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  "id": 486350,
  "title": "Why the Rhine drought is bad news for Germany's recovery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/why-the-rhine-drought-is-bad-news-for-germanys-recovery-486350",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T15:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW Business",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/why-the-rhine-drought-is-bad-news-for-germany-s-recovery/a-78300076?maca=en-rss-en-bus-2091-rdf"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Germany’s inland waterways still move around 5% of the nation's goods. With the Rhine at a critically low level, DW explores how the drought is hitting the economy where it hurts most.",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Why the Rhine drought is bad news for Germany’s recovery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/why-the-rhine-drought-is-bad-news-for-germanys-recovery",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Germany’s Rhine River may ‘split in two’ as new heatwave roasts Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/germanys-rhine-river-may-split-in-two-as-new-heatwave-roasts-europe-504833",
        "published": "2026-08-10T20:30:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Germany’s Rhine River may ‘split in two’ as new heatwave roasts Europe",
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        "published": "2026-08-10T20:30:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Why the Rhine Drought is Bad News for Germany's Recovery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/why-the-rhine-drought-is-bad-news-for-germanys-recovery",
        "published": "2026-08-11T00:09:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}