{
  "id": 13690966,
  "title": "'A sun as black as my lungs': How corruption crucified a polluted Albanian city",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/a-sun-as-black-as-my-lungs-how-corruption-crucified-a-polluted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-10-11-a-sun-as-black-as-my-lungs-how-corruption-crucified-a-polluted-albanian-city/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For several days this summer, the Albanian city of Elbasan choked in a dense cloud of stinging smoke coming from the direction of its notorious steelworks.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}