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1. Shard Calculation

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Response:

Calculated Shard: 135 (from laksa140)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa135.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.economist.com/topics/finance-and-economics\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.economist.com/topics/finance-and-economics\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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Don’t blame AI (yet)\nWhy technology firms are shedding workers\n5 min read\nFinance & economics\nAmerica’s next Fed chair is caught in a vice\nInflation was heating up even before the war in Iran\n4 min read\nFinance & economics\nOne neat trick to end extreme poverty\nAn age-old problem might have a surprisingly simple solution\n5 min read\nFinance & economics\nCan the secondary market allay private-credit fears?\nIn the short run, a bit. In the long run, a lot more\n3 min read\nFinance & economics\nThe latest Italian banking whodunnit has it all\nA a coup, a conspiracy and even a (possibly unrelated) corpse\n3 min read\nFinance & economics\nSouth Korea’s AI industrial policy meets the energy shock\nThe collision will not be pretty\n5 min read\nFinance & economics\nThe third Gulf war will scar energy markets for a long time yet\nResidual risks and ruined infrastructure will keep prices high\n7 min read\nFinance & economics\nBye, bye to the Trump trades\nMarkets are calling time on many Donald-adjacent bets\n4 min read\nFinance & economics\nHow the Iran war has sowed panic among farmers\nSoaring prices for fertiliser and fuel could cause a global food shock\n5 min read\nFinance & economics\nAs Iran’s civilian economy crumbles, its military economy grows stronger\nWar has split the country in two \n6 min read\nFinance & economics\nInflation or recession? 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