Amazon Web Service programs have returned to normal operations, ending a major outage. Photo: AP PHOTO

Amazon.com says its cloud service has returned to normal operations after an internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites, including some of the web's most popular apps like Snapchat and Reddit.

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In an update the company said the underlying cause of the outage had been fixed, while noting there were still connectivity issues on some AWS services.

Amazon added that some AWS services had a backlog of messages that would take a few hours to process.

The disrupt

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