Microsoft restores services after worldwide outage
Verified: 151 outlets in 79 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 12 of them from the United States.
Microsoft says its services have been fully restored following a worldwide outage that affected several of its tools,
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
12 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and 9 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 14, 7:04 PM UTC+2 dMicrosoft resolves global outage affecting 70 countriesnewsofbahrain.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 9:02 PM UTC+2 dCAIT announces full restoration of Microsoft servicestimeskuwait.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 9:27 PM UTC+2 dMicrosoft announces service ‘restored,’ global outage overjamaicaobserver.com ↗
- Nov 15, 12:15 AM UTC+2 d· you’re reading thisMicrosoft restores services after worldwide outagecbc.bb ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Microsoft worldwide outage and its restoration, with no conflicting facts.
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