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  "id": 8019500,
  "title": "French fishermen blockade ports over soaring fuel costs as budget fight looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/french-fishermen-blockade-ports-over-soaring-fuel-costs-as-budget",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:24:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "http://www.france24.com/en/france/20260917-french-fishermen-blockade-ports-over-soaring-fuel-costs-as-budget-fight-looms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "French fishermen angered by soaring fuel costs blocked access to oil depots and ports on Thursday in the latest wave of protests sweeping France as the country's embattled minority government struggles to finalise a new budget ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections next year.",
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        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "French fishermen renew protest as France boosts aid over soaring fuel prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/french-fishermen-renew-protest-as-france-boosts-aid-over-soaring-fuel",
        "published": "2026-09-17T09:38:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Enough is enough! French fishermen block ports over petrol prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/enough-is-enough-french-fishermen-block-ports-over-petrol-prices",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:56:00.000Z"
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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."
}