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  "id": 6958228,
  "title": "France beat Germany to reach first Women’s Basketball World Cup final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/france-beat-germany-to-reach-first-womens-basketball-world-cup-final-6958228",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T17:36:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/france-beat-germany-to-reach-first-womens-basketball-world-cup-final/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France has reached their first Women's Basketball World Cup final after beating Germany 86-64 in Berlin. According to Le Monde English, Gabby Williams scored 22 points for France. This win keeps France's unbeaten tournament record alive.\n\nThe French team will face either Spain or the United States in the final, who were set to play each other in the other semi-final match.\n\nFrance's opponent in the final was not determined at the time of the reports, with the US and Spain yet to play.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Dennehy-Townsend upset American top seeds to reach KL Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/dennehy-townsend-upset-american-top-seeds-to-reach-kl-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-09-12T08:57:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "France sink Germany to reach first women's basketball World Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/france-sink-germany-to-reach-first-womens-basketball-world-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:48:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "France beat Germany to reach first Women’s Basketball World Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/france-beat-germany-to-reach-first-womens-basketball-world-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-09-12T17:14:25.000Z"
      }
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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."
}