{
  "id": 4914957,
  "title": "Algeria Moves to Restore the Death Penalty for Setting Forests Alight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/algeria-moves-to-restore-the-death-penalty-for-setting-forests-alight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:48:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/algeria-death-penalty-arson-wildfires-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Twelve people died in the north-east. The president wants capital punishment on the statute book for arson by mid-September, in a country that has not executed anyone since 1993. The post Algeria Moves to Restore the Death Penalty for Setting Forests Alight appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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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."
}