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There are plenty of essential services that remain unaffected by the outage, which is largely impacting email systems.
The Australian Medical Association said it has so far not received any reports that hospitals or clinics are impacted.
Impact is largely restricted to the sending and receiving of email.
Western Australia, along with jurisdictions around the world, is being impacted by a global Microsoft outage.
We are receiving updates from the Commonwealth who are working with Microsoft at the most senior levels to resolve. Microsoft are prioritising life, safety and Government services.
New Orleans mayor says 32 people are being treated for minor injuries after ship narrowly missed striking a major bridge
A video circulating around social media shows a different angle during the moment the ship was falling on its side into the water. Passengers can be seen climbing onto the balconies’ railing to avoid sliding into the river as the ship turned horizontally. Several uniformed people can be seen running away from the scene, likely to gather equipment that would help rescue efforts.
Martin J Davies, a maritime expert at Tulane University, told local news outlet Fox 8 that he suspected the incident was caused by either steerage failure or engine failure.
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Americans set tournament record with 85 shots on goal
Harvey and Winn score twice each in 14-0 rout
Canada edge Czechs 3-2 to set up Sweden semi-final
Defending champions the United States marched into the semi-finals of the women’s ice hockey world championship with a crushing 14-0 victory over hosts Denmark on Friday.
The Americans stormed out of the blocks, racing into a 5-0 lead inside eight minutes before stretching their advantage to 10-0 by the end of the second period in the first-ever meeting between the teams.
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This is not a personality contest. This is a debate about the future of the Democratic party
The election for Democratic Senate leader between Chuck Schumer and Chris Van Hollen must be understood for what it is.
This is not a personality contest. This is a debate about the future of the Democratic party. It is a debate about whether the Democratic party remains a top-down party dominated by billionaire campaign contributors, inside-the-beltway consultants and 30-second TV ads, or whether we can transform it into a grassroots party of, by and for the working families of our country.
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There are plenty of essential services that remain unaffected by the outage, which is largely impacting email systems.
The Australian Medical Association said it has so far not received any reports that hospitals or clinics are impacted.
Impact is largely restricted to the sending and receiving of email.
Western Australia, along with jurisdictions around the world, is being impacted by a global Microsoft outage.
We are receiving updates from the Commonwealth who are working with Microsoft at the most senior levels to resolve. Microsoft are prioritising life, safety and Government services.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Microsoft says services are improving after millions of customers around the world suffered disruption
There are plenty of essential services that remain unaffected by the outage, which is largely impacting email systems.
The Australian Medical Association said it has so far not received any reports that hospitals or clinics are impacted.
Impact is largely restricted to the sending and receiving of email.
Western Australia, along with jurisdictions around the world, is being impacted by a global Microsoft outage.
We are receiving updates from the Commonwealth who are working with Microsoft at the most senior levels to resolve. Microsoft are prioritising life, safety and Government services.
Kai Wright of the Guardian podcast Stateside will speak with author and environmentalist Bill McKibben – and we’d like to hear your questions
Was the climate crisis one of your top political priorities during the midterm elections? We want to hear from you: what do you want political leaders to do about it in 2027?
Democrats will control the House and Senate in the new year, and they have a long list of priorities ahead of them. But it remains to be seen just how much they will focus on one of the most pressing issues of our times: the climate crisis. The UN declared this summer that, despite some progress, it is now “unavoidable” that the globe will heat past the point that scientists say will threaten human health. Despite these terrifying predictions, the US remains absent from global efforts to limit the impacts of the climate crisis.
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