Amazon investors reject proposals on worker safety, climate impact
Amazon investors voted against 18 proposals at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday.
Day: May 24, 2023
‘Leap of faith:’ Alaska pursues carbon offset market while embracing oil
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Digital engagement is a top priority for the consumer goods industry
A global survey of 1,500 consumer goods decision-makers found that 90% of respondents expect profitable growth over the next 24 months.
Grand Canyon’s Wilson has 12 strikeouts in last 478 plate appearances
Jacob Wilson disagrees with the modern baseball notion that striking out does not necessarily represent failure.
Cause of V-22 ‘hard clutch’ issue still unknown, even as fleet repairs moving ahead of schedule
An unknown number of Ospreys remain grounded after officials ordered a retrofit in February to address a safety issue.
Head of Russian private army Wagner says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle
The head of the Russian private army Wagner has again broken with the Kremlin line on Ukraine, saying its goal of demilitarizing the country has backfired.
UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition
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Tweets On The Russia – Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 24 May 2023.
Find out more about Defence Intelligence’s use of language: https://t.co/3FQPPhWTjK
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/dCyKAP8ANi
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 24, 2023
Here are today’s control-of-terrain maps of #Russia‘s invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats
Interactive map, updated daily: https://t.co/hwgxTnU2Tr
Archive of time-lapse maps, updated monthly: https://t.co/IT6FiqwgGO pic.twitter.com/uam0gjhIKL
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) May 23, 2023
Wagner chief says around 10,000 Russian prisoners his mercenary group recruited to fight in Ukraine have been killed on the battlefield. https://t.co/3PJDPee5NE
— DW News (@dwnews) May 24, 2023
Moscow will respond to attacks on Russian soil “extremely harshly”, Russia’s defence minister warned on Wednesday, after Russian jets and artillery fought off an armed group that crossed from Ukraine ➡️ https://t.co/YCG77A7AVb pic.twitter.com/zg3MKreSAL
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 24, 2023
Ukraine war: US distances itself from Belgorod incursion into Russia https://t.co/lssRgi3isG
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 24, 2023
#UPDATE Russia on Wednesday announced that a court in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don will try five foreign men, including three British nationals, accused of fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Moscow ➡️ https://t.co/fS189F3jDX
📷 fighting in Mariupol, May 2022 pic.twitter.com/BaAsTX6YGi
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 24, 2023
The Polish ruling party is pushing for the creation of a commission which it says would investigate Russian influence in Poland. https://t.co/qpbuKzuDqC
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 24, 2023
Russia and China have signed several economic agreements amid Western criticism over the ties between the nations, as the war in Ukraine drags on. https://t.co/2wcufA7ysL
— DW News (@dwnews) May 24, 2023
Biden announces additional AI planning
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is releasing a National AI R&D Strategic Plan. The plan is meant to manage potential AI risks.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces 2024 presidential bid
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