Portal:Current events/2012 July 31

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Business and economy
  • Advertiser accuses Facebook of fraud after discovering that 80% of the clicks they're paying for are from bots, and not actual potential customers. (Business Insider)
  • Following the @ reply and # hashtag, social media service Twitter introduces the $ symbol, a way for users to click on stock symbols and see related tweets. (CNN Money)
  • German global financial services company Deutsche Bank announces plans to cut 1,900 jobs. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Sport