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  "id": 2970907,
  "title": "Norwegian King Harald's health 'deteriorated' over the weekend, palace says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/norwegian-king-haralds-health-deteriorated-over-the-weekend-palace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:35:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/norwegian-king-haralds-health-deteriorated-over-the-weekend-palace-says"
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  "summary": "King Harald of Norway's health has taken a turn for the worse over the weekend, according to the royal palace. The 89-year-old monarch has been on sick leave for several weeks and was admitted to the National Hospital a week ago. He is being treated for a bacterial blood infection and has responded to antibiotics, with his condition now stable.\n\nThe king has been suffering from haemolytic anaemia, a condition that causes an abnormally rapid destruction of red blood cells, leading to fatigue, paleness, and shortness of breath, as reported by Euronews. He has also been treated with cortisone, which led to fluid accumulation in the body requiring hospital treatment.\n\nCrown Prince Haakon has been serving as regent in his father's absence. King Harald has been monarch since 1991 and has been in and out of hospital several times in recent years, according to the Associated Press.",
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        "title": "Norway: King Harald's Health Has 'Deteriorated,' Palace Says",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T00:56:46.000Z"
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        "title": "Europe’s oldest reigning monarch King Harald’s health has ‘deteriorated’, palace reports",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T04:43:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The health of Norway’s King Harald deteriorates over the weekend",
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        "title": "The health of Norway’s King Harald deteriorates over the weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-health-of-norways-king-harald-deteriorates-over-the-weekend-2970201",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:23:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "King of Norway's health has worsened, palace says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/king-of-norways-health-has-worsened-palace-says",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:31:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Health of Norway's King Harald deteriorated at the weekend, say royal officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/health-of-norways-king-harald-deteriorated-at-the-weekend-say-royal",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "King of Norway’s health has worsened, palace says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/king-of-norways-health-has-worsened-palace-says-2988874",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:47:10.000Z"
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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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