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  "id": 17197320,
  "title": "Dakar announces Portugal and Morocco as 2027 host destinations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/dakar-announces-portugal-and-morocco-as-2027-host-destinations",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:35:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-announces-portugal-and-morocco-as-2027-host-destinations/10869556/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 2027 Dakar Rally has been relocated to Portugal and Morocco, with the war in West Asia preventing Saudi Arabia from hosting the event as originally planned. Having been originally scheduled to begin on New Year’s Day, the 49th edition of Dakar will now run from 7-23 January and traverse two continents, bringing the marathon back to its roots in Europe and Africa. As per the new route ... Keep…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Dakar Rally moved to Portugal and Morocco following Houthi attacks in Gulf",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/dakar-rally-moved-to-portugal-and-morocco-following-houthi-attacks-in",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:20:35.000Z"
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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."
}