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Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison on Fabricated Charges

A court in Russia was expected to deliver a verdict on Friday in the espionage case of Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, after prosecutors reportedly asked the court to sentence him to nearly 20 years in a penal colony.

Is She the Oldest Person in the Amazon?

After more than 100 years in the rainforest, Varî Vãti Marubo walks with a stick and, as she always has, barefoot. Beyond being the senior elder in the 2,000-member Marubo tribe, she is likely one of the oldest people still living in the Amazon.

Congo’s ‘Other’ Conflict Kills Thousands in West Near the Capital

A tax dispute between two ethnic groups in western Congo has turned into a bloody conflict that has left thousands of people dead and displaced more than 500,000 others in just over two years.

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