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”

An Existential Choice? France’s Communist Party Eyes Presidential Race 

An Existential Choice? France’s Communist Party Eyes Presidential Race 

France’s once-powerful Communist Party is fielding its first presidential candidate in years for the 2022 elections, a choice some consider vital...

EU Makes Deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 50 Million More Vaccine Doses

EU Makes Deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 50 Million More Vaccine Doses

European Commission President Urusula Von der Leyen Wednesday announced the European Union has reached a deal with pharmaceutical partners Pfizer-BioNTech...

Blinken Meeting with NATO Allies as US Sets Afghanistan Withdrawal

Blinken Meeting with NATO Allies as US Sets Afghanistan Withdrawal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Wednesday in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and...

Biden Warns Putin on Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine

Biden Warns Putin on Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Tuesday that the United States is concerned...

Taliban Shun Afghanistan Talks Until Foreign Forces Go

Taliban Shun Afghanistan Talks Until Foreign Forces Go

The Taliban said on Tuesday they would not attend a summit on Afghanistan’s future in Turkey this month until all...

Turkey Caught in Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Turkey Caught in Russia-Ukraine Tensions

With tensions escalating between Russia and Ukraine, Turkey is finding itself caught in the middle. Ankara — anxious to get...

Navalny’s Health Deteriorating From Hunger Strike

Navalny’s Health Deteriorating From Hunger Strike

Alexey Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who has been jailed for several months, is reportedly suffering the...

German Chancellor Seeks Nationwide COVID-19 Restrictions

German Chancellor Seeks Nationwide COVID-19 Restrictions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she is asking Parliament for temporary powers that would allow her federal government to...

Britain Reopens as Rest of Europe Goes Into Lockdown  

Britain Reopens as Rest of Europe Goes Into Lockdown  

Much of Europe has been forced back into lockdown amid a deadly third wave of the coronavirus. In Britain however,...

In Latest Salvo Against Media, Belarus Takes Euronews Off Air

In Latest Salvo Against Media, Belarus Takes Euronews Off Air

Belarusian authorities have stopped the European news network Euronews from broadcasting inside the country amid a campaign to muzzle independent...

Texas Teens Win Top Honors in International Competition    

Texas Teens Win Top Honors in International Competition    

The international Future City Competition recently announced its 2021 winners in the first ever all-virtual event. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …

A Computerized Map Can Predict the Next COVID-19 Outbreak

A Computerized Map Can Predict the Next COVID-19 Outbreak

Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that...

Britain Reopens as Rest of Europe Locks Down

Britain Reopens as Rest of Europe Locks Down

Much of Europe has been forced back into lockdown amid a deadly third wave of the coronavirus. In Britain however,...

Ukraine, Afghanistan in Spotlight as Blinken Visits Brussels

Ukraine, Afghanistan in Spotlight as Blinken Visits Brussels

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Brussels on Tuesday to meet with European and NATO allies on a...

Texas School’s Lunar City Wins Top Honors in International Competition    

Texas School’s Lunar City Wins Top Honors in International Competition    

The international Future City Competition recently announced its 2021 winners in the first ever all-virtual event. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …

Rome Restaurants and Other Small Businesses Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

Rome Restaurants and Other Small Businesses Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

Rome restaurateurs and other small-business owners clashed Monday with police for the second week in a row, demanding to be...

William, Harry Remember Prince Philip’s Wit, Service to UK

William, Harry Remember Prince Philip’s Wit, Service to UK

Princes William and Harry paid tribute Monday to their grandfather, Prince Philip, remembering his wit, sense of duty and barbecue...

WHO Reports COVID-19 Cases Rose Globally for 7th Straight Week

WHO Reports COVID-19 Cases Rose Globally for 7th Straight Week

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday the world has now seen seven consecutive weeks of rising COVID-19 infections and...

Germany’s CDU Backs Party Chairman as Governing Coalition’s Candidate for Chancellor

Germany’s CDU Backs Party Chairman as Governing Coalition’s Candidate for Chancellor

The executive committee of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party backed chairman Armin Laschet on Monday as candidate...

What Russia Wants from Ukraine

What Russia Wants from Ukraine

Two US warships are expected to arrive in the Black Sea this week as a demonstration of the Biden administration’s...

7 Catholic Clergy, Including French Citizens, Abducted in Haiti, Church Says

7 Catholic Clergy, Including French Citizens, Abducted in Haiti, Church Says

Seven Catholic clergy, including two French citizens, were kidnapped Sunday in Haiti, said the spokesman of the Bishop’s Conference for...

US Recession Drama ‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Film at British Film Awards

US Recession Drama ‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Film at British Film Awards

U.S. recession drama “Nomadland,” about a community of van dwellers, was the big winner at Britain’s BAFTA awards on Sunday,...