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  "id": 12644136,
  "title": "Russia claims there is no epidemic risk after death of plague institute worker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russia-claims-there-is-no-epidemic-risk-after-death-of-plague",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
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    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/russia-claims-there-is-no-epidemic-risk-after-death-of-plague-institute-worker-13596157"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia's health watchdog has claimed there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a plague institute worker in Siberia - as the Kremlin accuses the media of providing false information about the case.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Everything we know about the suspected plague case in Russia so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/everything-we-know-about-the-suspected-plague-case-in-russia-so-far",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:33:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Trump says he’ll call Putin about suspected plague outbreak in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-says-hell-call-putin-about-suspected-plague-outbreak-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:32:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-to-talk-plague-with-putin-as-russia-plays-down-fears-of-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:28:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "MFA currently sees no threat to Ukraine from possible plague outbreak in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mfa-currently-sees-no-threat-to-ukraine-from-possible-plague-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:39:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}