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  "id": 5181324,
  "title": "China's embassy accuses a senior Argentine official of spreading “rumours” about the Nepal flood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/chinas-embassy-accuses-a-senior-argentine-official-of-spreading",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T21:22:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/09/02/china-s-embassy-accuses-a-senior-argentine-official-of-spreading-rumours-about-the-nepal-flood"
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  "summary": "China's embassy in Buenos Aires has accused an official in Javier Milei's government of spreading “malicious rumours” and seeking to “stain the international image” of the Asian country, after he attributed to a Chinese state company responsibility for the flood that devastated the border corridor between Nepal and Tibet on August 26.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Nepal PM Balen Shah thanks India, China for flood aid after his minister's ‘climate compensation’ pitch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-pm-balen-shah-thanks-india-china-for-flood-aid-after-his",
        "published": "2026-09-02T13:38:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Exclusive-Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/exclusive-nepal-to-rebuild-early-warning-system-on-china-border-after",
        "published": "2026-09-02T13:46:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Nepal PM 'thanks' India, China for aid after min seeks 'compensation' for deadly flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-pm-thanks-india-china-for-aid-after-min-seeks-compensation-for",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:05:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nepal-to-rebuild-early-warning-system-on-china-border-after-deadly",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:43:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "China's embassy accuses a senior Argentine official of spreading “rumours” about the Nepal flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/chinas-embassy-accuses-a-senior-argentine-official-of-spreading-5182070",
        "published": "2026-09-02T21:22:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}