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”

 Washingtonians March for Belarus, Recalling Baltic Protests

 Washingtonians March for Belarus, Recalling Baltic Protests

Sundays for the Barysevich family are usually a time to catch up on chores and take their two young children...

Uighur Activists Fear Ankara is Bowing to Beijing Pressure

Uighur Activists Fear Ankara is Bowing to Beijing Pressure

Many of China’s Uighur minority have sought sanctuary in Turkey following China’s crackdown on the largely Muslim Turkic-speaking minority. Observers...

Zoom Suffers Worldwide Outages

Zoom Suffers Worldwide Outages

Videoconferencing platform Zoom experienced worldwide outages Monday morning, coinciding with the first day of remote classes for many schools and...

Apple CEO Tim Cook is Fulfilling Another Steve Jobs Vision

Apple CEO Tim Cook is Fulfilling Another Steve Jobs Vision

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a tough act to follow. But Tim Cook seems to be...

Germany Says ‘Fairly Likely’ Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned  

Germany Says ‘Fairly Likely’ Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned  

The German government says it believes that Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was possibly the target of a poison attack. Speaking to...

Belarus Authorities Arrest 2 Leading Opposition Activists 

Belarus Authorities Arrest 2 Leading Opposition Activists 

Belarusian authorities arrested two leading opposition activists allegedly helping to spearhead protests in the country, demanding the resignation of longtime...

Countering Italian Government, Governor Shuts Migrant Centers

Countering Italian Government, Governor Shuts Migrant Centers

Despite protests from Italy’s central government, the governor of Sicily has ordered all migrant centers on the island be shut...

What Explains Vietnam’s Bid to Buy Russia’s Virus Vaccine?

What Explains Vietnam’s Bid to Buy Russia’s Virus Vaccine?

A lot of eyebrows were raised when Russia announced it was the first to approve a vaccine for the coronavirus,...

Tens of Thousands Rally in Belarus, Call for Lukashenko to Resign

Tens of Thousands Rally in Belarus, Call for Lukashenko to Resign

Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Belarus capital Sunday and called for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign after...

Comatose Russian Dissident Visited by Wife in Berlin Hospital

Comatose Russian Dissident Visited by Wife in Berlin Hospital

The wife of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is being treated for suspected poisoning at a Berlin hospital, visited her...

Explainer: Why Revolt in Belarus is Different From Ukraine 

Explainer: Why Revolt in Belarus is Different From Ukraine 

A former Soviet republic on the fault line between Russia and Europe is boiling with revolt this summer. Sounds familiar...

Former Ukrainian Premier Tymoshenko Tests Positive for Coronavirus 

Former Ukrainian Premier Tymoshenko Tests Positive for Coronavirus 

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is in serious condition with a...

Thousands of Belarusians Gather for Anti-Lukashenko Rally as Army Issues Warning 

Thousands of Belarusians Gather for Anti-Lukashenko Rally as Army Issues Warning 

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, for a rally Sunday against the disputed reelection of...

At Least 4 People Died, 11 Missing in Turkey’s Black Sea Province 

At Least 4 People Died, 11 Missing in Turkey’s Black Sea Province 

At least four people have died and 11 are missing after heavy rain caused flooding along Turkey’s Black Sea coastline,...

Black Boxes from Downed Ukraine Jet Show Missiles Hit 25 Seconds Apart, Iran Says

Black Boxes from Downed Ukraine Jet Show Missiles Hit 25 Seconds Apart, Iran Says

Analysis from the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane shows it was hit by two missiles 25 seconds...

US WeChat Users sue Trump Over Order Banning Messaging App

US WeChat Users sue Trump Over Order Banning Messaging App

Some U.S.-based users of WeChat are suing President Donald Trump in a bid to block an executive order that they...

TikTok says It’ll Sue Over Trump Crackdown

TikTok says It’ll Sue Over Trump Crackdown

Video app TikTok said Saturday it will challenge in court a Trump administration crackdown on the popular Chinese-owned platform, which...

Russian Dissident Being Treated at Berlin Hospital

Russian Dissident Being Treated at Berlin Hospital

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is being treated at Berlin’s renowned Charite Hospital for suspected poisoning, after he was transported from...

Belarus Blocks Scores of News Sites Amid Protest, International Outcry

Belarus Blocks Scores of News Sites Amid Protest, International Outcry

A Minsk-based journalism trade group is calling on the Belarusian Information Ministry to immediately unblock more 50 news media websites...

Belarusian Opposition Leader Sees Herself as Symbol of Change

Belarusian Opposition Leader Sees Herself as Symbol of Change

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sees herself as a symbol of change whose role is to help deliver new...

Violence Against Women Increasing During Pandemic

Violence Against Women Increasing During Pandemic

“He’s in the next room — if he hears me, I’ll have to hang up.”That call to the FILE –...

London’s Famous Tower Bridge Gets Stuck in Open Position

London’s Famous Tower Bridge Gets Stuck in Open Position

London’s famous Tower Bridge, which crosses the River Thames in the heart of the British capital, was stuck open Saturday,...