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”

Irish Gang on Trial in France, Accused of Rhino Horn Smuggling

Irish Gang on Trial in France, Accused of Rhino Horn Smuggling

Four alleged members of an Irish crime gang and five other defendants went on trial Monday in France accused of...

Fortress Europe Takes Shape as EU Countries Fear Bigger Migration Flows

Fortress Europe Takes Shape as EU Countries Fear Bigger Migration Flows

Four years ago, European leaders chided then U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on America’s southern border...

Belarus Court Gives Opposition Activists Lengthy Sentences 

Belarus Court Gives Opposition Activists Lengthy Sentences 

A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the...

Families of MH17 Airline Crash Victims to Speak in Court

Families of MH17 Airline Crash Victims to Speak in Court

Dozens of relatives of the 298 victims of Malaysian Airlines flight 17, shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014,...

Blinken to Visit Qatar, Germany for Afghanistan Diplomacy

Blinken to Visit Qatar, Germany for Afghanistan Diplomacy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Qatar on a trip that will also take him to Germany for talks...

Surviving Member of Terror Cell in Paris Attacks to Go on Trial

Surviving Member of Terror Cell in Paris Attacks to Go on Trial

The sole surviving member of the terror cell that massacred 130 people in Paris in November 20 was a pot-smoking...

Police Clash with Opponents of Serbian Church in Montenegro

Police Clash with Opponents of Serbian Church in Montenegro

Arriving in a military helicopter, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro was inaugurated in the state’s old...

Boosted by Surge in Polls, Germany’s Scholz Bets on Coalition with the Greens

Boosted by Surge in Polls, Germany’s Scholz Bets on Coalition with the Greens

Germany’s center-left chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz wants to lead Europe’s largest economy in a coalition government with the left-leaning Greens,...

Protests as Montenegro’s New Orthodox Head Inaugurated 

Protests as Montenegro’s New Orthodox Head Inaugurated 

The new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro was inaugurated on Sunday, arriving by helicopter under the protection...

France’s Biggest Trial to Open Over November 2015 Attacks

France’s Biggest Trial to Open Over November 2015 Attacks

The biggest trial in France’s modern legal history begins on Wednesday over the November 2015 attacks on Paris that saw...

Floating Dutch Cow Farm Aims to Curb Climate Impact

Floating Dutch Cow Farm Aims to Curb Climate Impact

Among the cranes and containers of the port of Rotterdam is a surreal sight: a herd of cows peacefully feeding...

Rights Body Raps Greece Over Migrant Rescue Crackdown

Rights Body Raps Greece Over Migrant Rescue Crackdown

Europe’s top human rights body on Friday called on Greece’s parliament to withdraw articles included in draft legislation that would...

How 30 Years of Ukraine Independence Started in UN

How 30 Years of Ukraine Independence Started in UN

On August 24, 1991, Ukraine announced its independence from the Soviet Union, and in the next few months, the international...

Moving Fingers, Rotating Wrists: Advances in Prosthetics Improve US Veterans’ Lives

Moving Fingers, Rotating Wrists: Advances in Prosthetics Improve US Veterans’ Lives

Technological advances in prosthetics have vastly improved the lives of many U.S. veterans and service members over the past 20...

NATO Calls on Russia To Be Transparent With Military Exercises

NATO Calls on Russia To Be Transparent With Military Exercises

NATO’s secretary general called on Russia on Friday to be open about its “Zapad-2021” military exercises and the troop numbers...

Taliban Detain Former British Soldier, Ending Bid to Evacuate NGO Staff

Taliban Detain Former British Soldier, Ending Bid to Evacuate NGO Staff

The Taliban on Thursday briefly detained a former British soldier who was trying to evacuate overland 50 Afghan employees and...

Turkey Steps Up Border Security to Thwart Afghan Refugees

Turkey Steps Up Border Security to Thwart Afghan Refugees

Turkey is stepping up a border security barrier with Iran, primarily to thwart a possible large influx of refugees from...

EU Defense Ministers Mull Rapid Response Force after Afghanistan’s Fall

EU Defense Ministers Mull Rapid Response Force after Afghanistan’s Fall

European Union defense ministers discussed Thursday how to better respond to future crises following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, including...

Europe’s Infectious Disease Agency Says No Pressing Need for Boosters

Europe’s Infectious Disease Agency Says No Pressing Need for Boosters

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has issued a report saying that based on current evidence, there is...

For Spain’s African Migrant Vendors, Innovation is Key to Freedom

For Spain’s African Migrant Vendors, Innovation is Key to Freedom

he clandestine sea route from the coasts of Senegal to Spain is a dangerous voyage for thousands of migrants. For...

Afghan Еvacuees in Albania Say They Feel Safe, But Worry About Homeland

Afghan Еvacuees in Albania Say They Feel Safe, But Worry About Homeland

Albania is temporarily hosting some 600 Afghan refugees who have fled the violence and chaos in their country. The last...

Ireland Fines WhatsApp for Breaching EU Privacy Laws

Ireland Fines WhatsApp for Breaching EU Privacy Laws

Ireland on Thursday slapped Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service with a record fine for breaching EU data privacy laws after European...