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Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up

As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.

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The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. The researcher who died worked in the lab.
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China Expands Its Military Reach by Building a Base in Laos

The new runway in Ban Keun is currently used by only small jets. Neighboring nations are watching warily to see if Beijing expands it for larger aircraft.

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Hacker Used Chinese-Developed A.I. Tool to Target South Korean Banks, CrowdStrike Says

The cybersecurity firm said the attacker was likely a Chinese speaker and financially motivated, but did not attribute the attacks to a named individual or group.

© Raphael Satter/Reuters

CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said in a report on Wednesday that it had found evidence of the use of A.I. in the attacks.
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