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  "id": 18064262,
  "title": "Sardine fishing in South Africa on hold after mass mortality linked to virus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/sardine-fishing-in-south-africa-on-hold-after-mass-mortality-linked",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
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    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-11-04-sardine-fishing-in-south-africa-on-hold-after-mass-mortality-linked-to-virus/"
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  "summary": "Sardine fishing in South Africa remains halted while environmental authorities evaluate new catch limits following widespread fish mortalities caused by pilchard herpesvirus.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/anc-faces-anger-over-poor-services-as-south-africans-vote-in-local",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:00:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "South Africans vote in local elections that could continue decline of ANC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/south-africans-vote-in-local-elections-that-could-continue-decline-of",
        "published": "2026-11-04T05:29:00.000Z"
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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."
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