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Skripal Attack: Russia Faces US Sanctions
The US concludes the Kremlin used the nerve agent Novichok on a former spy in the UK
Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were left seriously ill after being poisoned with Novichok in Salisbury in March, though they have now recovered. Also: Argentine senators reject a plan to liberalise abortion law; Do we need a space army?
(Photo: Parts of the city of Salisbury were sealed off after the nerve agent attack. Credit: AFP)
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