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  "id": 12824360,
  "title": "World : Australian Rare Earths Project Begins Construction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/world-australian-rare-earths-project-begins-construction",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:38:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2617138"
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  "summary": "CANBERRA, Oct 8 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The Australian government announced on Thursday that construction has begun on a major rare earths project in the Northern Territory, backed by AUD$1.2 billion (about US$850 million) in federal investment, reported Xinhua.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Australian rare earths project begins construction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/australian-rare-earths-project-begins-construction",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:25:57.000Z"
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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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