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  "id": 466977,
  "title": "Illegal mining lures Ghanaian children out of school and into hazardous work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/illegal-mining-lures-ghanaian-children-out-of-school-and-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:41:51.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/news/illegal-mining-lures-ghanaian-children-out-of-school-and-into-hazardous-work"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new study by Solidaridad and the Minerals Commission reveals how illegal gold mining in Ghana's Atiwa West District is pulling children as young as 10 out of school.",
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        "title": "Illegal mining pulling Ghana’s school children out of classrooms and into hazardous labour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/illegal-mining-pulling-ghanas-school-children-out-of-classrooms-and",
        "published": "2026-08-10T11:20:33.000Z"
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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."
}