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”

Australia’s online dating industry agrees to code of conduct to protect users

Australia’s online dating industry agrees to code of conduct to protect users

MELBOURNE, Australia — A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after...

British justice at Hong Kong’s top court declines to renew term

British justice at Hong Kong’s top court declines to renew term

London  — Another overseas, nonpermanent judge at Hong Kong’s top court, 86-year-old Briton Nicholas Phillips, has chosen not to renew his...

Dispute over Spain’s past domination of Mexico reveals domestic divisions

Dispute over Spain’s past domination of Mexico reveals domestic divisions

Madrid — Among those not present at Tuesday’s inauguration of Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, was the Spanish monarch.  Sheinbaum...

Europe hardens cease-fire calls as October 7 anniversary of Hamas attack nears

Europe hardens cease-fire calls as October 7 anniversary of Hamas attack nears

London — As the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel approaches, many European countries are strengthening their...

Europe hardens cease-fire calls as October 7 anniversary of Hamas attack nears

Europe hardens cease-fire calls as October 7 anniversary of Hamas attack nears

As the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas cross-border attack on Israel approaches, many European countries are strengthening their calls...

NATO’s new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority, says he’ll work with any US president

NATO’s new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority, says he’ll work with any US president

Brussels — The new head of NATO vowed on Tuesday to help shore up Western support for war-ravaged Ukraine and expressed...

Chinese woman arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, prosecutor says 

Chinese woman arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, prosecutor says 

Berlin — A Chinese woman has been arrested in the German city of Leipzig on suspicion of foreign agent activities and...

 Ukraine says deadly Russian attack hits Kherson market

 Ukraine says deadly Russian attack hits Kherson market

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims it’s fueling mental health crisis

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims it’s fueling mental health crisis

little rock, arkansas — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive...

Russia boosts 2025 military spending to record level 

Russia boosts 2025 military spending to record level 

Man gets life in Russian prison for car bombing that wounded writer 

Man gets life in Russian prison for car bombing that wounded writer 

moscow — A Russian court Monday gave a life sentence to a man convicted in a car bombing that seriously wounded...

Russian journalism archive aims to protect independent voices from media suppression

Russian journalism archive aims to protect independent voices from media suppression

Washington — On a quiet May morning, two months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the homepage...

Ukrainian, Hungarian FMs have ‘frank’ discussion

Ukrainian, Hungarian FMs have ‘frank’ discussion

Budapest — Ukraine’s new foreign minister held a “frank” conversation with his Hungarian counterpart on “difficult issues” on Monday, against a...

US hospital helps wounded Ukrainian soldiers regain eyesight

US hospital helps wounded Ukrainian soldiers regain eyesight

Since 2015, one of America’s oldest eye clinics, Wills Eye Hospital, has been helping wounded Ukrainian soldiers with severe head...

France’s Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds 

France’s Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds 

Paris — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two...

Ukraine reports downing 67 Russian drones in latest round of attacks

Ukraine reports downing 67 Russian drones in latest round of attacks

Austria’s rightward shift puts immigration in crosshairs

Austria’s rightward shift puts immigration in crosshairs

VIENNA — Picknicking with friends in the park after prayers at a Vienna mosque, Saima Arab, a 20-year-old pedicurist originally from...

Norway mulls building a fence on Russian border, following Finland’s example

Norway mulls building a fence on Russian border, following Finland’s example

HELSINKI — Norway may put a fence along part or all the 198-kilometer (123-mile) border it shares with Russia, a minister...

Russian PM to meet with Iranian president in Tehran

Russian PM to meet with Iranian president in Tehran

Moscow — Russia announced Sunday that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Monday. The...

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

Sacramento, California — California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence...

Thousands protest ‘uncontrolled immigration’ to Portugal

Thousands protest ‘uncontrolled immigration’ to Portugal

Lisbon — Thousands of protesters waving Portuguese flags and roaring the national anthem rallied in Lisbon on Sunday to express their...

Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires, driving into shops in Germany 

Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires, driving into shops in Germany 

Berlin — A man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left...