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”

Poland holds local elections in test for Tusk

Poland holds local elections in test for Tusk

WARSAW — Poles vote in local elections on Sunday, selecting thousands of councilors and mayors who will play a key role...

‘Show must go on’ for Iranian journalist stabbed in London

‘Show must go on’ for Iranian journalist stabbed in London

LONDON — A journalist for an independent Iranian media outlet in London stabbed outside his home last week has returned to...

Travel disrupted in UK, power outages in Ireland due to storm

Travel disrupted in UK, power outages in Ireland due to storm

london — Airline passengers in parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland faced travel disruptions Saturday due to flight cancellations as...

Premier’s ally tops pro-Western diplomat in Slovakia’s president race

Premier’s ally tops pro-Western diplomat in Slovakia’s president race

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without illegal hashish market

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without illegal hashish market

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and...

Russia evacuates more than 4,400 people after dam bursts

Russia evacuates more than 4,400 people after dam bursts

Moscow, Russia — Russia said Saturday it had evacuated 4,500 people in the Orenburg region, in the southern Urals near Kazakhstan,...

Challenger to Hungary’s Orban announces new political alternative

Challenger to Hungary’s Orban announces new political alternative

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban mobilized tens of thousands of supporters in Hungary’s capital...

Germany’s Scholz warns of rise of right-wing populists ahead of EU elections

Germany’s Scholz warns of rise of right-wing populists ahead of EU elections

BUCHAREST, Romania — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of threats posed by right-wing populists Saturday as he addressed a gathering of...

Exclusive: Russian company supplies military with microchips despite denials

Exclusive: Russian company supplies military with microchips despite denials

PENTAGON — Russian microchip company AO PKK Milandr continued to provide microchips to the Russian armed forces at least several months...

US, Europe, Issue Strictest Rules Yet on AI

US, Europe, Issue Strictest Rules Yet on AI

washington — In recent weeks, the United States, Britain and the European Union have issued the strictest regulations yet on the...

Kuleba visits New Delhi: Can India help bring peace to Ukraine?

Kuleba visits New Delhi: Can India help bring peace to Ukraine?

Washington — Ukrainian officials are cultivating closer ties with India, pursuing mutual economic benefits while hoping to nudge the Asian giant...

6 dead, 10 injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv, officials say

6 dead, 10 injured in Russian strike on Kharkiv, officials say

Pilots: NATO military aid updates, strengthens Ukrainian air force

Pilots: NATO military aid updates, strengthens Ukrainian air force

Following Thursday’s meetings in Brussels, NATO’s 32 member states are getting to work on an expanded role in providing military...

In Serbia, attacks on credibility of journalists undermine media

In Serbia, attacks on credibility of journalists undermine media

washington — A Serbian journalist is being harassed and threatened after a fake video circulated online in which he appears to...

Ukraine’s ambassador to US: ‘We need to win,’ but need ammunition now

Ukraine’s ambassador to US: ‘We need to win,’ but need ammunition now

WASHINGTON — Next week could prove pivotal for Ukraine, as U.S. legislators reconvene following the Easter break. One of the most...

Iceland’s prime minister resigns to run for president

Iceland’s prime minister resigns to run for president

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced her resignation Friday and said that she will run for president, a...

Rights lawyers go to court to stop German arms deliveries to Israel

Rights lawyers go to court to stop German arms deliveries to Israel

berlin — Human rights lawyers said Friday they had filed an urgent appeal against Germany’s government to stop exports of war...

Ukraine claims destroyed Russian planes in overnight drone attack

Ukraine claims destroyed Russian planes in overnight drone attack

Turkish aid worker killed in attack in Somalia

Turkish aid worker killed in attack in Somalia

US official talks AUKUS expansion ahead of summit with Japan

US official talks AUKUS expansion ahead of summit with Japan

washington — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell has suggested that the U.S.-U.K.-Australia trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS may...

NATO members urged to provide air defense systems for Ukraine

NATO members urged to provide air defense systems for Ukraine

NATO members pledged to boost Ukraine’s air defenses against Russian attacks as the alliance marked its 75th anniversary Thursday, following...

Blinken urges more aid for Ukraine as NATO increases resourcing efforts

Blinken urges more aid for Ukraine as NATO increases resourcing efforts

state department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that more aid is urgently needed for Ukraine following...