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  "id": 19945437,
  "title": "Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-restores-service-to-outlook-and-teams-after-global-outage-19945437",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-14T08:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261114/microsoft-restores-service-to-outlook-and-teams-after-global-outage"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Microsoft has confirmed that its Outlook and Teams services have been fully restored following a global outage that lasted over 24 hours. The issue, attributed to server problems, affected a wide range of users, including businesses and governments, disrupting essential functions such as email communication, calendar management, and virtual meetings. Services including Outlook and Teams, which are widely used by hundreds of millions of people, were impacted, causing delays in trading, hindering earnings announcements, and prompting airlines to warn customers about communication disruptions. Microsoft stated that no malicious activity was involved in the incident, and they have completed their efforts to address the underlying issue and restore service to all impacted customers and regions.",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-restores-service-to-outlook-and-teams-after-global-outage-19941907",
        "published": "2026-11-14T07:30:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-restores-service-to-outlook-and-teams-after-global-outage-19945136",
        "published": "2026-11-14T07:56:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-restores-service-to-outlook-and-teams-after-global-outage-19949385",
        "published": "2026-11-14T08:19:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-restores-service-to-outlook-and-teams-after-global-outage-19952383",
        "published": "2026-11-14T08:56:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}