{
  "id": 18649668,
  "title": "Live: Rugby League World Cup semifinal weekend begins in Newcastle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/live-rugby-league-world-cup-semifinal-weekend-begins-in-newcastle-18649668",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:45:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-07/rugby-league-world-cup-live-semifinals-from-newcastle/107345014"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The first semifinals of the men's and women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments are being held in Newcastle, with a spot in the final at stake, according to ABC News AU.\n\nIn Andhra Pradesh, the counting of votes for 577 Zilla and 7,707 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies began at 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The Hindu reports that counting is taking place at 365 centres with postal ballots being counted first. To manage the potential for violence between major political party cadres, approximately 19,885 police officers have been deployed and a three-tier security arrangement is in place, including the use of CCTV cameras to monitor sensitive areas.\n\nThe Hindu also reports that 28-year-old Jana Sena Party MPTC contestant Garapati Divya died of cardiac arrest a few hours before the counting began at the Damanthunigidem Panchayat of Devarapalli Mandal in the East Godavari district.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}