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  "id": 12899805,
  "title": "Oscars: Democratic Republic Of Congo Selects ‘Rumba Royale’ For Best International Feature Film Race; The Fally Ipupa Starrer Is Country’s Second Ever Submission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/oscars-democratic-republic-of-congo-selects-rumba-royale-for-best",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:25:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/congo-rumba-royale-oscars-fally-ipupa-1237150042/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: The Democratic Republic of Congo has selected historical thriller Rumba Royale as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category of the 99th Academy Awards. It’s a historic milestone for Congolese cinema in that the film is the second ever film submitted by the country for the category following its first submission in […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Submits ‘A Matter Of Life & Death’ For Best International Feature Film",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/oscars-saudi-arabia-submits-a-matter-of-life-death-for-best",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Picks ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/oscars-saudi-arabia-picks-a-matter-of-life-and-death-as-best-intl",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Picks Quirky Comedy ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ for International Feature Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/oscars-saudi-arabia-picks-quirky-comedy-a-matter-of-life-and-death",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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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