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  "id": 4152546,
  "title": "Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/norway-mourns-king-harald-as-haakon-viii-ascends-throne",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T06:21:37.000Z",
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  "summary": "Norwegians are grieving the death of the beloved King Harald V, as a period of national mourning begins and his son Haakon VIII assumes the throne. After Harald’s death was announced early on Friday, crowds amassed at the royal palace in Oslo, laying flowers and flags, some mourners visibly in tears. The 53-year-old new king […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Norway's King Haakon, the new face of a monarchy shaken by scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-haakon-the-new-face-of-a-monarchy-shaken-by-scandal",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:51:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Who is King Haakon VIII? Norway’s new monarch after father Harald V’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/who-is-king-haakon-viii-norways-new-monarch-after-father-harald-vs",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:29:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy honors late Norway's King Harald V for support of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/zelenskyy-honors-late-norways-king-harald-v-for-support-of-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Norway's 'grandfather': King Harald remembered as son Haakon takes the throne",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-grandfather-king-harald-remembered-as-son-haakon-takes-the",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:11:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Europe's royal houses and world leaders mourn the death of Norway's King Harald V",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/europes-royal-houses-and-world-leaders-mourn-the-death-of-norways",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:34:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon after father's death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-crown-prince-becomes-king-haakon-after-fathers-death",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:22:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}