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  "title": "Bungling Asian Games organisers play North Korean anthem for South",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bungling-asian-games-organisers-play-north-korean-anthem-for-south",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:53:14.000Z",
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  "summary": "South Korean officials were angered after North Korea’s anthem was played before their hockey match against Bangladesh.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korean team attends welcome ceremony for Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/n-korean-team-attends-welcome-ceremony-for-aichi-nagoya-asian-games",
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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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