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”

Drug Regulator Says Europe Must Close Vaccination Gap to Stop COVID Surge

Drug Regulator Says Europe Must Close Vaccination Gap to Stop COVID Surge

The European Union’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, said Thursday that unvaccinated individuals account for much of the “fourth wave” of COVID-19 infections in the region and encouraged EU member nations to close...

Cuban Dissident Vows to Keep Battling ‘Brutal Tyranny’ of Regime

Cuban Dissident Vows to Keep Battling ‘Brutal Tyranny’ of Regime

The leader of a Cuban dissident group who left the island for Spain said Thursday that the communist government was...

German Parliament Passes COVID-19 Measures after Dire Warnings

German Parliament Passes COVID-19 Measures after Dire Warnings

Germany’s Bundestag — the lower house of parliament — Thursday approved new COVID-19 countermeasures the day after the Germany’s Robert...

Russian Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Backfires

Russian Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Backfires

For more than a year, Russian-aligned troll factories overseeing thousands of social media accounts have been accused by Western countries...

G-7 Urges Belarus to End Migrant Crisis

G-7 Urges Belarus to End Migrant Crisis

The G-7 group of nations condemned what it called the Belarus government’s “orchestration of irregular migration across its borders” Thursday,...

US Defense Secretary: China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Drew ‘Concerns’

US Defense Secretary: China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Drew ‘Concerns’

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said China’s hypersonic missile test over the summer drew “concerns” about Beijing’s growing capability, but...

Bonds, Stocks, Economy: How China’s Property Woes Are Spilling Overseas

Bonds, Stocks, Economy: How China’s Property Woes Are Spilling Overseas

Marco Metzler of Switzerland gets 2,000 new followers a day on LinkedIn, all watching to see what will happen to his money....

As Poland Holds Back Migrants at Belarus Border, Thousands Suffer

As Poland Holds Back Migrants at Belarus Border, Thousands Suffer

Poland is dealing with a huge migrant crisis as thousands try to enter its territory from Belarus. Polish authorities have...

Armenia, Azerbaijan Report Casualties After Renewed Fighting on Border

Armenia, Azerbaijan Report Casualties After Renewed Fighting on Border

Dozens of Armenian soldiers have been captured or gone missing following the latest clashes on the border with Azerbaijan, officials...

Migrants in Belarusian Border Camp Reportedly Being Bussed Away 

Migrants in Belarusian Border Camp Reportedly Being Bussed Away 

Migrants in a makeshift camp on the western border of Belarus are being taken away by bus, a Polish government...

COVID-19 Surge, Inflation Fears Overshadow Europe’s Economic Rebound

COVID-19 Surge, Inflation Fears Overshadow Europe’s Economic Rebound

The World Health Organization says Europe is once again the epicenter of the pandemic. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the latest...

Turkey Arrests Businessman Suspected in Haitian President’s Assassination 

Turkey Arrests Businessman Suspected in Haitian President’s Assassination 

Turkish authorities arrested businessman Samir Handal, a suspect “of great interest” in the July assassination of Haiti’s president, according to...

Balkan Fears Grow as Western Countries Mull Sanctions

Balkan Fears Grow as Western Countries Mull Sanctions

Threats by the leader of the Serb-majority Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, to break his mini-state away from Bosnia and Herzegovina,...

Poland Uses Water Cannons Against Migrants at Belarus Border

Poland Uses Water Cannons Against Migrants at Belarus Border

Polish forces at the border with Belarus used water cannons and tear gas Tuesday against stone-throwing migrants, as Warsaw accused...

After COVID Wrecked Tourism, Protests over US Naval Presence in Spain Turned to Praise

After COVID Wrecked Tourism, Protests over US Naval Presence in Spain Turned to Praise

The US Naval Station at Rota in the south of Spain has often been the target of protests by anti-war...

Polish Forces Use Water Cannons on Migrants Who Threw Stones

Polish Forces Use Water Cannons on Migrants Who Threw Stones

Polish border forces on Wednesday said they were attacked with stones by migrants at the border with Belarus and responded...

Russia Rejects Accusations that Anti-satellite Missile Endangers ISS Astronauts

Russia Rejects Accusations that Anti-satellite Missile Endangers ISS Astronauts

Russian officials on Tuesday rejected accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test...

Greek Birthplace of Olympic Games to be Digitally Preserved

Greek Birthplace of Olympic Games to be Digitally Preserved

Greece and U.S. tech giant Microsoft have teamed up to digitally revive one of the ancient world’s most sacrosanct sites: the birthplace of the Olympic Games....

Minsk Blinks Ahead of EU Sanctions, But Crisis Not Over, Warn Diplomats

Minsk Blinks Ahead of EU Sanctions, But Crisis Not Over, Warn Diplomats

Belarus appeared to be moving Monday to de-escalate a long-running standoff with Poland and the European Union. Belarusian leader Alexander...

Germany Implements New COVID-19 Restrictions as Cases Surge

Germany Implements New COVID-19 Restrictions as Cases Surge

Germany’s capital, Berlin, joined several German states Monday in limiting access to restaurants, cinemas, museums and concert venues to only...

Britain Expands COVID-19 Booster Availability to Ages 40-49 

Britain Expands COVID-19 Booster Availability to Ages 40-49 

The British government Monday announced Monday an expansion of the nation’s COVID-19 booster shot program to people ages 40 and...

Britain Raises Terror Threat Level Following Taxi Explosion

Britain Raises Terror Threat Level Following Taxi Explosion

Britain Monday raised its terror threat level from substantial to severe following an explosion Sunday in a taxi outside a...