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  "id": 8145567,
  "title": "At Least 48 Dead in Nigeria after Consuming Drink Suspected to Contain Methanol, Authorities Say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/at-least-48-dead-in-nigeria-after-consuming-drink-suspected-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:37:18.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/ap/20260918-349216/"
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  "summary": "ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday.",
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        "title": "Methanol-tainted drink kills at least 48 in Nigeria",
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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."
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