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Nearly 20,000 US Amazon workers have tested positive for coronavirus
The admission comes after months of pressure from workers and labour groups calling for the company to divulge the number of those infected.
Leading expert on indigenous peoples in Brazil shot dead with arrow fired by remote tribe
Rieli Franciscato was accompanied by a police patrol at the time.
'Other people have been s**t in training but play every game. It’s not fair'
The latest batch of episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s All or Nothing documentary series is released on Monday and features a row between Danny Rose and Jose Mourinho
Brazilian indigenous protesters block highway through Amazon demanding help against Covid-19
Brazil has the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the pandemic, after the US.
Bolsonaro says it's a 'lie' that fires are ravaging the Amazon
Data from his own government shows the number of blazes in the rainforest is rising.
Amazon gets green light from watchdog to buy stake in Deliveroo
The CMA said that the deal was unlikely to ‘substantially lessen’ competition.
Amazon to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland
The new roles will be created over the next two years.
Amazon says email telling employees to delete TikTok from their phones 'sent in error'
Amazon cited “security risks” from the China-owned service in the email.
Amazon plans to ban police use of its facial recognition software for a year
Demonstrations since the death of George Floyd have focused attention on how police use software to track people.
Covid-19 pandemic hasn't spoiled the plot for independent bookshops
Some shops are well equipped to weather the crisis while others have had to get creative.
Coronavirus: Amazon shuts French distribution centres for five days after court ruling
The court said Amazon France had “failed to recognise its obligations regarding the security and health of its workers”.
World's richest man Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate change
The online retailer Amazon that Bezos runs has an enormous carbon footprint.
Can you have a Green Christmas when shopping for presents online? Here's what the experts advise
Want to avoid giant retailers and go green this Christmas? It’ll take a little bit of extra research – but it is possible.
Brazil’s president claims Leonardo DiCaprio paid for Amazon fires
The criticism follows a police raid at the headquarters of two nonprofit groups this week.
Amazon deforestation at highest level since 2008
It follows a series of major fires in the region earlier this year.
Indigenous Amazon land defender killed by illegal loggers in ambush
A logger also died in the attack on Friday night in Maranhao, Brazil.
Pope Francis apologises over theft of Amazon statues from church in Rome
The pontiff asked for forgiveness and said the indigenous statues had been found.
Seven South American countries sign pact to protect the Amazon
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro did not travel to Leticia, citing doctors’ orders.
60-day ban on burning in Brazil following global outcry over Amazon fires
However, activists have doused hopes that the ban would work.
US ready to fight Amazon forest fires ... but only if it involves working with Brazilian government
On Monday, the countries of the G7 pledged €18 million to tackle the Amazon fires.
Tens of thousands of fires are burning in the Amazon - here's what you need to know
There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.
G7 commits $20 million to Amazon as new fires flare up in world's largest rainforest
Aircraft have poured thousands of litres of water on the rainforest.
Over 1,500 new fires ignited in Amazon rainforest, official data shows
43,000 troops are have been made available to combat the fires.
Amazon, Microsoft and Intel may be putting world at risk through killer robot developments, study says
The report surveyed major players from the tech sector about their stance on lethal autonomous weapons.
Brazilian miners reportedly murder Amazonian tribal leader during land invasion
Police have been deployed to the area following the killing last week.
United States announces investigation into whether major online companies have 'stifled' competition
The investigation comes after the European Union imposed hefty fines on Google recently.
Rare footage shows uncontacted Amazon tribe who activists say are threatened by loggers
Since taking office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of harming the Amazon rainforest.
EU launches probe into Amazon's use of third-party sellers data
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the investigation would be completed as a matter of priority.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reveals spaceship model and plans to put humans on the moon
Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size of a small house on the moon.
Amazon's Bezos agrees record-breaking $35 billion divorce settlement
MacKenzie Bezos retains a 4% stake in online retail giant Amazon which her husband founded in 1994.
Amazon investigator says Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone
Gavin de Becker was looking into the leaking of Bezos’s personal information.
What's going on with Jeff Bezos, a tabloid magazine, Donald Trump and alleged blackmail?
A heated dispute is ongoing in the US involving some very high profile figures.
Woody Allen sues Amazon for $68m over film deal breach of contract
He is accusing Amazon of cancelling a film deal because of a “baseless” decades-old allegation that he sexually abused his daughter.
Here's why Daisy Jones & The Six should be on you must-read list for 2019
Reese Witherspoon LOVED it.
Excess heat from Amazon's giant data centre will be used to warm homes in Tallaght
The local authority has a €15 million plan for Ireland’s first data centre-based ‘district heating system’.
Amazon says customers' email addresses were exposed
Customers in Europe and the US were affected.
Judge asks Amazon to share Echo recordings in US murder case
Timothy Verrill is accused of murdering two women and prosecutors believe there are Echo recordings of the attack.
Irish Life is worried Amazon's huge data centre in Tallaght could affect its future housing projects
The pensions fund has a site adjacent to the facility being planned by the tech giant.
Amazon has become a trillion dollar company
The company, which was created in a garage in Washington, has come a long way.
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