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# Amazon

Last month
October 2023
Paddy Cosgrave resigns as Web Summit CEO amid controversy over Israel comments
A host of companies and speakers have withdrawn from the event following comments made by Cosgrave.
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Oct 21st 2023, 4:30 PM
Amazon launches first satellites into space
A rocket containing two test satellites blasted off in Florida as part of a mission to bring fast internet connection to all corners of the globe.
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Oct 6th 2023, 11:04 PM
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon fell by 59% in September compared to the same month last year
Under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation of the Amazon had jumped 75% compared to the average of the previous decade.
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Oct 6th 2023, 10:57 PM
Emissions-heavy feed imports soaring to fuel dairy boom
Noteworthy analysis shows 50 million tonnes imported in the last decade as our tillage industry falters from lack of State support.
Irish tillage being squeezed out in favour of renting land to dairy farmers
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Oct 5th 2023, 9:00 PM
This year
2023
Amazon sued in US over allegations it inflates prices and overcharges sellers
Some estimates show Amazon controls about 40% of the e-commerce market.
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Sep 26th 2023, 10:06 PM
New data centres mooted for Dublin can't operate if they put energy security at risk, says Ryan
Friends of the Earth, an organisation which opposed the plans, says the data centres pose “a triple threat”.
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Sep 20th 2023, 8:49 PM
Amazon secure planning permission for three data centres in Dublin despite emission concerns
Fingal County Council gave the go-ahead to AWS firm for the construction of three new data centres in the region.
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Sep 19th 2023, 10:26 PM
14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
The plane ran out of landing strip and crashed, killing all 12 passengers and two crew.
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Sep 17th 2023, 7:28 AM
Amazon Summit ends with roadmap to protect rainforest but no concrete plan to end deforestation
Leaders from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration that set out plans to drive economic development while preventing the rainforest’s demise.
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Aug 10th 2023, 8:55 AM
Brazil's president Lula says the 'world must help' his country save the Amazon
Deforestation in Brazil’s share of the Amazon fell by 33.6% year-on-year from January to June, the first six months of Lula’s term.
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Aug 2nd 2023, 9:45 PM
Colombian children rescued after 40 days in jungle are doing 'very well' and leave hospital
They were the only survivors after the small plane they were flying in crashed in the jungle.
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Jul 15th 2023, 9:22 AM
Relatives fight for custody of children who survived plane crash and 40 days in Amazon rainforest
The children survived by eating cassava flour, seeds and some fruits they found in the rainforest.
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Jun 13th 2023, 7:42 AM
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon falls by 31% in first five months of Lula presidency
The figures from the National Institute for Space Research were welcome news for environmentalists pinning their hopes on veteran leftist Lula.
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Jun 7th 2023, 10:12 PM
Amazon to lay off 9,000 workers worldwide in addition to cuts announced in January
It comes two months after the tech firm announced that it was cutting 18,000 jobs from its global workforce.
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Mar 20th 2023, 3:22 PM
Anthony Nash: GAA teams should be open to the Netflix treatment
There are good reasons why players are cagey in public, but there is much to gain by getting our stories out there.
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Mar 10th 2023, 8:00 AM
Varadkar says Ireland will be affected by Microsoft job losses
Varadkar is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.
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Jan 19th 2023, 1:43 PM
Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro's last month in office
Under Bolsonaro, average annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rose by 75.5% from the previous decade.
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Jan 6th 2023, 8:26 PM
Amazon to cut more than 18,000 jobs globally
In September the company shipping items from a new fulfilment centre in Dublin which employs 500 people.
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Jan 5th 2023, 7:46 AM
Last year
2022
Amazon loses a tenth of its vegetation in four decades, report says
From 1985 to 2021, the deforested area surged from 490,000 square kilometres to 1,250,000 square kilometres.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 10:39 PM
TV soap Neighbours set for revival on Amazon streaming services
Production on the revitalised drama is set to start in early 2023.
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Nov 17th 2022, 3:10 PM
Newsletter: What's behind the global tech sector job cuts?
Political leaders here are attempting to sound reassuring amid global cuts.
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Nov 17th 2022, 11:22 AM
Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
No job cuts are expected in Ireland.
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Nov 17th 2022, 6:51 AM
'Brazil is back': President-elect Lula vows to fight deforestation at COP27
Lula has offered to host UN climate talks in the Amazon region in 2025.
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Nov 16th 2022, 10:14 PM
No job cuts expected at Amazon Ireland despite reports of lay-offs, Varadkar says
The tech giant is set to axe up to 10,000 workers from its global operation.
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Nov 16th 2022, 7:26 PM
Tech firm Intercom to cut workforce by almost 13%, leaving 39 jobs in Ireland at risk
The New York Times is reporting that Amazon plans to lay off approximately 10,000 people starting as soon as this week.
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Nov 14th 2022, 9:13 PM
Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October ahead of government change
Under outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro, average annual deforestation increased 75% compared to the previous decade.
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Nov 11th 2022, 8:20 PM
More fires in Brazil's Amazon so far this year than all of 2021, new figures show
Satellite monitoring has detected 75,592 fires from 1 January to 18 September this year.
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Sep 19th 2022, 10:39 PM
Amazon announces launch of new Dublin fulfilment centre
The centre will employ 500 people.
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Sep 2nd 2022, 1:06 PM
Amazon opens first Irish fulfilment centre in Dublin
Recruitment for the site is currently underway.
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Aug 4th 2022, 12:51 PM
Amazon’s Alexa could mimic the voices of dead relatives
The capability was unveiled at Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas.
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Jun 23rd 2022, 6:33 PM
‘Exhaustive’ search fails to find Amazon murder victims' boat as tests begin on bodies
Fisherman Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, 41, confessed to killing the men and led officers to two buried bodies.
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Jun 17th 2022, 7:02 AM
Second man arrested in case of missing British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert
The suspect, Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, is a brother of the man so far considered by police as the main suspect in the case.
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Jun 15th 2022, 7:13 AM
Conflicting reports on developments in search for British journalist and Brazilian expert
Brazilian Federal Police said the latest development was the discovery of personal items belonging to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira.
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Jun 13th 2022, 5:00 PM
Brazil police questioning suspect over disappearance of Amazon explorers
Local Indigenous activists said the pair received threats last week for their work in the remote region.
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Jun 8th 2022, 9:15 PM
British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert missing in remote part of Amazon
Two people have been arrested in connection with their disappearance.
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Jun 7th 2022, 12:57 PM
Amazon secures green light for data centre in Meath despite opposition
An Bord Pleanála granted permission to Amazon to allow construction of the new data centre
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Apr 22nd 2022, 5:34 PM
Amazon workers vote to unionise in New York, in a US first
“We want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to space because while he was up there we were signing people up,” one union organiser said.
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Apr 1st 2022, 9:21 PM
Amazon rainforest reaching ‘tipping point’ faster than expected, research shows
A new paper said three-quarters of the Amazon is showing dwindling resilience against droughts and other adverse weather events.
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Mar 7th 2022, 4:47 PM
'We have to think hard about prioritisation': The environmental impact of Ireland's data centres
With around 70 data centres in Ireland and more to come, tech companies are now using a massively outsized amount of energy.
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Feb 27th 2022, 7:30 AM
Area more than six times the size of Manhattan destroyed in Brazilian Amazon in January
Deforestation levels in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new record for January.
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Feb 2nd 2022, 10:08 PM
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