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WHO says public health risk "appears to be low" after Russian plague lab worker's death
Russia says one of its workers at a plague research lab died last week of pneumonia of unknown origin, sparking worldwide concern. Leigh Kiniry has more.
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Both outlets center Russian plague reports and the official response, but they frame the story differently. France 24 foregrounds Moscow’s line that the “situation [is] under control” and says post-mortem tests did not detect plague; the Washington Post instead leads on U.S. officials seeking more details about the reported death and quarantines. Only France 24’s extract mentions the named technician and the specific denial.
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