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  "id": 12889477,
  "title": "Russia denies second case of 'plague' as WHO seeks to verify",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russia-denies-second-case-of-plague-as-who-seeks-to-verify",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
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    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/russia-denies-second-case-of-infectious-disease-as-who-seeks-to-verify-reports-of-new-plague-contact-13596464"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia has denied that a second case of an infectious disease has emerged where a woman who worked at a laboratory died last week.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russias-public-health-watchdog-denies-a-second-infection-in-suspected",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:03:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "WHO offers technical support to Russia over suspected plague case in Siberia: ‘We need more information’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/who-offers-technical-support-to-russia-over-suspected-plague-case-in",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:54:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russias-public-health-watchdog-denies-a-second-infection-in-suspected-12886138",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:13:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
}