{
  "id": 223348,
  "title": "China confirms 2 deaths in Scarborough Shoal crash during Philippine ship chase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/china-confirms-2-deaths-in-scarborough-shoal-crash-during-philippine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T14:18:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3363212/china-confirms-2-deaths-scarborough-shoal-crash-during-philippine-ship-chase"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China honoured two coastguard personnel who died in a vessel collision in the South China Sea last year, state media reported on Thursday, marking the first official confirmation that the incident resulted in fatalities. The People’s Armed Police (PAP) on Thursday announced the latest recipients of its “Loyal Guards of the Chinese People’s Armed Police” honour. Among the four posthumous awardees…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China confirms 2 deaths in Scarborough Shoal crash during Philippine ship chase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/china-confirms-2-deaths-in-scarborough-shoal-crash-during-philippine-223918",
        "published": "2026-08-06T14:18:12.000Z"
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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."
}