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”

UN Refugee Boss Warns of ‘Severe Cuts’ Without Immediate New Funding

UN Refugee Boss Warns of ‘Severe Cuts’ Without Immediate New Funding

The U.N. refugee agency will have to make “severe cuts” unless it gets extra funding soon, its chief said on...

Paris Trial Opens Over Crimes Against Humanity in Liberia

Paris Trial Opens Over Crimes Against Humanity in Liberia

A former Liberian rebel went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and acts of...

After Fleeing War, Ukrainians Struggle to Settle Around Europe

After Fleeing War, Ukrainians Struggle to Settle Around Europe

Ukrainian psychologist Tatyana Bogkova was on a birthday trip in Poland with her mother and 4-year-old daughter when Russian troops...

Escalation of Violence in Ukraine Disrupts Aid Work

Escalation of Violence in Ukraine Disrupts Aid Work

The United Nations and other aid organizations in Ukraine said on Monday that Russia firing missiles at cities across the...

Some Airport Websites Go Offline; Cause Being Investigated

Some Airport Websites Go Offline; Cause Being Investigated

The websites for some major U.S. airports went down early Monday in an apparent coordinated denial-of-service attack, although officials said...

Jailed Russian Opposition Politician Gets Vaclav Havel Award for Defending Rights

Jailed Russian Opposition Politician Gets Vaclav Havel Award for Defending Rights

Jailed Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza has won the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize awarded annually by the Parliamentary Assembly...

UN Refugee Agency Appeals for Greater Protection to People Fleeing Conflict, Persecution 

UN Refugee Agency Appeals for Greater Protection to People Fleeing Conflict, Persecution 

In an opening speech to the UNHCR’s Executive Committee, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed to member states...

Bosnian Serbs Protest Alleging Vote-rigging by Dodik

Bosnian Serbs Protest Alleging Vote-rigging by Dodik

Thousands of people rallied Sunday in Bosnia for the second time in a week, alleging that a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb...

India Criticizes Germany, US over Recent Kashmir-related Moves

India Criticizes Germany, US over Recent Kashmir-related Moves

India has sharply criticized the United States and Germany for recent, but rare, back-to-back moves related to a long-running territorial...

Austrian President Secures Re-Election in First Round, Projections Show 

Austrian President Secures Re-Election in First Round, Projections Show 

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen secured a second six-year term in office by winning more than 50% of the...

13 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia 

13 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia 

A barrage of Russian missiles overnight killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 60 others in the southeastern...

German Minister Calls for EU Sanctions Over Iran Crackdown 

German Minister Calls for EU Sanctions Over Iran Crackdown 

Germany’s foreign minister is calling for European Union entry bans and asset freezes against those responsible for what she described...

Pope, Calling Migrants’ Exclusion ‘Criminal’, on Collision with Meloni 

Pope, Calling Migrants’ Exclusion ‘Criminal’, on Collision with Meloni 

Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned defense of migrants, calling their exclusion “scandalous, disgusting and sinful,” putting him on...

Families Seek Truth as Airbus, Air France Face Crash Trial

Families Seek Truth as Airbus, Air France Face Crash Trial

Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration...

Russia’s Destruction of Ukraine Culture on Industrial Scale, Officials Say

Russia’s Destruction of Ukraine Culture on Industrial Scale, Officials Say

The exquisite golden tiara, inlaid with precious stones by master craftsmen some 1,500 years ago, was one of the world’s...

17 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

17 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

At least 17 people were reported killed in shelling attacks on civilian targets overnight in the southeastern Ukrainian city of...

UN Vote Will Test Countries’ Views on Russian Annexation Bid

UN Vote Will Test Countries’ Views on Russian Annexation Bid

The U.N. General Assembly will convene Monday in a special session to discuss Russia’s recent attempt to annex four regions...

German Regional Vote Tests Public Mood Amid Energy Woes

German Regional Vote Tests Public Mood Amid Energy Woes

Germans in the coastal state of Lower Saxony vote in a closely watched regional election Sunday, seen as a key...

Austrians Vote in Presidential Election With Incumbent Set to Win

Austrians Vote in Presidential Election With Incumbent Set to Win

Austrians vote Sunday in a presidential election expected to return incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen, seen as a beacon of...

EU Condemns Russia’s Takeover of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

EU Condemns Russia’s Takeover of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

The European Union’s top diplomat Saturday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Russia’s attempt to annex the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power...

Dutch Rally in Support of Protests in Iran 

Dutch Rally in Support of Protests in Iran 

Thousands of chanting, singing people held a solidarity demonstration Saturday in The Hague in support of protesters in Iran who...

Montenegro Holds Pride March Despite Opposition From Church 

Montenegro Holds Pride March Despite Opposition From Church 

Several hundred people on Saturday joined an LGBTQ pride march in Montenegro, held amid strong opposition from the influential Serbian...