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    "excerpt": "Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded a ship captain for his \u201cskillful and decisive actions\u201d after firing signal flares at a Danish military helicopter…",
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    "title": "Belousov Awards Warship Captain for \u2018Skillfully and Decisively\u2019 Firing Flares at Danish Helicopter",
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