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  "id": 13152775,
  "title": "Malaysia closes schools as haze worsens air quality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/malaysia-closes-schools-as-haze-worsens-air-quality",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:35:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1564850/malaysia-closes-schools-as-haze-worsens-air-quality/"
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  "summary": "Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and several other areas on Friday as haze from Indonesian fires worsened air quality. Smoke from forest and peatland fires has affected the region for more than a month. Authorities are now seeking stronger regional cooperation to address the pollution. Kuala Lumpur’s air quality index reached around 224 on […]",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze worsens in Malaysia: Nine areas breach 180 API, Seremban still the worst at 189",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/haze-worsens-in-malaysia-nine-areas-breach-180-api-seremban-still-the",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/malaysia-closes-schools-in-capital-parts-of-country-due-to-haze",
        "published": "2026-10-09T06:47:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/malaysia-closes-schools-in-capital-parts-of-country-due-to-haze-13063463",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:03:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/malaysia-closes-schools-in-capital-parts-of-country-due-to-haze-13106873",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:20:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/malaysia-closes-schools-in-capital-parts-of-country-due-to-haze-13081709",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:25:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Malaysia shuts schools as haze from Indonesian fires chokes Southeast Asia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/malaysia-shuts-schools-as-haze-from-indonesian-fires-chokes-southeast",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mercy Malaysia rolls out nationwide haze emergency response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mercy-malaysia-rolls-out-nationwide-haze-emergency-response",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:15:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mercy Malaysia prepares haze emergency kits for distribution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mercy-malaysia-prepares-haze-emergency-kits-for-distribution",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:00:00.000Z"
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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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