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  "id": 971644,
  "title": "Breaking: Mastercard reportedly down due to 'global issue'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/breaking-mastercard-reportedly-down-due-to-global-issue",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:44:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/mastercard-outage/107042220"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mastercard card payments are being declined due to a global Mastercard issue, Commbank says.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Global Mastercard outage stopping shopping in Sydney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/global-mastercard-outage-stopping-shopping-in-sydney",
        "published": "2026-08-15T05:40:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Global Mastercard outage stopping shopping in Sydney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/global-mastercard-outage-stopping-shopping-in-sydney-964533",
        "published": "2026-08-15T05:40:34.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}