{
  "id": 6129647,
  "title": "Zimbabwe Says 720 Tonnes of Lithium Ore Left on Forged Papers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/zimbabwe-says-720-tonnes-of-lithium-ore-left-on-forged-papers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T11:07:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/zimbabwe-lithium-smuggling-case-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Harare court heard that 720 tonnes of unbeneficiated lithium ore left Zimbabwe in 23 trucks on fraudulent export documents, with 420 tonnes recovered. The post Zimbabwe Says 720 Tonnes of Lithium Ore Left on Forged Papers 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."
}