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  "id": 1527391,
  "title": "Zambia's president pulls ahead in reelection bid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/zambias-president-pulls-ahead-in-reelection-bid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:08:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
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    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/08/17/2026/zambias-president-hakainde-hichilema-pulls-ahead-in-reelection-bid"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The lead puts Hichilema on course to secure a second term at the helm of Africa’s second-biggest copper producer.",
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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."
}