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  "id": 640555,
  "title": "Hormuz shipping traffic falls to one-week low amid hostilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hormuz-shipping-traffic-falls-to-one-week-low-amid-hostilities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T05:46:32.000Z",
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    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/hormuz-shipping-traffic-falls-one-week-low-amid-hostilities"
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  "summary": "SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The tally of vessels tracked in the Strait of Hormuz fell to a one-week low of eight on Tuesday, shipping data showed, as owners avoided the key waterway amid continued hostilities in the Middle East. The United States and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks as prospects appeared to dim for an end to the Iran war, with Tehran saying the strait…",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hormuz shipping traffic falls to 1-week low amid hostilities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hormuz-shipping-traffic-falls-to-1-week-low-amid-hostilities",
        "published": "2026-08-12T05:41:11.000Z"
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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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