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  "title": "What to know about a Russian lab worker's death and speculation about pneumonic plague",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/what-to-know-about-a-russian-lab-workers-death-and-speculation-about",
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  "published": "2026-10-05T22:25:10.000Z",
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  "summary": "Local officials have confirmed the illness and death of a lab worker at an anti-plague research institute in Russia.",
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        "title": "Darya Shipilova: Who was Russian anti-plague lab worker who died? Moscow accused of covering up leak",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "What to know about a Russian lab worker's death and speculation about pneumonic plague",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/what-to-know-about-a-russian-lab-workers-death-and-speculation-about-12247486",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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