Worldwide IT outage disrupts billions

A temporary IT outage disrupted computer internet access worldwide Friday, leaving billions of lives impacted. Major airlines have grounded flights, banks have halted transactions, and digital broadcasters have been left scrambling to maintain programming. VOA’s Anthony LaBruto spoke to Christopher Painter, an Associate Fellow at the International Security Program for Chatham House, for a look into what caused this global outage and what is being done to fix it. - - - - - For more than 60-years, VOA's English to Africa (E2A) Service has been providing quality radio, TV, and digital programming to Africa. With a weekly audience of 37-million people, the E2A offers weekly coverage spanning various topics, including hard news, current affairs, sports, entertainment, health, and culture, with special focus on issues concerning youth and women. Below is a list of our programs: Radio: Africa News Tonight, Daybreak Africa, Nightline Africa, South Sudan in Focus, Health Chat, Up Front Africa, and Music Time in Africa. Television: Africa 54, Straight Talk Africa, Our Voices, Red Carpet and Healthy Living. » Subscribe to VOA Africa: youtube.com/voaafrica/?sub_confirmation=1 » Visit our website: voaafrica.com » Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/voaafrica » Follow Our Program Pages on X: »» www.twitter.com/voaafrica »» www.twitter.com/VOAStraightTalk » Follow us on Facebook: »» www.facebook.com/voaafrica »» www.facebook.com/VOAStraightTalkAfrica

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