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”

Public Returns to St. Peter’s Square; Pope Calls for Defense of Environment 

Public Returns to St. Peter’s Square; Pope Calls for Defense of Environment 

The public returned to St Peter’s Square on Sunday to receive Pope Francis’s blessing from his window for the first...

Europeans Soak up The Sun But Virus Travel Rules a Mishmash 

Europeans Soak up The Sun But Virus Travel Rules a Mishmash 

Europeans and Americans soaked up the sun where they could, taking advantage of the first holiday weekend since coronavirus restrictions...

Teen Collects Old Devices so COVID-19 Patients Can Connect with Loved Ones

Teen Collects Old Devices so COVID-19 Patients Can Connect with Loved Ones

A New England teenager is collecting old devices to connect loved ones to patients quarantined in hospital rooms. VOA’s Arash...

SpaceX’s 1st Astronaut Launch Breaking New Ground for Style 

SpaceX’s 1st Astronaut Launch Breaking New Ground for Style 

The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek...

More Than 40 Diagnosed With COVID-19 After Frankfurt Church Service

More Than 40 Diagnosed With COVID-19 After Frankfurt Church Service

More than 40 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus following a church service in Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center,...

‘Superspreader’ Events May Be Responsible for 80% of COVID Infections

‘Superspreader’ Events May Be Responsible for 80% of COVID Infections

Some scientists now say “superspreader” events may be responsible for at least 80 percent of coronavirus infections.A report on the...

Greece Accuses Turkey of Occupying Small Piece of Greek Land

Greece Accuses Turkey of Occupying Small Piece of Greek Land

Greece has lodged a protest over Turkish troops’ occupation of a small patch of swampland along the land border between...

‘Superspreader’ Events May Be Responsible For 80% of COVID-19 Infections

‘Superspreader’ Events May Be Responsible For 80% of COVID-19 Infections

Some scientists now say “superspreader” events may be responsible for at least 80 percent of coronavirus infections.A report on the...

Report: UK Plans Cut in Huawei’s 5G Network Involvement

Report: UK Plans Cut in Huawei’s 5G Network Involvement

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to reduce Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s involvement in Britain’s 5G...

Greece Complains to Turkey Over Border Riverbed Dispute

Greece Complains to Turkey Over Border Riverbed Dispute

Greece has complained to Turkey in a border dispute linked to a riverbed change, a foreign ministry source said Friday.The...

Spain to Begin Easing COVID-19 Restrictions in Madrid, Barcelona

Spain to Begin Easing COVID-19 Restrictions in Madrid, Barcelona

The Spanish government Friday announced it will allow the cities of Madrid and Barcelona to ease their COVID-19-related lockdown measures...

As Lockdowns Ease, Europe Looks to Boost Summer Tourism

As Lockdowns Ease, Europe Looks to Boost Summer Tourism

The coronavirus crisis has slammed one of the world’s top tourist destinations — Europe — upending the region’s cherished summer...

As Deaths Soar, Doubts Grow Over Sweden’s Exceptional COVID-19 Response  

As Deaths Soar, Doubts Grow Over Sweden’s Exceptional COVID-19 Response  

As much of Europe remains under a strict lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sweden has stood out in taking a...

US to Exit International Military Surveillance Treaty 

US to Exit International Military Surveillance Treaty 

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is pulling the United States out of the 18-year-old international Open Skies treaty allowing surveillance flights over...

British Health Ministry Says 17% of Londoners Had Virus

British Health Ministry Says 17% of Londoners Had Virus

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Thursday that a small-scale antibody surveillance study has shown that about 17% of people...

Trump: US May Rethink Decision to Exit Open Skies Surveillance Treaty

Trump: US May Rethink Decision to Exit Open Skies Surveillance Treaty

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian violations make it untenable for the U.S. to stay in a treaty that...

Venice Reopens Gradually as It Recovers From COVID Impact

Venice Reopens Gradually as It Recovers From COVID Impact

Italy’s most popular tourist destination, Venice, is beginning its slow process to a return to normality. The city’s beautiful canals...

Controversy Surrounds New Moscow Military Cathedral

Controversy Surrounds New Moscow Military Cathedral

In Russia, a colossal new Orthodox Church cathedral has gone up on the outskirts of Moscow. It is called the...

European Markets on Downward Path  

European Markets on Downward Path  

European markets are all down in midday trading Thursday as bad economic news from Japan, and China’s worsening trade and...

Hungary to Close Zones Holding Asylum-Seekers 

Hungary to Close Zones Holding Asylum-Seekers 

Hungary is closing its border transit zones where it held asylum-seekers as they waited for authorities to review their applications. The...

Russia Poses ‘Serious’ and ‘Growing’ Threats to US in Space

Russia Poses ‘Serious’ and ‘Growing’ Threats to US in Space

Russia continues to pose “serious” and “growing” threats to U.S. interests in space, according to the top military officer for space defense. “They’re real, they’re...

Critics Knock Britain’s Handling of COVID Pandemic

Critics Knock Britain’s Handling of COVID Pandemic

For most of the coronavirus pandemic, the daily Downing Street briefing by ministers of the ruling Conservative party has been...