Update app.py

app.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import yaml
 from tools.final_answer import FinalAnswerTool
 import requests
 import re
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+
 from Gradio_UI import GradioUI
 
 # Below is an example of a tool that does nothing. Amaze us with your creativity !
@@ -36,9 +38,13 @@ def get_current_time_in_timezone(timezone: str) -> str:
 
 @tool
 def get_recent_news(description: str) -> str:
-    """A tool that fetches the recent news on given topic.
+    """Fetches the recent news on a given topic and returns its plain text.
+    
     Args:
-        description: A string representing a valid recent news (e.g., 'news/sports').
+        description: A string representing a valid recent news topic (e.g., 'news/sports').
+    
+    Returns:
+        A plain text string containing the content of the fetched news article.
     """
     try:
         search_tool = DuckDuckGoSearchTool()
@@ -53,12 +59,18 @@ def get_recent_news(description: str) -> str:
         try:
             response = requests.get(url, timeout=1)
             response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an exception for bad status codes
-            return response.text  # Return the HTML content as a string
+            html_content = response.text  # Get the HTML content as a string
+
+            # Parse the HTML content to extract plain text
+            soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, "html.parser")
+            plain_text = soup.get_text(separator="\n", strip=True)
+            return plain_text
+        
         except requests.RequestException as e:
             return f"Error fetching HTML: {str(e)}"
 
     except Exception as e:
-        return f"Error fetching the news '{timezone}': {str(e)}"
+        return f"Error fetching the news '{description}': {str(e)}"
         
 final_answer = FinalAnswerTool()