Navalny's body returned to mother, spokeswoman says ( www.bbc.com )
The body of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been returned to his mother, his spokesperson says....
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The body of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been returned to his mother, his spokesperson says....
Protesters clash with police before planned visit by French president Emmanuel Macron...
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Two climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage in the Tuscany region on the protective glass.