The World

One long year imprisoned in Russia


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It’s been one year since Russian authorities detained Evan Gershkovich, a 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter. This week, a closed-door court in Moscow extended his detention by three months. He’s the first US journalist to be apprehended under suspicion of espionage in Russia since the Cold War ended. Also, in Turkey, Ramadan is a chance to enjoy evening concerts, and traditional musicians often book several gigs each week. But nonreligious concerts are few and far between during the holy month, and many secular musicians end up being out of work for a few weeks. Plus, 30 million Indonesian Christians pray to Jesus Christ or "Yesus Kristus," a name the Muslim-dominated government once refused to acknowledge. But after a recent legal decision, Yesus has the government's full official blessing. And the "I Am Not A Typo campaign" is calling on tech giants to correct auto-correct in the name of equality and to better reflect a modern, multicultural UK. Research behind the campaign found that almost 5,500 African, Asian, Scottish and other names were not recognized by computers.
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