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HEALTHOct 5How worried should we be about the Russian plague lab leak?Almost 200 people are being monitored following the death of a woman who dropped a test tube filled with live samples of the pathogenThe Telegraph
POLITICSOct 5Rubio responds to Russia's call for foreign diplomatic missions to leave KyivUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington reviews the safety of its diplomatic missions daily and would change its security posture if necessary, but has not done so in Kyiv.pravda_uk · ukraine
CONFLICTOct 5Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 50 times, killing one and injuring one personThroughout the day, Russian troops launched nearly 50 drone and artillery attacks on three districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region; one man was killed and another was wounded.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDOct 5Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev disqualified from Beijing semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting spectator in face with ballDaniil Medvedev’s semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing ended early after officials defaulted Medvedev for hitting a spectator in the face with a ball. Djokovic was leading 7–5, 5–3 at the time.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5Kremlin tells Russians to ignore ‘rumors’ of a possible plague outbreak in Siberia. U.S. and EU officials say they’re monitoring the situation.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 5Denied asylum in the U.S., imprisoned in Russia. Activist Leonid Melekhin gets 6 years for ‘justifying terrorism.’A court sentenced Leonid Melekhin, a businessman and activist from Perm, to six years in prison for justifying terrorism, Mediazona reported.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSOct 5Putin authorizes reorganization of UniCredit's Russian divisionIn May bank signed deal to sell part of AO Bank's assetsANSA [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Russian strikes leave Ukraine with almost no spare locomotives, further complicating grain exportsMeduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5Russia plays down reported plague lab death and says, trust usA Russian plague lab worker died of "pneumonia of unknown origin," officials say, in response to initial reports that she was exposed to the deadly bacteria during a lab accident.CBS News
POLITICSOct 5An activist challenged Russian officials after they blocked his protest against election fraud. Now he’s been jailed on drug charges and accused of ‘involvement in a Ukrainian armed group.’A court in Izhevsk ordered local activist Dmitry Morozov held in pretrial detention for two months on charges of possessing a large quantity of drugs. He is accused of possessing 0.38 grams of mephedrone, Kommersant — Udmurtia reported.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSOct 5Washington Capitals hockey star Alexander Ovechkin to launch his own beer brand in RussiaHockey player Alexander Ovechkin is launching his own beer brand, OVI, in Russia. Bochkarev Breweries will produce the beer, Kommersant reported.Meduza [en]
DISASTEROct 5U.S. monitoring suspected plague case in RussiaSecretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Monday that the U.S. is monitoring a possible plague outbreak in Russia after a lab worker died.CBS News
HEALTHOct 5Russia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker’s deathAccording to local media reports, as many as 189 people have also been placed under medical observation in Irkutsk in eastern Russia.CNBC
CONFLICTOct 5Two dead after fire breaks out on sinking ship in Black Sea as Zelensky blames Russian dronesThe Independent World
MILITARYOct 5Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian dronesUkraine has begun using artificial intelligence-enabled robot guns to take down Russia's new and fast-moving jet-powered drones, the Ukrainian air force said Monday. The post Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian drones appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTOct 5Ukraine says Russian drones behind Turkish ship sinkingDW News [en]
WORLDOct 5Russian military deserter kills and dismembers three womenA Russian man who had deserted his military unit killed three women in the Nizhny Novgorod region.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Russian strike in Chuhuiv destroys two houses, woman rescued from rubbleUkrinform [en]
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 5Mystery death at Russian plague lab triggers sweeping precautions as US watches closelyFox News World
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Two dead from fire on cargo ship Black Sea, Ukraine points to RussiaNOS Buitenland
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black SeaBBC World
CONFLICTOct 5Russian forces attack gymnasium in Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia regionUkrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 5Death of researcher at Russian plague laboratory ‘particularly concerning’: BirxDr. Deborah Birx, the former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said the death of a researcher working at a Russian lab studying the pneumonic plague was “concerning” to her. “This is particularly concerning, and I know why the White House, State Department and CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] are very much aware and…The Hill
HEALTHOct 5Mystery death at Russian plague research institute sparks quarantine measures across SiberiaIrish Times World