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”

Germany Slashes Energy Reliance on Russia

Germany Slashes Energy Reliance on Russia

Germany said Sunday it has made progress in sharply reducing its reliance on Russian energy, a strategic shift Europe’s biggest...

Greece Lifts COVID Curbs for Travelers ahead of Key Summer Season 

Greece Lifts COVID Curbs for Travelers ahead of Key Summer Season 

Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer...

UK says Russian Cyber Soldiers Target Leaders 

UK says Russian Cyber Soldiers Target Leaders 

Russian “cyber soldiers” have launched a new offensive against foreign leaders, targeting social media platforms with a large-scale disinformation campaign...

‘A Huge Demand’: Ukrainian Women Train to Clear Landmines

‘A Huge Demand’: Ukrainian Women Train to Clear Landmines

Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought she would have to do as an English...

Despite Payment, Investors Brace for Russia to Default

Despite Payment, Investors Brace for Russia to Default

Prices for Russian credit default swaps — insurance contracts that protect an investor against a default — plunged sharply overnight...

Serbia Shows Off New Chinese Missiles in Display of Military Power

Serbia Shows Off New Chinese Missiles in Display of Military Power

Serbia on Saturday showed off its new Chinese-made surface-to-air missiles and other military hardware purchased from both Russia and the...

Remembering Havel, Czechs Feel Moral Responsibility to Help Ukraine

Remembering Havel, Czechs Feel Moral Responsibility to Help Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has driven home the importance of NATO and the European Union for many of their...

Ukraine Slows Russian Advance in East, South as Talks in Doubt

Ukraine Slows Russian Advance in East, South as Talks in Doubt

The continuation of negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine is in doubt, with Ukraine’s president saying it is hard...

In Scandinavia, Wooden Buildings Reach New Heights

In Scandinavia, Wooden Buildings Reach New Heights

A sandy-colored tower glints in the sunlight and dominates the skyline of the Swedish town of Skelleftea as Scandinavia harnesses...

Zelenskyy’s Invite to G20 Not Enough for Biden

Zelenskyy’s Invite to G20 Not Enough for Biden

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who holds this year’s G-20 presidency, has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the group’s summit...

Chilling Calls, Legal Action as Russia Seeks to Silence Dissent

Chilling Calls, Legal Action as Russia Seeks to Silence Dissent

First came a court summons alleging Mikhail Samin had discredited the Russian army. Then came the threatening calls. Samin, a...

Media Watchdog RSF Puts French News Sites Back Online in Mali

Media Watchdog RSF Puts French News Sites Back Online in Mali

Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has put the websites of two major French broadcasters back online in Mali,...

Lviv Families Open Homes to Ukraine War Refugees

Lviv Families Open Homes to Ukraine War Refugees

Millions of Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries since Russia invaded their homeland. Others have moved to western Ukraine and...

Thousands of Refugees, Migrants Died in 2021 on Sea Crossings to Europe

Thousands of Refugees, Migrants Died in 2021 on Sea Crossings to Europe

The U.N. refugee agency said Friday that refugee and migrant deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.  More than 3,000...

Russia Makes Last-Gasp Dollar Bond Payments in Bid to Avoid Default

Russia Makes Last-Gasp Dollar Bond Payments in Bid to Avoid Default

Russia made what appeared to be a late u-turn to avoid a default on Friday, as it made a number...

New Gas Pipeline Boosts Europe’s Bid to Ease Russian Supply

New Gas Pipeline Boosts Europe’s Bid to Ease Russian Supply

Mountainous and remote, the Greek-Bulgaria border once formed the southern corner of the Iron Curtain. Today, it’s where the European...

Google Adds Ways to Keep Personal Info Private in Searches

Google Adds Ways to Keep Personal Info Private in Searches

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will let people...

Bloomberg Reporters in Turkey Acquitted Over 2018 Currency Crisis Article

Bloomberg Reporters in Turkey Acquitted Over 2018 Currency Crisis Article

A Turkish court on Friday acquitted 33 people, including two Bloomberg reporters and other journalists from local media, of spreading...

Ukraine Slams Kyiv Attack Amid New Mariupol Rescue Effort

Ukraine Slams Kyiv Attack Amid New Mariupol Rescue Effort

Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by...

RFE/RL Journalist Dies in Russian Air Strikes on Kyiv

RFE/RL Journalist Dies in Russian Air Strikes on Kyiv

RFE/RL journalist Vira Hyrych has died in Kyiv after a Russian air strike hit the residential building where she lived...

US Seeks Authority to Give Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine

US Seeks Authority to Give Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine

The Biden administration is asking Congress for additional legal authority to make it easier for the U.S. government to seize...

US: No Sign Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Will Bear Fruit

US: No Sign Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Will Bear Fruit

The United States has not seen many signs that Russia-Ukraine negotiations are “proving fruitful” as Moscow’s war on the country...