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    "byline": "By Riaz Khokhar",
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    "excerpt": "Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels have captured Mocha port and now threaten to control the main waterway of the Bab al-Mandeb strait. They have also attacked several cities in Saudi Arabia, wounding about 70 people, including women and children.",
    "lang": null,
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    "title": "Will the Houthi attacks activate the Mecca Pact?"
}