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Hospitals In Irkutsk Impose Quarantines After An Employee At An Anti-plague Institute Dies. Russia’s Public Health Agency Says She Died Of Pneumonia And The Epidemiological Situation Remains ‘Stable.’
Several Irkutsk hospitals reportedly closed for three weeks after an anti-plague institute employee died. Rospotrebnadzor says the situation is stable.
Canadian Who Moved His Family To Russia For ‘Traditional Values’ Says He No Longer Recommends It: Permanent Residency Would Require Signing A Defense Ministry Contract
Arend Feenstra says permanent residency in Russia would require him to sign a Defense Ministry contract, changing his advice to would-be migrants.
Five Years Under The Taliban: Meduza Reports From Afghanistan, Where A War On Drugs And Greater Security Have Come With Mass Poverty, Unemployment, And The Loss Of Women’s Rights
A Meduza report from Afghanistan describes safer travel and an opium crackdown alongside poverty, unemployment and severe limits on women’s rights.