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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia

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- Russia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker’s death
- Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low risk
- Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death
- Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death
- Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
- Trump set to talk to Russia's Putin 'very soon' about plague-related death in Siberia
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