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  "id": 142369,
  "title": "Three lions die in Tokyo zoo as heatwave scorches East Asia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/three-lions-die-in-tokyo-zoo-as-heatwave-scorches-east-asia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T17:50:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/three-lionesses-die-in-tokyo-zoo-as-heatwave-scorches-east-asia?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A record-breaking heatwave stretching across East Asia is straining animals, health systems and people.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "3 lions perish at Tokyo zoo as Japan bakes in ‘cruelly hot’ summer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/3-lions-perish-at-tokyo-zoo-as-japan-bakes-in-cruelly-hot-summer",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:49:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Three lions die of heatstroke at Tokyo zoo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/three-lions-die-of-heatstroke-at-tokyo-zoo",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/three-lions-die-of-suspected-heatstroke-at-tokyo-zoo",
        "published": "2026-08-04T09:54:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}