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  "id": 12775958,
  "title": "US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-says-fiji-based-chinese-official-paid-bribes-for-beijing-12775958",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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  "summary": "The US state department said the actions constituted significant corruption and adversely affected US interests in the Pacific nation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Significant corruption’: US sanctions Chinese businessman over ‘bribes’ in Fiji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/significant-corruption-us-sanctions-chinese-businessman-over-bribes-12732086",
        "published": "2026-10-07T22:53:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Significant corruption’: US sanctions Chinese businessman over ‘bribes’ in Fiji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/significant-corruption-us-sanctions-chinese-businessman-over-bribes",
        "published": "2026-10-07T22:53:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RNZ Pacific",
        "title": "US designates prominent Fiji businessman for advancing 'China-based interests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-designates-prominent-fiji-businessman-for-advancing-china-based",
        "published": "2026-10-07T23:10:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-says-fiji-based-chinese-official-paid-bribes-for-beijing",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-says-fiji-based-chinese-official-paid-bribes-for-beijing-12776940",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:41:12.000Z"
      }
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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."
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