But by mid-June, Pluzhnikov was in a coma, reportedly from "toxic hepatitis, " sparking eerie flashbacks to last fall's "illness" of now President Victor Yushchenko.

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Novichok is reportedly up to 10 times more toxic to humans than the heretofore deadliest nerve gas, VX.

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It is selling toxic assets to reduce its leverage and reportedly hired Lazard to help it in a strategic review of its business.

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