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CEO of news website Rappler arrested in the Philippines

A high-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been arrested.

The CEO of Rappler, a news website critical of the government in the Philippines, has been arrested at its headquarters in Manila. We speak to one the journalists at Rappler.

The most read story on the BBC website today is about HPV - or the Human Papilloma Virus. A new survey in the UK of 2000 women shows there are still stigmas around the infection, which can be passed on during sex and is linked to cancer. BBC News online health editor Michelle Roberts explains more.

And a new battle royale video game, Apex Legends, has beaten the gaming sensation Fortnite by attracting more than 25 million players after just one week of being released. We’ll get our gaming expert to review it.

(Photo: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa speaks to the media. Credit: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images)

53 minutes

Last on

Wed 13 Feb 201916:06GMT

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  • Wed 13 Feb 201916:06GMT

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