{
  "id": 17597996,
  "title": "General : Declining Hearing, Eyesight Fail To Stop Abdul Ghani From Earning Doctorate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/general-declining-hearing-eyesight-fail-to-stop-abdul-ghani-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T10:41:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2628660"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BACHOK, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Undergoing two eye surgeries and facing hearing difficulties and declining memory have not dampened the determination of 81-year-old Abdul Ghani Muhamad to fulfil his dream of earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}