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  "title": "Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/was-an-italian-chef-really-fired-over-refusal-to-put-pineapple-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:33:21.000Z",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "‘An insult to his culture’: Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza loses bid to get job back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/an-insult-to-his-culture-italian-chef-sacked-for-not-putting",
        "published": "2026-11-05T04:53:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Italian chef sacked after refusing pineapple on pizza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/italian-chef-sacked-after-refusing-pineapple-on-pizza",
        "published": "2026-11-05T09:24:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Italian chef in Australia fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza, calls it 'insult to culture'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/italian-chef-in-australia-fired-after-refusing-to-put-pineapple-on",
        "published": "2026-11-05T09:57:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "‘An insult to his culture’: Italian chef fired by Australian restaurant for refusing to put pineapple on pizza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/an-insult-to-his-culture-italian-chef-fired-by-australian-restaurant",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:32:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Insult To My Culture': Italian Chef Fired After He Refused To Put Pineapple On Pizza In Australian Restaurant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/insult-to-my-culture-italian-chef-fired-after-he-refused-to-put",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:43:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/italian-chef-fired-after-refusing-to-put-pineapple-on-pizza-18297176",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:17:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/italian-chef-fired-after-refusing-to-put-pineapple-on-pizza-18335327",
        "published": "2026-11-05T16:26:13.000Z"
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