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  "id": 130242,
  "title": "Romania, Hungary, France... Europe's nuclear power plants tested by heatwave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/romania-hungary-france-europes-nuclear-power-plants-tested-by-heatwave",
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  "published": "2026-08-04T11:33:43.000Z",
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    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260804-romania-hungary-france-europe-s-nuclear-power-plants-tested-by-heatwave"
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  "summary": "Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers have reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears about the economic impact of searing heat and erratic rainfall. Governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Europe's heatwave causes power and cargo headache as rivers shrink",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/europes-heatwave-causes-power-and-cargo-headache-as-rivers-shrink",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/conspiracy-theories-blaming-jews-for-europes-wildfires-are-spreading",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/europes-wildfires-became-so-intense-they-created-their-own-storm",
        "published": "2026-08-05T05:42:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Wildfires, low levels on rivers as Europe feels the heat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/wildfires-low-levels-on-rivers-as-europe-feels-the-heat",
        "published": "2026-08-05T14:57:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Austria hits record temps, wildfires in Greece, Albania as Europe feels heat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/austria-hits-record-temps-wildfires-in-greece-albania-as-europe-feels",
        "published": "2026-08-05T21:56:45.000Z"
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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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