{
  "id": 783545,
  "title": "Singapore man gets 8 months and 3 weeks’ jail after drinking 10 beers and demanding sword duel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/singapore-man-gets-8-months-and-3-weeks-jail-after-drinking-10-beers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:30:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/singapore-man-gets-8-months-and-3-weeks-jail-after-drinking-10-beers-and-demanding-sword-duel/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 47-year-old became angry after his colleagues joked that he had only turned up for the food and drinks. He went home, returned with two swords and chased them when they refused to fight. This article ( Singapore man gets 8 months and 3 weeks’ jail after drinking 10 beers and demanding sword duel ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}