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Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not make the international…

13/01/2017

Business Series

Amazon is latest US company to announce jobs surge

Online retailer Amazon has revealed plans to hire an additional 100,000 full-time workers in the United States over the next 18 months.

12/01/2017

Business Series

Yahoo to change name after internet business sale to Verizon

Yahoo, set to become holding company, will change its name to Altaba as CEO Marissa Mayer leaves slimmed down board.

10/01/2017

France

French workers enjoy first week of 'right to switch disconnect'

The end of the working week in France heralded a minor milestone for workers.

06/01/2017

World News

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06/01/2017

Business Series

Maersk and Alibaba link up

The world's largest container shipping line Maersk has teamed up with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to cut out freight forwarders.

04/01/2017

France

French first to protect 'the right to disconnect'

France pioneers protection of employees' right to ignore email when outside work.

02/01/2017

World

2016: a year in memes

2016 was a year rich in events that inspired the imagination of Internet users.

30/12/2016

Cuba

Cuban households test free Internet access

Some 2,000 Cuban households are getting to grips with free Internet access as part of a government-run pilot scheme in downtown Havana.

30/12/2016

World News

Google's 2016 most-searched review reveals Britons' interests

British internet users reveal their key searches in Google's review of the year.

29/12/2016

Italy

Fake prosecco: put a cork in it!

‘Tis the season to be jolly and bottles of fizz are being bought and popped by many of those who celebrate Christmas across Europe.

24/12/2016

Business Series

Amazon makes drone delivery history

Internet retailer Amazon has made its first drone delivery in Europe and the first ever directly to a customer. It took place in Cambridge, England.

15/12/2016

USA

Yahoo reveals one billion users hit in second cyber attack

Yahoo has admitted yet another cyber attack but this time one billion user accounts may have been affected.

15/12/2016

Business Series

Amazon A Go Go real-time queue free shopping coming soon

The latest salvo in Amazon's quest for retail domination.

06/12/2016

World News

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02/12/2016

USA

Reddit to increase speech monitoring against "most toxic" users

Social media website Reddit Inc., which hosts online community message boards, will proactively start enforcing its content policy

01/12/2016

United Kingdom

UK parliament backs bill to force internet porn viewers to register their age

The UK's House of Commons this week passed a bill that obliges internet users to verify their age before viewing free online pornographic videos.

01/12/2016

Business Series

Cloud nine as Ctrip buys Skyscanner for $1.75bn

Skyscanner sold to Ctrip for $1.75bn

24/11/2016

Economy

Exploring the moral as well as monetary values of the internet

Top names from the digital world have been brought together by the Catholic Church to consider the worth of values in this digital age.

18/11/2016

Sci-Tech

5G: a faster, even more connected world

Mobile communication has completely changed the way we live, work and play.

17/11/2016