This week, U.K. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said she wants to be assured the cases didn't involve foul play. Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, was found dead in his home in the U.K. in 2013. Matthew Puncher, a U.K. radiation scientist, played a key role in the investigation of the 2006 poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. ( Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)Blake contends the U.K. government has previously been loathe to antagonize the Kremlin by ascribing the deaths to Russian operatives. And, Amy Padnani of the New York Times explains why #metoo has prompted the newspaper to play catch up on its obituary pages.
Source: CBC News March 17, 2018 12:56 UTC