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  "id": 15592688,
  "title": "Haze takes toll on alfresco dining, buskers as foot traffic and earnings fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/haze-takes-toll-on-alfresco-dining-buskers-as-foot-traffic-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:36:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-alfresco-outdoor-dining-busking-drop-6471381"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sales at some restaurants have fallen by as much as 70 per cent, while buskers tell CNA of dwindling crowds and earnings as the haze keeps people indoors.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Haze takes toll on alfresco dining, buskers as foot traffic and earnings fall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/haze-takes-toll-on-alfresco-dining-buskers-as-foot-traffic-and-15594581",
        "published": "2026-10-19T09:36:30.000Z"
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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."
}