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  "id": 3923977,
  "title": "Norway’s King Harald Dead at 89",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-dead-at-89-3923977",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:05:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83256"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Norway’s King Harald has died at 89 after a period of serious health problems, the palace said Friday. His 53-year-old son, Crown Prince Haakon, automatically succeeds him on the throne. Harald, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, had ruled Norway since 1991.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Norway's King Harald dead at 89",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-dead-at-89-3923321",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:13:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UK’s King Charles mourns loss of ‘dear cousin’ Harald",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/uks-king-charles-mourns-loss-of-dear-cousin-harald",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Norway’s crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-crown-prince-becomes-king-haakon-viii-after-his-fathers-death",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:31:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NATO, EU send condolences as King Charles mourns cousin Harald",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nato-eu-send-condolences-as-king-charles-mourns-cousin-harald",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:54:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Norway’s King Harald dead at 89",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-dead-at-89-3951646",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:12:35.000Z"
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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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