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”

Pompeo Expresses Support for Georgia’s Sovereignty in Tbilisi Talks

Pompeo Expresses Support for Georgia’s Sovereignty in Tbilisi Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Georgian leaders Wednesday in Tbilisi where he expressed support for Georgia’s sovereignty and strengthening...

Post-Election, US Senators and Social Media CEOs Agree Change is Needed

Post-Election, US Senators and Social Media CEOs Agree Change is Needed

Facing charges of censorship, the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook appeared before a hearing of U.S. lawmakers Tuesday to defend...

Germany Accuses Russia, China of Stalling Over North Korea Fuel Sanctions

Germany Accuses Russia, China of Stalling Over North Korea Fuel Sanctions

Germany accused Russia and China on Tuesday of preventing a United Nations Security Council committee from determining whether North Korea...

British PM Johnson: Giving Scotland Self-Governance Was ‘Disaster’

British PM Johnson: Giving Scotland Self-Governance Was ‘Disaster’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson triggered anger Monday in Scotland when he called the decision to grant Scotland governing powers...

Missile Launched from US Warship Destroys Mock Long-Range Missile

Missile Launched from US Warship Destroys Mock Long-Range Missile

The U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday an American warship “intercepted and destroyed” an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target in...

For Turkey, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Provided a Boost

For Turkey, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Provided a Boost

Azerbaijan’s Turkish-supported victory over Armenian forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave has provided Ankara an opportunity to expand its influence...

German Historians on Frontlines of Politics 

German Historians on Frontlines of Politics 

Historian Jens-Christian Wagner was stunned when he received a telephone call this month from the public prosecutor’s office in the...

British Diplomat Saves Drowning Student in China

British Diplomat Saves Drowning Student in China

A British diplomat leaped into a river in southwestern China and rescued a drowning student over the weekend, Britain’s embassy...

Pro-EU Reformer wins Moldovan Presidential Election

Pro-EU Reformer wins Moldovan Presidential Election

A pro-European reformer has won the presidency of Moldova — defeating her Moscow-backed opponent in a second-round vote that centered...

New App Identifies Mosquitoes by Buzzing Sound

New App Identifies Mosquitoes by Buzzing Sound

The high-pitched whine of a mosquito is annoying, but scientists have developed an app that uses that sound to detect...

Italy’s Stromboli Volcano Erupts with ‘High Intensity’

Italy’s Stromboli Volcano Erupts with ‘High Intensity’

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported a “high intensity” explosion Monday at the Stromboli volcano, one of the...

EU Signs Deal for 405 Billion Doses of Potential German COVID Vaccine 

EU Signs Deal for 405 Billion Doses of Potential German COVID Vaccine 

The European Commission, the European Union’s administrative branch, announced  Monday a deal with to purchase 405 billion doses of a...

Suspected IS Terrorist Goes on Trial in Paris

Suspected IS Terrorist Goes on Trial in Paris

A suspected Islamic State gunman who opened fire aboard a high-speed train in France in 2015 is going on trial...

Pakistan’s Capital Under Virtual Lockdown Over Anti-France Protest     

Pakistan’s Capital Under Virtual Lockdown Over Anti-France Protest     

 Security forces in Pakistan sealed off a main highway into the capital, Islamabad, for a second day Monday to contain...

Pompeo Visits France for Economic, Security Talks

Pompeo Visits France for Economic, Security Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders Monday for economic and...

Moldova Opposition Candidate Projected Winner of Presidential Election  

Moldova Opposition Candidate Projected Winner of Presidential Election  

The opposition candidate in Moldova is the projected winner of the runoff presidential election. With almost all the vote counted by...

More than 1,000 Detained as Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades on Protesters

More than 1,000 Detained as Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades on Protesters

Belarusian police detained more than 1,000 people Sunday during protests across the country demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko...

Britain’s Johnson in Self-isolation; Has No Virus Symptoms

Britain’s Johnson in Self-isolation; Has No Virus Symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after being told he came into contact with someone who tested positive for...

Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades to Disperse Anti-Government Protesters

Belarus Police Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades to Disperse Anti-Government Protesters

Belarusian police have detained scores of protesters who were demanding the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko and a new presidential election...

UN: Widespread Human Rights Violations Continue Unchecked in Belarus

UN: Widespread Human Rights Violations Continue Unchecked in Belarus

The U.N. human rights office says the government of Belarus continues to commit human rights violations with impunity against peaceful...

Erdogan Visits Breakaway Northern Cyprus after Ally Wins Vote

Erdogan Visits Breakaway Northern Cyprus after Ally Wins Vote

Turkish President Erdogan visited breakaway Northern Cyprus on Sunday to meet its newly elected leader who backs his call for...

In COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Hungarian Village Firm Takes Global Role 

In COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Hungarian Village Firm Takes Global Role 

In an unassuming house in rolling hills east of the Hungarian capital, a small family firm is helping oil the...