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  "id": 117546,
  "title": "France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/france-wildfires-reveal-hundreds-of-ww2-shells-in-village-117546",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T04:22:12.000Z",
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  "summary": "Explosions heard in Le Porge as the wildfires raged are believed to have have been the old munitions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Europe's record-breaking heat sparks wildfires, drought in France, Greece and the UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/europes-record-breaking-heat-sparks-wildfires-drought-in-france",
        "published": "2026-08-03T19:50:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Visualize the air pollution from wildfires in France and across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/visualize-the-air-pollution-from-wildfires-in-france-and-across-europe",
        "published": "2026-08-04T03:00:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Extreme heat grips Southern Europe as Spain sends toxic alerts and France shuts reactors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/extreme-heat-grips-southern-europe-as-spain-sends-toxic-alerts-and",
        "published": "2026-08-04T04:03:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/france-wildfires-reveal-hundreds-of-ww2-shells-in-village",
        "published": "2026-08-04T04:22:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "WWII explosives detonate in France amid wildfires: \"Sound of war\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/wwii-explosives-detonate-in-france-amid-wildfires-sound-of-war",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:17:29.000Z"
      }
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