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  "title": "Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/panama-canal-considering-more-cuts-in-transits-due-to-el-nino",
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  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T00:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
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    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/08/world/panama-canal-cut-transits-el-nino/"
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  "summary": "The weather phenomenon has caused rainwater levels in two reservoirs used to operate the canal's locks to drop.",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/panama-canal-considering-more-cuts-in-transits-due-to-el-nino-6164261",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:08:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/panama-canal-considering-more-cuts-in-transits-due-to-el-nino",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:30:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "New Panama Canal chief considers more cuts in transits due to El Nino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/new-panama-canal-chief-considers-more-cuts-in-transits-due-to-el-nino",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:43:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/panama-canal-considering-more-cuts-in-transits-due-to-el-nino-6189239",
        "published": "2026-09-07T23:03:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Panama Canal may cut ship traffic further as El Niño strengthens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/panama-canal-may-cut-ship-traffic-further-as-el-nino-strengthens",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:16:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}