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Bezos a $100-billion man as Amazon rises on cyber shopping

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) o-- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was a $100-billion man on Monday as the online retail…

Brazil exports murder-tainted illegal logging: Greenpeace

by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Endangered Amazon hardwood trafficked by a Brazilian exporter…

For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world

by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse Waiãpi, Brazil (AFP) -- When Japarupi Waiapi looks into the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, he…

In reversal, US tech firms back bill on human trafficking

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Major US tech firms reversed course Friday and endorsed a proposal in Congress which could hold website owners…

Amazon to provide economic growth to Jacksonville, Florida

(Eagle News) - Amazon announced earlier this year that it plans to expand in Jacksonville by building an 800,000 square…

Bidding war heats up for $5 billion second Amazon Headquarters

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- It's the prize of a lifetime -- a $5 billion investment creating 50,000 well-paid…

Solar panels shine in darkest Amazon, the ‘last frontier’

by Paula Ramon Agence France-Presse ITUXI Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) -- In the darkest reaches of Brazil's Amazon, solar panels are bringing…

Wal-Mart profits fall as it ramps investment to fight Amazon

by John Biers Agence France-Presse Walmart updated investors Thursday on its latest new gadgets and time-saving pickup options to lure…

Bezos sells $1 bn in Amazon stock yearly to pay for rocket firm

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos said he is selling $1 billion in stock of his retail…

Amazon drops appeal, to pay $70 million for kids app buys

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Amazon has dropped its appeal of a United States regulator's order and will pay refunds up…

Google, Amazon eye Toshiba’s chip unit: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Google and Amazon joined a list of potential buyers eyeing Toshiba's lucrative memory chip business as…

Bill Gates again world’s richest man; Trump slips

by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the…

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