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1. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter at "The Wall Street Journal", was arrested in Yekaterinburg by Russia's Federal Security Service under charges of espionage.
   2023-04-02 09:28:18 (First version)
2. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter at "The Wall Street Journal", is arrested in Yekaterinburg by Russia's Federal Security Service under charges of espionage.
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