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Dataful receives Amazon activate grant
Bangladeshi startup Dataful has received an amount of an 5,000USD as grant from Amazon at the Startup Istanbul Acceleration Progamme .
Huawei ranks 6th among world’s most innovative companies 2020
Leading ICT infrastructure provider Huawei has ranked 6th in the Boston Consulting Group’s recently released list of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2020, moving up by 42 places.
Brazil prosecutors seek to block new head of indigenous body
The Brazilian federal prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to suspend the appointment of a former missionary as head of the government body responsible for protecting uncontacted and recently contacted indigenous groups.
Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs
Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon's record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out.
Amazon pulls skin-lightening products after groups' concerns
Amazon has pulled more than a dozen skin-lightening products with dangerous levels of mercury off its website after Minnesota public-health and environmental activists raised concerns.
Amazon says it's considered face scanning in Ring doorbells
Amazon has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras, according to a letter to a U.S. senator defending its video-sharing partnerships with police.
Esper defends as fair Pentagon contract disputed by Amazon
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he was certain that the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was done fairly.
Pope, Amazon bishops alarmed by Ecuador violence
Vatican City, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis is appealing for peace in Ecuador following a day of attacks on government buildings and media offices that prompted a curfew.
Pope opens Amazon meeting amid fires, right-wing opposition
Vatican City, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis on Sunday opened a divisive meeting on preserving the Amazon and ministering to its indigenous peoples as he fended off attacks from conservatives who are opposed to his ecological agenda.
European space agency records Amazon air pollution
Rio De Janeiro, Sep 10 (AP/UNB) — New satellite images published Monday by the European Space Agency show an increase in air pollution in the Brazilian Amazon while fires burned in the region last month.