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  "id": 1622064,
  "title": "Zambia's president re-elected to 2nd term following election-night violence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/zambias-president-re-elected-to-2nd-term-following-election-night",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:48:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/zambia-president-re-elected-2nd-term-9.7310524"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema was re-elected for a second 5-year term, but the opposition leader put in an unexpectedly strong showing, capitalizing on public frustration with lingering hardships despite an economic turnaround.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Hichilema wins second second term as president of copper-rich Zambia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hichilema-wins-second-second-term-as-president-of-copper-rich-zambia",
        "published": "2026-08-18T04:07:13.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}