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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez To Exchange Wedding Vows In Star-Studded Venice Party
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez were set to exchange marriage vows at a ceremony in Venice on Friday, part of a three-day wedding extravaganza that has attracted dozens of celebrity guests but also protests by local activists.
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Amazon Tycoon Jeff Bezos, Fiancee Lauren Sanchez Arrive In Venice For Lavish Wedding
Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of their wedding, an event that has sparked protests in the Italian city.
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Jeff Bezo's Venice Wedding Party Moved To Safer Location Amid Protests Fears
A celebrity wedding party for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez in Venice this week has been moved to an isolated, less accessible part of the lagoon city on security concerns and to prevent the risk of protests, sources said.
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Celebrities Head To Venice For Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Wedding
Celebrities in superyachts sail into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the UNESCO city is no billionaire's playground.
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"Go Work For Another Company": Amazon Group Firm CEO To Employees Protesting End Of WFH
523 Amazon employees protested the "return to office" policy and urged management to maintain remote work flexibility.
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Amazon Workers In Europe Protest Against Company During Black Friday Sales
Amazon workers came out on strike at multiple locations across Europe on Friday as protests against the US e-commerce giant's working practices picked up pace on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India
An Indian group representing Netflix, Amazon and Disney has told the government its new tobacco warning rules are impossible to implement for streaming giants and will impinge on content creators' freedom of expression, a letter seen by Reuters showed. As part of India's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month ordered streaming platforms...
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"Time To Act": Seattle Amazon Employees Walkout To Protest Office Policies
Some Amazon.com Inc employees staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the e-commerce giant's changes to its climate policy, layoffs and a return-to-office mandate.
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"Make Amazon Pay" Protests In 40 Countries Threaten Black Friday Sales
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers across about 40 countries plan to take part in protests and walkouts to coincide with Black Friday sales, one of the busiest days of the year for online shopping.
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Indigenous People Free Over 100 Tourists They Abducted In Peruvian Amazon
Members of an Indigenous group on Friday freed more than 100 tourists whom they had abducted in the Peruvian Amazon a day earlier to protest what they called government inaction after an oil spill, officials said.
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White House Said to Be in Talks With Elon Musk to Set Up Starlink in Iran, Circumvent Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk and the White House are said to be in talks to set up the former's SpaceX satellite internet services Starlink in Iran, where Internet access remains restricted over widespread national protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Last month, the US Treasury Department last month said that some satellite Internet equipment ca...
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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Amazon Workers at UK Warehouse Walk Out Over Pay Discontent, Says Union
Amazon workers at a warehouse in Tilbury in southeast England have walked out in protest over pay, the trade union GMB said. The rising cost-of-living sparks strikes across sectors. GMB said 800 workers walked out of the warehouse on Wednesday and Thursday over a 35 pence per hour pay increase, with the union seeking a $2.44 (nearly Rs. 195) rise.
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Amazon's Black Friday Greeted by Climate Activists, Strikes in Europe
Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon depots across Europe on Black Friday and the world's biggest e-commerce company also faced protests by workers and delivery drivers in Germany, France, and Italy.
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Amazon Settles With 2 Employees It Fired Last Year
Amazon has settled with two employees it fired last year who publically criticised the company over working conditions of warehouse workers during COVID-19.
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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez To Exchange Wedding Vows In Star-Studded Venice Party
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez were set to exchange marriage vows at a ceremony in Venice on Friday, part of a three-day wedding extravaganza that has attracted dozens of celebrity guests but also protests by local activists.
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Amazon Tycoon Jeff Bezos, Fiancee Lauren Sanchez Arrive In Venice For Lavish Wedding
Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of their wedding, an event that has sparked protests in the Italian city.
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Jeff Bezo's Venice Wedding Party Moved To Safer Location Amid Protests Fears
A celebrity wedding party for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez in Venice this week has been moved to an isolated, less accessible part of the lagoon city on security concerns and to prevent the risk of protests, sources said.
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Celebrities Head To Venice For Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Wedding
Celebrities in superyachts sail into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the UNESCO city is no billionaire's playground.
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"Go Work For Another Company": Amazon Group Firm CEO To Employees Protesting End Of WFH
523 Amazon employees protested the "return to office" policy and urged management to maintain remote work flexibility.
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Amazon Workers In Europe Protest Against Company During Black Friday Sales
Amazon workers came out on strike at multiple locations across Europe on Friday as protests against the US e-commerce giant's working practices picked up pace on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India
An Indian group representing Netflix, Amazon and Disney has told the government its new tobacco warning rules are impossible to implement for streaming giants and will impinge on content creators' freedom of expression, a letter seen by Reuters showed. As part of India's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month ordered streaming platforms...
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"Time To Act": Seattle Amazon Employees Walkout To Protest Office Policies
Some Amazon.com Inc employees staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the e-commerce giant's changes to its climate policy, layoffs and a return-to-office mandate.
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"Make Amazon Pay" Protests In 40 Countries Threaten Black Friday Sales
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers across about 40 countries plan to take part in protests and walkouts to coincide with Black Friday sales, one of the busiest days of the year for online shopping.
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Indigenous People Free Over 100 Tourists They Abducted In Peruvian Amazon
Members of an Indigenous group on Friday freed more than 100 tourists whom they had abducted in the Peruvian Amazon a day earlier to protest what they called government inaction after an oil spill, officials said.
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White House Said to Be in Talks With Elon Musk to Set Up Starlink in Iran, Circumvent Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk and the White House are said to be in talks to set up the former's SpaceX satellite internet services Starlink in Iran, where Internet access remains restricted over widespread national protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Last month, the US Treasury Department last month said that some satellite Internet equipment ca...
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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Amazon Workers at UK Warehouse Walk Out Over Pay Discontent, Says Union
Amazon workers at a warehouse in Tilbury in southeast England have walked out in protest over pay, the trade union GMB said. The rising cost-of-living sparks strikes across sectors. GMB said 800 workers walked out of the warehouse on Wednesday and Thursday over a 35 pence per hour pay increase, with the union seeking a $2.44 (nearly Rs. 195) rise.
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Amazon's Black Friday Greeted by Climate Activists, Strikes in Europe
Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon depots across Europe on Black Friday and the world's biggest e-commerce company also faced protests by workers and delivery drivers in Germany, France, and Italy.
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Amazon Settles With 2 Employees It Fired Last Year
Amazon has settled with two employees it fired last year who publically criticised the company over working conditions of warehouse workers during COVID-19.
