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  "id": 8172456,
  "title": "Speaker Seah Kian Peng apologises for falling asleep in parliament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/speaker-seah-kian-peng-apologises-for-falling-asleep-in-parliament-8172456",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/seah-kian-peng-fall-asleep-parliament-6393886"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng said he was unwell that day and had taken medication, but added that this did not excuse what happened.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "Speaker Seah Kian Peng apologises for nodding off while chairing parliamentary proceedings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/speaker-seah-kian-peng-apologises-for-nodding-off-while-chairing",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:37:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Speaker Seah Kian Peng apologises for falling asleep in parliament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/speaker-seah-kian-peng-apologises-for-falling-asleep-in-parliament",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:13:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Singapore speaker Seah Kian Peng apologises after video shows him dozing off during Parliament sitting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/singapore-speaker-seah-kian-peng-apologises-after-video-shows-him",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:34:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}