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  "id": 19952181,
  "title": "ICT ministry to inspect domestic disruptions after Microsoft services outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ict-ministry-to-inspect-domestic-disruptions-after-microsoft-services-19952181",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T09:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20261114/ict-ministry-to-inspect-domestic-disruptions-after-microsoft-services-outage"
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  "summary": "Microsoft has announced that all its products are functioning normally following a technical outage on Friday that affected services including Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Teams. The outage, which was attributed to server issues, crippled online communications for businesses and governments worldwide for over 24 hours. According to Channel News Asia, the disruption affected government agencies in the United States, Japan, Australia, and Singapore, while also causing delays at trading firms and hindering some companies from publishing earnings.\n\nMicrosoft stated that access has been fully restored to its flagship software and ruled out malicious activity or AI as the cause of the incident. The outage prevented users from performing essential functions such as hosting virtual meetings, managing calendars, and sending emails.\n\nThe Ministry of Science and ICT said Saturday it will inspect disruptions to domestic companies' operations in South Korea following the global outage. The ministry plans to work with Microsoft Korea to check the restoration of services and possible damage to users. It added that a joint emergency response team will be formed with the company to continue monitoring the situation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Microsoft services begin recovering after global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-services-begin-recovering-after-global-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:17:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Microsoft outage LIVE: Microsoft denies link to grounding of US flights; says ‘recovery underway’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-outage-live-microsoft-denies-link-to-grounding-of-us",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:39:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Microsoft says all services restored after global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-says-all-services-restored-after-global-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-14T06:56:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "ICT ministry to inspect domestic disruptions after Microsoft services outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ict-ministry-to-inspect-domestic-disruptions-after-microsoft-services",
        "published": "2026-11-14T07:40:56.000Z"
      }
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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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