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  "id": 15544517,
  "title": "(LEAD) Lee meets chief of World Bank for talks on cooperation in AI, energy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/lead-lee-meets-chief-of-world-bank-for-talks-on-cooperation-in-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-19T02:35:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
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    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261019002351315"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung met with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga on Monday to discuss potential areas of cooperation, including artificial intelligence (AI) and energy, according to Seoul's presidential office. The meeting took place at Cheong Wa Dae as Banga is currently in South Korea to attend the Global AI and Digital Summit, organized by the World Bank Group in collaboration with the country's finance and science ministries.\n\nDuring the opening of the meeting, Lee expressed his hope for enhanced global cooperation on AI, stating, \"We highly appreciate the global contributions the World Bank has made so far, and we will try to make greater contributions to what the bank does.\" The World Bank chief emphasized that his visit to South Korea also aimed at discussing strategies for industrial development through meetings with the president, South Korean government officials, and corporate representatives, with the goal of creating jobs and mobilizing private-sector resources.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung held a meeting with World Ban...",
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        "published": "2026-10-18T10:00:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "World Bank urges investment in local AI tools to drive economic growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/world-bank-urges-investment-in-local-ai-tools-to-drive-economic-growth",
        "published": "2026-10-18T15:48:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee set for meeting with World Bank chief to discuss cooperation in AI, energy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/lee-set-for-meeting-with-world-bank-chief-to-discuss-cooperation-in",
        "published": "2026-10-19T01:01:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}