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Almost 200 people with suspected plague have been hospitalised in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, Russia, according to The Moscow Times. Citing local media in an article published on 2 October, The Moscow Times wrote that 189 people suspected of having the plague have been identified and hospitalised. The outbreak
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A chemical leak at the Nestlé Purina plant in Flagstaff, Arizona, sent several employees to the hospital for evaluation on Tuesday 22 September. No serious injuries were reported. The Flagstaff Fire Department confirmed the incident in a Facebook post, stating that it was dispatched to a hazardous materials call at
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Vietnam's Military Medical Department (General Department of Logistics and Technology) has inaugurated the 2026 training course on emergency medical response in handling chemical, radiation and nuclear incidents. According to information posted on Vietnamese media, from 22 -24 September, 65 trainees, including military medical personnel, local health officials and
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The specialised CBRN response team was called on Friday 18 September to a courtyard of the "Mihai Codreanu" Junior High School in Iași, Romania, where a container labeled "SO2" i.e. sulphur dioxide, was identified. The Iași Emergency Situations Inspectorate (ISU) also reported that two deceased
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A new training classroom for law enforcement and military personnel has opened at the Regional Training Centre for CBRN Security and Counter-Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction in Tajikistan. According to a news article by Asia Plus, the opening ceremony was attended by the president of the National Academy
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The head of communications of the Ukrainian army's 704th separate CBRN brigade, Andrii Popchuk, has said that Russia has used dangerous chemical to attack Ukrainian troops almost 14,000 times since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. Speaking to Armiia TV, Popchuk said that
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Cambodia has lodged a formal complaint with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) over alleged use of chemical substances by Thai forces during two rounds of conflict, officials said. According to a news report from the Cambodian outlet Kampuchea Thmey Daily, the director general of the Cambodian
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The 2026 United States Army biodefence strategy has been announced. In a post on LinkedIn, the Chemical and Biological Defense Program said that the strategy would establish "a modernised framework to protect our forces, enhance readiness and stay ahead of evolving global biological threats". Released by the US
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The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have found themselves at the center of a major crisis following news investigations by leading U.S. media outlets that exposed their involvement in developing and deploying chemical weapons in the ongoing conflict against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohsin Osman reports. On Saturday 5
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Sweden has announced a new national strategy to protect against biological threats. Announced on Friday 4 September, the strategy "aims to strengthen preparedness and protect life and health, livelihoods and essential societal functions" and is based on five pillars: anticipate, prevent, detect, act and recover. The Swedish government
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The United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) have removed a radioactive cobalt-60 source from a facility in Guatemala. In an article posted on 27 August, the US Department of Energy reported that, in May, a team from NNSA’s Los Alamos
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The Philippine Bureau of Customs is creating a team that will act as first responders during CBRNE incidents within customs jurisdiction and territory. According to information published on Port Calls, the Customs Memorandum Order No. 14-2026 institutionalises the CBRNE Response Team, consisting of personnel from the Bureau of Customs’