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”

Russia Accused of Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Russia Accused of Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Britain, Canada and the United States have accused Russia of trying to steal COVID-19 information from academic and pharmaceutical institutions.Britain’s...

Russia Accused of Stealing Western Coronavirus Research

Russia Accused of Stealing Western Coronavirus Research

U.S., British and Canadian officials accused the Kremlin Thursday of being behind a massive and ongoing cyber hack aimed at...

Record Rain Causes Flash Floods in Sicilian Capital, Palermo

Record Rain Causes Flash Floods in Sicilian Capital, Palermo

Officials in the southern Italian regional capital of Palermo said a record-setting rainstorm Wednesday caused flash flooding that turned streets...

Experts Say Twitter Breach Troubling, Undermines Trust

Experts Say Twitter Breach Troubling, Undermines Trust

A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one...

EU Court Cancels US Data-Sharing Pact Over Snooping Concerns

EU Court Cancels US Data-Sharing Pact Over Snooping Concerns

The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies — from tech giants to...

Pro-Western Party Claims Victory in North Macedonia Election 

Pro-Western Party Claims Victory in North Macedonia Election 

A suspected hacking attack caused the site of North Macedonia’s electoral commission to crash for hours after polls closed in...

Scores of Anti-Putin Protesters Arrested in Moscow, Monitor Says

Scores of Anti-Putin Protesters Arrested in Moscow, Monitor Says

Russian police arrested more than 100 demonstrators protesting constitutional reforms that could keep Vladimir Putin in power for 16 more...

High-profile Twitter Accounts Swept Up in Wave of Apparent Hacking 

High-profile Twitter Accounts Swept Up in Wave of Apparent Hacking 

A wave of tweets in apparent hacking swept through Twitter on Wednesday, with more than half a dozen high- profile accounts —...

Police Detain Dozens in 2nd Day of Belarus Election Protests

Police Detain Dozens in 2nd Day of Belarus Election Protests

A Belarusian human rights group says police detained dozens of demonstrators in the capital and the city of Borisov on...

US Sanctions Companies Linked to Businessman Close to Putin

US Sanctions Companies Linked to Businessman Close to Putin

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on companies connected to Russian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin...

EU Leaders Seek Agreement on COVID-19 Recovery Fund

EU Leaders Seek Agreement on COVID-19 Recovery Fund

European heads of state will seek agreement over a proposed $856 billion pandemic recovery fund — and to discuss the...

British PM Defends COVID-19 Response to Opposition

British PM Defends COVID-19 Response to Opposition

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday defended his government’s COVID-19 response and preparations for a potential second wave of the...

Turkey Marks Fourth Anniversary of Failed Coup Attempt

Turkey Marks Fourth Anniversary of Failed Coup Attempt

Turkey is marking the fourth anniversary of the July 15 failed coup attempt against the government, with ceremonies and events...

Rights Campaigners: Treason in Russia Can Mean Almost Anything

Rights Campaigners: Treason in Russia Can Mean Almost Anything

Treason in Russia can almost mean anything these days, say rights campaigners.  The high-profile arrest last week of former defense...

Pompeo Threatens New Sanctions Over Russia-Germany Pipeline

Pompeo Threatens New Sanctions Over Russia-Germany Pipeline

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday threatened new sanctions to stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that...

As Britain Bans Huawei From 5G, China Warns of Trade Fallout

As Britain Bans Huawei From 5G, China Warns of Trade Fallout

Britain announced a ban Tuesday on equipment from the firm Huawei in the rollout of its 5G super-fast mobile networks...

Apple Wins EU Court Case Over $15 Billion in Claimed Taxes

Apple Wins EU Court Case Over $15 Billion in Claimed Taxes

A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in sweetheart tax deals...

Hundreds Protest Opposition Candidates’ Lockout in Belarus

Hundreds Protest Opposition Candidates’ Lockout in Belarus

Hundreds marched in Minsk Tuesday after Belarus’ election officials refused to register two top opposition candidates for the August 9 presidential election. “We are categorically for honest and...

Catalonia’s Government Orders Coronavirus Lockdown, Bypassing Judge’s Ruling

Catalonia’s Government Orders Coronavirus Lockdown, Bypassing Judge’s Ruling

Spain’s Catalonia regional government pushed ahead Tuesday with FILE – Migrants who are seeking seasonal work stand in a square...

ICRC Voices Concern Over Renewed Fighting in Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

ICRC Voices Concern Over Renewed Fighting in Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is voicing concern about the humanitarian consequences of the Armenia-Azerbaijan clash as...

French President Presides Over Scaled Back Bastille Day Celebration

French President Presides Over Scaled Back Bastille Day Celebration

Fighter jets streaked across the skies over Paris Tuesday, creating trails of blue-white-and-red smoke as France celebrated a somewhat subdued...

France to Make Wearing Masks Compulsory in Enclosed Public Spaces, Macron Says

France to Make Wearing Masks Compulsory in Enclosed Public Spaces, Macron Says

France will soon require people to wear masks in enclosed public places to prevent a rebound in COVID-19 cases, French...