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”

Some UK Companies to Trial 4-Day Workweek

Some UK Companies to Trial 4-Day Workweek

Louis Bloomsfield inspects the kegs of beer at his brewery in north London, eagerly awaiting June, when he will get...

War Surges Norway’s Oil, Gas Profit. Now, It’s Urged to Help

War Surges Norway’s Oil, Gas Profit. Now, It’s Urged to Help

Europe’s frantic search for alternatives to Russian energy has dramatically increased the demand — and price — for Norway’s oil...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 28

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 28

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and...

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Powerful Vatican Prelate, Dies at 94

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Powerful Vatican Prelate, Dies at 94

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican’s No. 2 official but whose legacy was...

Fleeing the Russians: Evacuations are Slow, Arduous, Fraught

Fleeing the Russians: Evacuations are Slow, Arduous, Fraught

To a threatening soundtrack of air raid sirens and booming artillery, civilians are fleeing towns and cities in eastern Ukraine...

Ukrainian Negotiator Says Any Agreement With Russia ‘Isn’t Worth a Broken Penny’

Ukrainian Negotiator Says Any Agreement With Russia ‘Isn’t Worth a Broken Penny’

Ukrainian presidential adviser and peace talks negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said on Saturday that any agreement with Russia cannot be trusted...

Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Unites Europe, US Ambassador Says  

Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Unites Europe, US Ambassador Says  

In early May, VOA Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze spoke with Mark Brzezinski, the U.S. ambassador to Poland. This...

Envoy Talks About Ukraine, the War and its Postwar Future

Envoy Talks About Ukraine, the War and its Postwar Future

In mid-May, VOA Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze spoke with Alexandra Vasylenko, special envoy on coordination of humanitarian assistance...

Turkey Shows Off Drones at Azerbaijan Air Show

Turkey Shows Off Drones at Azerbaijan Air Show

Looping in the air at lightning speed, Turkish drones like those used against Russian forces in Ukraine draw cheers from...

Anticipated Foreign Fighter Flow to Ukraine Likely Just a Trickle

Anticipated Foreign Fighter Flow to Ukraine Likely Just a Trickle

For thousands of people around the world, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February served as a rallying cry, spurring many...

US Talking With Ukraine About Delivering More Powerful Rocket  

US Talking With Ukraine About Delivering More Powerful Rocket  

U.S. military officials acknowledge they have spoken to Ukrainian officials repeatedly about Kyiv’s requests for newer, more advanced weapons that...

Despite Losing Leg in Mariupol, Fighter Eyes Return to Ukraine Frontline

Despite Losing Leg in Mariupol, Fighter Eyes Return to Ukraine Frontline

In a small orthopedic clinic in Kyiv, Daviti Suleimanishvili listens as doctors describe various prostheses that could replace his left...

UK’s Dunblane Grieves for Uvalde, Fears Nothing Will Change 

UK’s Dunblane Grieves for Uvalde, Fears Nothing Will Change 

When Mick North’s 5-year-old daughter was gunned down at her school, he vowed through his grief that it must never...

US Allies in NE Syria Warn Against New Turkish Incursion

US Allies in NE Syria Warn Against New Turkish Incursion

U.S. allies in northeastern Syria are increasingly worried about Turkey’s pledge to launch a new round of military operations in...

WHO: Nearly 200 Cases of Monkeypox in More Than 20 Countries

WHO: Nearly 200 Cases of Monkeypox in More Than 20 Countries

The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually...

KLM Suspends Flights from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Due to ‘Chaos’

KLM Suspends Flights from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Due to ‘Chaos’

Dutch Airline KLM has announced it was temporarily stopping ticket sales for most of it flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport...

Companion Robot Responds to User’s Emotional Cues, Health Needs

Companion Robot Responds to User’s Emotional Cues, Health Needs

The arrival of the pandemic intensified feelings of loneliness and social isolation for millions of older people, many of whom...

Racism In The Ranks: Dutch Police Film Spurs Conversation

Racism In The Ranks: Dutch Police Film Spurs Conversation

A documentary about discrimination within the ranks of Dutch police has sparked a national conversation in the Netherlands about racism,...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 27

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 27

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and...

Louvre Ex-Director Charged in Art Trafficking Case

Louvre Ex-Director Charged in Art Trafficking Case

A former director of the Louvre Museum in Paris has been charged with conspiring to hide the origin of archaeological...

Turkish Officials Claim Capture of New Islamic State Leader 

Turkish Officials Claim Capture of New Islamic State Leader 

The reign of new Islamic State terror group leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi may be over, less than three months...

Russia Slams Sanctions, Seeks to Blame West for Food Crisis

Russia Slams Sanctions, Seeks to Blame West for Food Crisis

Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the...