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  "title": "Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/microsoft-offers-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60-000-staff",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T11:10:15.000Z",
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        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60-000-staff-16636528",
        "published": "2026-10-26T16:53:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff",
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        "published": "2026-10-26T17:55:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60-000-staff-16671220",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:37:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Microsoft offers voluntary exit to 60,000 employees: What it means for India staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/microsoft-offers-voluntary-exit-to-60-000-employees-what-it-means-for",
        "published": "2026-10-27T05:16:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "Microsoft India offers voluntary exit with 1 month salary per yr of service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/microsoft-india-offers-voluntary-exit-with-1-month-salary-per-yr-of",
        "published": "2026-10-27T06:17:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Microsoft extends voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/microsoft-extends-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60-000-staff",
        "published": "2026-10-27T06:52:37.000Z"
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