Ethiopia in mourning for victims of Islamic State violence

Ethiopia has declared three days of mourning following the killing by the Islamic State (IS) of more than 20 Ethiopian Christians in Libya. The Libyan branch of IS on Sunday released a video showing one group of men being beheaded on a beach and another group being shot in a desert. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1Oyn13C

Birds Eye owner, Iglo Group, sold to American firm

The company behind the Birds Eye and Findus brands, Iglo Group, is being sold for €2.6bn (£1.9bn) to US investment vehicle Nomad Holdings. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1E1MXDd

THE E-COMMERCE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT: Men are actually more likely to shop on mobile than women

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Wall Street higher on company news

The Dow Jones rose 175.13 points to 18,001.43, 0.98%, while the S&P 500 was 14.87 points higher at 2,096.05 and the Nasdaq gained 26.86 to 4,958.68. Toymaker Hasbro was up 7% after a strong earnings report, boosted by the popularity of its Transformers toys, particularly with boys. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1G0h4rB

Google's smartwatches are about to get a lot better just in time for the Apple Watch's launch (GOOG)

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Google's smart watches will have a feature that solves a major frustration with most of today's smart watches (GOOG)

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Rosetta's comet throws out big jet

Europe's Rosetta probe has caught its comet quarry in the act of producing a huge jet of gas and dust. The 4km-wide icy dirt-ball known as 67P is now throwing off copious amounts of material as it warms up on its journey in towards the Sun. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1aKG0KU