{
  "id": 15568445,
  "title": "El Nino-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/el-nino-powered-drought-leaves-indonesian-palm-farmers-high-and-dry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T05:30:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/19/el-nino-powered-drought-leaves-indonesian-palm-farmers-high-and-dry"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The drought has dried up the Kapuas River, West Kalimantan's main transportation artery, disrupting palm oil shipments and forcing mills to cut fresh fruit purchases.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "El Nino drought chokes palm oil shipments, leaves Indonesian farmers with rotting fruit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/el-nino-drought-chokes-palm-oil-shipments-leaves-indonesian-farmers",
        "published": "2026-10-19T04:22:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "El Nino-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry as river recedes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/el-nino-powered-drought-leaves-indonesian-palm-farmers-high-and-dry-15577880",
        "published": "2026-10-19T05:07:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "El Nino-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/el-nino-powered-drought-leaves-indonesian-palm-farmers-high-and-dry-15573333",
        "published": "2026-10-19T05:30:37.000Z"
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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."
}