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”

Ukraine: Chernobyl’s Radioactive Dust Shelter Unveiled

Ukraine: Chernobyl’s Radioactive Dust Shelter Unveiled

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday inaugurated a giant structure built to confine radioactive debris at the nuclear reactor that...

Amal Clooney Faults ‘Collective Shrug’ Over Slain Journalist

Amal Clooney Faults ‘Collective Shrug’ Over Slain Journalist

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused world leaders Wednesday of failing to protect journalists and responding with “a collective shrug”...

Top US And Russian Diplomats Meet, Make No Visible Progress

Top US And Russian Diplomats Meet, Make No Visible Progress

Senior diplomats from the United States and Russia have met in Helsinki to search for ways to narrow differences between...

In Now-Familiar Role, Macron Seeks to Diffuse Iran Crisis

In Now-Familiar Role, Macron Seeks to Diffuse Iran Crisis

Amid mounting tensions between the United States and Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron is assuming an increasingly familiar mantle: as...

Iran Warns Britain of ‘Repercussions’ over Ship Seizure

Iran Warns Britain of ‘Repercussions’ over Ship Seizure

Iran’s president said Wednesday that Britain will face repercussions'' over the seizure of an Iranian supertanker last week that authorities...

Merkel Suffers New Shaking Spell, Third in A Month

Merkel Suffers New Shaking Spell, Third in A Month

German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a new trembling spell on Wednesday, the third time in less than a month, which...

British Ambassador to Washington Resigns

British Ambassador to Washington Resigns

British ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch announced his resignation Wednesday, saying it was “impossible” to continue in his...

Artificial Intelligence: The New Weapon To Fight Wildlife Poachers

Artificial Intelligence: The New Weapon To Fight Wildlife Poachers

The survival of wild animals such as elephants and tigers are at risk, and one of the main reasons is...

Solar Street Lamps Light Villages in India

Solar Street Lamps Light Villages in India

After the sun went down on Balla village nestled in the Himalayan slopes in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh,...

Trump Twitter Ruling Highlights Larger Problem

Trump Twitter Ruling Highlights Larger Problem

A U.S. court ruling that it is unconstitutional for President Donald Trump to block critics on Twitter has reignited criticism...

US Urges Turkey to Stop Oil Drilling Off Cyprus   

US Urges Turkey to Stop Oil Drilling Off Cyprus   

The Trump administration is urging Turkey to stop oil-and-gas drilling off the coast of the divided island of Cyprus.”This provocative...

UK’s Labour Shifts Policy, Now Backs New Brexit Referendum

UK’s Labour Shifts Policy, Now Backs New Brexit Referendum

 Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said Tuesday that the country’s soon-to-be chosen new leader should hold a second referendum on...

Spain’s Socialists Won’t Seek to Form Government if They Lose July Votes

Spain’s Socialists Won’t Seek to Form Government if They Lose July Votes

Spain’s Socialists said on Tuesday they would give up trying to install their leader Pedro Sanchez as prime minister if...

Austrian Justice Minister: No Decision on Ukrainian Tycoon Extradition

Austrian Justice Minister: No Decision on Ukrainian Tycoon Extradition

This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. WASHINGTON — Austria’s acting justice minister says he has yet to decide whether...

Russian Parliament Calls for Sanctions on Georgia, Amid Heightened Tensions

Russian Parliament Calls for Sanctions on Georgia, Amid Heightened Tensions

Russian lawmakers voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for sanctions against Georgia, amid increased tension between...

Erdogan Attends Commemoration for Srebrenica Victims in Bosnia

Erdogan Attends Commemoration for Srebrenica Victims in Bosnia

Thousands of people, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attended a commemoration ceremony in Sarajevo on Tuesday before the 24th...

Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing’ Posts Toward Religious Groups

Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing’ Posts Toward Religious Groups

Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups using dehumanizing language.   The social network already bars hateful language...

Amazon, Microsoft Battle Over Pentagon’s ‘War Cloud’

Amazon, Microsoft Battle Over Pentagon’s ‘War Cloud’

Amazon and Microsoft are battling it out over a $10 billion opportunity to build the U.S. military its first “war...

Facebook US Data Transfer Case Goes to Europe’s Top Court

Facebook US Data Transfer Case Goes to Europe’s Top Court

An Austrian privacy campaigner’s long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the U.S. reached the European Union’s...

Greece’s New, Conservative Cabinet is Sworn In

Greece’s New, Conservative Cabinet is Sworn In

Greece’s new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, two days after conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won early elections on pledges...

British Red-Faced Over Leaked Cables Criticizing Trump

British Red-Faced Over Leaked Cables Criticizing Trump

Theresa May says Britain’s beleaguered ambassador in Washington still enjoys her “full support” — despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s excoriation...

Turkish NBA Player Enes Kanter Is A Wanted Man In Turkey

Turkish NBA Player Enes Kanter Is A Wanted Man In Turkey

Turkish-born NBA basketball player Enes Kanter is a wanted man by Turkey, which has revoked his passport and considers him...