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Amazon Web Services: Hundreds of sites including Zoom, Duolingo and Snapchat affected

Dozens of the world's biggest sites experience loss of service following AWS outage.

A problem at Amazon Web Services has broken the internet - dozens of apps and websites stopped working following a huge outage.

We look at India where the Hindu festival of Diwali has begun. Gold is often bought for luck and prosperity but with prices hitting $4,300 an ounce, how are shoppers and businesses coping?

And China is working on its economic plan for the rest of the decade but what is the impact on the rest of the world?

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Presenter: Sarah Rogers
Producer: Victoriya Holland

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  • Mon 20 Oct 2025 14:50GMT