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”

Mother Jailed in England for Medicated Abortion Later in Pregnancy

Mother Jailed in England for Medicated Abortion Later in Pregnancy

A 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced Monday to more than two years in an English prison for medically inducing...

US Providing $325 Million More in Aid for Ukraine  

US Providing $325 Million More in Aid for Ukraine  

The United States is providing up to $325 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, a U.S. defense official tells...

Swedish Court Upholds Rejection of Quran Burning Ban

Swedish Court Upholds Rejection of Quran Burning Ban

A Swedish appeals court on Monday said police had no legal grounds to block two gatherings where protesters had planned...

ILO: Child Labor on Rise Following Decades of Progress

ILO: Child Labor on Rise Following Decades of Progress

In observance of the World Day Against Child Labor, the International Labor Organization is calling for stepped up action to...

Northern Kosovo Tensions Threaten Serbia, Kosovo Goals to Join EU

Northern Kosovo Tensions Threaten Serbia, Kosovo Goals to Join EU

Recent clashes in Northern Kosovo between Kosovars and ethnic Serbs are raising concerns about a possible new conflict in the region. From Brussels,...

UN Chief Considering Watchdog Agency for AI   

UN Chief Considering Watchdog Agency for AI   

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that he will appoint a scientific advisory body in the coming days that will...

Startup Firm Leads Kenya into World of High-Tech Manufacturing

Startup Firm Leads Kenya into World of High-Tech Manufacturing

A three-year-old startup company is leading Kenya into the world of high-tech manufacturing, building a sophisticated workforce capable of making...

Can Russian Crude Ease Pakistan’s Economic Woes?

Can Russian Crude Ease Pakistan’s Economic Woes?

Pakistani authorities are touting the arrival of the first shipment of discounted Russian crude oil as “transformative,” however, analysts say...

Scotland’s Leader Won’t Suspend Nicola Sturgeon From Party After Arrest

Scotland’s Leader Won’t Suspend Nicola Sturgeon From Party After Arrest

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Monday he would not suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon after her arrest as...

As Anti-War Russians Flock to Georgia, Tbilisi Warms to Moscow  

As Anti-War Russians Flock to Georgia, Tbilisi Warms to Moscow  

Koshini’s rooftop bar serves up local wine and a stunning view of Tbilisi, bathed, one recent evening, in a rosy...

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Has Died

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Has Died

The controversial and colorful former prime minister of Italy – Silvio Berlusconi – has died.  The perpetually tanned billionaire media...

 Survey: 33% of Young German Men Find Violence Against Women Acceptable 

 Survey: 33% of Young German Men Find Violence Against Women Acceptable 

A third of the young men in Germany find violence against women acceptable, according to a new survey. One thousand...

11-Year-Old British Girl Shot Dead in France

11-Year-Old British Girl Shot Dead in France

An 11-year-old British girl was shot dead Saturday in France.   Her father and mother also were injured in the incident...

Row Erupts in Germany Over Restitution of Benin Bronzes

Row Erupts in Germany Over Restitution of Benin Bronzes

In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December...

Spain to Begin Exhumation of 128 Civil War Victims, According to Report

Spain to Begin Exhumation of 128 Civil War Victims, According to Report

Forensic scientists will on Monday begin the exhumation of 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War from a vast burial...

Ukraine’s Dam Collapse Is Both a Fast-Moving Disaster and a Slow-Moving Ecological Catastrophe

Ukraine’s Dam Collapse Is Both a Fast-Moving Disaster and a Slow-Moving Ecological Catastrophe

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting...

UK Hobbyist Stuns Math World With ‘Amazing’ New Shapes

UK Hobbyist Stuns Math World With ‘Amazing’ New Shapes

David Smith, a retired print technician from the north of England, was pursuing his hobby of looking for interesting shapes...

Iran’s Khamenei: ‘Nothing Wrong’ With a Nuclear Deal With West

Iran’s Khamenei: ‘Nothing Wrong’ With a Nuclear Deal With West

Iran’s supreme leader said Sunday a deal with the West over Tehran’s nuclear work was possible if the country’s nuclear...

Pakistan PM Says First Discounted Russian Crude Oil Cargo Arrives in Karachi

Pakistan PM Says First Discounted Russian Crude Oil Cargo Arrives in Karachi

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the first cargo of discounted Russian crude oil arranged under a new...

Latest in Ukraine: Kyiv Accuses Russia of Destroying Dam to Prevent Counteroffensive 

Latest in Ukraine: Kyiv Accuses Russia of Destroying Dam to Prevent Counteroffensive 

Latest developments: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree Sunday, sanctioning 178 Russian nationals, including Constitutional Court judges, for five...

Russia Arrests US Citizen on Drug Dealing Charges 

Russia Arrests US Citizen on Drug Dealing Charges 

A U.S. musician and former paratrooper has been arrested in Moscow on drug dealing charges and his court appearance, locked...

Djokovic Wins 23rd Grand Slam Title by Deating Ruud in French Open Final 

Djokovic Wins 23rd Grand Slam Title by Deating Ruud in French Open Final 

Novak Djokovic won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Norway’s...