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  "id": 1203118,
  "title": "Eastern Japan rain kills nine: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/eastern-japan-rain-kills-nine-report-1203118",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T04:51:13.000Z",
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    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1512223/eastern-japan-rain-kills-nine-report"
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  "summary": "TOKYO: Heavy rain that battered eastern Japan has left nine people dead, public broadcaster NHK said Sunday, after an “unprecedented” deluge that flooded over a thousand homes and snarled up roads and rail services.",
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        "title": "Eastern Japan rain kills 9",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/eastern-japan-rain-kills-9",
        "published": "2026-08-16T04:31:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Eastern Japan rain kills nine: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/eastern-japan-rain-kills-nine-report",
        "published": "2026-08-16T04:51:51.000Z"
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