The Aporia · Emily Blumenthal

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2026-10-05 – 2026-10-05

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20 extracted in total

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35%

corpus average 9%

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Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Health

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IrkutskMongoliaRospotrebnadzorRussianShelekhov

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2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Health

Russian researcher feared to have died of plague after lab accident

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2026-10-05 · Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News

Russian researcher feared to have died of plague after lab accident

🔮 Citing information from Rospotrebnadzor, Alexei Tsydenov, the head of the neighbouring republic of Buryatia, said the woman “may have died of plague”, but that there were “no plague outbreaks in the republic, including in the areas bordering Mongolia”. mixed

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