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  "id": 5309049,
  "title": "Belgium logs nearly 3,000 excess deaths during summer heatwaves, health institute says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/belgium-logs-nearly-3-000-excess-deaths-during-summer-heatwaves",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:01:57.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/03/belgium-logs-nearly-3000-excess-deaths-during-summer-heatwaves-health-institute-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Earlier this week, the national weather agency said summer 2026 was the hottest on record, making Belgium the latest European nation to smash temperature records this year.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Belgium reports about 3,000 excess deaths over summer due to heat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/belgium-reports-about-3-000-excess-deaths-over-summer-due-to-heat",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:45:33.000Z"
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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."
}