WorldPingUS President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the United Nations called for transparency from Moscow.
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WorldPingFears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
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