{
  "id": 12963968,
  "title": "US sees no bio-weapon link in Russia plague lab death: Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-sees-no-bio-weapon-link-in-russia-plague-lab-death-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:08:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/258242/world/us-sees-no-bio-weapon-link-in-russia-plague-lab-death-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said he does not currently believe the death of a scientist at a plague research centre in Siberia was linked to a Russian bio-weapon.\n\nA 28-year-old woman, an employee at the research institute in Irkutsk region, reportedly died. According to Channel News Asia, Russia has not confirmed she died of plague, instead saying she had community-acquired pneumonia.\n\nThe incident had raised concerns, with the US, European Union, and World Health Organisation calling for transparency. Dozens were quarantined amid fears of an outbreak, but Governor Igor Kobzev said medical monitoring of all contacts had concluded with no health issues related to infectious disease detected.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russia-says-all-clear-after-contact-tracing-in-reported-plague-case",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:54:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}