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  "id": 6248678,
  "title": "Galamsey accounts for 25% of fibre cuts - Sam George",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/galamsey-accounts-for-25-of-fibre-cuts-sam-george",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T06:08:06.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/news/galamsey-accounts-for-25-of-fibre-cuts-sam-george"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Communications Minister, Sam George has disclosed that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, accounts for about 25 per cent of fibre cuts in Ghana, worsening service disruptions across the telecommunications sector.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Big Push road projects cause about half of monthly fibre cuts – Sam George",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/big-push-road-projects-cause-about-half-of-monthly-fibre-cuts-sam",
        "published": "2026-09-07T13:42:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}