Woman Dies in Russia's Siberia; Trump Offers Putin Aid

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A woman has died in Russia from an unknown type of pneumonia, with US intelligence suggesting a possible plague case, prompting President Trump to offer aid to President Putin. Trump said he will speak with Putin "very soon" about the incident, which involved a female employee at a plague research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia. Russian authorities confirmed her death from pneumonia of unknown cause. The US is conducting "very intensive discussions" on the matter, with more details expected Wednesday. Trump stated the US is ready to help Russia, calling it a "serious disease."


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