Alexei Navalny poisoned with Soviet-era Novichok, German officials confirm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny addresses demonstrators during a rally in support of independent candidates for elections to Moscow City Duma, the capital’s regional parliament, in Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2019.
The German government says that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by Novichok — a Soviet-era nerve agent. Plus, a textile company in Ghana produces vibrant patterns with pandemic motifs. And, it’s the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II today. We hear a story about service dogs who worked with Allied forces during the war.
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