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Business Line: the demise of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The holiday season is on and that means it’s time to think about presents. In the US the gift shopping traditionally kicks off after Thanksgiving

World News

Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares to good causes

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have promised to give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they

USA

Mark Zuckerberg announces birth of baby girl and plan to donate 99% of his Facebook shares

Economy

Cyber Monday clicks leave Black Friday in bits

Retailers are certain that Cyber Monday will prove a bigger hit than its cousin Black Friday. Shopping trends now show that more and more people

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Hungary

Nicholas Negroponte: 'internet is like roads and street lighting'

World News

'Anonymous' hackers' group declares 'war' on ISIL

The hackers’ collective known as “Anonymous” has apparently responded to the attacks on Paris by declaring war on ISIL in a video posted on YouTube

France

Global solidarity: the world lights up in the colours of the French flag

Sydney Opera House lights takes on the colours of the Tricolour in solidarity with France: >> MT: sydmichael</a>: What a great tribute. <a

World News

And also... Islamic State, address Moscow; 'Double-decker car' driver wanted by Spanish police, Mum for hire

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

Economy

Russia 'warns Twitter it must store user data locally'

Russia has reportedly warned Twitter that it must store Russian users’ data in Russia. A new law that came into effect in September requires internet

Economy

Alibaba sales break Singles' Day record in China

China’s e-commerce market leader Alibaba says online sales during Singles’ Day have exceeded last year’s total of $9.3 billion (8.6 billion euros)

Belgium

Facebook given 48 hours to quit tracking Internet users in Belgium

Facebook has been given 48 hours by a Belgian court to stop tracking Internet users who don’t have profiles with the social media company, or face

Business Series

Facebook tops a billion users a day

Facebook shares rose by around five percent after the company’s quarterly results beat estimates. The social media network now has 1.1 billion users

My Europe Series

People power: how crowdfunding works

The power and potential of crowdfunding is under the spotlight in this edition of Utalk. Emmanuelle in Paris asked: “How do you launch a crowdfunding

USA

Uber and kittens team up to support cat shelters

To celebrate National Cat Day in the United States, Uber launched a very special kitten delivery service. For just a $30 “snuggle fee” Uber

Europe News

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins EU's Sakharov rights prize

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the

World

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales -"It is about international people working together"

Jimmy Wales is a renowned internet entrepreneur who is best known as the co-founder and promoter of the non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia. He has

Europe News

MEPs reject net neutrality rule changes

MEPs voted on Tuesday against plans to amend legislation that aims to protect “net neutrality” in the EU. Proposed changes to an EU regulation on how

China

China promotes five year development plan with animated music video

Perhaps the launch of China’s 13th five year plan for economic and social development hasn’t caught your imagination yet? Well, that’s what the

World News

And also... Merkel's throne; Lenin's makeover; Schweinsteiger's 'Nazi model'

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which may not have reached the

Business Line

Business Line: how can banks and carmakers regain customers' trust?

Several years after the global financial crisis Europe’s banks are still trying to get back on track. Struggling to revive their fortunes and