JOHANNESBURG, Ovt 17 — United States ecommerce firm Amazon said on Tuesday it would launch its online shopping service in South Africa in 2024, entering a market dominated by Naspers' TakeAlot.

WASHINGTON, June 22 — Retail giant Amazon has been accused of tricking customers into enrolling in its Prime programme and preventing people from cancelling their subscriptions in a lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday (June 21), reported the German News Agency (dpa).

LONDON, June 1 — Online giant Amazon has revealed it paid £781 million (US$971 million or RM4.48 billion) in direct taxes in Britain last year, a jump of more than £130 million from the year before, as it continues its rapid expansion across the nation, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

SEATTLE, March 2 — Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of Amazon.com Inc, said on Wednesday it plans to invest US$6 billion (RM26.8 billion) in Malaysia over the next 14 years to strengthen its cloud services infrastructure in the country.

MOSCOW, Jan 18 — Amazon has reclaimed the top spot as the world's most valuable brand despite losing US$51 billion (RM220.1 billion) this year, or 15 per cent of its value, according to the annual Brand Finance Global 500 ranking.

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 — US e-commerce giant Amazon will lay off more than 17,000 employees, according to a report Wednesday.

FRANKFURT, June 29 — Workers at six Amazon sites in Germany will go on strike on Monday in protest over safety after some staff at logistics centres tested positive for coronavirus, labour union Verdi said.