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France risks US ire with move to apply digital tax

Paris"•France will enforce a new digital levy for online technology giants this year, breaking a truce with Washington over the long-running tax fight that...

After books, clothes, Amazon launches online pharmacy

Washington—After books, clothes, appliances, fresh food and even streaming content, Amazon is branching into one of the last realms it has yet to conquer:...

Forest fires scorch Brazil’s vast Amazon wetlands

A record high number of fires scorched Brazil’s Amazon and Pantanal wetlands last month, official data showed on Sunday, as deforestation and climate change...

Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers got Covid-19

Amazon on Thursday said that slightly more than 19,800 of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of March. Data on the...

Brazilian Amazon fires near level of 2019 crisis

The number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month was the second-highest in a decade for August, nearing the crisis levels that unleashed...

Vaccine hopes lift Asian stocks but new cases draw concerns

Hong Kong, China—Hopes for a vaccine helped push Asian equities higher Friday following another tech-inspired record on Wall Street, with investors brushing off a...

Brazil indigenous protesters defy court, resume roadblock

Indigenous protesters in Brazil defied a court order Tuesday and resumed a roadblock of a key highway through the Amazon rainforest, demanding help against...

Tech titans in the spotlight at US antitrust hearing

US lawmakers will grill the chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Wednesday about how they wield marketplace power in what promises to be...

Marks & Spencer says 950 jobs under threat

London, United Kingdom"•British clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer could ax up to 950 management and administrative jobs to counter slumping profits and sales in...

Netflix shares dive on profit miss despite user growth

Netflix shares dived on Thursday after the leading streaming entertainment service reported relatively flat quarterly profits despite rising subscriber numbers. Netflix reported a profit of...

SpaceX delays launch of mini-satellites

SpaceX on Saturday delayed the launch of a rocket due to take 57 mini-satellites into space as part of plan to build an orbiting,...

Amazon tells workers to take TikTok app off phones: report

San Francisco | Amazon workers were given a Friday deadline to dump the TikTok mobile application because of unspecified security concerns, according to a...

Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires

Amazon forest fires in Brazil increased by 19.5 percent in June compared to the same month last year, making it the worst June in...

Amazon shareholders reject dissident moves to reshape company

Amazon shareholders Wednesday turned back a series of proposals put forth by critics at the company's annual meeting aimed at creating new social responsibility...
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