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  "id": 14384212,
  "title": "Mahama urges chiefs to help tackle galamsey, protect water bodies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mahama-urges-chiefs-to-help-tackle-galamsey-protect-water-bodies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-urges-chiefs-to-help-tackle-galamsey-protect-water-bodies/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to traditional authorities to intensify their support for the government’s fight against illegal mining, warning that community resistance and the lack of alternative livelihoods continue to undermine efforts to curb the menace.",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Mahama appeals to chiefs to support galamsey fight, warns of resistance to NAIMOS operations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mahama-appeals-to-chiefs-to-support-galamsey-fight-warns-of",
        "published": "2026-10-14T06:58:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}