Business

Economy and business news. Business is the practice of making one’s living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also “any activity or enterprise entered into for profit”

Suicide Bomber Strikes in Turkish Capital

Suicide Bomber Strikes in Turkish Capital

No group has yet claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Sunday in the Turkish capital. The attack in Ankara came...

Swiss-Led Team Drives Electric Vans From Geneva to Doha,
Qatar

Swiss-Led Team Drives Electric Vans From Geneva to Doha, Qatar

A Swiss-led team has driven electric vans across Europe and the Arabian Peninsula to Qatar to showcase zero-emission battery powered...

Polish Opposition Holds Massive Warsaw Rally Ahead of Tight Election 

Polish Opposition Holds Massive Warsaw Rally Ahead of Tight Election 

Hundreds of thousands of people held an opposition rally in Warsaw on Sunday, two weeks ahead of an election that...

Suicide Bomber Detonates Device in Turkish Capital

Suicide Bomber Detonates Device in Turkish Capital

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device Sunday in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara. A second assailant was...

Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 9 in Murcia in Spain

Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 9 in Murcia in Spain

At least nine people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, the mayor...

Populist, Pro-Russia Ex-Premier, Leftist Party Win in Slovakia’s Parliamentary Elections

Populist, Pro-Russia Ex-Premier, Leftist Party Win in Slovakia’s Parliamentary Elections

A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning...

Slovakia’s Pro-West, Pro-Russia Parties in Tight Race, Exit Polls Say

Slovakia’s Pro-West, Pro-Russia Parties in Tight Race, Exit Polls Say

Voters in Slovakia cast ballots Saturday in early parliamentary elections, and two exit polls pointed to a tight finish between...

Apple to Fix Software Bug Making iPhone 15 Models Too Hot to Handle

Apple to Fix Software Bug Making iPhone 15 Models Too Hot to Handle

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing...

New Sports Website Broke Exclusive on Disgraced Spanish Soccer Chief

New Sports Website Broke Exclusive on Disgraced Spanish Soccer Chief

The fall of Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales, forced to resign over an unwanted kiss of midfielder Jenni Hermoso,...

Kosovo Demands Serbia Withdraw Troops From Border

Kosovo Demands Serbia Withdraw Troops From Border

Kosovo demanded Saturday that Serbia withdraw its troops from their common border, saying it was ready to protect its territorial...

Pope Francis Creates 21 New Cardinals to Help Reform Church

Pope Francis Creates 21 New Cardinals to Help Reform Church

Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the...

As Alpine Glaciers Disappear, New Landscapes Take Their Place

As Alpine Glaciers Disappear, New Landscapes Take Their Place

In pockets of Europe’s Alpine mountains, glaciers are abundant enough that ski resorts operate above the snow and ice. Ski...

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Sept. 24-30

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Sept. 24-30

Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA...

Food Prices Rising Due to Climate Change, El Nino, and Russia’s War

Food Prices Rising Due to Climate Change, El Nino, and Russia’s War

How do you cook a meal when a staple ingredient is unaffordable?  This question is playing out in households around...

Slovakia Election Pits Pro-Russia Candidate Against Liberal Pro-West One

Slovakia Election Pits Pro-Russia Candidate Against Liberal Pro-West One

Voters in Slovakia cast ballots Saturday in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned...

Putin Meets with Former Wagner Group Chief of Staff

Putin Meets with Former Wagner Group Chief of Staff

 Russian officials have released footage of President Vladimir Putin meeting with former Wagner Group Chief of Staff Andrei Troshev and...

US Warns of Large Serbian Military Buildup Near Kosovo

US Warns of Large Serbian Military Buildup Near Kosovo

The United States called on Belgrade to pull its forces back from the border with Kosovo on Friday after detecting...

US Senators Call on Russia to Free American Captives

US Senators Call on Russia to Free American Captives

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced Friday a bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release by Russia of two...

Russia Drafts 130,000 Conscripts, Increases Age Limit to 30

Russia Drafts 130,000 Conscripts, Increases Age Limit to 30

Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling up 130,000 conscripts for military service this fall, increasing the age limit of conscripts...

Humanitarian Operations in Armenia Gather Speed as Exodus Continues

Humanitarian Operations in Armenia Gather Speed as Exodus Continues

Emergency aid efforts for tens of thousands of refugees who have fled to Armenia from the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in Azerbaijan...

After Ukraine Invasion, Family Chooses Refugee Life Over Life in Russia

After Ukraine Invasion, Family Chooses Refugee Life Over Life in Russia

Galina Zhalybina and her husband left Russia after the country invaded Ukraine. Like many Russian families, they crossed from Mexico into the U.S. and eventually landed in New York City. Despite challenging...

Putin Orders Former Wagner Commander to Take Charge of ‘Volunteer Units’ in Ukraine

Putin Orders Former Wagner Commander to Take Charge of ‘Volunteer Units’ in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of...