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  "week": "2026-W44",
  "impact": {
    "id": "s11",
    "headline": "The Iran war's shock spreads, from Hormuz shipping to Canadian interest rates",
    "description": "The war involving Iran kept unsettling the world economy this week. In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority said ships belonging to South Korean company Sinokor would face legal action from 1 November, and Oman rescued 25 crew from a burning Panamanian-flagged oil tanker that Iran's military said had tried to use an unauthorised route. Higher fuel costs linked to the war were felt far from the Gulf: the Bank of Canada raised interest rates for the first time since July 2023, citing inflation driven partly by oil and petrol prices, and a residential cruise ship in Cambodia suspended operations, leaving 203 passengers to disembark with seven hours' notice. Military chiefs from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey met Iran's president in Tehran to discuss de-escalation.",
    "why": "It ranked highest on human stakes (higher costs for millions of people) and on the consequence jury, which averaged 3.7 out of 5, and Wikipedia covers it in the most languages. It comes first in 91% of 10,000 random weightings."
  },
  "attention": {
    "id": "s01",
    "headline": "Brazil's defeated presidential candidate flees to the US and claims victory",
    "description": "Two days after losing Brazil's presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, senator Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States, defying a Supreme Federal Court order to surrender his passports. Brazil's government cancelled the passports, while the US granted him and his family visas. From Florida, Bolsonaro proclaimed himself the \"rightful\" president-elect of Brazil. Lula responded by accusing the US government of colluding with Bolsonaro to install him as president, turning a disputed election into a diplomatic confrontation between the two largest democracies in the Americas.",
    "why": "It drew 624,096 extra Wikipedia page views, with surges in 10 language editions, and stayed in the news on 3 days of the week. It comes first in 82% of 10,000 random weightings."
  },
  "contrast": "The world watched a political drama while the larger consequences came from an economic one. Brazil's disputed presidency drew intense attention but has so far caused no material harm, whereas the Iran war's knock-on effects, from Gulf shipping to Canadian borrowing costs, reached millions of people with far less public attention.",
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      "alt": "Aerial view of a cargo ship at sea",
      "credit": "Venti Views on Unsplash",
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    "attention": {
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      "alt": "2026 Brazil Presidential Elections, Round 1",
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