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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin regarding the mysterious death of a laboratory worker at a plague research facility in Siberia. The incident has triggered international concern and calls for transparency from global health bodies. Russian officials are currently investigating the cause of death of the 28-year-old employee, identified in local media as Darya Shipilova. While unconfirmed reports suggest she may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, authorities maintain the official cause is pneumonia of undetermined etiology.