Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- A Peruvian motorboat capsized in the northern Amazon jungle, killing at least 15 passengers and leaving about 30 missing, a regional government official said.
The remote town of Tailândia in the state of Pará in northern Brazil has quickly come to symbolise the conflict between those who see the Amazon rainforest as an expendable resource and those seeking to slow its rapid rate of disappearance.
WeddingChannel.com has proposed, and Amazon.com has said yes. The gift registry web site has added the top e-retailer to its roster of 20 merchants from which engaged couples can choose online gifts they would like to receive on their wedding day.
Our DealsOnTheWeb.com site is pointing to the Amazon Friday Sale, a once per week sale at Amazon for a wide variety of discounted items. This week's items include electronics, software, and the ubiquitous "more."
29/02/2008 21:01:00 Business Wire US0231351067 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced today that the Company will be speaking at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual Retail, Restaurant & Consumer Conference on March 4, 2008.
Shares in Amazon.com Inc. fell Thursday after an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst said a broad retail slowdown and competition from eBay Inc. could hurt the online retailer.
What's the best-selling Plasma HDTV at Amazon.com? Well, on Feb. 29. the answer isthe Samsung 50-inch FPT5084, which retails for $2699 but is now available at Amazon for just $1799. The Amazon price is a 33 percent discount from the suggested retail price.
SEATTLE----Amazon.com, Inc. , announced today that the Company will be speaking at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual Retail, Restaurant & Consumer Conference on March 4, 2008.
Brazilian police have launched a new operation against illegal loggers stripping the Amazon forest, making it known that their crackdown was just the first phase of a wider campaign.
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