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”

Ukrainian Court Finds Lviv Student Guilty of Torching RFE/RL Reporter’s Car

Ukrainian Court Finds Lviv Student Guilty of Torching RFE/RL Reporter’s Car

05/27/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

A Ukrainian court has found a university student guilty of torching an RFE/RL reporter’s car, a decision that the media...

Uzbek Sports Journalists Ousted After On-Air Comments About Dam Failure

Uzbek Sports Journalists Ousted After On-Air Comments About Dam Failure

05/27/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Two Uzbek sports journalists have left their positions after criticizing the state-run television channel for its coverage of the aftermath...

Greece Deploys Forces to Build Fence on Turkish Border

Greece Deploys Forces to Build Fence on Turkish Border

05/27/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Greece is mobilizing forces to boost defenses along its land frontiers with Turkey. The move as Turkey threatens to resume...

France’s Virus Tracing App Ready to Go, Parliament to Vote

France’s Virus Tracing App Ready to Go, Parliament to Vote

05/27/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

French lawmakers were set to vote Wednesday on whether to endorse a contact-tracing app designed to contain the spread of...

Coronavirus Deaths Top 350,000 Worldwide

Coronavirus Deaths Top 350,000 Worldwide

05/27/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 350,000. The milestone comes as South Korea announced Wednesday its highest...

Why Vietnam’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Won’t Be Like California’s

Why Vietnam’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Won’t Be Like California’s

05/27/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Vietnam’s financial hub is setting aside land to develop what locals call a new “Silicon Valley,” a reference to the area of...

WSJ: Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving Startup Zoox

WSJ: Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving Startup Zoox

05/27/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Amazon.com Inc is in advanced talks to buy self-driving startup Zoox Inc, in a move that would expand the e-commerce...

Britain Begins Trials for Drug Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients

Britain Begins Trials for Drug Remdesivir on COVID-19 Patients 

05/26/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

The British Health Ministry announced a new trial Tuesday of the anti-viral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients with...

AFRICOM: Russia Deploys Fighter Jets to Libya

AFRICOM: Russia Deploys Fighter Jets to Libya

05/26/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) says Russia recently deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya to support Russian state-sponsored, private military contractors,...

Europe’s Businesses Work Overtime, but Are They Booming?

Europe’s Businesses Work Overtime, but Are They Booming?

05/26/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

With shops, hairdressers and other places opening again across Europe, business owners are working overtime to ensure they will make...

Italy’s New COVID-19 App Tracks Contacts and Protects Privacy

Italy’s New COVID-19 App Tracks Contacts and Protects Privacy

05/26/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Italy’s new contact tracing app for the coronavirus is about to be launched in a number of pilot regions. It...

Merck Leaps Into COVID-19 Development Fray with Vaccine, Drug Deals

Merck Leaps Into COVID-19 Development Fray with Vaccine, Drug Deals

05/26/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Merck & Co Inc, which has largely kept to the sidelines of the race for COVID-19 treatments, said it was...

French Nursing Homes Employees Protest Pay, Conditions

French Nursing Homes Employees Protest Pay, Conditions

05/26/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Employees of a major group of French nursing homes on Monday took part in protests across France to call for...

Kazakhstan Adopts Controversial Law on Protests

Kazakhstan Adopts Controversial Law on Protests

05/25/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Kazakhstan on Monday eased some restrictions on tightly-controlled public demonstrations but rights groups said they still fell short of international...

Greece, Spain Slowly Reopen Tourism Industries

Greece, Spain Slowly Reopen Tourism Industries

05/25/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

The tourism industry is slowly being revived in some European countries with new precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Greece,...

Top British Aide to PM Defends Coronavirus Personal Travel

Top British Aide to PM Defends Coronavirus Personal Travel

05/25/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s closest aide has defied calls to step down, following accusations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules....

Russian Prosecutors Seek Long Jail Term for Ex-US Marine on Spying Charges

Russian Prosecutors Seek Long Jail Term for Ex-US Marine on Spying Charges

05/25/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Russian prosecutors have asked a Moscow court to find former Marine Paul Whelan guilty of espionage — a charge Whelan...

In Race for Tourism, Greece Reopens Cafes, Island Ferries

In Race for Tourism, Greece Reopens Cafes, Island Ferries

05/25/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Greece restarted regular ferry services to its islands Monday, and cafes and restaurants were also back open for business as...

Cyberattacks Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Cyberattacks Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

05/25/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Cyberattacks have been flying fast and furious around the world during these days of global uncertainty because of the coronavirus....

Vietnam to Vote on EU Trade Deal as Economy Emerges from Virus

Vietnam to Vote on EU Trade Deal as Economy Emerges from Virus

05/25/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Vietnam has one of the only economies in the world that will grow in 2020, a distinction to be boosted...

UK’s Johnson Won’t Fire Adviser Over Lockdown Violations

UK’s Johnson Won’t Fire Adviser Over Lockdown Violations

05/24/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending one of his top advisers who has come under scrutiny for violating travel...

New York Times Marks ‘Incalculable Loss’ in US COVID Deaths

New York Times Marks ‘Incalculable Loss’ in US COVID Deaths

05/24/2020 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus is expected to reach 100,000 in a few days. To mark the solemn...

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