Microsoft outage hits users around the world
Microsoft on Wednesday was hit with a networking outage that took down its cloud platform Azure along with services such as Teams and Outlook, potentially affecting millions of users globally.
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Man United relishing chance to win trophy, says Ten Hag
Manchester United have a good opportunity to win their first trophy since 2017, manager Erik ten Hag said on Tuesday as his team prepares for the first leg of the League ...
Joelinton gives Newcastle advantage in League Cup semi final
Brazilian midfielder Joelinton fired a second-half winner to earn Newcastle United a 1-0 win at Southampton in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday, with the hosts aggrieved they ...
Binance moved $346 mln for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show
Crypto giant Binance processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, whose founder was arrested by US authorities last week for allegedly running a “money laundering engine,” ...
Microsoft probes Teams, Outlook outage as thousands of users report disruption
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday it was investigating a networking issue that impacted multiple services including Teams and Outlook, with outage reports saying the platforms were down for ...
Paul downs Shelton in all-American clash to make Australian Open semis
Tommy Paul outclassed Ben Shelton 7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-4 in an all-American clash at the Australian Open on Wednesday to reach his maiden Grand Slam semi-final and become the first ...
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves to 90 seconds to midnight as nuclear threat rises
Atomic scientists set the “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, saying threats of nuclear war, disease, and climate volatility have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...
Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid
Finland’s foreign minister said that a pause of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO military ...
After a long, cold year, investors are flocking back to Europe
A European recession looked like a no-brainer just a few weeks ago, but that picture has changed dramatically, and investors have started pouring money into the region’s stocks, currency ...
EU lawmakers back ‘prohibitive’ capital rules for cryptoassets
European Union lawmakers backed a draft law on Tuesday to implement the final leg of post-financial global bank capital rules, adding “prohibitive” requirements to cover risks from cryptoassets.
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U.S. targets Google’s online ad business monopoly in latest Big Tech lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department sued Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of abusing its dominance of the digital advertising business and said Google should be ...
Musk tells jury he had ‘no ill motive’ behind Tesla tweet
Elon Musk testified on Tuesday that he had “no ill motive” when he tweeted in 2018 that he had funding lined up to buy out his electric car company Tesla Inc ...
Two British aid workers were killed during Ukraine evacuation
British voluntary aid workers Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw were killed during an attempted humanitarian evacuation in eastern Ukraine, Parry’s family said on Tuesday, weeks after they were reported ...
Twelve rescued after building collapses in India; more feared trapped
Rescue workers pulled 12 people, including two children, out of the rubble after a residential apartment block collapsed in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, but more were feared trapped inside, ...
Anyone but Djokovic: Rublev targets first Grand Slam semi
Novak Djokovic remains on track for his 10th Australian Open crown after returning to his imperious best and although Andrey Rublev is not looking forward to Wednesday’s quarter-final clash, ...
Vintage Azarenka and Tsitsipas surge into Australian Open semis
Victoria Azarenka showed glimpses of the form that took her to the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open titles with a vintage display to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday, before Stefanos Tsitsipas continued ...
California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass shootings
Just two days after a gunman killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area dance studio, seven more victims were shot dead in an agricultural area near San Francisco, as California suffered ...
‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ score Oscar best picture nods
The splashy “Elvis” biopic, dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and multiverse adventure “Everything Everywhere All at Once” landed nominations for best picture at this year’s Academy Awards on ...
Geely plans to turn maker of London black cabs into EV powerhouse
By Nick Carey
China’s Geely is planning a big investment to turn the maker of London’s iconic black taxis into a high-volume, all-electric brand with a range of ...
Florida manatees dying off at an alarming rate, experts say
By Maria Alejandra Cardona
Florida manatees, the gentle sea mammals known as “sea cows,” are dying in Florida at an alarming rate, mostly of starvation as their main staple of ...
Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid
Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO ...
WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after deaths from cough syrup
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...
Musk says his SpaceX shares could have also helped fund taking Tesla private
Elon Musk told jurors on Monday he was sure he had locked up financial support from Saudi investors in 2018 to take his electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) private, ...
Ukraine purges officials, governors in biggest shake-up of war
Ukraine dismissed more than a dozen senior officials including governors of several major battlefield provinces on Tuesday in the biggest shake-up of its wartime leadership since Russia’s invasion last ...