{
  "id": 12303755,
  "title": "A Russian is dead from suspected plague after a lab accident. Should we be worried?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/a-russian-is-dead-from-suspected-plague-after-a-lab-accident-should-12303755",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:31:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/a-russian-is-dead-from-suspected-plague-after-a-lab-accident-should-we-be-worried-20261006-p6134a.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kremlin is urging people to ignore speculation, yet concrete information is difficult to find. State-aligned Russian media and regional authorities are editing or deleting conflicting reports. What is going on?",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "A Russian is dead from suspected plague after a lab accident. Should we be worried?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/a-russian-is-dead-from-suspected-plague-after-a-lab-accident-should",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:31:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Russian anti-plague lab technician dies after reportedly breaking test tube of plague bacteria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russian-anti-plague-lab-technician-dies-after-reportedly-breaking",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:43:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}