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Amazon orders 200 Mercedes-Benz electric trucks
Amazon orders 200 Mercedes-Benz electric trucks
by  AFP

Online retailer Amazon has purchased 202 electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles from Germany's Daimler Truck, the automaker said Tuesday, marking both firms' largest-ever order for battery-powered lorries. Daimler Truck, one of the world's largest truck manufacturers by volume, last year delivered 4,035 electric vehicles out of more than 460,000 worldwide.

Transnistria leader visited Moscow for energy talks: reports
Transnistria leader visited Moscow for energy talks: reports
by  AFP

The leader of breakaway Moldovan region Transnistria visited Moscow recently for talks on resolving its energy crisis, local media reported Tuesday. It did not say when Krasnoselsky visited or give details on who he talked to, but some Moldovan media outlets reported he travelled to Russia on Friday and returned on Tuesday.

Amazon to invest over $5 bn in Mexico data center
Amazon to invest over $5 bn in Mexico data center
by  AFP

Amazon will invest more than $5 billion in a data center in central Mexico, the e-commerce giant said on Tuesday, part of a push by big tech to add more storage facilities to meet the needs of AI. The director of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Latin America, Paula Bellizia, announced the investment at President Claudia Sheinbaum's regular morning news conference in Mexico City.

US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech
US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech
by  AFP

The United States finalized a rule Tuesday effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world's second biggest economy over national security risks.

Lindt chocolate to raise prices again this year
Lindt chocolate to raise prices again this year
by  AFP

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli announced Tuesday that it would raise prices again in 2025 after strong sales last year showed that increases had not cut the appetite of consumers. The company posted organic sales growth -- which excludes currency fluctuations and acquisitions -- of 7.8 percent in 2024 to 5.47 billion Swiss francs ($6 billion).

Trump to make online address to global elite's Davos meeting
Trump to make online address to global elite's Davos meeting
by  AFP

Donald Trump will speak online to the annual meeting of the global political and business elite in Davos next week, days after taking office as US president, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday. "He will join us digitally" on January 23, WEF president Borge Brende said in a press briefing previewing the annual meeting.