{
  "id": 19758150,
  "title": "Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-struggling-to-restore-service-as-global-outage-affects-19758150",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T04:13:21.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/microsoft-struggling-to-restore-service-as-global-outage-affects-outlook-and-teams/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft is struggling to fix a major global outage of its service that is reportedly affecting tens of thousands of users. Services including Teams, Outlook and Microsoft’s artificial intelligence software Copilot have been affected by “connectivity problems”. “We’re aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact,” the company wrote on X. Reports of problems with Outlook [...] The post…",
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        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/microsoft-struggling-to-restore-service-as-global-outage-affects",
        "published": "2026-11-12T20:25:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-struggling-to-restore-service-as-global-outage-affects-19749979",
        "published": "2026-11-13T01:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Singapore",
        "title": "Some Singapore government systems affected by Microsoft outage; no impact on Singpass: GovTech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/some-singapore-government-systems-affected-by-microsoft-outage-no",
        "published": "2026-11-13T04:40:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
}