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Amazon contractors hit hardest by pandemic

She delivers for Amazon, but Adrienne Williams says the e-commerce and tech giant did not deliver for her. The 42-year-old California single mother is among...

Peru says will build hospital in Amazon for COVID-19 patients

Peru said it will construct a fast-build hospital in the Amazon as it seeks to respond to a growing COVID-19 emergency sweeping through the...

Virus expenses pared Amazon’s earnings in Q1

San Francisco—Amazon said Thursday profits took a hit in the past quarter due to the global pandemic and that its earnings in the current...

OMF Lit to donate proceeds to Mandaluyong hospitals

Publishing house OMF Literature lets readers help frontline workers in Mandaluyong hospitals by purchasing books.  Revenues from this month’s e-book sale of selected OMF Lit...

Streaming services compete in a locked-down world

Disney+ is about to expand its streaming service to Europe just as large swathes of the continent are locked down because of the coronavirus. Here...

Pentagon mulls over Microsoft cloud deal

San Francisco— The US Department of Defense said Thursday it wants to reconsider its decision to award a multibillion-dollar military cloud computing contract to...

Bezos launches $10-billion fund to combat climate change

Washington"•His company is often criticized for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest man, said Monday he was...

Pope Francis sides with pro-priestly celibacy

Vatican City—In quashing the idea of married priests in the Amazon, Pope Francis has appeased traditionalists while disappointing progressives who had hoped for a...

5 trends shaping technology in 2020

London—In 2020, will the wow factor return to consumer hardware? Will blockchain and 5G punch into the mainstream? Or will the world unify against...

Building a knowledge-based economy

"The more the Philippines sets aside today for research and development, the greater the returns we stand to reap in the future." Three of the...

The streaming war’s main casualty: Your wallet

By Javier Tovar With two young daughters, Mery Montenegro is preparing to add Disney+ to her list of streaming subscriptions, which already includes Netflix, Hulu...

Pentagon awards $10-B cloud deal to Microsoft

San Francisco—The Pentagon said Friday it is awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, following a highly scrutinized bidding process which Amazon...

Loudest bird

In the mountainous northern Amazon, a tiny white-plumed suitor turns to face his would-be paramour and belts out a deafening, klaxon-like call, reaching decibel...

Meet the pirarucu: the giant prized fish of the Amazon

Rio de Janeiro"•Its white flesh is tender and tasty, it can measure up to three meters long and weigh more than 200 kilograms: meet...
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