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  "id": 352514,
  "title": "Lao National Assembly President passes away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/lao-national-assembly-president-passes-away",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T06:27:08.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/politics/lao-national-assembly-president-passes-away-5106964.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane passed away on August 8, at the age of 70 due to vasculitis, according to an official announcement from the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Laos declares five-day mourning after National Assembly president Xaysomphone dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/laos-declares-five-day-mourning-after-national-assembly-president",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:54:11.000Z"
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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."
}