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Russia Plague Lab Probe, China Jets in Laos, Australia Pill Access

“Next, The Guardian says satellite images show eight light attack jets at a new Chinese military facility in Laos, opened last week.” — Gloria Vance, on air

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Market Hours
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At a glance

  • First reported by The Guardian: “Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies”, with reporting from The New York Times and The Guardian.
  • Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 11:12 AM ET on Market Hours, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
  • Topics: Australia, Russia, China.

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  • The GuardianAbortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies
  • The New York TimesRussia Says It Found No ‘Emergency’ in Plague Lab
  • The GuardianSatellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos

What BBN said about it

  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGood morning. The New York Times reports Russia says it found no emergency at a plague lab after a lab worker died.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOfficials also said she had been vaccinated against the plague. U.S. officials are demanding more data.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the lab says nothing to see here. Gloria, is that the normal sentence you want on a plague lab?

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is the sentence every ministry uses right before a longer sentence. I have heard it in four embassies. Two asked me to leave.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNext, The Guardian says satellite images show eight light attack jets at a new Chinese military facility in Laos, opened last week.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChina calls it a support and training centre, not directed at any third party. Which is what a third party would be told.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEight jets at a training centre. That's either a very ambitious driving school or the world's loudest book club.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian says it gives Beijing's air force its first foothold in mainland south-east Asia. Neighbors are concerned. Beijing is not.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFinally, The Guardian reports Australian pharmacies stocking an abortion pill rose from two thousand two hundred twenty-eight to four thousand one hundred seven after rules eased in 2023.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorResearchers say that suggests easier rules mean faster care. Governments rarely get a number that clean. Back to the markets, where nothing is clean.

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  1. Russia Plague Lab Probe, China Jets in Laos, Australia Pill Access (this story)
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