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”

Multiple earthquakes rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini

Multiple earthquakes rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog...

British environmental journalist denied entry to Cambodia

British environmental journalist denied entry to Cambodia

BANGKOK — A journalist who covers environmental issues from Cambodia has been banned from entering the country where he has been...

WHO urges US to reconsider withdrawal, warns of budget impact

WHO urges US to reconsider withdrawal, warns of budget impact

The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its call for the United States to reverse its decision to withdraw from...

US foreign aid freeze sends shockwaves through Ukraine

US foreign aid freeze sends shockwaves through Ukraine

The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to freeze most foreign aid has left Ukrainian organizations that provide humanitarian aid...

Spanish soccer boss pleads not guilty in ‘kiss’ trial 

Spanish soccer boss pleads not guilty in ‘kiss’ trial 

Madrid — A female Spanish soccer player told a court Monday that her boss kissed her against her will as millions...

Film director found guilty of sexual assault in France’s first big #MeToo trial 

Film director found guilty of sexual assault in France’s first big #MeToo trial 

Paris — A Paris court found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor Adèle Haenel when she was between...

WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work

WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work

London — World Health Organization member states will discuss cutting part of its budget by $400 million in light of President...

Pope Francis decries deaths of children in global conflicts

Pope Francis decries deaths of children in global conflicts

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that “nothing...

Russia says Ukrainian drone attacks targeted energy sites

Russia says Ukrainian drone attacks targeted energy sites

Russian officials said Monday that Ukrainian drone attacks targeted energy facilities in two regions in southwestern Russia. Volgograd Governor Andrei...

EU leaders to huddle on defense against Russia, economy, and US

EU leaders to huddle on defense against Russia, economy, and US

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders gather on Monday to discuss how to bolster the continent’s defenses against Russia and how to...

Trial of Spain’s ex-football chief over forced kiss to begin

Trial of Spain’s ex-football chief over forced kiss to begin

MADRID — Spain’s former football chief Luis Rubiales goes on trial on Monday over the forced kiss he gave star forward...

Georgian police arrest opposition leaders at pro-EU protest

Georgian police arrest opposition leaders at pro-EU protest

TBILISI, Georgia — Police in Georgia arrested several anti-government protesters on Sunday as thousands of demonstrators demanding new parliamentary elections briefly...

Italian who saved children from WWII massacre dies aged 96

Italian who saved children from WWII massacre dies aged 96

Rome — Milena Bernabo, awarded one of Italy’s top civilian honors for saving three children from the Nazis during World War...

Protests against Germany’s Merz who supports migration proposal backed by far-right

Protests against Germany’s Merz who supports migration proposal backed by far-right

Berlin — Tens of thousands took to the streets across Germany during the weekend to protest the center-right leader and front-runner...

Multiple tremors near Greek island of Santorini shut schools and put residents on edge 

Multiple tremors near Greek island of Santorini shut schools and put residents on edge 

ATHENS — A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini has led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams...

UK’s Starmer seeks strong trade relations with the US in the wake of Trump’s tariffs 

UK’s Starmer seeks strong trade relations with the US in the wake of Trump’s tariffs 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he would seek a strong trade relationship with the U.S. after President...

Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight Islamic State group in Syria 

Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight Islamic State group in Syria 

ISTANBUL — Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Jordan will come together to fight the remnants of the Islamic State group, a move...

Russia and Ukraine trade blame over attack on boarding school in Russia’s Kursk region 

Russia and Ukraine trade blame over attack on boarding school in Russia’s Kursk region 

KYIV — Competing claims emerged over a deadly attack on a boarding school in Sudzha, a city in Russia’s Kursk region...

Putin says ignoring Soviet role in liberation of Nazi death camps is shameful 

Putin says ignoring Soviet role in liberation of Nazi death camps is shameful 

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ignoring the Soviet Union’s role in liberating Nazi German death camps such as...

Couple challenges Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages

Couple challenges Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages

ROME — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. And he has long championed...

UK to become 1st country to criminalize AI child abuse tools

UK to become 1st country to criminalize AI child abuse tools

LONDON — Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against AI tools used to generate sexual abuse images, the...

Third expulsion attempt fails as migrants in Albania returned to Italy

Third expulsion attempt fails as migrants in Albania returned to Italy

SHENGJIN, ALBANIA — An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a...