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  "id": 796833,
  "title": "Pollution and degradation persist in Ghana’s water sector – CSIR-WRI scientists caution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/pollution-and-degradation-persist-in-ghanas-water-sector-csir-wri",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T18:54:02.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/news/pollution-and-degradation-in-ghanas-water-sector-persist-csir-wri-scientists-warn"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ghana continues to face significant development challenges, with unsafe water, energy gaps, food insecurity, pollution and rapid urbanisation threatening progress.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Galamsey has polluted 60% of Ghana’s water bodies — CSIR-WRI scientist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/galamsey-has-polluted-60-of-ghanas-water-bodies-csir-wri-scientist",
        "published": "2026-08-11T15:15:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}