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Jeff Bezos: Amazon founder plans to give most of his £110bn fortune away
Jeff Bezos has revealed plans to give away most of his $124bn (£110bn) fortune during his lifetime.The Amazon founder, 58, is the world's second-richest...
Entertainment
Dolly Parton: Country star gets $100m award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos has given country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton a $100 million (£84.8 million) prize.Amazon's multibillionaire founder, along with his partner, Lauren...
World
Wildlife deserts nature reserve known as Europe’s Amazon
The human and material cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is well documented. But rare species of animals and flowers that had flourished in...
World
Amazon to give workers special payment of £500
Online giant Amazon has announced a special payment of up to £500 for its frontline workers.Tens of thousands of hourly paid employees, including full...
World
Law enforcement and climate change cause of hike in Amazon emissions
A new has revealed that the Amazon region's carbon emissions in 2019 and 2020 were more than twice as high as the eight-year average.According...
World
Twitch announces a ban on slots games and roulette
Slots, roulette, and dice games are the focus of a partial gambling restriction that Twitch has announced.The Amazon-owned live streaming platform will bar videos of...
World
Amazon UK website defaced with racist abuse
Amazon has blamed a "bad actor" for racist abuse that appeared on multiple listings on its UK website.The abuse, now removed, appeared when users...
World
Amazon France CEO hopes can reopen warehouses ‘very quickly’
Amazon (AMZN.O) does not know when its warehouses in France might reopen but hopes it can be soon, the head of its French business...
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Coronavirus: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos adds US$24bn to fortune
The founder and boss of Amazon has seen his wealth swell by $24bn (£19bn) after soaring demand for online shopping sent the firm's share...
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Coronavirus: Amazon builds its own testing lab for staff
A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients has found the virus can travel up to 13 feet (four meters)...
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