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Proof: Italy willing to boost Red Sea naval mission, says Defence Minister

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8bafdd89435f24bfd606e14eaf1bc0e0ece9d5fdfc2719d31de833039e0b3302

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-8bafdd89435f.json prints 8bafdd89435f24bfd606e14eaf1bc0e0ece9d5fdfc2719d31de833039e0b3302. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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