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  "id": 74872,
  "title": "Record heatwave spreads across Korean peninsula, prompting emergency response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/record-heatwave-spreads-across-korean-peninsula-prompting-emergency",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T07:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/asia-pacific/record-heatwave-korean-peninsula/"
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  "summary": "Forecasters said that extreme heat, previously concentrated in South Korea's southeast, was spreading into the Seoul metropolitan area and other regions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Record heatwave spreads across Korean peninsula, prompting emergency response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/record-heatwave-spreads-across-korean-peninsula-prompting-emergency-75405",
        "published": "2026-08-03T07:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Record Korean peninsula heatwave sets 122-year high temperature of 42.5°C",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/record-korean-peninsula-heatwave-sets-122-year-high-temperature-of-42",
        "published": "2026-08-03T09:18:59.000Z"
      }
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}