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  "id": 12651832,
  "title": "Singapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schools",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/singapores-air-pollution-worst-in-world-as-haze-shuts-malaysia-schools",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3370091/singapores-air-pollution-worst-world-haze-shuts-malaysia-schools"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Singapore’s air pollution worsened to the highest in the world as haze from Indonesia wildfires blankets the region days before the city state’s annual Formula One weekend. Air quality levels in Singapore were in the “very unhealthy” range as of Wednesday afternoon, according to data from IQAir. Nearby Kuala Lumpur, which was earlier in the top spot, ranked as the second-most polluted city…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Indonesia records 1,201 hotspots as haze persists in Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/indonesia-records-1-201-hotspots-as-haze-persists-in-malaysia",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:42:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}