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  "id": 12354110,
  "title": "WHO says 'low' risk in Russia following plague reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/who-says-low-risk-in-russia-following-plague-reports",
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  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:38:23.000Z",
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  "summary": "The World Health Organization has said that it deemed the public health risk in Russia to be low, following reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague.",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "What is Russia saying about death of woman linked to plague lab?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/what-is-russia-saying-about-death-of-woman-linked-to-plague-lab",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:58:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pneumonic plague in Russia: What do experts say about the risk?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/pneumonic-plague-in-russia-what-do-experts-say-about-the-risk",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:45:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "Disease control chief allays plague concern in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/disease-control-chief-allays-plague-concern-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:09:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "What authorities have said about plague alert after death of a laboratory worker in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/what-authorities-have-said-about-plague-alert-after-death-of-a",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:21:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "WHO says 'low' risk in Russia following plague reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/who-says-low-risk-in-russia-following-plague-reports-12354636",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Fact check: Misleading claims spark plague fears in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/fact-check-misleading-claims-spark-plague-fears-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:07:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Russia plague quarantine following lab death: Should we be worried?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-plague-quarantine-following-lab-death-should-we-be-worried",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:40:00.000Z"
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