{
  "id": 643526,
  "title": "Limited burning of paper offerings at funeral parlour since weekend power outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/limited-burning-of-paper-offerings-at-funeral-parlour-since-weekend",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:23:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363759/limited-burning-paper-offerings-funeral-parlour-weekend-power-outage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A prolonged power outage since Sunday has forced a funeral parlour to limit burnings of paper offerings due to poor ventilation, though some of its other services have resumed. Power was restored at Global Funeral Parlour in Hung Hom on Wednesday, with lights and air conditioning returning across its five floors and large fans and air coolers deployed to further cool the premises. But the burning…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Limited burning of paper offerings at funeral parlour since weekend power outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/limited-burning-of-paper-offerings-at-funeral-parlour-since-weekend-644733",
        "published": "2026-08-12T07:23:46.000Z"
      }
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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."
}