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”

US Action Against IS Financier Shows Jihadists’ Cash Flow Continues from Turkey

US Action Against IS Financier Shows Jihadists’ Cash Flow Continues from Turkey

The U.S. designation last week of a new Turkey-based member of the notorious Rawi Network for allegedly facilitating money transfers...

Drones with Infrared Cameras Help Track Elusive Koalas

Drones with Infrared Cameras Help Track Elusive Koalas

Conservationists in Australia are hoping infrared drones might help save the remaining koala population in New South Wales, one of...

Belgium’s COVID-19 Cases Surging

Belgium’s COVID-19 Cases Surging

A Belgian health official Wednesday warned COVID-19 is spreading “intensively” in the country, with the number of patients admitted to...

US Justice Department Asks Court to Block California Net Neutrality Law

US Justice Department Asks Court to Block California Net Neutrality Law

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block California’s net neutrality law, arguing that federal law...

Pompeo Announces Tour of Europe Next Week

Pompeo Announces Tour of Europe Next Week

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would visit Poland and three other European countries next week,...

Serbia Turns the Tables, Investigates the Investigative Journalists

Serbia Turns the Tables, Investigates the Investigative Journalists

Five years ago, Serbia’s Anti-Corruption Agency opened a money laundering investigation into Sinisa Mali, who was then mayor of the...

 WHO: Young People Should Ask Themselves: ‘Do I Really Need to Go to that Party?’

 WHO: Young People Should Ask Themselves: ‘Do I Really Need to Go to that Party?’

World Health Organization officials Wednesday urged young people to fight the urge to go parties and other gatherings to help...

COVID-19 Spells Trouble For Europe’s Pensions, and Skyscrapers

COVID-19 Spells Trouble For Europe’s Pensions, and Skyscrapers

Commercial landlords across Europe are bracing for prolonged repercussions from the coronavirus. While they argue offices will remain just as...

Instagram Launches Reels to Rival TikTok

Instagram Launches Reels to Rival TikTok

Facebook launched a short-film product similar to the popular TikTok app in the United States and dozens of other countries...

India Widens China App Ban to Cover More From Xiaomi, Baidu

India Widens China App Ban to Cover More From Xiaomi, Baidu

India has banned some mobile apps of Chinese companies such as Xiaomi Corp and Baidu Inc, three sources told Reuters...

Greece Grapples with Dramatic Spike in COVID-19 Infections

Greece Grapples with Dramatic Spike in COVID-19 Infections

Greece has recorded its biggest spike in COVID-19 infections since emerging from a nationwide lockdown three months ago. The country’s...

Verdicts in Slovak Journalist’s Murder Trial Delayed to September

Verdicts in Slovak Journalist’s Murder Trial Delayed to September

A Slovak court has postponed verdicts in the trial of a businessman and others charged with killing an investigative journalist...

Belarus Leader Warns of Violence Ahead of Weekend Presidential Elections  

Belarus Leader Warns of Violence Ahead of Weekend Presidential Elections  

In a winding state of the nation speech before lawmakers on Tuesday, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko warned that political enemies...

New Bridge in Genoa Opens to Traffic Two Years After Deadly Collapse

New Bridge in Genoa Opens to Traffic Two Years After Deadly Collapse

A gleaming new bridge in Genoa built after the deadly collapse of a viaduct opened Tuesday, but critics say not...

US BLM Protests Drive Global Online Race Debate

US BLM Protests Drive Global Online Race Debate

The May death of 46-year-old George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, and the subsequent protests across the United States...

UN Ratifies First Unanimous Treaty on Child Labor

UN Ratifies First Unanimous Treaty on Child Labor

A global treaty sponsored by the U.N. International Labor Organization (ILO) calling for greater protection for children against sexual exploitation,...

EU to Investigate Google’s Proposed Fitbit Deal

EU to Investigate Google’s Proposed Fitbit Deal

European Union antitrust regulators announced Tuesday they’ll launch an investigation into Google’s plan to buy Fitbit.Google, a U.S. tech giant...

Children in Worst Forms of Labor Get Legal Protection

Children in Worst Forms of Labor Get Legal Protection

The International Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labor has been universally ratified. The International Labor Organization said this is...

Russian Mercenaries in Libya Leave Mines as Deadly Calling Cards, Observers Say

Russian Mercenaries in Libya Leave Mines as Deadly Calling Cards, Observers Say

International observers are sounding the alarm about an alliance between Russian mercenaries and a Libyan militia, which they say imperils...

Poland Reports Record Increase in COVID Cases

Poland Reports Record Increase in COVID Cases

Poland reported on Tuesday a record daily increase in coronavirus cases for the fourth time in a week, with more...

Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok in US

Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok in US

Microsoft confirmed that it has held talks with Chinese technology company ByteDance to acquire its popular social app TikTok in the United States. Microsoft said...

Chinese Executive: Forced Sale of TikTok May Be Inevitable Amid US Scrutiny

Chinese Executive: Forced Sale of TikTok May Be Inevitable Amid US Scrutiny

The Chinese company that owns popular video-sharing app TikTok is exploring all possibilities to ensure that its subsidiary can continue...