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”

Islam in ‘Crisis All Over the World’ France’s Macron Says

Islam in ‘Crisis All Over the World’ France’s Macron Says

French President Emmanuel Macron Friday called Islam “a religion that is in crisis all over the world,” in a speech...

Trump Joins Growing List of Virus-infected World Leaders

Trump Joins Growing List of Virus-infected World Leaders

President Donald Trump has tested positive  for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected....

Turkey Steps Up Role in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Turkey Steps Up Role in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Since Sunday, Armenian and Azerbaijan forces have been fighting over the disputed Caucasus’ Nagorno Karabakh enclave. With the fighting escalating,...

WikiLeaks Founder’s Extradition Ruling Set for 2021

WikiLeaks Founder’s Extradition Ruling Set for 2021

A British judge will deliver a decision January 4 on whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United...

EU Leaders Win Agreement for Sanctions on Belarus

EU Leaders Win Agreement for Sanctions on Belarus

EU leaders overcame a diplomatic stalemate Friday to agree on sanctions on Belarus after a long evening of summit talks,...

Britain Bans Plastic Straws

Britain Bans Plastic Straws

Britain’s primary environmental agency announced that beginning Thursday a ban on all “single-use” beverage straws is in effect, making it...

As Spain’s Infection Rates Soar (Again), Divisions Widen

As Spain’s Infection Rates Soar (Again), Divisions Widen

Millions of Madrileños were preparing to go into lockdown once again Thursday as authorities in Western Europe’s worst hotspot shut...

Nuclear Arms Race, Weaponization of Outer Space High on US Disarmament Agenda

Nuclear Arms Race, Weaponization of Outer Space High on US Disarmament Agenda

Efforts to rein in a potential nuclear arms race and the weaponization of outer space will be high on the...

Georgia Urged to Guarantee Journalists’ Safety After Attacks on TV Crews 

Georgia Urged to Guarantee Journalists’ Safety After Attacks on TV Crews 

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling on Georgian authorities to guarantee the safety of journalists covering the parliamentary election campaign...

Britain’s Health Ministry Broadens COVID-19 Restrictions

Britain’s Health Ministry Broadens COVID-19 Restrictions

British Health Minister Matt Hancock announced Thursday the government will broaden new COVID-19-related restrictions to Liverpool and other areas in...

Caucasus: 4 Journalists Injured in Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting

Caucasus: 4 Journalists Injured in Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting

Two French and two Armenian journalists were injured Thursday in the South Caucasus separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting...

Spain Orders New Lockdown Measures on Madrid After COVID-19 Cases Spike

Spain Orders New Lockdown Measures on Madrid After COVID-19 Cases Spike

The Spanish government has issued limited lockdown orders on Madrid as the country experiences a new surge of coronavirus cases.The...

Navalny Tells Magazine Putin Was Behind Poisoning

Navalny Tells Magazine Putin Was Behind Poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has told a German magazine that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind his poisoning.In excerpts...

US Held Back on Belarus Sanctions, Hoping for Joint Move With EU

US Held Back on Belarus Sanctions, Hoping for Joint Move With EU

The United States has held off on joining Britain and Canada in imposing sanctions on Belarus in hopes the European...

For Belarus Protesters, Battle is for Long Haul

For Belarus Protesters, Battle is for Long Haul

The inauguration of Belarus President Alexandr Lukashenko following elections widely viewed as rigged has ushered in a new scenario in...

British PM Receives Rare Rebuke in House of Commons

British PM Receives Rare Rebuke in House of Commons

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a rare reprimand Wednesday by the speaker of the House of Commons for treating...

French Court Rules to Extradite Alleged Rwanda Genocide Financier to UN Court

French Court Rules to Extradite Alleged Rwanda Genocide Financier to UN Court

A top French appeals court has refused to block the extradition of the alleged financier of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide to...

German Chancellor Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions

German Chancellor Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions

After consulting with Germany’s 16 regional governors, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday announced new restrictions on the size of gatherings...

Pompeo Calls on Vatican to Reconsider Deal With Beijing

Pompeo Calls on Vatican to Reconsider Deal With Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed to advocate for persecuted religious minorities in China while calling on the Vatican...

Thorny Summit:  Turkey, Belarus, China, Migration Among Questions Facing EU Leaders

Thorny Summit: Turkey, Belarus, China, Migration Among Questions Facing EU Leaders

Tough foreign policy issues, including tensions with Turkey, sanctions against Belarus and relations with China, will be up for discussion...

Pompeo Urges Greece, Turkey to Resume Talks Over Territorial Spat

Pompeo Urges Greece, Turkey to Resume Talks Over Territorial Spat

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on NATO allies Greece and Turkey Tuesday to resume talks as soon as...

Amazon Launches Trial of Pay-by-Palm Device

Amazon Launches Trial of Pay-by-Palm Device

Need to pay for some groceries? No problem, just wave your palm. That could be the new mode of payment...