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  "id": 2979461,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:31:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC World",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36lnekj659o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Norway's King Harald V is facing worsening health, with the palace announcing he remains hospitalized receiving antibiotics for a bloodstream bacterial infection. Despite responding well to treatment, the 89-year-old monarch will remain at Oslo University Hospital and on leave from royal duties until further notice. Crown Prince Haakon, 53, has been serving as regent during his father's absence. King Harald was admitted to the hospital a week ago and has been treated with cortisone for a rare blood condition known as haemolytic anaemia, which reduces red blood cells and leads to fatigue and shortness of breath. In 2024, Norway's royal household announced a permanent reduction in the king's public engagements due to his age. The previous year, King Harald received a pacemaker after falling ill while on holiday in Malaysia. The Norwegian royal family has had a challenging year, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit receiving a lung transplant in June and her son, Marius Borg Høiby, serving a four-year prison sentence for rape. Mette-Marit had also been linked to the late Jeffrey Epstein, whom she apologized to for her friendship with in a national TV interview.",
  "summary": "Norway's King Harald remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bloodstream bacterial infection.",
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        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Norway: King Harald's Health Has 'Deteriorated,' Palace Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/norway-king-haralds-health-has-deteriorated-palace-says",
        "published": "2026-08-24T00:56:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Europe’s oldest reigning monarch King Harald’s health has ‘deteriorated’, palace reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/europes-oldest-reigning-monarch-king-haralds-health-has-deteriorated",
        "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",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-health-of-norways-king-harald-deteriorates-over-the-weekend",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:53:52.000Z"
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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": "Euronews",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:35:39.000Z"
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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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