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Russia says it’s open to a Trump-Putin call as questions mount over plague lab death

Russia’s government said Wednesday that it was open to “promptly” scheduling a phone call between Presidents Trump and Vladimir Putin to discuss the still-unexplained death of a plague research center employee, but that nothing had been scheduled yet.  Mr. Trump told reporters Tuesday night that he expected to speak with Putin “very soon” about the…

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Rubio calls on Russia to be more transparent about plague lab worker’s death in Siberia

Geneva — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Russia to be more “transparent” about the recent death of a plague research center scientist and any risks associated with the incident, which Russian authorities have offered conflicting information about this week. “I think it’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the…

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6 people killed in bear attacks in Siberia, as official warns one town is “under siege”

At least six people have been killed in bear attacks in Russia’s vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk in a month, prosecutors said Wednesday, as an official in a neighboring region reported bears had put one town “under siege.” Prosecutors said they opened a probe into criminal negligence, accusing local officials of failing to control bear…

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