{
  "id": 878332,
  "title": "Zambia suspends vote counting in election over reports of violence and the theft of ballot papers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/zambia-suspends-vote-counting-in-election-over-reports-of-violence-878332",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:23:09.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/zambia-suspends-vote-counting-in-election-over-reports-of-violence-and-the-theft-of-ballot-papers"
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  "summary": "The Electoral Commission of Zambia said it was suspending the counting immediately \"in view of the security situation and continued threats of violence.\" It did not say who might be responsible for the alleged theft.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Zambia suspends vote counting in election over reports of violence and the theft of ballot papers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/zambia-suspends-vote-counting-in-election-over-reports-of-violence-871967",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:59:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Zambia suspends vote counting in election over reports of violence and the theft of ballot papers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/zambia-suspends-vote-counting-in-election-over-reports-of-violence",
        "published": "2026-08-14T12:23:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}