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The Economic Times (India)News report · Aug 19, 4:23 AM
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Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US in COVID case
The Economic Times (India) and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US in COVID case.
The headline split The Economic Times (India) frames it as "Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US in COVID case". The Straits Times frames it as "Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records".
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The Straits TimesNews report · Aug 19, 3:21 AM
Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records
Aug 18 - A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to evade public records laws and conceal government documents related to grant r...
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