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  "title": "Youth Olympics kick off in Senegal with 'magical' opening ceremony",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/youth-olympics-kick-off-in-senegal-with-magical-opening-ceremony",
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        "title": "Dakar Youth Olympics: Who gets to hold the flame?",
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        "published": "2026-10-31T17:17:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Youth Olympic Games kick off in Dakar",
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        "published": "2026-11-01T09:49:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Senegal Makes History As 2026 Youth Olympics Become First Olympic Event In Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/senegal-makes-history-as-2026-youth-olympics-become-first-olympic",
        "published": "2026-11-01T09:59:48.000Z"
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