{
  "id": 12504263,
  "title": "Rubio tells Russia to share more information about plague death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rubio-tells-russia-to-share-more-information-about-plague-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:01:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/07/rubio-tells-russia-to-share-more-information-about-plague-death"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reykjavik - Russian authorities are being urged by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to provide more information regarding the death of a plague laboratory worker in Siberia. The worker, who died last week in undisclosed circumstances, has sparked public health concerns and prompted the quarantine of dozens of people. Russian officials have stated that the situation is under control.\n\nRubio told reporters in Iceland that the US is closely monitoring the situation and has measures available to assist Russia if the incident proves more serious than initially acknowledged. However, he emphasized the need for Russia to share more information with the world. The US has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Trump mentioned that intelligence agencies are discussing the situation in Russia, with a potential report to follow.",
  "summary": "The death of a laboratory worker at Siberia's plague research centre sparked health fears after dozens were placed in quarantine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "published": "2026-10-06T23:21:18.000Z"
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        "title": "U.S. embassy issues health alert over Russia plague risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/u-s-embassy-issues-health-alert-over-russia-plague-risk",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rubio tells Russia to share more information about plague death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rubio-tells-russia-to-share-more-information-about-plague-death-12509759",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:01:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Trump to speak with Putin over reported plague death in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-to-speak-with-putin-over-reported-plague-death-in-russia-12511178",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}