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  "id": 259543,
  "title": "Sri Lanka deploys troops to contain growing prison unrest, minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/sri-lanka-deploys-troops-to-contain-growing-prison-unrest-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T08:43:06.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/07/sri-lanka-deploys-troops-to-contain-growing-prison-unrest-minister-says"
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  "summary": "Officials have attributed the growing unrest to acute overcrowding. Sri Lanka's prisons hold about four times their intended capacity.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Troops deployed in Sri Lanka to contain prison unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/troops-deployed-in-sri-lanka-to-contain-prison-unrest",
        "published": "2026-08-07T04:57:00.000Z"
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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."
}