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South Korea card payments rise 7.6% as mobile use expands

Daily card payments averaged about 3.8 trillion won in the first half of 2026, with mobile and other cardless transactions continuing to gain ground.

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Texas reports first-year Bluebonnet Learning gains in reading and math

The Texas Education Agency says districts using its state-developed curriculum posted stronger average year-over-year changes, while cautioning that the first release is descriptive.

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Texas voter-registration deadline arrives Monday for November election

Eligible Texans have until Monday, October 5, to register or update their information for the November 3 general election.

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Nigeria cuts benchmark interest rate to 23%

Nigeria's central bank has reduced its benchmark monetary policy rate from 26.5% to 23%, according to reports from the Monetary Policy Committee's latest meeting.

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EU and Philippines reach substantial agreement on trade pact

The European Union and the Philippines have reached a substantial political agreement on a free-trade pact, with technical work and formal approval still required before it can take effect.

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Federal judge allows South Texas SpaceX land swap to proceed

A federal judge denied an injunction that sought to halt a South Texas land exchange involving SpaceX, allowing the transaction to move forward while the underlying environmental challenge continues.

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Texas seeks industry proposals for geothermal, nuclear and gas projects on state land

The Texas General Land Office is asking companies for proposals to develop geothermal power, small modular reactors and natural-gas generation on state-owned land.

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Indonesia expands search after ferry sinks off South Kalimantan

Indonesian rescuers continued searching for people missing from the KM Virgo Transport 8 after authorities rescued dozens of passengers and crew.

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Nigeria dismantles industrial meth lab and arrests alleged operator

Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency says it dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican national accused of helping operate it.

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Texas sends 33 potential noncitizen voting cases to prosecutors

The Texas secretary of state says its voter-roll review produced 33 cases for possible prosecution, while emphasizing that each referral still requires investigation and due process.

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IAEA-brokered ceasefire opens path to repair Zaporizhzhia power line

A localized pause in fighting is allowing technicians to repair external power infrastructure serving the Russian-occupied nuclear plant.

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IAEA-brokered ceasefire opens path to repair Zaporizhzhia power line

A localized pause in fighting is allowing technicians to repair external power infrastructure serving the Russian-occupied nuclear plant.

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Philippine Supreme Court limits seizures beyond a search warrant

The court acquitted a man in a counterfeit-card case, ruling that agents could not use cards seized under a warrant limited to illegal drugs.

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