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Rappler CEO calls Philippine tax evasion charges 'intimidation'Rappler CEO calls Philippine tax evasion charges 'intimidation'
Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption Maria Ressa, a former CNN journalist, co-founded the investigative news site in 2012

The CEO of major Philippine news site Rappler has told the TheIndianSubcontinent charges of tax evasion were "manufactured" because they had been critical of the state.

Maria Ressa denies the

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Trolley man: Funds flood in for Melbourne's homeless heroTrolley man: Funds flood in for Melbourne's homeless hero
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Pushing his trolley, Michael Rogers (left) helped police tackle the attacker

A funding campaign has raised almost A$100,000 (£55,000; $72,000) to help a homeless man who tried to stop a knife-wielding attacker in Melbourne by ramming him with a shopping trolley.

Michael Rogers,

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World War One: Six extraordinary Indian storiesWorld War One: Six extraordinary Indian stories
Image copyrightIWMImage caption Some 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in World War One

Approximately 1.5 million Indian soldiers served in World War One - and more than 74,000 of them lost their lives.

It's 100 years since the armistice of 11 November 1918 ended what was once called "the war to end all wars".

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The forgotten English poet buried in IndiaThe forgotten English poet buried in India
Image caption Violet Nicholson was a best-selling poet in the late 19th Century

For a best-selling author, Violet Nicolson's grave gets vanishingly few visitors.

It lies in a hard-to-find corner of one of India's most unkempt colonial-era cemeteries - a forlorn and abandoned place where obelisks, crosses and

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India's contribution to World War OneIndia's contribution to World War One
India's contribution to World War One - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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England 15-16 New Zealand: All Blacks fight back to win at TwickenhamEngland 15-16 New Zealand: All Blacks fight back to win at Twickenham
New Zealand cling on to claim narrow win over England
Autumn internationals:
England: (15) 15
Tries: Ashton, Hartley Cons: Farrell Drop Goal: Farrell
New Zealand: (10) 16
Try: McKenzie Cons: Barrett Pens: Barrett (2) Drop Goal: Barrett
Coverage: Highlights on TheIndianSubcontinent Two and online at 19:30 GMT

New Zealand hung on to win a thriller by a

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