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After eight days of French military intervention in Mali, images from the conflict are slowly trickling in. For more information you must turn to the internet and social networks. Although at first glance Mali doesn’t seem well connected, around two to three percent of the population has internet access, these figures largely under-estimate the influence of the web, accessible from mobile phones and the communication war deriving from it.

In Canada, Native Americans protest about living conditions. NGOs denounce extremely harsh prison sentences received by Vietnamese bloggers. And two young Americans recreate the ‘Toy Story’ cartoon with real toys.

Well-known US cyber activist’s suicide shocks the web. The sale of shark fins in China outrages net users. And Facebook reunites two sisters after seventy two years apart.

Web reactions to the arrest of an Algerian hacker accused of pirating US bank accounts. NGOs express concern over Syrian refugees facing harsh winter conditions. And net users follow the adventures of a baby panda at San Diego zoo by webcam.