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  "id": 19707877,
  "title": "Almost 20,000 reports a minute as Microsoft hit by widespread outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/almost-20-000-reports-a-minute-as-microsoft-hit-by-widespread-outage-19707877",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T21:21:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Microsoft is turning servers off and on again as it works to fix an outage impacting tens of thousands of users all around the world.",
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Outlook outage disrupts Microsoft 365 services for thousands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/outlook-outage-disrupts-microsoft-365-services-for-thousands",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:45:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "A Microsoft 365 outage is hitting users in regions around the world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/a-microsoft-365-outage-is-hitting-users-in-regions-around-the-world",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:08:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft apps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/is-outlook-down-widespread-outage-hits-microsoft-apps",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:12:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/breaking-microsoft-platforms-suffering-widespread-outages-including",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:29:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Microsoft 365 hit by massive outage across the Americas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/microsoft-365-hit-by-massive-outage-across-the-americas",
        "published": "2026-11-12T20:05:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Almost 20,000 reports a minute as Microsoft hit by widespread outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/almost-20-000-reports-a-minute-as-microsoft-hit-by-widespread-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-12T21:21:23.000Z"
      }
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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."
}