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  "title": "Google Cloud outage: UK banks and websites hit as users report payment chaos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-cloud-outage-uk-banks-and-websites-hit-as-users-report-payment",
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        "title": "Google Cloud outage affects almost all banking and other operations in Europe",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Banks, websites offline as Google Cloud services fail across Europe",
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        "title": "Google says Cloud in its London region is \"experiencing issues\" starting on Monday at 23:08 PDT; a source says a major Revolut outage is due to Google Cloud (Bloomberg)",
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        "title": "A Google Cloud outage disrupts Revolut services and other European banks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/una-caida-de-google-cloud-interrumpe-servicios-de-revolut-y-otros",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Google Cloud outage hits UK banks and websites: Is the UAE affected?",
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Google Cloud outage disrupts multiple services across Europe",
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