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Putin, Xi heard discussing organ transplants and immortality in hot mic moment

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin could be heard discussing organ transplants and immortality in an exchange at a military parade.

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Reports & sources

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  1. The Guardian

    Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military parade

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Xi and Putin overheard talking about immortality and organ transplants (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping was caught chatting about the possibility of living to 150 in a hot-mic moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday.

  3. The Hill

    Putin, Xi caught on hot mic discussing organ transplants and immortality (opens The Hill)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mic discussing organ transplants and immortality at the military parade in Beijing on Wednesday.

  4. New York Post

    Putin and Xi’s creepy ‘immortality’ talk is a glimpse into their power-mad psyches (opens New York Post)

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    At Beijing's World War II military parade on Wednesday, a hot mic caught a bone-chilling conversation between Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping, as the two leaders mulled the prospects of extending their lifespans beyond natural limits.

  5. RedState

    The Creep Files: Hot Mic Catches Putin, Xi Jinping Dreaming of Achieving Immortality (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Leaders Putin and Xi discuss immortality, raising concerns over human rights abuses.

  6. Newsweek

    Xi and Putin discuss immortality on hot mic (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Russian and Chinese presidents were caught discussing organ transplants at Beijing's military parade.

  7. NBC New York

    Putin, Xi heard discussing organ transplants and immortality in hot mic moment (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin could be heard discussing organ transplants and immortality in an exchange at a military parade.

  8. Fox News

    Medical expert weighs in after Xi, Putin caught on hot mic discussing organ transplants, immortality (opens Fox News)

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    A leading surgeon refutes Putin's claims that organ transplants can make humans immortal after the Russian leader's remarks to Xi Jinping were captured at a Beijing parade.

  9. NBC News

    Xi and Putin discuss organ transplants and immortality in hot mic moment (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin could be heard discussing organ transplants and immortality in an exchange at a military parade.

  10. Digital Journal

    Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi? (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could let humans live past 150

  11. Breitbart News

    Hot Mic: Xi and Putin Discuss Using Organ Transplants to Achieve Immortality (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are caught on a hot mike discussing the use of organ transplants to dramatically extend their lifespans.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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