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  "id": 2310681,
  "title": "Panama canal to reduce shipping as El Niño strikes vital route",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-as-el-nino-strikes-vital-route",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T02:21:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/21/panama-canal-reduce-shipping-el-nino-drought"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Further restrictions on shipping lane possible as Central America gripped by severe drought The Panama canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said Thursday. From 3 September, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/updated-panama-canal-to-cap-daily-transits-anticipating-severe-el-nino",
        "published": "2026-08-20T22:09:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Panama Canal to cut daily ship traffic as drought worsens from El Nino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/panama-canal-to-cut-daily-ship-traffic-as-drought-worsens-from-el-nino",
        "published": "2026-08-20T22:58:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-over-el-nino-fueled-drought",
        "published": "2026-08-20T23:06:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fuelled drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-over-el-nino-fuelled-drought",
        "published": "2026-08-20T23:26:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fuelled drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-over-el-nino-fuelled-drought",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Panama Canal to cut daily transits as El Niño grips region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-cut-daily-transits-as-el-nino-grips-region",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:38:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Panama Canal to cut ship traffic over El Niño-fueled drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-cut-ship-traffic-over-el-nino-fueled-drought",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:06:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Panama Canal cuts shipping over El Niño-fuelled drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-cuts-shipping-over-el-nino-fuelled-drought",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:15:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Panama Canal is running low on water, and it's rationing ships to cope: What that means for global shipping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-is-running-low-on-water-and-its-rationing-ships-to-cope",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:51:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Panama Canal to reduce shipping as El Niño fuels drought in lakes that feed waterway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/panama-canal-to-reduce-shipping-as-el-nino-fuels-drought-in-lakes",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:18:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
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