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  "id": 12697620,
  "title": "WHO wants more answers from Russia about lab worker's death, as pneumonic plague concerns linger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/who-wants-more-answers-from-russia-about-lab-workers-death-as",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:14:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/who-russia-plague-lab-worker-death-9.7372803"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday the UN health agency doesn't know how a lab worker in Siberia died amid concerns about plague, and is urging Russia to provide more information.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Trump says the U.S. is in ‘very deep discussions’ and will with speak ‘very soon’ with Putin over a possible plague case in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/trump-says-the-u-s-is-in-very-deep-discussions-and-will-with-speak",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:33:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Russia plague fears grow as WHO demands answers over second worker with pneumonia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russia-plague-fears-grow-as-who-demands-answers-over-second-worker",
        "published": "2026-10-07T21:01:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/un-health-agency-wants-more-details-from-russia-on-suspected",
        "published": "2026-10-07T21:24:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
}