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  "title": "Rare total eclipse set to block solar generation across parts of Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/rare-total-eclipse-set-to-block-solar-generation-across-parts-of",
  "topic": "science",
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  "published": "2026-08-12T10:55:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/08/12/rare-total-eclipse-set-to-block-solar-generation-across-parts-of-europe/"
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  "summary": "Night will fall on Europe’s power system a little early on Wednesday evening, as an eclipse is set to block solar generation across parts of the continent. While the rare celestial event is expected to draw thousands of tourists eager to witness the eclipse from northern Spain , it will make for a more complicated afternoon than usual for technicians operating the region’s increasingly…",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Solar eclipse drives Europe hotel prices to over $1,000 a night",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-drives-europe-hotel-prices-to-over-1-000-a-night",
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        "title": "Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe",
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        "published": "2026-08-12T14:06:34.000Z"
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        "title": "Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe",
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        "published": "2026-08-12T14:06:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Local Sweden",
        "title": "Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/total-solar-eclipse-to-cast-its-shadow-over-europe-672205",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:06:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "American tourists flock to Europe to experience 2026's only total solar eclipse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/american-tourists-flock-to-europe-to-experience-2026s-only-total",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:10:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "Europe solar eclipse live: millions flock to viewing spots in Spain, UK and Iceland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/europe-solar-eclipse-live-millions-flock-to-viewing-spots-in-spain-uk",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:43:54.000Z"
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