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  "id": 865097,
  "title": "Zambia suspends vote count after violence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/zambia-suspends-vote-count-after-violence-865097",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/zambia-suspends-vote-count-after-violence/a-78368601?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Zambia has halted the counting and publication of election results after violence targeting poll workers and reports of stolen ballots. The electoral commission says it will reassess the suspension within 24 hours.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Zambia suspends vote count after violence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/zambia-suspends-vote-count-after-violence",
        "published": "2026-08-14T10:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Zambia suspends vote count nationwide amid reports of violence, ballot theft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/zambia-suspends-vote-count-nationwide-amid-reports-of-violence-ballot",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:57:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over attacks on polling staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/presidential-vote-counting-halted-in-zambia-over-attacks-on-polling",
        "published": "2026-08-14T13:44:17.000Z"
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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."
}