Trump to discuss reported plague death in Siberia with Putin

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, while Washington and the UN urged Moscow to be transparent. Russian authorities denied imposing anti-plague measures and downplayed reports of an incident at a plague research institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region last week. The call for transparency comes amid international concern over the handling of the situation, though Russia has not confirmed any outbreak or provided further details on the reported death.


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