Brazil Fears grow for Brazilian Amazon after thousands of fires in July The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon rose 28% last month compared to July 2019, fuelling fears that the world's largest rainforest could be devastated by fires again this year. 02/08/2020
USA Amazon's satellite constellation plan to boost internet reach approved The company plans to create a 3,200-strong satellite constellation to deliver internet to underserved communities. It will compete with Elon Musk's Starlink. 31/07/2020
Places Research shows that eating steak in Europe comes at a high price "The jungles of Brazil are at a breaking point," said Professor Britaldo Soares-Filho, co-author of the study. 17/07/2020
Life Amazon’s delivery planes could soon be powered by recycled cooking fat Sustainable fuel could cut Amazon Air's carbon emissions by up to 22 per cent. 13/07/2020
Places The power of the Amazon Rainforest’s thousands of unique plants From capturing carbon emissions to medical breakthroughs, the Amazon could save us - if we can stop it from burning. 02/07/2020
Life Musk and Bezos feud goes electric with Amazon's answer to Tesla With 14.7 billion tonnes of goods delivered every year in Europe, could electric, driverless vans be the future? 05/05/2020
View Amazon’s ambivalence is helping support for Russian forces and their proxies in Ukraine ǀ View 24/04/2020
World Next-delivery? Challenges for the retailers during the Coronavirus? Many couriers and suppliers have been forced to impose restrictions on their services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19/03/2020
Vatican Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document The Argentine Jesuit has long been sensitive to the plight of the Amazon 12/02/2020
Life Game of Thrones star travels to the Amazon rainforest with the UN Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau? Which Game of Thrones star is trying to save the Amazon? 20/01/2020
Good Morning Europe France calls on US to 'come to its senses' on digital tax retaliation The French Finance Minister has warned the United States against retaliatory tariffs in response to the French Digital Tax. The US Trade Representative is holding a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss a response; it's already condemned the French measures as protectionist. 06/01/2020
Poland Amazon removes 'inappropriate' Auschwitz Christmas products The Auschwitz Memorial asked Amazon on Sunday to take down items featured on the website that it said were inappropriate. 01/12/2019
View Black Friday Amazon deals' costs: Workers' health, climate change and your own taxes ǀ View 29/11/2019
Life Is our obsession with online returns damaging the environment? December will see record breaking numbers of returns increasing the environmental impact of online shopping. 13/11/2019
Life Review | Claire Foy and Matt Smith star in eco-anxiety masterpiece Laugh-out-loud funny and simultaneously morbid. 'Lungs' is at The Old Vic theatre in London. 12/11/2019
Inspire Middle East Amazon.ae relates running a regional e-commerce giant to basketball Syrian-born Ronaldo Mouchawar once had ambitions to be a basketball player. Ultimately, however, he followed in the footsteps of his father who was a merchant, and the man who inspired the name of his online auction site, ‘Souq.com’ in 2005. 01/11/2019
