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  "title": "Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/icelandic-voters-reject-a-proposal-to-restart-negotiations-to-join-4637988",
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  "summary": "Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, the National Electoral Commission said. The result puts the divisive issue to rest for now.",
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        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Icelandic Voters Reject a Proposal to Restart Negotiations to Join the European Union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/icelandic-voters-reject-a-proposal-to-restart-negotiations-to-join",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/icelandic-voters-reject-a-proposal-to-restart-negotiations-to-join-4406962",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:53:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Icelandic voters reject proposal to restart negotiations to join European Union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/icelandic-voters-reject-proposal-to-restart-negotiations-to-join",
        "published": "2026-08-30T17:44:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/icelandic-voters-reject-a-proposal-to-restart-negotiations-to-join",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:30:03.000Z"
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