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  "id": 2015368,
  "title": "Ecuador's spy chief among 7 dead in Kenya copter crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ecuadors-spy-chief-among-7-dead-in-kenya-copter-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T20:35:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0819/1588580-kenya-helicopter-crash/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ecuador's intelligence chief and five US citizens died when a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in central Kenya today, killing all seven people on board, officials have said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "No survivors: All seven occupants in Samburu aircraft crash have died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/no-survivors-all-seven-occupants-in-samburu-aircraft-crash-have-died",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:48:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Ecuador intelligence chief, wife among seven killed in Samburu helicopter crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ecuador-intelligence-chief-wife-among-seven-killed-in-samburu",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:13:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "4 Americans among 7 dead in helicopter crash in Samburu Kenya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/4-americans-among-7-dead-in-helicopter-crash-in-samburu-kenya",
        "published": "2026-08-19T21:13:58.000Z"
      }
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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."
}