{
  "id": 4865108,
  "title": "Philippine capital’s ‘acutely unhealthy’ air due to Indonesian haze spurs warnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/philippine-capitals-acutely-unhealthy-air-due-to-indonesian-haze",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T12:43:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3366016/philippine-capitals-acutely-unhealthy-air-due-indonesian-haze-spurs-warnings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Smoke from Indonesian wildfires blanketed Manila on Tuesday, turning fires nearly 2,000km (1,242 miles) away into a public-health warning for the Philippine capital and reviving concerns over Southeast Asia’s recurring transboundary haze problem. The haze, carried by southwesterly winds from fires in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo, prompted health experts to urge people to wear N95…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Indonesian fires prompt haze alerts, disrupt palm harvests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/indonesian-fires-prompt-haze-alerts-disrupt-palm-harvests",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:29:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}