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Microsoft Says Its Services Work Again

In this lesson: Identify the affected applications and length of the interruption.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

Microsoft said on November 14 that its services were working again. Problems had affected Outlook, Teams and other applications.

The outage lasted more than 24 hours. It disrupted online communication for businesses and governments.

Source: Reuters via Arab News, 2026-11-14. https://www.arabnews.com/world/microsoft-says-all-services-restored-after-global-outage-3011792

Read and practise

1. Which two affected applications are named?

   1. Outlook and Teams
   2. Excel and PowerPoint
   3. Word and OneNote

2. How long did the outage last?

   1. Exactly one working hour
   2. Less than one full day
   3. More than one full day

Your turn

Name two affected tools and explain one consequence of the interruption.

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