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  "id": 19924126,
  "title": "Singapore government’s Outlook services fully restored after global Microsoft outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/singapore-governments-outlook-services-fully-restored-after-global",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T05:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-government-microsoft-outlook-services-fully-restored-6551261"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Singapore government's Outlook services were fully restored after a global Microsoft outage that lasted over 24 hours, affecting Outlook and Teams in 74 countries and territories, according to outage tracker Downdetector. The disruption impacted Microsoft products worldwide, but Singapore's government systems, including email, remained operational. GovTech announced on Friday night that Outlook services were fully restored at 11pm. Microsoft confirmed that its consumer products services had recovered by Saturday, while it was still seeing some recovery for its Microsoft 365 enterprise services. Several banks and institutions, including UOB and DBS, reported that their email services were restored as of Saturday. SingHealth also confirmed that its teams were attending to emails during the disruption, with urgent matters still accessible via telephone.",
  "summary": "The disruption, which has lasted over 24 hours, knocked out Microsoft products, including Outlook and Teams, in 74 countries and territories, according to outage tracker Downdetector.",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "What to know about Microsoft's outage and why it takes so long to restore email services",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/what-to-know-about-microsofts-outage-and-why-it-takes-so-long-to",
        "published": "2026-11-13T23:33:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Microsoft outage shows French businesses' dependence on digital tools: 'We were all in the same boat'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-outage-shows-french-businesses-dependence-on-digital-tools",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:54:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump administration targets Microsoft with H-1B remark amid Outlook outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/trump-administration-targets-microsoft-with-h-1b-remark-amid-outlook",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:06:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Microsoft outage highlights risks of relying on a single technology provider",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-outage-highlights-risks-of-relying-on-a-single-technology",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:06:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Microsoft outage raises uncomfortable questions about business reliance on Big Tech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-outage-raises-uncomfortable-questions-about-business",
        "published": "2026-11-14T05:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}