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”

Pakistan’s Capital Under Virtual Lockdown Over Anti-France Protest     

Pakistan’s Capital Under Virtual Lockdown Over Anti-France Protest     

 Security forces in Pakistan sealed off a main highway into the capital, Islamabad, for a second day Monday to contain...

Pompeo Visits France for Economic, Security Talks

Pompeo Visits France for Economic, Security Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders Monday for economic and...

Moldova Opposition Candidate Projected Winner of Presidential Election  

Moldova Opposition Candidate Projected Winner of Presidential Election  

The opposition candidate in Moldova is the projected winner of the runoff presidential election. With almost all the vote counted by...

More than 1,000 Detained as Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades on Protesters

More than 1,000 Detained as Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades on Protesters

Belarusian police detained more than 1,000 people Sunday during protests across the country demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko...

Britain’s Johnson in Self-isolation; Has No Virus Symptoms

Britain’s Johnson in Self-isolation; Has No Virus Symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after being told he came into contact with someone who tested positive for...

Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades to Disperse Anti-Government Protesters

Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades to Disperse Anti-Government Protesters

Belarusian police have detained scores of protesters who were demanding the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko and a new presidential election...

UN: Widespread Human Rights Violations Continue Unchecked in Belarus

UN: Widespread Human Rights Violations Continue Unchecked in Belarus

The U.N. human rights office says the government of Belarus continues to commit human rights violations with impunity against peaceful...

Erdogan Visits Breakaway Northern Cyprus after Ally Wins Vote

Erdogan Visits Breakaway Northern Cyprus after Ally Wins Vote

Turkish President Erdogan visited breakaway Northern Cyprus on Sunday to meet its newly elected leader who backs his call for...

In COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Hungarian Village Firm Takes Global Role 

In COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Hungarian Village Firm Takes Global Role 

In an unassuming house in rolling hills east of the Hungarian capital, a small family firm is helping oil the...

Belgian Racing Pigeon Flies Past Record in Auction 

Belgian Racing Pigeon Flies Past Record in Auction 

A two-year-old Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim set a world record of 1.6 million euros ($1.89 million) at an...

Moldova Holding the Second Round of Presidential Election  

Moldova Holding the Second Round of Presidential Election  

Voters in Moldova are going to the polls Sunday for the second round of presidential election to choose between the...

Armenian Opposition Leader Detained, Accused of Plotting to Kill PM

Armenian Opposition Leader Detained, Accused of Plotting to Kill PM

The leader of Armenia’s opposition Homeland party, Artur Vanetsyan, has been arrested and accused of plotting to overthrow the government...

Armenians Torch Their Homes on Land Ceded to Azerbaijan

Armenians Torch Their Homes on Land Ceded to Azerbaijan

In a bitter farewell to his home of 21 years, Garo Dadevusyan wrenched off its metal roof and prepared to...

Demonstrators Demand Better Conditions for Canary Islands’ Migrant Arrivals

Demonstrators Demand Better Conditions for Canary Islands’ Migrant Arrivals

Demonstrators on the Canary Islands on Saturday demanded better living conditions for thousands of migrants who have reached the Spanish...

Pompeo Heads Abroad After Refusing to Recognize Biden Win

Pompeo Heads Abroad After Refusing to Recognize Biden Win

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to France, Turkey and five other countries days after Democrat Joe Biden was named...

French Forces Kill al-Qaida-Linked Commander in Mali

French Forces Kill al-Qaida-Linked Commander in Mali

French ground forces and military helicopters killed a jihadi commander linked with al-Qaida in Mali along with four others, the...

Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives

Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives

When Twitter started blocking President Donald Trump’s postings claiming widespread voter fraud, some cheered. Others started looking for the social...

Bytedance Gets 15-day Extension on US Order to Divest TikTok

Bytedance Gets 15-day Extension on US Order to Divest TikTok

The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell...

Parler: Social Media Hangout for Conservatives

Parler: Social Media Hangout for Conservatives

With Twitter and Facebook blocking and labeling more social media posts, some American conservatives are flocking to alternatives like Parler,...

Europe’s Hospitals Near COVID-19 Capacity

Europe’s Hospitals Near COVID-19 Capacity

Hospitals in several parts of Europe, from the Midlands of England to Ukraine, are warning their intensive care units are...

France Marks 5 Years Since November 2015 Paris Attacks

France Marks 5 Years Since November 2015 Paris Attacks

Five years after the deadly Paris attacks that killed more than 100 people in November 2015, the country paid tribute...

Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives to Vent, Plan

Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives to Vent, Plan

When Twitter started blocking President Donald Trump’s postings claiming widespread voter fraud, some cheered. Others started looking for the social...