4 when a rented truck with an Amazon logo turned directly into his lane, The Virginian-Pilot reported. The truck hit Hartley, causing fractures to his left wrist and left leg.... A driver’s pay can be reduced if he or she falls “ behind the rabbit ” or require rescues too often, the$ 100 million lawsuit said. This is not the first time Amazon has faced a lawsuit regarding its delivery drivers.... Bloomberg reported in November that Amazon has been a defendant in at least 119 motor vehicle inju

MUNICH: The head of Germany’s industry lobby says the government may fail to phase out coal-fired power plants ahead of schedule because it lacks a strategy to provide incentives for the construction of new gas stations.“ It is extremely annoying that we could find ourselves in a situation where we have to continue operating coal-fired power plants for longer because there is not enough other reserve capacity, ” German newswire DPA cited BDI lobby chief Siegfried Russwurm as saying. Russwurm rep

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka plans to replace its current “ unrealistic ” budget and is in talks with the

plans to open military stores of rice for public consumption were “ unrealistic ” and “ an order

Image source, Getty Images Government borrowing fell in November but was still higher than expected

SINGAPORE-The pitfalls of bicycle sharing-which go back more than 50 years-are not exclusive to Singapore. The hefty losses to vandalism and theft have been well documented in Paris, for example, where 80 per cent of a fleet of 20, 600 bicycles had to be replaced within the first year. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at$ 0.99/ month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Ge

The SNP and the Scottish Greens have agreed to hold an independence referendum within the first half of the five-year parliamentary term.... It comes after Ms Sturgeon announced the pair will co-operate at Holyrood on key areas like the environment and economic development.... Energy formed a key part of the first independence battle as Scotland boasts one of the most favourable conditions in Europe for harvesting wind. Fergus Ewing, the Scottish Government's former Secretary for Rural Economy

If you allow people to keep on doing this, it’s our climate as well as theirs that’s changed.” National climate pledges are too weak to avoid catastrophic warming.... Extreme weather events — such as storms, droughts, wildfires, heat waves and floods — are becoming more frequent and severe. Australia isn’t alone in the challenges it will face in delivering on its net-zero promises.... To meet its high goals, British citizens will need to make major changes to the way they heat their homes; how

the free lunch is over. The international community, including our traditional allies, expects us

Worries have been rising about unrealistic expectations for the U.S. stock market, which saw the