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Users worldwide report issues after tech giant says its infrastructure has been hit by "elevated load"

A global outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps.

Electricity distribution companies have apologised to Nigerians for persistent power shortages and prolonged blackouts across the country. Read More: https://punchng.com/power-outages-discos-apologise-to-nigerians/

Nigeria’s oil and gas industry deferred approximately 42.55 million barrels of crude oil and condensate in 2025, with the affected production carrying an estimated market value of $2.97bn. Read More: https://punchng.com/pipeline-outages-delay-42-6m-barrels-of-oil/

As storms continue across B.C., authorities are warning about high winds bringing more power outages and the dangers of rising water levels.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has faulted Ikeja Electric over its attribution of recent electricity supply interruptions to grid instability. Read More: https://punchng.com/tcn-faults-ikeja-electric-blames-outages-on-low-generation/

Top headlines this morning include a Federal High Court judgment nullifying the David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress and the process that produced former… Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-court-ruling-threatens-atikus-2027-bid-outages-hit-four-states-fct-other-stories/

A recent cable theft left 10,000 people without internet, while a school emergency response was delayed by connectivity issues.

The Federal Government has blamed gas shortages and maintenance issues for worsening power outages in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kwara and Oyo states. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-blames-gas-shortage-as-power-outages-hit-five-states/

Health NZ facilities averaged more than one priority one outage a day in one survey, but the health minister says the timing is a coincidence.

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Paymark was still receiving reports of Spark-connected Eftpos issues.

<p>Sudan’s warring sides have traded drone strikes that killed 21 people in the western <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1759717">Darfur region</a> and left vast swathes of the country’s east without electricity, medics and witnesses said Tuesday.</p> <p>A drone strike on a market in Nyala, the de facto capital of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

Some are leaving the Ukrainian capital as Russia intensifies its campaign targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.

Power and water outages in Johannesburg pose serious health risks for medically vulnerable residents who depend on powered equipment, reliable hygiene and caregiving support.