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Google services back to normal after brief global outage

Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of Google logo in this illustration taken on March 11, 2022 — Reuters/Files
Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of Google logo in this illustration taken on March 11, 2022 — Reuters/Files

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Alphabet Inc's Google services appeared to be back up after facing a brief global disruption on late Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Reports of the outage dropped to less than 500 incidents in the United States, as per Downdetector, which collates status reports from a number of sources.

At the peak of outage, more than 30,000 user reports had indicated issues with Google in the United States alone, as of 0130 GMT, reports Reuters.

Nearly 5,900 users reported problems in Japan, the tracking website said, adding that the disruption was also witnessed in Canada and Australia.

Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

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