By John O'Donnell, Gram Slattery and David Gauthier-Villars BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Top Russian and US officials, including US Special Envoy Jared Kushner, have held talks about bringing a US investor into the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered gas to Germany before Russia invaded Ukraine,

Russian health officials said that Ms. Shipilova had died of pneumonia of unknown cause. While plague can lead to pneumonia, the filling of the lung’s air sacs with fluid, it can have many other causes, including seasonal flu.

The WHO and the US State Department have pressed Russia for more information about the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute.

Gandhi explained Yersinia pestis is “highly sensitive” to antibiotics, which can cure the infection. If a pneumonic plague case is detected in California, Gandhi said steps can be taken to prevent the spread, including prescribing a common broad-spectrum antibiotic to anyone exposed to the disease.

The U.S. rotates roughly 1,000 soldiers in and out of Lithuania on a regular basis, but there's no permanent U.S. base there.

Glenn Corn, a former CIA officer, explains why Vladimir Putin's Kremlin cannot be trusted on the Russian researcher's death, citing past coverups.

Trump said he has a phone call scheduled with Russian President Putin.

Countries from Kazakhstan to Indonesia have strengthened border checks as officials monitor concerns over a lab worker's death.