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”

Zelenskyy: Western Artillery Effective Against Russians

Zelenskyy: Western Artillery Effective Against Russians

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that artillery his forces have received from Western allies has “started working powerfully” and...

For Ukrainians Forced Into Russia, Leaving Can Be Hard

For Ukrainians Forced Into Russia, Leaving Can Be Hard

As evacuees from Mariupol and other occupied Ukrainian cities make their way through Russia to third countries, they are beginning...

UN: 828 Million More People Faced Hunger in 2021

UN: 828 Million More People Faced Hunger in 2021

The United Nations warned Wednesday that the world is failing in its efforts to eradicate hunger, as 828 million more...

Death Toll Rises to 9 in Italian Glacier Avalanche

Death Toll Rises to 9 in Italian Glacier Avalanche

The death toll rose to nine Wednesday from a glacier avalanche Sunday in the Italian Dolomite Mountains, Maurizio Fugatti, president...

Europe Starts New Chapter in Repatriations of IS-linked Citizens

Europe Starts New Chapter in Repatriations of IS-linked Citizens

Europe is repatriating increasing numbers of its Islamic State-linked women and children, who have languished for years in Syrian camps....

Turkey Faces More Questions on Russia Sanctions-Busting

Turkey Faces More Questions on Russia Sanctions-Busting

Turkish authorities have detained a Russian ship, which Kyiv claims is carrying stolen grain. The move comes as Turkey faces...

Russia Sees Start of New Cold War

Russia Sees Start of New Cold War

Until February 24, when Vladimir Putin sent his troops into Ukraine, the Cold War was encapsulated in museums as a...

Spain Uses Natural Advantages to Push for Green Hydrogen

Spain Uses Natural Advantages to Push for Green Hydrogen

On a grim industrial park on the edges of Barcelona lies a shiny new depot that could hold the key...

Embattled British PM Under Fire Again

Embattled British PM Under Fire Again

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing yet another threat to his tenure in the wake of the resignations of...

Sweden Charges 18-year-old in March School Attack 

Sweden Charges 18-year-old in March School Attack 

Swedish prosecutors announced Wednesday they charged an 18-year-old man with two counts of murder in connection with a March attack...

Ukrainians Displaced Near Kyiv Fear for War-damaged Homes

Ukrainians Displaced Near Kyiv Fear for War-damaged Homes

Valentyna Klymenko tries to return home as late as possible to avoid the darkness of her war-damaged home outside Ukraine’s...

A Long War? Ukraine, Russia, US Negotiations Remain Far Off

A Long War? Ukraine, Russia, US Negotiations Remain Far Off

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration plans to participate in this week’s foreign ministers’ meeting of the Group of 20 leading...

Turkish Police Break Up LGBTQ Pride March; 30 Detained

Turkish Police Break Up LGBTQ Pride March; 30 Detained

Police in Turkey’s capital broke up an LGBTQ Pride march Tuesday and detained dozens of people. Turkish authorities have banned...

Israel’s Lapid Meets Macron in Paris on First Trip as PM

Israel’s Lapid Meets Macron in Paris on First Trip as PM

Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday used his first trip abroad since taking office to urge world powers...

UN: Civilians Bear the Brunt of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

UN: Civilians Bear the Brunt of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is calling for an end to the war in Ukraine and for...

International Hockey Body Rejects Russia, Belarus Appeals

International Hockey Body Rejects Russia, Belarus Appeals

The disciplinary board of the International Ice Hockey Federation on Tuesday rejected appeals by Russia and Belarus of the IIHF’s...

Spain Urges NATO to Address Threats From North Africa

Spain Urges NATO to Address Threats From North Africa

Southern European countries, including Italy and Spain, are urging NATO allies to address threats from North Africa. As Henry Ridgwell...

Dutch Arrest Polish Suspect in Killing of Reporter De Vries

Dutch Arrest Polish Suspect in Killing of Reporter De Vries

Dutch prosecutors on Monday arrested a 27-year-old Polish man suspected of organizing the killing of well-known crime reporter Peter R....

Ukrainian Mother, Daughter Lose Limbs in Russian Missile Strike But Not Hope

Ukrainian Mother, Daughter Lose Limbs in Russian Missile Strike But Not Hope

When Russian forces fired a missile at a crowded railway station in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk in April, 59 people were killed and 109 more injured. One mother and daughter lost limbs but survived, and are now heading to the U.S. for prosthetics....

Deputy PM: Ireland Sees ‘Extensive’ Fall COVID Vaccine Campaign

Deputy PM: Ireland Sees ‘Extensive’ Fall COVID Vaccine Campaign

Ireland expects to run an extensive vaccine drive against COVID-19 and flu ahead of a potentially worrying winter surge that...

LogOn: Companion Robot Responds to User’s Emotional Cues, Health Needs

LogOn: Companion Robot Responds to User’s Emotional Cues, Health Needs

Many people struggle with feelings of loneliness and social isolation. For some, a robot companion might make a difference, and...

Russia Turns Focus to Ukraine’s Donetsk Province

Russia Turns Focus to Ukraine’s Donetsk Province

Britain’s defense ministry said Tuesday it expects Russia to use the same tactics it employed to seize virtually all of...