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  "id": 7715622,
  "title": "What’s the Pinglu Canal, China’s new gateway to Southeast Asia?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/whats-the-pinglu-canal-chinas-new-gateway-to-southeast-asia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:24:50.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/whats-the-pinglu-canal-chinas-new-gateway-to-southeast-asia?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China's first modern river-to-sea canal could significantly cut down time and costs of trade to Southeast Asia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "The language of power: How Japan translated, Indonesia adapted, and Southeast Asia chose its voice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/the-language-of-power-how-japan-translated-indonesia-adapted-and",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:08:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}