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  "id": 12871490,
  "title": "China nominates health official Song Li to lead WHO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/china-nominates-health-official-song-li-to-lead-who",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:46:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
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  "summary": "Other candidates for the WHO head position who have been announced include Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al-Kuwari of Qatar, Dr. Hanan Balkhy of Saudi Arabia and Dr. Hans Kluge of Belgium.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "China nominates health official to lead WHO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/china-nominates-health-official-to-lead-who",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:59:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces funding shake-up from US exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/china-nominates-song-li-for-who-chief-as-agency-faces-funding-shake",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:51:02.000Z"
      }
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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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