{
  "id": 2117877,
  "title": "‘It is tough’: Indonesia battles wildfires, bracing for worse to come",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/it-is-tough-indonesia-battles-wildfires-bracing-for-worse-to-come",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:14:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/20/it-is-tough-indonesia-battles-wildfires-bracing-for-worse-to-come"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 95,000 hectares of land across Indonesia were burnt in July alone as dry conditions driven by a powerful El Niño weather pattern took hold.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘It is tough’: Indonesia braces for worse wildfires as dry season takes hold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/it-is-tough-indonesia-braces-for-worse-wildfires-as-dry-season-takes",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:56:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}