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| Hello. If you're receiving this email a little later than you might expect, it'll be a knock-on effect of a massive IT outage affecting healthcare, airlines and other businesses globally. We have the lowdown on what's caused it. From Milwaukee, Brandon Livesay gives us the run-down on Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican convention. We're also reporting on Italian politics, greyhound racing, and My Little Pony figurines. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Worldwide IT outage hits airlines and banks | | Some airlines have suspended flights, while others report trouble checking in passengers. Credit: Reuters | A massive IT outage affecting Microsoft systems has hit businesses and critical infrastructure, taking the world back to pen, paper and cash. Computers across the world are displaying the infamous "blue screen of death" synonymous with a Windows failure. Multiple airlines including United and Delta in the US have suspended flights, and many airports are checking in people manually. In a Delhi terminal, gate information is being shared on a whiteboard. Some health and emergency systems are also affected, with appointments cancelled in the UK, surgeries postponed in Germany, and 911 call centres not working properly in Alaska. Poland's largest container terminal is out of service. Multiple governments and American Airlines have said the outage was caused by an issue with a cyber-security software update from the US firm Crowdstrike. "The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed," Crowdstrike said in a statement. "This is not a security incident or cyberattack."
The latest: The number of individual computers and servers affected could be "enormous", writes our cyber correspondent Joe Tidy, especially if they can't be fixed remotely. Follow our live page for more.
What do we know so far? Here's a handy summary of the how the outage is rippling across the world.
Have your say: Are you affected by the worldwide IT outage? BBC News would like to hear from you. | |
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| Trump's speech recounts shooting | | Mr Trump initially struck a conciliatory tone but later attacked the Biden administration. Credit: Reuters | Donald Trump has given a marathon speech to round off a raucous Republican National Convention, as he formally accepted the party's presidential nomination. He told his audience "God was on (his) side" when targeted by a gunman at the weekend. |
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| | Donald Trump spoke for an hour and a half in his first speech since a would-be assassin's bullet hit his ear at a rally on Saturday. He re-lived that raw moment to start his speech, using a hushed tone to walk the crowd through what happened. "(I) moved my right hand to my ear, brought it down, and my hand was covered with blood. I immediately knew it was very serious," he said. It was the one sedate moment from a rowdy night that was otherwise marked by things that might make any other political party blush. Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan ripped his clothes and hollered for "Trumpamania". Kid Rock belted out tunes and led the crowd in cries of "fight, fight, fight". |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Greyhound racing faces abuse claims |
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| | | Roughly 4,200 dogs entering the industry in New South Wales each year, according to former officials. Credit: Getty Images | Greyhound racing is a multi-billion-dollar business in Australia, but it has been facing regular calls for a ban from animal rights campaigners. Now a former leading veterinarian for the industry is blowing the whistle, claiming that dogs are being raced at “barbaric” rates and euthanised without cause. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Nascent technology | Artificial placenta and wombs could help save premature babies' lives. | |
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And finally... | An exhibition in Croydon, south London, is celebrating hobbies across the UK. Collecting objects is one such activity on display - one example is a 4,000-strong herd of my Little Pony toys. See some of the others. | |
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