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Maria Ressa: Head of Philippines news site Rappler arrestedMaria Ressa: Head of Philippines news site Rappler arrested
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The CEO of Rappler, a news website critical of the government in the Philippines, has been arrested at its headquarters in Manila.

Maria Ressa has been accused of "cyber-libel" over a report on a businessman's alleged ties to a former judge.

Press freedom advocates see this as

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India Citizenship Amendment Bill dropped amid protestsIndia Citizenship Amendment Bill dropped amid protests
Image copyrightReutersImage caption The lapsing of the bill is a major U-turn by India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

India's government has quietly shelved a controversial amendment to its citizenship law after violent protests in the north-east of the country.

The bill was aimed at helping Hindus and other

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Huawei: New Zealand needs us like rugby needs the All BlacksHuawei: New Zealand needs us like rugby needs the All Blacks
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Huawei is playing on New Zealanders' love of sport with an advert it hopes will soften the rugby-mad nation's stance towards using the Chinese giant's technology.

The advertisement has appeared in two major newspapers and on billboards.

It read: "5G without Huawei is like rugby without New Zealand."

New Zealand is one of

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New 'mysterious' frog species discovered in India's Western GhatsNew 'mysterious' frog species discovered in India's Western Ghats

Indian researchers have discovered a new species of frog - in a roadside puddle.

Sonali Garg, a PhD student at Delhi University, and her supervisor SD Biju found the new species in the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot in southern India.

The species belongs to a new Indian frog group or genus which the scientists have named Mysticellus.

The name

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Thailand's Princess Ubolratana 'sad' about election falloutThailand's Princess Ubolratana 'sad' about election fallout
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Princess Ubolratana's bid to run for prime minister was branded "inappropriate"

The sister of Thailand's king has said she is "saddened" by the reaction to her attempted bid to become the country's next prime minister.

Princess Ubolratana was disqualified by the country's

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Thailand election: Princess Ubolratana and the party power playThailand election: Princess Ubolratana and the party power play
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Princses Ubolratana is now out of the prime ministerial race

Until last Friday, expectations of next month's general election in Thailand had been underwhelming.

The military clique which seized power nearly five years ago had spent that time crafting a constitution and

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