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”

Volcanic Lava in Spain’s La Palma Engulfs More Houses, Land 

Volcanic Lava in Spain’s La Palma Engulfs More Houses, Land 

Red-hot lava Saturday engulfed the land Jose Roberto Sanchez inherited from his parents, and lightning flashed around the rim of...

Czech Opposition Grabs Election Win From PM Babis

Czech Opposition Grabs Election Win From PM Babis

Czech center-right opposition group Together overtook Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ ANO party in a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to nearly complete...

UN Monitors: Eastern Ukraine Casualties Rose After Cease-Fire Ended

UN Monitors: Eastern Ukraine Casualties Rose After Cease-Fire Ended

United Nations monitors have found a significant rise in casualties in eastern Ukraine since Russia-backed separatists ended a cease-fire agreement...

France’s Macron Vows Return of African Art, Admitting ‘Colonial Pillage’

France’s Macron Vows Return of African Art, Admitting ‘Colonial Pillage’

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that his country will return 26 African artworks — royal thrones, ceremonial altars, revered...

Russian Agency: More than 49,000 Died From COVID-19 in August

Russian Agency: More than 49,000 Died From COVID-19 in August

Russia’s state statistics service reported nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths in the country in August, taking the toll since the beginning...

Volcanic Grit, Water Shortage Threaten La Palma’s Banana Crop

Volcanic Grit, Water Shortage Threaten La Palma’s Banana Crop

“It’s worse than a plague,” said Pedro Antonio Sanchez, fuming over the volcanic grit coating his bananas, the main source...

Chinese Cyber Operations Scoop Up Data for Political, Economic Aims 

Chinese Cyber Operations Scoop Up Data for Political, Economic Aims 

Mustang Panda is a Chinese hacking group that is suspected of attempting to infiltrate the Indonesian government last month. The...

Baltic States Accuse Belarus of Facilitating Migration Across Their Borders

Baltic States Accuse Belarus of Facilitating Migration Across Their Borders

European ministers expressed concern Friday over the growing number of migrants illegally crossing from Belarus into several Baltic states, saying...

Facebook Messenger, Instagram Service Disrupted for Second Time in a Week

Facebook Messenger, Instagram Service Disrupted for Second Time in a Week

Facebook confirmed on Friday that some users were having trouble accessing its apps and services, days after the social media...

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Philippine, Russian Press Freedom Defenders

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Philippine, Russian Press Freedom Defenders

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov of Novaya Gazeta and Philippine journalist Maria Ressa of Rappler have been named the recipients of...

Attack on Romanian Film Crew Reveals Dangers of Environmental Beat

Attack on Romanian Film Crew Reveals Dangers of Environmental Beat

Surrounded by a group of men wielding axes, Romanian filmmaker Mihai Dragolea was sure he was going to die. The...

Americans Agree Misinformation Is a Problem, Poll Shows

Americans Agree Misinformation Is a Problem, Poll Shows

Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think social media companies, and...

Macron Faces Anger of Young Africans at Meeting

Macron Faces Anger of Young Africans at Meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron faced the frustration of young people from across Africa on Friday over a range of issues,...

‘COVID Health Pass’ Required for Italian Workers Starting Next Week

‘COVID Health Pass’ Required for Italian Workers Starting Next Week

Starting next week, all public and private workers in Italy will be required to have a digital COVID-19 health certificate...

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Two Journalists Fighting for Freedom of Expression

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Two Journalists Fighting for Freedom of Expression

The Norwegian Nobel Committee Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov...

US, EU Urge Russia to Find, Prosecute Mastermind in Journalist’s 2006 Killing

US, EU Urge Russia to Find, Prosecute Mastermind in Journalist’s 2006 Killing

The United States and the European Union have honored the memory of a Russian investigative journalist slain 15 years ago...

Russian Movie Crew Makes History in Space

Russian Movie Crew Makes History in Space

A Russian film crew blasts into space on a moviemaking history mission, an American actor known for playing a space...

Hold-outs Ireland, Estonia Agree to Global Tax Reform Deal

Hold-outs Ireland, Estonia Agree to Global Tax Reform Deal

The Irish and Estonian governments on Thursday agreed to sign on to a 15% global minimum tax rate on multinational...

Ash From Latest Eruption Shuts Down Airport in Canary Islands 

Ash From Latest Eruption Shuts Down Airport in Canary Islands 

Spain’s airport authority for the Canary Islands shut down the airport on the island of La Palma again Thursday because...

Ukrainian Bank Chief Investigated After Confrontation With RFE/RL Journalists

Ukrainian Bank Chief Investigated After Confrontation With RFE/RL Journalists

The head of a major Ukrainian state-owned bank has said he is under investigation in connection with a confrontation with...

Microsoft: Russia Cyberattacks Targeting More Governments, Agencies

Microsoft: Russia Cyberattacks Targeting More Governments, Agencies

Russia appears to be getting more aggressive and more successful as the nation’s hackers launch a growing number of cyberattacks...

Russian Paper Shuts Belarus Branch After Journalist’s Arrest

Russian Paper Shuts Belarus Branch After Journalist’s Arrest

A popular Russian newspaper has shut down its branch in Belarus after one of its local staff was arrested in...