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    "byline": "Agence France-Presse",
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    "excerpt": "The Houthis emerged from obscurity in Yemen's hardscrabble north to control swathes of the country and pose a perennial threat to neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter.",
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    "title": "From mountain fighters to 'regional power': the rise of Yemen's Houthis"
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