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  "id": 869576,
  "title": "Europe swelters under fifth heatwave of summer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/europe-swelters-under-fifth-heatwave-of-summer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:36:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe-swelters-under-fifth-heatwave-of-summer"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperatures reached a record high of 21 degrees Celsius. Chair of the National Heat Risk Commission at Grantham Research Institute, at LSE, Emma Howard…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Counting the cost of Europe’s summer of fire, drought and lost harvests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/counting-the-cost-of-europes-summer-of-fire-drought-and-lost-harvests",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}