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A Tu-22M3 bomber crash near the Angara river has left four crew members hospitalized. The Defense Ministry says the crew ejected and there is no ground damage; unverified footage shows nose-diving into a wooded area near Kamenka. Reports tie the incident to Belaya airbase, home to strategic bombers.
New genetic analysis links two ancient outbreaks of plague to early hunter-gatherer groups near Lake Baikal, showing the disease evolved long before the Black Death and spread from marmots to people.