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  "id": 740707,
  "title": "Zambia votes with president's economic record on the line",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/zambia-votes-with-presidents-economic-record-on-the-line",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T06:31:25.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260813-zambia-votes-with-president-s-economic-record-on-the-line"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Zambia went to the polls Thursday with economic hardship testing President Hakainde Hichilema's record as he seeks a second term to govern the copper-rich nation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zambia election puts president’s economic record to the test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/zambia-election-puts-presidents-economic-record-to-the-test",
        "published": "2026-08-13T05:10:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Polls open in Zambia presidential election as economic reforms tested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/polls-open-in-zambia-presidential-election-as-economic-reforms-tested",
        "published": "2026-08-13T06:20:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "Zambia: Zambia Votes With President's Economic Record On the Line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/zambia-zambia-votes-with-presidents-economic-record-on-the-line",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:39:43.000Z"
      }
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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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