Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biggest foes, died Friday while being held in a Russian penal colony in Kharp, a city outside Moscow, the Federal Prison Service said. He was 47. According to the statement released by the country’s prison agency, Navalny lost consciousness after he felt unwell during…
Dries van Agt, a Christian Democrat, was prime minister from 1977 to 1982. He founded the Rights Forum, a pro-Palestinian group. Source link
Kiptum was the first man to run the marathon in under 2 hours, 1 minute. He was 24. Source link
World champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has died after an unspecified medical issue, the Associated Press reports. Barber’s death was confirmed by agent Paul Doyle, who told the AP the athlete died at home in Kingwood, Texas, on Wednesday. The Canadian American pole vaulter had been “experiencing health issues,” according to the AP’s report. A…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Zoleka Mandela, a granddaughter of Nelson Mandela whose life was tangled up in addiction, a suicide attempt, a battle with cancer and the tragedy of losing two young children before she came back from the shadows to embrace his legacy, has died. Her death on Monday was announced by…