#BREAKING Jeff Bezos to give up CEO role at Amazon; Andy Jassy to take over in Q3
#BREAKING Amazon Q4 profit doubles to $7.2 billion as revenue soars
#BREAKING Bezos says will "stay engaged" in major Amazon initiatives
#BREAKING Bezos to devote more "time and energy" to philanthropy, space projects
#UPDATE Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he would stand aside later this year as chief executive of the company he built from a startup into one of the world's most valuable firms u.afp.com/U572
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#BREAKING Several arrested outside Moscow court ahead of Navalny hearing: AFP
Moscow court to begin hearing on whether jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose arrest has triggered mass protests, should face up to 2.5 years in prison
#UPDATE The Kremlin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny was in a Moscow courtroom Tuesday facing several years in prison, after his arrest last month triggered protests across Russia and Western condemnation u.afp.com/U5AM
#BREAKING#Olympics will happen 'however coronavirus evolves': Tokyo 2020 chief
#UPDATE Pandemic-postponed #Olympics will go ahead this summer "however the coronavirus evolves", Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori says, brushing aside doubts about the event
A huge snowstorm has brought chaos to the United States' east coast, canceling thousands of flights, closing schools and forcing the postponement of coronavirus vaccinations
📸 Snowy scenes in New York captured by @AFP's Angela Weiss and Timothy A. Clary
VIDEO: Snow blankets Times Square as New York braces for possibly one of its heaviest ever snowfalls.
New York declares a "state of emergency" restricting non-essential travel, moving all children back to remote learning and rescheduling long-awaited vaccine shots
Frozen flowers, armed guards and birds along a razor-wire topped fence put in place after the January 6th attack on the US Capitol Building by a pro-Trump mob
Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup Monday, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency -- moves that sparked global outrage and calls for the generals to immediately backtrack u.afp.com/U5Yf
The rise of democracy in Myanmar brought with it global economic engagement.
After the military coup, the threat of sanctions has returned
📸 Closed stores in a Yangon shopping centre on February 1, the day of Myanmar's military coup
VIDEO: White House to conduct "immediate review" of US sanctions on Myanmar
The reversal of democratic progress in Myanmar "will necessitate an immediate review of our sanctions' laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says