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”

Kherson Region Without Water, Lights After Airstrike

Kherson Region Without Water, Lights After Airstrike

In Kherson, residents were without lights and water Sunday, as the city’s Russian-installed officials accused Ukraine of “sabotage” without evidence....

Kyiv Prepares for a Winter With no Heat, Water or Power

Kyiv Prepares for a Winter With no Heat, Water or Power

The mayor of Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv is warning residents that they must prepare for the worst this winter if...

UK Reports Dismissals of Russian Commanders Since Ukraine Invasion

UK Reports Dismissals of Russian Commanders Since Ukraine Invasion

Britain’s Defense Ministry said Sunday in its daily intelligence report about Ukraine that there has been a “series of dismissals...

South Korea’s DRX Crowned League of Legends World Champions

South Korea’s DRX Crowned League of Legends World Champions

South Korean team DRX were crowned League of Legends world champions on Saturday after scoring a surprise 3-2 victory over...

Iranian American Guest Performs on Germany’s ‘The Voice’

Iranian American Guest Performs on Germany’s ‘The Voice’

The German version of the television show The Voice had a special guest Saturday on its final episode of the...

US Privately Asks Ukraine to Show Russia It’s Open to Talks, Washington Post Reports

US Privately Asks Ukraine to Show Russia It’s Open to Talks, Washington Post Reports

The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public...

UN Urges Musk to Ensure Twitter Respects Human Rights

UN Urges Musk to Ensure Twitter Respects Human Rights

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday urged Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, to make respect for human rights central...

German Rescue Ship Enters Sicilian Port, Disembarks Minors

German Rescue Ship Enters Sicilian Port, Disembarks Minors

Italy allowed a humanitarian rescue ship carrying 179 migrants to enter a Sicilian port and begin disembarking minors early Sunday,...

‘Never Again’: Ukraine Bolsters Defenses Along Belarus-Russia Border

‘Never Again’: Ukraine Bolsters Defenses Along Belarus-Russia Border

Crouching in his hidden lookout on the edge of a forest, a Ukrainian border guard scans the horizon to the...

Climate Activists Block Private Jets at Amsterdam Airport

Climate Activists Block Private Jets at Amsterdam Airport

Hundreds of environmental activists wearing white overalls stormed an area holding private jets at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and stopped aircraft...

Twitter Offers $7.99 Monthly Subscription That Includes Checkmark

Twitter Offers $7.99 Monthly Subscription That Includes Checkmark

Twitter on Saturday launched a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check now given only to...

1,100 Migrants in Limbo as Italy Shuts Ports to Rescue Ships

1,100 Migrants in Limbo as Italy Shuts Ports to Rescue Ships

Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people were waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily Saturday, one...

Prison-Like Center Puts Focus on UK’s Response to Migrants

Prison-Like Center Puts Focus on UK’s Response to Migrants

Behind wire fences in southeast England, children wave their arms and chant “freedom” to grab the attention of people on...

White House Discusses Iran Protests, Ukraine War, North Korean Missiles, US-Saudi Ties

White House Discusses Iran Protests, Ukraine War, North Korean Missiles, US-Saudi Ties

John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications, spoke with VOA White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara on...

From Russia With Cash: Georgia Booms as Russians Flee Putin’s War

From Russia With Cash: Georgia Booms as Russians Flee Putin’s War

As war chokes Europe, a small nation wedged beneath Russia is enjoying an unexpected economic boom. Georgia is on course...

Iran Acknowledges Sending Drones to Russia for First Time

Iran Acknowledges Sending Drones to Russia for First Time

Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the...

Global Statesmen: Only Diplomacy Can End Ukraine War

Global Statesmen: Only Diplomacy Can End Ukraine War

Only dialogue and diplomacy can end the devastating war in Ukraine, with total victory on the battlefield impossible for either...

Widespread Twitter Layoffs Begin, Worry Advertisers, Civic Groups

Widespread Twitter Layoffs Begin, Worry Advertisers, Civic Groups

Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company, raising grave concerns about chaos enveloping the...

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region, Young Volunteers Fight on Front Lines

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region, Young Volunteers Fight on Front Lines

Nineteen-year-old-year-old Mykyta wants to be a doctor, but not right now. Instead, he, like other young men and women in...

Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin

Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin

Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices on Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email later in the...

European Lawmakers Visit Taiwan, Taking Different Path from Scholz

European Lawmakers Visit Taiwan, Taking Different Path from Scholz

Europe’s challenges in formulating a common approach to China were on display this week as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set...

US Senators in Ukraine Promise Continued Aid Ahead of Winter

US Senators in Ukraine Promise Continued Aid Ahead of Winter

Two U.S. senators met with families in Ukraine’s capital Thursday and promised continued humanitarian support for the war-torn country as...