7 d. ago 'My brother Dom Phillips was shot investigating crime gangs in The Amazon

Journalist Dom Phillips sent a heartbreaking final message to his sister before he was murdered in The Amazon - now she's found the perfect way to honour him and his friend Bruno Pereira

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2 w. ago ‘We don’t want contact because you are bad’: loggers close in on uncontacted people in Peruvian Amazon

Logging, drug trafficking and the climate crisis endanger the world’s largest isolated Indigenous group, on the border with BrazilIn 1999, Beatriz Huertas, then a young anthropologist, travelled deep into the Peruvian Amazon to investigate reports of uncontacted Indigenous peoples. Along the Las Piedras River, people in Monte Salvado, a Yine Indigenous village, described how every summer, “aislados” – those who avoid sustained contact with outsiders – would appear across the river.“They were coming into the fields and taking bananas,” says Huertas. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Amazon driver’s racist tirade caught on camera after he’s locked into apartment complex

Amazon is investigating the incident

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4 w. ago Amazon under UK investigation over alleged failure to pay suppliers on time

Regulator says it has ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect company breached groceries supply code of practiceBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s grocery industry watchdog has launched an investigation into Amazon over allegations that the retail and technology company is failing to pay its suppliers on time.The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) said it had “reasonable grounds” to suspect that Amazon had breached a part of the groceries supply code of practice, which mandates that there should not be delays in payments made to suppliers. Continue reading...

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last month UK grocery watchdog investigating Amazon over alleged supplier payment delays; company insolvencies jump – business live

Groceries Code Adjudicator calls on suppliers to share their experiences of working with AmazonThe number of companies collapsing across England and Wales jumped last month, in a sign of the economic pressures hitting firms.There were 2,238 company insolvences in England and Wales during the month, which is 8% higher than in April and 15% more than in May 2024.“This latest rise in corporate insolvencies reflects the harsh reality many businesses face: fragile demand is not keeping pace with rising costs. Even the increasingly-likely prospect of rate cuts in August won’t do much to fix this – insolvency levels will remain elevated for the foreseeable future.“Sectors like hospitality are having a particularly challenging time in this environment, in no small part due to the impact on labour costs of April’s National Insurance and minimum wage increases. These businesses are now approaching what are some of their peak months and will be hoping for strong trading to bolster their resili...

Economics

last month Grocery watchdog investigates Amazon over late payment to suppliers

It comes almost a year after the GCA told Amazon it must take ‘swift and comprehensive action’ to improve its compliance with industry rules.

Economics

last month Amazon UK under investigation for delaying supplier payments

Groceries Code Adjudicator is probing whether company’s food retail business has been failing to pay suppliers on time

Economics

last month Amazon UK under investigation for delaying payments to food suppliers

Groceries Code Adjudicator is probing whether company’s food retail business has been failing to pay suppliers on time

Economics