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  "id": 15745495,
  "title": "Power outage hits Google Cloud services, disrupts UK banks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/power-outage-hits-google-cloud-services-disrupts-uk-banks-15745495",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:22:32.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/power-outage-hits-google-cloud-services-disrupts-uk-banks/"
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  "summary": "A power outage at a Google Cloud data centre near London caused service failures on Tuesday, disrupting UK banks like Revolut, Lloyds, and HSBC. Read More: https://punchng.com/power-outage-hits-google-cloud-services-disrupts-uk-banks/",
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        "title": "Google Cloud services down in UK; banks and public sector report issues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-cloud-services-down-in-uk-banks-and-public-sector-report-issues",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Power outage hits Google Cloud services, disrupts UK banks",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T13:22:32.000Z"
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