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”

French Parliament Approves COVID Vaccine Pass

French Parliament Approves COVID Vaccine Pass

France’s parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government’s latest measures to tackle COVID-19, including a vaccine pass contested...

Ukraine Blames Russia for Cyberattack

Ukraine Blames Russia for Cyberattack

Ukraine Sunday blamed Russia for the defacement of government websites, contending it was part of Moscow’s “hybrid war” against the...

Iran Confirms Again Imprisoning French-Iranian Academic 

Iran Confirms Again Imprisoning French-Iranian Academic 

Iranian authorities confirmed that they have re-incarcerated French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah for breaking house arrest restrictions.  The judiciary news website...

Microsoft Discloses Malware Attack on Ukraine Government Networks

Microsoft Discloses Malware Attack on Ukraine Government Networks

Microsoft said late Saturday that dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number of Ukrainian government agencies have been infected...

Roman Villa Housing Caravaggio up for Auction Amid Legal Dispute

Roman Villa Housing Caravaggio up for Auction Amid Legal Dispute

A Roman villa housing the only mural by Caravaggio and at the center of a legal battle between a former...

CES-2022 Showcases the Latest Tech Innovations

CES-2022 Showcases the Latest Tech Innovations

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, was smaller this year because of COVID, but, as usual, the...

Ukraine Suspects Group Linked to Belarus Intelligence Over Cyberattack

Ukraine Suspects Group Linked to Belarus Intelligence Over Cyberattack

Kyiv believes a hacker group linked to Belarusian intelligence carried out a cyberattack that hit Ukrainian government websites this week...

Kosovo Bans Serbian Vote on Constitutional Changes on its Soil

Kosovo Bans Serbian Vote on Constitutional Changes on its Soil

Kosovo’s parliament on Saturday passed a resolution banning ethnic Serbs from voting on Kosovan soil in Serbia’s national referendum on...

What’s in a Royal Title? A Lot, Apparently

What’s in a Royal Title? A Lot, Apparently

Only three times before has Buckingham Palace pressed what for the British monarchy is the “nuclear button” and transformed a...

Russia Detains 3 More Suspected REvil Group Members

Russia Detains 3 More Suspected REvil Group Members

A Moscow court on Saturday remanded in custody three more suspected members of the ransomware crime group REvil for illegal...

UN: Hate Speech in Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia an Incitement to Violence

UN: Hate Speech in Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia an Incitement to Violence

The U.N. human rights office condemns the rise of hate speech in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, warning it could...

Ethiopia Objects to Alleged ‘Misconduct’ of WHO Chief Tedros

Ethiopia Objects to Alleged ‘Misconduct’ of WHO Chief Tedros

The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of “misconduct” after...

Canadian Foreign Minister to Visit Ukraine, Vows to Deter Russian Aggression

Canadian Foreign Minister to Visit Ukraine, Vows to Deter Russian Aggression

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will visit Kyiv next week to reaffirm support for Ukrainian sovereignty and reinforce efforts to...

In Ukraine’s Trenches, Strays Bring Respite to Russia-Wary Troops

In Ukraine’s Trenches, Strays Bring Respite to Russia-Wary Troops

With Russian troops massing and the specter of war looming over the trenches of eastern Ukraine, soldiers in the dugouts...

Lisbon Fined for Sharing Protesters’ Data with Targeted Embassies

Lisbon Fined for Sharing Protesters’ Data with Targeted Embassies

The mayor’s office in Lisbon has been fined $1.4 million for sharing the personal data of protest organizers with embassies...

Former Danish Defense Minister Charged with State Secret Leaks

Former Danish Defense Minister Charged with State Secret Leaks

Denmark’s former defense minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said on Friday he has been charged with violating a section of the...

China Seen Backing ‘Digital Authoritarianism’ in Latin America 

China Seen Backing ‘Digital Authoritarianism’ in Latin America 

Chinese technology and expertise is making it possible for Venezuela and Cuba to exercise suffocating control over digital communications in...

Europe Sees Hope for Eventual Deal in Mali 

Europe Sees Hope for Eventual Deal in Mali 

A key European diplomat believes there is still a chance to defuse the growing political crisis in Mali that has...

Johnson’s Office Apologizes to Queen for Party on Eve of Husband’s Funeral

Johnson’s Office Apologizes to Queen for Party on Eve of Husband’s Funeral

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office apologized to Queen Elizabeth on Friday after it emerged that staff members partied late...

US Says Russia Preparing ‘False Flag’ Operation to Justify Invading Ukraine

US Says Russia Preparing ‘False Flag’ Operation to Justify Invading Ukraine

A flurry of security talks in Europe this week aimed at defusing the crisis over Russian troops massed at the...

Russia Takes Down Hacking Group at US Request, Intelligence Service Says

Russia Takes Down Hacking Group at US Request, Intelligence Service Says

Russia has conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States and has...

Turkey, Armenia Hold First Talks in Years on Normalizing Ties

Turkey, Armenia Hold First Talks in Years on Normalizing Ties

Turkey and Armenia on Friday said a first round of talks in more than 10 years was “positive and constructive,”...