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Microsoft outage live: Outlook and Teams failures impact government agencies, schools and businesses

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK, The Straits Times World, and ABC News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 19:11 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Microsoft outage live: Outlook and Teams failures impact government agencies, schools and businesses”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Microsoft says some servers are returning to service and streamlined recovery process under way to end a global outage Microsoft begins restoring services amid global outage affecting Outlook and Teams Digital NSW has said an investigation into the impact of the outage on NSW government systems is underway.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC News
Outlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Major outage hits Microsoft Outlook; Singapore users affected
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Microsoft outage drags on for hours, disrupting Outlook, Teams for businesses and governments
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook and Teams for thousands, including S’pore users
- New development reported by ABC News
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Microsoft outage live: Outlook and Teams failures impact government agencies, schools and businesses
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.