{
  "id": 19798127,
  "title": "Microsoft outage disrupts Asia-Pacific business despite partial server recovery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-disrupts-asia-pacific-business-despite-partial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:16:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1580933/microsoft-outage-disrupts-asia-pacific-business-despite-partial-server-recovery/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A major Microsoft service disruption stretched into Asia-Pacific business hours on Friday after affecting thousands of American users. Specifically, the prolonged outage impacted essential workplace tools including Outlook, Teams, and Copilot across multiple countries. Although Microsoft applied targeted server adjustments, the company admitted those technical fixes failed to deliver sustained…",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "What we know about the global Microsoft outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/what-we-know-about-the-global-microsoft-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-13T08:01:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "What we know about the global Microsoft outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/what-we-know-about-the-global-microsoft-outage-19787148",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:05:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "In the news today: Microsoft outage, plane loses wheel, Carney heads to Manila",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/in-the-news-today-microsoft-outage-plane-loses-wheel-carney-heads-to",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:30:47.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-hit-by-global-outages-what-happened-and-why",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:30:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Microsoft crisis: What we know about the 365 outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-crisis-what-we-know-about-the-365-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-13T10:27:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24 Business",
        "title": "Microsoft faces a major Outlook outage: ‘no signs of a cyberattack’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-faces-a-major-outlook-outage-no-signs-of-a-cyberattack",
        "published": "2026-11-13T10:53:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Microsoft outage: Outlook still down Friday morning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-outlook-still-down-friday-morning",
        "published": "2026-11-13T11:07:31.000Z"
      }
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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."
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