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”

German Far-right Elects New Leaders After Co-Chair Quits

German Far-right Elects New Leaders After Co-Chair Quits

The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years,...

Europe Wilts Under Early Heat Wave From Med to North Sea

Europe Wilts Under Early Heat Wave From Med to North Sea

A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its...

Former Hotel Housekeeper Aims to Give French Workers a Voice

Former Hotel Housekeeper Aims to Give French Workers a Voice

A former hotel housekeeper who fought for the rights of her coworkers has become a symbol of the recent revival...

UN Weekly Roundup: June 11-17, 2022 

UN Weekly Roundup: June 11-17, 2022 

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

Russia Frees Medic Who Filmed Mariupol’s Horror 

Russia Frees Medic Who Filmed Mariupol’s Horror 

A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the besieged city of Mariupol by an Associated Press team...

Pioneering Russian Journalist Sells Nobel Peace Medal for Ukraine

Pioneering Russian Journalist Sells Nobel Peace Medal for Ukraine

Russian journalist and Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov is auctioning his Nobel medal for Ukrainian refugees, distraught at the eradication...

Attacks, Threats Add to Pressure for Azerbaijan’s Media

Attacks, Threats Add to Pressure for Azerbaijan’s Media

News that police in France arrested two men suspected of traveling to the city of Nantes to kill an Azeri...

UK Government Approves Extradition of Assange; He Plans to Appeal

UK Government Approves Extradition of Assange; He Plans to Appeal

The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying...

European Commission Backs  Ukraine’s EU Membership

European Commission Backs Ukraine’s EU Membership

The European Commission recommended Friday that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status. “Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the country’s...

French, German, Italian, Romanian Leaders Visit Kyiv

French, German, Italian, Romanian Leaders Visit Kyiv

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and President Klaus Iohannis of Romania visited...

European Leaders Bear Witness to Ukraine War’s Horror 

European Leaders Bear Witness to Ukraine War’s Horror 

Before the ceremony and the serious meetings about war, the European leaders witnessed the devastation wrought by Russia. A must....

Turkey Deports Thousands to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Turkey Deports Thousands to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Turkey is deporting thousands of Afghans despite an international outcry about the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban...

EU Leaders Visit Kyiv Amid Rising Divisions, Tensions

EU Leaders Visit Kyiv Amid Rising Divisions, Tensions

 Thursday’s visit to Ukraine by four European Union leaders comes ahead of a key decision on Kyiv’s EU candidacy, expected...

Greek Neo-Nazi Party Leaders Appeal Convictions

Greek Neo-Nazi Party Leaders Appeal Convictions

The imprisoned leaders of Greece’s once-powerful neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party are seeking to overturn long prison terms in an appeals...

As Sanctions Bite, Russians Seem Worried – and Skeptical

As Sanctions Bite, Russians Seem Worried – and Skeptical

The economic sanctions imposed on Russia after its military intervention in Ukraine are causing a domino effect across all spheres...

HRW Urges Russia to Halt Use of Banned Landmines in Ukraine 

HRW Urges Russia to Halt Use of Banned Landmines in Ukraine 

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Russia is causing casualties and suffering among civilians in its war against Ukraine by using...

UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption

UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption

Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his...

US Sending New $1 Billion Tranche of Weapons to Ukraine

US Sending New $1 Billion Tranche of Weapons to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived Thursday in Kyiv in a...

In Ukraine, Mines Take Lives Even After Fighting Moves on

In Ukraine, Mines Take Lives Even After Fighting Moves on

The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy keeping him company, and was bouncing his lumbering vehicle...

2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine 

2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine 

Two U.S. veterans from Alabama who were in Ukraine assisting in the war against Russia haven’t been heard from in...

EU, Egypt, Israel Agree to Export Israeli Liquified Natural Gas to Europe

EU, Egypt, Israel Agree to Export Israeli Liquified Natural Gas to Europe

Egypt, Israel and the European Union signed a gas deal Wednesday in which Egypt will export Israeli liquified natural gas...

Cartier and Amazon Target Knock-offs in US Lawsuits

Cartier and Amazon Target Knock-offs in US Lawsuits

Amazon and Cartier joined forces Wednesday in U.S. court to accuse a social media influencer of working with Chinese firms...