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”

Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Doubts are mounting about the efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine. Drug regulators in the Czech Republic and Brazil have withheld...

Germany COVID Infection Rate Falls Below Key Threshold

Germany COVID Infection Rate Falls Below Key Threshold

Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday the nation’s average COVID-19 infection rate over the past week has fallen below...

With Eye on China, India and Europe to Restart Stalled Trade Talks

With Eye on China, India and Europe to Restart Stalled Trade Talks

The decision by India and the European Union to restart stalled talks on a free trade pact comes amid growing...

Europe Emerging From Dark Coronavirus Months

Europe Emerging From Dark Coronavirus Months

After dark months struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Europe is finally hitting its stride, with vaccinations and economies picking up,...

Johnson ‘Anxious’ Over Rise of Variant From India in UK

Johnson ‘Anxious’ Over Rise of Variant From India in UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced anxiety Thursday about a rise in the U.K. of the coronavirus variant first identified...

Europe Emerges from Dark Coronavirus Months 

Europe Emerges from Dark Coronavirus Months 

After dark months struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Europe is finally hitting its stride with vaccinations and economies picking up...

Hungarian Plans for First Chinese University in Europe Prompt Security, Propaganda Fears

Hungarian Plans for First Chinese University in Europe Prompt Security, Propaganda Fears

Hungary has announced plans to open a branch of a Chinese University in Budapest. Critics fear the development — the...

Champions League Final Moved from Istanbul to Porto Due to COVID-19 Risks

Champions League Final Moved from Istanbul to Porto Due to COVID-19 Risks

The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29 has been moved from Istanbul to Porto to...

Spain Promises Ambitious Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America  

Spain Promises Ambitious Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America  

Spain has promised to donate 7.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin American and Caribbean countries this summer as...

Pope Holds First In-Person Public Audience at Vatican in Six Months

Pope Holds First In-Person Public Audience at Vatican in Six Months

A joyful Pope Francis greeted a group of about 300 faithful in a Vatican courtyard Wednesday as he resumed his...

Russia Expands Military Facilities in Syria

Russia Expands Military Facilities in Syria

Russia is expanding its navy base at the Syrian port of Tartus and planning to construct a floating dock to...

Injured Toll in Russian School Shooting Rises to 23

Injured Toll in Russian School Shooting Rises to 23

Twenty-three people remain hospitalized Wednesday in the Russian city of Kazan following a school shooting that killed nine people, seven...

Germany to Use Digital Immunity Certificate

Germany to Use Digital Immunity Certificate

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Wednesday the nation is prepared to roll out a digital “immunity app” to show...

Independent Panel Says Coronavirus Pandemic was ‘Preventable Disaster’

Independent Panel Says Coronavirus Pandemic was ‘Preventable Disaster’

An independent panel released a report Wednesday saying the coronavirus pandemic was a “preventable disaster,” exacerbated by a slow and...

Months of Lockdown Raise a Pressing Question: Where to Pee in Paris?

Months of Lockdown Raise a Pressing Question: Where to Pee in Paris?

Paris begins reopening next week, bringing relief to residents missing its long-shuttered shops, museums, theaters and cafes that make France’s...

Kremlin-imposed Cuts at US Embassy Leave Thousands Adrift

Kremlin-imposed Cuts at US Embassy Leave Thousands Adrift

Under Kremlin orders, the U.S. Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75%...

Russia Denies Involvement in Colonial Pipeline Attack

Russia Denies Involvement in Colonial Pipeline Attack

Russia has denied involvement in the cyberattack that crippled Colonial Pipeline, a critical artery for almost half of the U.S....

75 Years On, World War II Leningrad Battle Is Still Felt

75 Years On, World War II Leningrad Battle Is Still Felt

Among the many stories of World War Two, Nazi Germany’s Siege of Leningrad —  the Soviet city now known as...

Russia-linked Cyberattack on US Fuel Pipeline is ‘Criminal Act,’ Biden Says  

Russia-linked Cyberattack on US Fuel Pipeline is ‘Criminal Act,’ Biden Says  

A Russia-linked cyberattack targeting the largest U.S. fuel pipeline system is a “criminal act, obviously,” President Joe Biden said Monday.“The...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Presents Government Agenda

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Presents Government Agenda

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth delivered the official Opening of Parliament speech Tuesday, her first ceremonial appearance since the death of her...

Turkey Steps Up Efforts to Win Back Mideast Partners  

Turkey Steps Up Efforts to Win Back Mideast Partners  

Turkey’s foreign minister is visiting Saudi Arabia in a bid to repair deeply strained relations. The visit is part of...

France, Britain Fearful of Resurgent Jihadist Threat After Lockdown

France, Britain Fearful of Resurgent Jihadist Threat After Lockdown

Nearly 200 jihadists imprisoned in France are due to be released over the next two years and French security officials...