophers like Kant and Voltaire - who is said to have drunk as many as 72 cups a day - started to question the Catholic Church’s interpretation of the world.

Coffee and what it does to your body - BBC World Service

Professor Maryanne Wolf is a teacher, and advocate for children's literacy around the world.

Why read books, not screens? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

But first, Neil, I have a question about a country that's world famous for its bikes: the Netherlands, also often referred to as Holland.

Should we cycle more? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Here, Meredith tells BBC World Service programme The Inquiry more about Dutch people's love of cycling.

Should we cycle more? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Transport consultant Martin Tillman, who lives in the Gulf region, explained more to BBC World Service programme The Inquiry.

Should we cycle more? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

The Sumerian cuneiform symbols are thought to be one of the earliest writing systems in the world, dating back to around 3300 BC.

How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Service

For parents concerned about navigating the digital world, the advice is to go back to basics.

How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Service

Representatives of countries from all over the world met today with government.

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Of course, in this week, last 24 hours, we saw a visit from Prince Harry, who urged the world to keep its eye on the war that carries on here and is now into its fifth year following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine back in 2022.

Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine | BBC News

But I think President Zelenskyy of course and other backers of Ukraine want to try and draw attention to the war going on here; of course this week, last 24 hours, we saw a visit from Prince Harry, who urged the world to keep its eye on the war that carries on here and is now into its fifth year following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine back in 2022.

Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine | BBC News

I get dressed and then I say "Good morning world!"

Morning routine: Phrasal verbs with Georgie

Here's Tom Cooke, academy psychologist for Nottingham Forest Football Club, talking to the BBC World Service.

How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Here's Holly Bridge, professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford, talking about this research to the BBC World Service.

How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Here's Niklas Häusler, founder and CEO of Neuro 11, talking to the BBC World Service.

How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

In a dive, it's the fastest bird in the world.

Nature's Deadliest Animal Showdowns | 1 Hour | BBC Earth

Wolves. These in northern Canada are the largest and most powerful in the world, and they're setting out [music] to hunt.

Nature's Deadliest Animal Showdowns | 1 Hour | BBC Earth

Every day, it seems, there's a new, bewildering or frightening story about AI in the news - how it's going to steal our jobs, spread internet fakery on a colossal scale and generally take over the world.

5 things you really need to know about AI | BBC Ideas

But will AI take over the world?

5 things you really need to know about AI | BBC Ideas