{
  "id": 4406883,
  "title": "Norway’s churches hold services for late King Harald",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/norways-churches-hold-services-for-late-king-harald-4406883",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T09:56:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/30/norway-s-churches-hold-services-for-late-king-harald"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Memorial services were held in Norwegian churches on Sunday to honor the late King Harald V, who passed away on Saturday. King Haakon VIII attended a service at Asker Church, where members of the public waited to see him arrive. Despite a series of scandals during his 35-year reign, Harald was widely admired for his modern and modest leadership. A national period of mourning has been declared, with no set date for his funeral. King Haakon, 53, will swear an oath of allegiance in parliament on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Memorial services were planned in churches across the country, and outside Oslo Cathedral, hundreds started lining up in the morning to try to get a seat.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Norway’s churches hold services for late King Harald",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/norways-churches-hold-services-for-late-king-harald",
        "published": "2026-08-30T09:56:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Norwegians line up at churches for emotional memorials remembering the late King Harald V",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/norwegians-line-up-at-churches-for-emotional-memorials-remembering",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:13:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Norwegians line up at churches for emotional memorials remembering the late King Harald V",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/norwegians-line-up-at-churches-for-emotional-memorials-remembering-4406960",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:53:02.000Z"
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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."
}