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The Big Question: Is Amazon good for Europe’s economy?

Amazon VP Mariangela Marseglia discusses ‘The Everything Store’ and the major trends hitting the retail industry right now.

Europe News

'We don't need Bezos': Venetians plan to protest billionaire's wedding

The "No Space for Bezos" campaign plans to occupy the city's streets and canals to send the message that the Amazon founder is not welcome in the city, which is already saddled with massive overtourism.

Tech News

Exclusive: EU Parliament at odds with Amazon over hearing with boss

The hearing is scheduled for 26 June and is a precondition for getting the access badges back.

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Indigenous protest as Brazil sells Amazon oil blocks

Indigenous groups and environmental activists rallied in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as Brazil auctioned off oil blocks near the ecologically sensitive Amazon River mouth.

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Tech News

Amazon to call on EU judges for online platform rules exemption

The hearing is the second in which a company contests the European Commission's reasoning behind the Digital Services Act.

Business

Amazon outlines job initiatives in Europe's low-employment areas

Amazon has outlined to Euronews how it is planning to boost job initiatives in Europe's low-employment areas as it also releases its latest impact report.

Green News

Friends complete book of environmental journalist killed in the Amazon

Fragments of hope mix with grim realities in How to Save the Amazon, published in the UK and Brazil this week.

Tech News

Amazon faces late June hearing in bid to retain EU Parliament access

The access badges were withdrawn in February last year at request of the Parliament’s Employment committee.

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Ecuador's Waorani demand court action over Amazon oil projects

Leaders of Ecuador’s Waorani Indigenous community gathered at Quito's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, urging recognition of territorial rights threatened by government-backed oil projects.

Green News

Catholics in the Amazon hope Pope Leo will protect the rainforest

Amazon Catholics say the new pope is needed at COP30 in Brazil later this year.

Business

Amazon posts robust sales and profit beat but outlook clouded

Amazon posted higher first-quarter profit and sales that beat analysts' projections, underscoring the online behemoth's hold on shoppers looking for low prices and a wide selection in an uncertain economy.

Space

Amazon launches first batch of internet satellites to rival SpaceX

Monday's launch, which carried around 27 satellites from an Atlas V rocket, follows two experimental satellites launched in 2023 as part of Amazon's 'Project Kuiper' internet satellites.

Business

Big tech kicks off earnings as Trump drama and market jitters continue

As big tech companies kick off quarterly earnings season this week, the industry’s bellwether companies have been thrust into a cauldron of uncertainty.

Green News

Peru law change raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction

It is being “falsely arguing” that the amendments are necessary to comply with the EU’s new forest regulations, campaigners warn.

Tech News

TikTok is almost out of time in the US. What’s likely to happen next?

TikTok’s imminent future in the US still hangs in the balance. Besides a potential new owner, this is what may happen after the April 5 deadline elapses.

Business

Amazon's last-minute bid for TikTok comes ahead of US ban on Saturday

Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a US ban on the platform is set to go into effect on Saturday.

Tech News

Union asks Commission to reassess public contracts amid trade war

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted at a “strong plan to retaliate” to US tariffs.

Cinema

Helen Mirren explains why James Bond should not be played by a woman

The Oscar-winning actress is more interested in hearing stories of female spies, claiming she ‘never liked’ the famous fictional agent.

Cinema

Spider-Man and Harry Potter duo to produce Amazon's new James Bond

The fate of the James Bond franchise gets an update with Amazon’s decision to hand over producing duties for the 26th 007 movie to Amy Pascal and David Heyman.

Cinema

Has the release date and budget for the new James Bond been revealed?

The next James Bond film – now under the creative control of Amazon – is apparently being ‘fast-tracked’. Here’s everything you need to know.