{
  "id": 8007863,
  "title": "This country is paying people to read books to fight ‘brain rot’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/this-country-is-paying-people-to-read-books-to-fight-brain-rot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:10:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/this-country-is-paying-people-to-read-books-to-fight-brain-rot-101789635832593.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "It takes 50 days of reading to earn SG$1, assuming participants complete one qualifying session every day. So, the programme isn't going to make anyone rich.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}