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  "title": "EU investigates fraud in Spain rail funds after fatal Madrid crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/eu-investigates-fraud-in-spain-rail-funds-after-fatal-madrid-crash",
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  "published": "2026-11-06T12:16:52.000Z",
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    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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  "summary": "The European Union is investigating the possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for the renovation of a Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people, prosecutors said on Friday. The October accident on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line was one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century, overshadowing Spain’s coming general election this month. A similar investigation into…",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "EU investigating fraud in Spain’s deadly rail line crash",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Spain train crash: EU investigating fraud in renovation of rail line",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T11:06:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "EU investigating fraud in Spain's deadly crash rail line",
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        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "EU investigating fraud in Spain's deadly crash rail line",
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