{
  "id": 18862397,
  "title": "Elementary School Enrollment to Fall Below 300,000 for First Time Next Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/elementary-school-enrollment-to-fall-below-300-000-for-first-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T03:58:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=205420"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Domestic] : South Korea is expected to see the number of children entering elementary school fall below 300-thousand for the first time next year, highlighting the growing impact of the country's declining birthrate. According to data released Sunday by the Korean Statistical Information Service and the Korean ... [more...]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "New elementary school enrollment to drop below 300,000 for 1st time amid low birth rate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/new-elementary-school-enrollment-to-drop-below-300-000-for-1st-time-18834957",
        "published": "2026-11-08T01:11:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "New elementary school enrollment to drop below 300,000 for 1st time amid low birth rate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/new-elementary-school-enrollment-to-drop-below-300-000-for-1st-time",
        "published": "2026-11-08T01:32:05.000Z"
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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."
}