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  "id": 13092006,
  "title": "Suspected plague case highlights Russia’s inherited Soviet-era culture of secrecy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/suspected-plague-case-highlights-russias-inherited-soviet-era-culture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:11:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261009-suspected-plague-case-highlights-russia-s-inherited-soviet-era-culture-of-secrecy"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how Russia manages the official narrative. The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents – from industrial disasters to health emergencies, as…",
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    "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:08:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Fill in the blank in the quiz: A plague research employee in Russia died from ____",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fill-in-the-blank-in-the-quiz-a-plague-research-employee-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}