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  "title": "37 suspected illegal miners die in custody in Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/37-suspected-illegal-miners-die-in-custody-in-nigeria-8175602",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:39:23.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0918/1592012-nigeria-deaths/"
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  "summary": "The governor of a central Nigerian state said 37 people suspected of being illegal miners died while in the custody of the west African country's civil defence corps.",
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        "title": "At Least 48 Dead in Nigeria after Consuming Drink Suspected to Contain Methanol, Authorities Say",
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        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Methanol-tainted drink kills at least 48 in Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/methanol-tainted-drink-kills-at-least-48-in-nigeria",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:16:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Nigeria: At least 37 suspected illegal miners die in custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nigeria-at-least-37-suspected-illegal-miners-die-in-custody",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:31:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners die in custody in Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/thirty-seven-suspected-illegal-miners-die-in-custody-in-nigeria",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:34:00.000Z"
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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."
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