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  "id": 13144620,
  "title": "China and EU agree on hybrid cars, rare earths after trade talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/china-and-eu-agree-on-hybrid-cars-rare-earths-after-trade-talks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:20:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/09/china-and-eu-agree-on-hybrid-cars-rare-earths-after-trade-talks_6758429_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The EU's Maros Sefcovic and China's Wang Wentao agreed both sides would adhere to 'procedures concerning company price undertakings' of hybrid cars in a joint statement released on Friday. Beijing also committed to continuing the supply of vital items such as rare earth minerals to the EU.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China and EU reach ‘understanding’ on hybrid vehicles after crunch trade talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/china-and-eu-reach-understanding-on-hybrid-vehicles-after-crunch",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:59:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "EU trade chief seeks ‘tangible outcomes’ in China talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/eu-trade-chief-seeks-tangible-outcomes-in-china-talks",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
        "title": "China, EU agree on dialogue, cars and rare earths after trade talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/china-eu-agree-on-dialogue-cars-and-rare-earths-after-trade-talks",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:38:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "China, EU agree on dialogue, cars and rare earths after trade talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/china-eu-agree-on-dialogue-cars-and-rare-earths-after-trade-talks-13132936",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:58:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}