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WORLDOct 6Russians held at U.S. immigration detention center plan hunger strike over poor conditionsFourteen Russians held in an immigration detention center in the state of Georgia have signed a collective complaint about the conditions of their detention and announced that they plan to begin a hunger strike. Copies of the complaint were obtained by Vot Tak, Agentstvo, and The Insider. Four sources familiar with the conditions in detention confirmed the document’s authenticity to Agentstvo. Here’s what we know so far.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 6Russia denies plague death but quarantines hundreds without explanationEuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6Russian ‘lab leak’ aside, it’s Trump’s sketchy approach to it all that’s worryingAfter Trump withdrew from the WHO and slashed funding for medical research, American scientists told me they feared China would take over as the world leader in science. Situations like this underscore how risky that move was, writes Holly BaxterThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 6What we know about the apparent plague death in RussiaCBS News
HEALTHOct 6EU countries to discuss suspected plague outbreak in RussiaEuroNews [en]
HEALTHOct 6What we know about Russia’s suspected plague caseAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Germany says it hasn’t changed student visa rules for Russians after rejecting applicant over ‘security concerns’The German embassy in Moscow said Germany continues to issue student visas to Russian citizens, with each application reviewed on an individual basis. The embassy was responding to the case of a Higher School of Economics (HSE) student who was denied a study visa over “security concerns.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 6Russia charges journalist Andrei Loshak with ‘justification of terrorism’Meduza [en]
BUSINESSOct 6Russian gold floods Hong Kong as sanctions shift bullion trade to Asia: reportA report indicates that Russian gold is increasingly being traded in Hong Kong, suggesting a shift in the global bullion market due to international sanctions. This highlights the adaptation of trade routes and financial flows in response to geopolitical pressures.Seeking Alpha Tech
HEALTHOct 6WHO: No further signs of infections at Russian plague labThe World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday there were no further signs of infections at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, following one researcher at the facility reportedly dying from the pneumonic plague. “No case of this dangerous disease has been recorded in the city of Irkutsk, ​Russian Federation,” Russian authorities said in an…The Hill
HEALTHOct 6What we know about the death of a worker at Russian plague labCBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder shares what we know so far about the death of a female scientist who worked at a plague research center in Russia's far-eastern Siberia region.CBS News
HEALTHOct 6WHO says public health risk "appears to be low" after Russian plague lab worker's deathRussia says one of its workers at a plague research lab died last week of pneumonia of unknown origin, sparking worldwide concern. Leigh Kiniry has more.CBS News
POLITICSOct 6Former German spy chief arrested on espionage charges. He made at least seven trips to Russia after leaving office.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 6Russia tells WHO there are no plague cases in Siberian cityLaboratory worker at plague research institute died last weekIrish Times World
HEALTHOct 6Russia says no plague found in contacts of Siberian lab worker who diedPlague had not been detected among close contacts of a worker in an anti-plague laboratory in Siberia who died last week, with 60% of the identified group tested so far, officials in Russia said Tuesday.NBC News
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Russian drone strike hits high-rise building in Zaporizhzhia, causing fireUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 6South Korea has become one of Russia’s biggest fuel suppliers. Some shipments are arriving on sanctioned tankers.By the end of summer, South Korea had become Russia’s second-largest supplier of petroleum products, and sanctioned tankers were among those used to ship the fuel, The Guardian reported.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 6Rubio calls on Russia to disclose more about potential plague caseU.S. agencies have been trying to determine if the death of a Russian laboratory worker is related to pneumonic plague.Washington Post World
HEALTHOct 6Plague risk to UK 'very low', officials say after Russian woman's deathThe risk to the UK from plague is very low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said, after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.Sky News World
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia’s Moscow region, killing twoAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from MoscowCNBC
CONFLICTOct 6Russians strike road in Odesa region several times: Five injured, vehicles damagedRussian forces struck a road in Odesa region several times during the day on October 6.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 6How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker diesThe World Health Organization says that a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a "very low" risk outside the countryThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 6How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies - AP NewsHow Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies AP NewsAP News