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  "id": 1273297,
  "title": "Europe continues to battle wildfires as Belgium sees biggest blaze in recorded history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/europe-continues-to-battle-wildfires-as-belgium-sees-biggest-blaze-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:56:54.000Z",
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/16/europe-continues-to-battle-wildfires-as-belgium-sees-biggest-blaze-in-recorded-history"
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  "summary": "The fire in eastern Belgium doubled in size over 24 hours by Sunday morning. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated on Saturday, with three helicopters and two water-bombing aircraft arriving from Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.",
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        "title": "LATEST: Europe's battle with wildfires continues",
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        "title": "LATEST: Europe's battle with wildfires continues",
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        "title": "LATEST: Europe's battle with wildfires continues",
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