Tag: Amazon

• Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Ecuadorian authorities speak of “major disaster” following oil spill last week

  

  An oil spill in Ecuador in late January has been spreading over the past few days throughout the Yasuní area reaching unforeseen proportions, it was reported Wednesday.

• Monday, July 5th 2021 - 21:18 UTC

  Jeff Bezos no longer CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon

  

  What goes up must come down and even the unthinkable has happened – Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant Amazon.com has left his position of CEO as of Monday, it was announced. Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who for years led Amazon's lucrative division of cloud computing AWS.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:41 UTC

  Bezos will fly to outer space in his Blue Origin New Shepard rocket on July 20

  

  Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of the multi-national technology Amazon will fly to space next month on the first space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin, the billionaire said.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Amazon buys over MGM Studios for 8.45 billion US dollars

  

  Amazon and MGM Wednesday announced a definitive merger agreement had been reached, under which Amazon will acquire MGM Studios for a purchase price of US $ 8.45 billion.

• Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  NGOs press before OECD to reject Brazil's application over environment issues

  

  Several non-government organizations (NGOs) focused on environmental issues Wednesday launched an accusation against the government of Brazil for violating international treaties and devastating the Amazon.

• Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Ex-wife of Jeff Bezos marries a science teacher; couple pledges to continue giving to charity

  

  MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos and one of the world's richest women, has married a Seattle science teacher, who promptly declared he plans to help give away most of their wealth to charity.

• Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Amazon Jeff Bezos to become executive chairman and Andy Jassy the next CEO

  

  Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon later this year, the company said on Tuesday, 30 years after holding that role. The online company said he'll be replaced in the fall of 2021 by Andy Jassy, who currently runs Amazon's cloud business.

• Tuesday, December 8th 2020 - 09:41 UTC

  Curbing Amazon deforestation conditions EU/Mercosur trade deal

  

  Until Brazil makes a political commitment to curb deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, the trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc will not advance toward ratification in Europe, the EU’s envoy in Brasilia said.

• Friday, December 4th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  “Make Amazon Pay” campaign supported by 400 lawmakers from 34 countries

  

  More than 400 lawmakers from 34 countries have signed a letter to Amazon.com Inc boss Jeff Bezos backing a campaign that claims the tech giant has “dodged and dismissed … debts to workers, societies, and the planet,” organizers said.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro will name countries trading with wood illegally extracted from the Amazon

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from the Amazon.