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  "id": 19854350,
  "title": "‘Strangely calming and unnerving’: How Microsoft’s massive outage upended the corporate workday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/strangely-calming-and-unnerving-how-microsofts-massive-outage-upended-19854350",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-13T19:01:00.000Z",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Microsoft outage drags on for hours, disrupting Outlook, Teams for thousands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/microsoft-outage-drags-on-for-hours-disrupting-outlook-teams-for",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Microsoft outage drags on for hours, disrupting Outlook, Teams for thousands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-drags-on-for-hours-disrupting-outlook-teams-for",
        "published": "2026-11-13T00:32:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "Global outage hits Microsoft Outlook",
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        "published": "2026-11-13T02:45:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Global outage hits Microsoft Outlook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/global-outage-hits-microsoft-outlook-19756710",
        "published": "2026-11-13T04:30:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Microsoft outage drags on with services still unstable",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-drags-on-with-services-still-unstable",
        "published": "2026-11-13T04:47:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Outlook outage expected to cost Australian businesses billions of dollars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/outlook-outage-expected-to-cost-australian-businesses-billions-of",
        "published": "2026-11-13T05:13:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Microsoft outage drags on for hours, disrupting Outlook, Teams for businesses and governments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-drags-on-for-hours-disrupting-outlook-teams-for-19770903",
        "published": "2026-11-13T06:58:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Microsoft 365 outage hits Outlook email and Teams calendars worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-365-outage-hits-outlook-email-and-teams-calendars-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-11-13T08:26:01.000Z"
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