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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”

WWII-Era Bomb Prompts One of Largest Peacetime Evacuations in UK History

WWII-Era Bomb Prompts One of Largest Peacetime Evacuations in UK History

LONDON — A World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in British history has been...

Mother Receives Body of Russian Opposition Leader Navalny, Aide Says

Mother Receives Body of Russian Opposition Leader Navalny, Aide Says

Eiffel Tower Staff Strike Ends; Site to Reopen Sunday

Eiffel Tower Staff Strike Ends; Site to Reopen Sunday

PARIS — A strike by staff at the Eiffel Tower has ended, the company that runs one of the most visited...

Chip Giant TSMC Shifts From Hotspot Taiwan With Japan Plant

Chip Giant TSMC Shifts From Hotspot Taiwan With Japan Plant

TOKYO — Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. opened its first semiconductor plant in Japan Saturday as part of its ongoing...

Ukraine Marks Second Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion

Ukraine Marks Second Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion

Anna Chernikova reports from Kyiv on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. …

UNICEF Says Ukraine War Wreaks Havoc on Children’s Mental Health

UNICEF Says Ukraine War Wreaks Havoc on Children’s Mental Health

GENEVA — The two-year-old Ukraine war is causing widespread suffering, anxiety and distress among affected children, many of whom have been...

Russian Drone Hits Odesa, Kills 1, on War’s Anniversary

Russian Drone Hits Odesa, Kills 1, on War’s Anniversary

Kremlin Weaponizes Russian History To Justify War in Ukraine

Kremlin Weaponizes Russian History To Justify War in Ukraine

TALLINN, Estonia — Earlier this month, when Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago,...

Angry French Farmers With Tractors Hold Another Paris Protest

Angry French Farmers With Tractors Hold Another Paris Protest

PARIS — Angry farmers were back in Paris on their tractors in a new protest Friday demanding more government support and...

Questions Abound on Whether Kyiv Can Sustain Fight Against Russia

Questions Abound on Whether Kyiv Can Sustain Fight Against Russia

KYIV, Ukraine — The future looks bleak for war-weary Ukraine: It is beset by shortages in soldiers and ammunition, as well...

Biden Announces 500 New Sanctions on Russia

Biden Announces 500 New Sanctions on Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced 500 new sanctions on Russia as the world marks two years since Moscow launched...

US Army in Europe Dips Into Own Funds to Cover Ukraine Training 

US Army in Europe Dips Into Own Funds to Cover Ukraine Training 

pentagon — The U.S. military has been forced to dip into its own funding to cover American training of Ukrainian forces,...

Hungary Buys Swedish Jets, Prepares to Approve Sweden’s NATO Bid

Hungary Buys Swedish Jets, Prepares to Approve Sweden’s NATO Bid

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The prime ministers of Hungary and Sweden concluded a defense industry agreement Friday that will expand Budapest’s fleet...

Chinese Companies Hit by US, EU Sanctions on Russia

Chinese Companies Hit by US, EU Sanctions on Russia

London — U.S. and European Union sanctions announced Friday on hundreds of people and companies for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine...

Ukrainian Soccer Star Joins Armed Forces as Soldier, Paramedic 

Ukrainian Soccer Star Joins Armed Forces as Soldier, Paramedic 

Once a defender on the soccer field, Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Vashchuk now defends his country. Vashchuk joined the National Guard...

On Invasion Anniversary and After Navalny’s Death, US and Allies Sanction Those Supporting Russia

On Invasion Anniversary and After Navalny’s Death, US and Allies Sanction Those Supporting Russia

Ukraine’s War-Battered Economy Shows Signs of Recovery

Ukraine’s War-Battered Economy Shows Signs of Recovery

Ukraine’s economy shrank 29% in 2022, the year Russia launched its full-scale invasion. In addition, Ukrainian businesses were destroyed, exports...

Suspected Gas Leak at Swedish Intel Service Sends 7 to Hospital

Suspected Gas Leak at Swedish Intel Service Sends 7 to Hospital

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s Security Service office was evacuated Friday after a suspected gas leak that saw seven people treated at a...

4 Dead After Fire Engulfs Spanish Apartment Block; 19 Missing

4 Dead After Fire Engulfs Spanish Apartment Block; 19 Missing

VALENCIA, SPAIN — A fire engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Thursday, killing four people...

Hungary Appears to Be Strengthening Ties With Russia, China

Hungary Appears to Be Strengthening Ties With Russia, China

Budapest — Hungary continues to buy billions of dollars of Russian oil and gas annually, despite most other Western nations’ cutting...

Ukrainian Railways Plays Critical Role as Wartime Lifeline

Ukrainian Railways Plays Critical Role as Wartime Lifeline

During the two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian Railways became the country’s key means of transportation. With over 22,000...

Ukrainians Bracing for Prospect of Prolonged War With Russia

Ukrainians Bracing for Prospect of Prolonged War With Russia

Entering the third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians say that with intense fighting on the eastern front and daily...