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”

European Mobile Operators Share Data for Coronavirus Fight

European Mobile Operators Share Data for Coronavirus Fight

Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria, helping to fight coronavirus by monitoring...

WHO Urges Nations to Enact Tougher Measures to Combat Coronavirus

WHO Urges Nations to Enact Tougher Measures to Combat Coronavirus

The World Health Organization is urging governments to implement a comprehensive, aggressive approach in tackling COVID-19, to slow down the...

German Coronavirus Vaccine Developer Denies US Bid

German Coronavirus Vaccine Developer Denies US Bid

CureVac, the German biotech firm at the center of an argument over alleged U.S. attempts to gain access to an...

Balkans Fights Virus Amid Lack of Doctors, Medical Supplies

Balkans Fights Virus Amid Lack of Doctors, Medical Supplies

The main Serbian hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus looks like an abandoned building, but it isn’t. With its rundown...

Coronavirus Prompts Malaysia Lockdown, EU Travel Ban

Coronavirus Prompts Malaysia Lockdown, EU Travel Ban

Wednesday brought new restrictions on movement in Malaysia, as well as the start of a European Union ban on entry...

At a Silicon Valley Conference, Techies and Non Techies Try Out Mindfulness

At a Silicon Valley Conference, Techies and Non Techies Try Out Mindfulness

Technology and spirituality normally don’t go together. But at a recent conference in San Francisco there were tips on how...

Putin Sets April 22 for Vote on Term-Limit Amendments

Putin Sets April 22 for Vote on Term-Limit Amendments

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set April 22 for a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments that would allow him to...

German Coronavirus Vaccine Developer CureVac Denies US Bid

German Coronavirus Vaccine Developer CureVac Denies US Bid

CureVac, the German biotech firm at the center of an argument over alleged U.S. attempts to gain access to an...

British Court Convicts Manchester Bomber’s Brother of 22 Murders

British Court Convicts Manchester Bomber’s Brother of 22 Murders

A British court has found the younger brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi guilty of the murders of 22 people...

European Leaders Videoconference Over Refugee Crisis, Coronavirus

European Leaders Videoconference Over Refugee Crisis, Coronavirus

Turkish, French, German and British leaders met by videoconference Tuesday to commit themselves to joint actions on the Syrian refugee...

Will Coronavirus Change Europe Permanently?

Will Coronavirus Change Europe Permanently?

The bells are tolling in the villages of the north Italian region of Lombardy, registering yet another coronavirus death.  North...

Virus Dampens St. Patrick’s Day Revels Around the World 

Virus Dampens St. Patrick’s Day Revels Around the World 

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the world have fallen victim to the new coronavirus — but even a pandemic could...

Church of England Suspends Public Worship over Coronavirus

Church of England Suspends Public Worship over Coronavirus

The Church of England said on Tuesday it would suspend public worship to slow the spread of the coronavirus, although...

British PM Johnson Sets Up New Structure to Tackle Coronavirus

British PM Johnson Sets Up New Structure to Tackle Coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set up four new committees to help respond to a growing coronavirus outbreak, focusing...

Macron Locks Down France, EU Borders to Shut as Coronavirus Spreads Through Europe

Macron Locks Down France, EU Borders to Shut as Coronavirus Spreads Through Europe

The European Union’s external borders will be closed to non-essential travel  for 30 days as of Tuesday to fight the spread of the coronavirus, while France...

EU Borders to Shut, France under Lockdown: Macron

EU Borders to Shut, France under Lockdown: Macron

The European Union’s external borders will be closed to non-essential travel  for 30 days as of Tuesday to fight the spread of the coronavirus, while France...

Terrorism Charge Brought Against Russian Journalist Prokopyeva

Terrorism Charge Brought Against Russian Journalist Prokopyeva

Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva has been formally charged with justifying terrorism in a case that has drawn criticism from rights...

Smartphones, Sensors Mean Motion Capture No Longer Limited to Movies

Smartphones, Sensors Mean Motion Capture No Longer Limited to Movies

Motion capture technology is no longer just available for filmmakers and video game makers to transform human actors into other...

Spain Adopts Italy-Style Measures to Contain Coronavirus

Spain Adopts Italy-Style Measures to Contain Coronavirus

Spain is suffering Europe’s worst coronavirus contagion after Italy, according to government officials who have declared a “state of alarm”...

Press Freedom Group Stores Censored Articles in Minecraft Library 

Press Freedom Group Stores Censored Articles in Minecraft Library 

A virtual library housing censored articles from around the world has been created within the hugely popular video game Minecraft...

Reports: US Health & Human Services Department Hacked

Reports: US Health & Human Services Department Hacked

The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) department suffered a cyberattack Sunday night, according to news reports.The attack, first reported...

Russia’s Constitutional Court Approves New Term for Putin 

Russia’s Constitutional Court Approves New Term for Putin 

Russia’s Constitutional Court has approved amendments that, among other changes, would allow Vladimir Putin to run again for president in...