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  "id": 6244602,
  "title": "China August iron ore imports up 3.1% y/y, customs data shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/china-august-iron-ore-imports-up-3-1-y-y-customs-data-shows",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T05:10:46.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438439/china-august-iron-ore-imports-up-31-yy-customs-data-shows"
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  "summary": "China’s imports of iron ore in August rose 0.4% from the prior month and gained 3.1% from the year before, customs data showed on Tuesday. The world’s largest iron ore consumer brought in 108.54 million metric tons of the key steelmaking ingredient last month, data from the country’s General Administration of Customs showed. In the first eight months of 2026, China’s iron ore imports totalled…",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chinas-august-oil-imports-rise-for-second-month-amid-eased-fuel",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:18:09.000Z"
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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."
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