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  "id": 12410015,
  "title": "Rubio calls on Russia to provide more information about plague lab death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/rubio-calls-on-russia-to-provide-more-information-about-plague-lab",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:55:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6131447-rubio-urges-russia-plague-transparency/"
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  "summary": "Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on Russia to provide more information surrounding a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in the country after a woman working at a laboratory handling the deadly pathogens died. While the World Health Organization said Tuesday the risk of spread in Russia and to Europe is generally low, it...",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Russia responds to US help offer after death of plague researcher",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-responds-to-us-help-offer-after-death-of-plague-researcher",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:32:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Rubio presses Russia for answers over suspected plague death in Siberia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/rubio-presses-russia-for-answers-over-suspected-plague-death-in",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:06:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/what-we-know-about-russias-suspected-plague-case",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:12:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What we know about the apparent plague death in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/what-we-know-about-the-apparent-plague-death-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:22:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Russia denies plague death but quarantines hundreds without explanation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-denies-plague-death-but-quarantines-hundreds-without",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:34:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "What do we know about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/what-do-we-know-about-plague-institute-lab-workers-death-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:37:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}