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On Wednesday, the World Health Organization, the United States and the European Union called on Russia to be more transparent after the death of a laboratory worker working at a pestilence study institute, while reports point to a possible second suspicious case. "No health problems related to infectious pathology have been detected," the Russian public health agency said.
The Russian authorities assured on Sunday that the health situation was "stable" in the Irkutsk region. Two days earlier, the death of a laboratory from the Anti-pest Research Institute had triggered rumours about a return of this deadly disease. Several hospitals have been quarantined while the authorities simply refer to "unknown pneumonia".
I love exploring Poland by rail. When I heard about a new back-to-the-80s service, I booked a retro seat … Trainspotters jostled on platform 2 as sunshine lit up the polished olive-green carriages of the 11:07 from Warszawa Główna (Warsaw main station) to Poznań. As I was readying to board, a man, sporting bow tie and braces, zipped past me, making it to the steps first. Excitement was palpable. But then this was no ordinary train, but rather an event. A throwback in time. The Polish parliament had declared 2026 as the Year of Polish Railways, and there is a double jubilee under way: the 25th
