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”

Deepfakes: Silicon Valley Prepares to Battle the Latest Election Threat

Deepfakes: Silicon Valley Prepares to Battle the Latest Election Threat

Images of a reborn Princess Leia, or a youthful Robert DeNiro are bewitching illusions for movie-goers. But concern that the...

Ukraine-Based Crimean Tatar TV Channel Blames Lack of State Funding for Imminent Closure

Ukraine-Based Crimean Tatar TV Channel Blames Lack of State Funding for Imminent Closure

Ukraine’s first and currently only television channel in the Crimean Tatar language says it is on the brink of shutting...

Switzerland Investigating Alleged CIA, German Front Company

Switzerland Investigating Alleged CIA, German Front Company

Swiss authorities said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into allegations a Zug, Switzerland-based maker of encryption devices was a...

2 More Arrested over Vietnamese Truck Deaths, UK Police Say

2 More Arrested over Vietnamese Truck Deaths, UK Police Say

British police said on Tuesday that two more arrests had been made over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found...

Putin Picks New Ukraine Negotiator After Ties Thaw a Little

Putin Picks New Ukraine Negotiator After Ties Thaw a Little

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a senior Ukrainian-born Russian official was now in charge of managing Moscow’s relations with...

Ukrainian President Fires Chief of Staff, Appoints Aide Who Met With Giuliani

Ukrainian President Fires Chief of Staff, Appoints Aide Who Met With Giuliani

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the chief of his administration, Andriy Bohdan, and replaced him with Andriy Yermak, an...

Sinn Féin Achieves Unprecedented Results in Ireland’s General Election

Sinn Féin Achieves Unprecedented Results in Ireland’s General Election

Ireland’s main opposition party Fianna Fail won the most seats in the country’s 160-seat parliament, one more than the outsider,...

German Decision on Huawei 5G ‘Imminent,’ Says Ambassador

German Decision on Huawei 5G ‘Imminent,’ Says Ambassador

Germany’s closely watched impending decision on whether and to what extent to allow Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, to enter...

N.Ireland Set for First Same-Sex Marriage

N.Ireland Set for First Same-Sex Marriage

A Belfast couple were on Tuesday set to become the first same-sex couple to get married in Northern Ireland after...

Fierce Storm Causes Deaths, Damage and Delays Across Europe

Fierce Storm Causes Deaths, Damage and Delays Across Europe

A storm battered Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains, killing at least seven people and causing severe travel disruptions...

Ukraine Minister Sees No Preparations for New Russia Talks, Has Low Expectations

Ukraine Minister Sees No Preparations for New Russia Talks, Has Low Expectations

Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday he saw no preparations taking place for a promised summit over the armed conflict...

A Bridge Too Far? UK Looks at Linking Scotland, Northern Ireland

A Bridge Too Far? UK Looks at Linking Scotland, Northern Ireland

The British government said Monday it is seriously studying the feasibility of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland, an...

Trump: Time to Negotiate ‘Very Seriously’ With EU on Trade

Trump: Time to Negotiate ‘Very Seriously’ With EU on Trade

President Donald Trump said Monday the time has come to pursue trade negotiations with the European Union which he said...

Amazon Wants Trump Deposition Over Loss of Military Contract

Amazon Wants Trump Deposition Over Loss of Military Contract

Amazon wants to depose President Donald Trump over the tech company’s losing bid for a $10 billion military contract. The...

France Condemns Iran Satellite Launch, Urges Tehran to Respect Obligations

France Condemns Iran Satellite Launch, Urges Tehran to Respect Obligations

France on Monday condemned a bid by Iran to put a satellite in space, urging Tehran to abide by international...

Russian Court Jails Seven ‘Network’ Activists On Terrorism Charges

Russian Court Jails Seven ‘Network’ Activists On Terrorism Charges

A court in the Russian city of Penza has sentenced seven activists from a group known as “Set'” (the Network)...

Spanish Government to Ban Glorification of Franco Dictatorship

Spanish Government to Ban Glorification of Franco Dictatorship

The Spanish government plans to make it illegal to glorify the regime of former dictator General Francisco Franco as part...

Europe’s Winter Storm Moves Eastwards, Disrupting Travel

Europe’s Winter Storm Moves Eastwards, Disrupting Travel

A strong winter storm that battered Britain with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains moved eastward Monday, causing severe travel disruption...

Trains, Flights, Ferries Cancelled as Storm Ciara Batters UK

Trains, Flights, Ferries Cancelled as Storm Ciara Batters UK

Trains, flights and ferries have been cancelled and weather warnings issued across the United Kingdom as a storm with hurricane-force...

Projection: Swiss Back New Law against Homophobia

Projection: Swiss Back New Law against Homophobia

Switzerland on Sunday voted strongly in favor of a new law against homophobia in a referendum despite opposition from the...

British Officials Plan for Coronavirus, as Economists Divided on Impact

British Officials Plan for Coronavirus, as Economists Divided on Impact

The British government is drafting contingency plans to cope with factory shutdowns in China spurred by the coronavirus outbreak.British officials...

Political Gridlock Looms for Ireland After Sinn Fein Surge

Political Gridlock Looms for Ireland After Sinn Fein Surge

Ireland began counting votes on Sunday in a national election that an exit poll indicated would show a historic breakthrough...