{
  "id": 5546238,
  "title": "General : Nicol David, MERCY Malaysia Among 2026 Merdeka Award Recipients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/general-nicol-david-mercy-malaysia-among-2026-merdeka-award-recipients",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T09:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2603092"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Former world squash champion Datuk Nicol Ann David and MERCY Malaysia were among the recipients of the prestigious 2026 Merdeka Award, recognising their outstanding contributions to the nation and its people.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Merdeka Awards for Nicol, Mercy Malaysia and 6 others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/merdeka-awards-for-nicol-mercy-malaysia-and-6-others",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:14:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}