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  "id": 11879247,
  "title": "After Covid: Life expectancy has almost recovered",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/after-covid-life-expectancy-has-almost-recovered",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-04T07:24:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
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    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/694707"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Global life expectancy returns to 73.3 years, nearly back to pre-COVID levels, but healthy life expectancy still lags behind. WHO reveals sharp rise in dementia, depression and anxiety, and increasing dominance of chronic diseases.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/life-expectancy-almost-back-to-pre-covid-levels-says-who-11462176",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:08:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Life expectancy almost back to pre-Covid levels, says WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/life-expectancy-almost-back-to-pre-covid-levels-says-who",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:39:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Global life expectancy rebounds near pre-COVID-19 level at 73.3 years —WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/global-life-expectancy-rebounds-near-pre-covid-19-level-at-73-3-years",
        "published": "2026-10-03T09:24:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}