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Welcome to our newsletter. We are Antonin and Eric, both passionate about news and digital media. Today we select for you the most interesting or relevant news videos of this week.

The format is simple: Five short videos, one for each of the following categories: Business, Economics/Finance, Science, Sport and Culture. In addition, there is a sixth video called “Joker” about something that we found particularly interesting.

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Business - Financial Times - 1:59min

Sergio Marchionne, the Canadian-Italian chief executive who saved Italy’s Fiat from bankruptcy and merged it with ailing US carmaker Chrysler, has died age 66. The FT's Peter Campbell takes a look at one of the boldest business leaders of his generation.

Economics/Finance - Wall Street Journal - 3:05min

The last five economic recessions in the US were all preceded by an increase in oil price. In the first half of 2018, oil prices gained more than 20 percent. What are the reasons for this spike and is another recession imminent?

Science - Al Jazeera English - 1:58min

At the south pole of the planet Mars rests a massive underground lake. This discovery by Italian scientists increases the likelihood to find more water and even microbial forms of life on the planet.

Sport - The Economist - 3:12min

To help you overcome the post-World Cup blues, watch this statistical dissection of all successful Worl Cup penalty kicks scored in shootouts. One significant element of success if often ignored - the coinflip.

Culture - Bloomberg - 4:24min

“He, who opens a school door, closes a prison”

The comparison between the US and Norwegian prison system would definitely speak in favour of this quote by the French poet and novelist Victor Hugo.

“Joker” - National Geographic - 3:17min

Tonight, we can witness the longest lunar eclipse of the century so far. In other words, the sun, earth and moon align perfectly, and the moon appears in the earth's shadow. However, tonight’s event is particularly special because the moon will appear in red colour, which is also called “blood moon”. The special colour is due to the sunlight refracting through the earth's atmosphere.





