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”

Delivery Apps Trending as Americans Seek to Avoid Infection

Delivery Apps Trending as Americans Seek to Avoid Infection

With social distancing now the mantra to keep the coronavirus from spreading further, more American consumers are turning to online...

Italian Oncologist Treats Coronavirus Patients at Their Homes

Italian Oncologist Treats Coronavirus Patients at Their Homes

An Italian oncologist and his team are treating coronavirus patients at their homes, as intensive-care units at hospitals have reached...

Poland Divided Over Having Presidential Vote During Pandemic

Poland Divided Over Having Presidential Vote During Pandemic

Poland’s parliament is preparing to vote Friday on legislation that would transform the country’s May presidential election entirely into a...

EU Suspends Taxes, Customs Duties on Medical Equipment

EU Suspends Taxes, Customs Duties on Medical Equipment

The European Commission said Friday that it was temporarily suspending taxes and duties on the import of medical equipment and...

Russia Detains Activists Trying to Help Hospital Amid Virus

Russia Detains Activists Trying to Help Hospital Amid Virus

An activist doctor who had criticized Russia’s response to the coronavirus outbreak was forcibly detained as she and some of...

Prague Officials Remove Statue of Controversial Russian General

Prague Officials Remove Statue of Controversial Russian General

Officials in Prague on Friday removed the statue of a controversial Russian World War II army commander, under protests from...

Europe’s Hospitals Bow Under Weight of Coronavirus Crush

Europe’s Hospitals Bow Under Weight of Coronavirus Crush

Setting up makeshift ICU wards in libraries and conference centers, embattled European medical workers strained Friday to save thousands of...

Prince Charles Opens Fast-Tracked London Hospital

Prince Charles Opens Fast-Tracked London Hospital

Prince Charles on Friday remotely opened the new Nightingale Hospital at London’s main exhibition and conference center, a temporary facility...

Global Coronavirus Cases Hit 1 Million

Global Coronavirus Cases Hit 1 Million

The coronavirus pandemic has hit a grim milestone — 1 million confirmed cases.The count by Johns Hopkins University says almost one-fourth,...

Amid Russia’s Growing Coronavirus Threat, a Shifting Kremlin Response

Amid Russia’s Growing Coronavirus Threat, a Shifting Kremlin Response

Russia says it’s entering a new phase in its fight against the spread of COVID-19. A near countrywide quarantine is...

German FM Warns NATO of ‘Disinformation’ During Coronavirus Crisis

German FM Warns NATO of ‘Disinformation’ During Coronavirus Crisis

 Germany’s foreign minister Thursday warned NATO members against taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to spread “disinformation,” “propaganda” and “fake...

Twitter Deletes Egypt, Saudi Accounts Over ‘Pro-Govt Direction’

Twitter Deletes Egypt, Saudi Accounts Over ‘Pro-Govt Direction’

Twitter said Thursday it has removed thousands of accounts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Indonesia and Serbia that allegedly took...

Spain Records 950 COVID-19 Deaths in One Day 

Spain Records 950 COVID-19 Deaths in One Day 

Spain’s health officials reported 950 deaths from COVID-19 since Wednesday, a new one-day record in fatalities that pushes the nation’s...

Language Barriers Limit Access to Coronavirus News for Some European Migrants

Language Barriers Limit Access to Coronavirus News for Some European Migrants

Keeping up to date about the coronavirus can be a problem for migrants who do not speak the language of...

Google Boosts Support for Checking Coronavirus Facts 

Google Boosts Support for Checking Coronavirus Facts 

Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle...

US Delivers 128 Anti-Tank Javelin Missiles to Estonia

US Delivers 128 Anti-Tank Javelin Missiles to Estonia

The United States says it has delivered 128 anti-tank Javelin missiles to Estonia as part of a larger contract with...

Saudi Arabia and Russia Signal Readiness to Cooperate on Oil 

Saudi Arabia and Russia Signal Readiness to Cooperate on Oil 

Saudi Arabia and Russia signaled on Thursday they were ready to cooperate to help stabilize the oil market after calls...

California Energy Company Pivots to Refurbishing Ventilators 

California Energy Company Pivots to Refurbishing Ventilators 

A California hydrogen fuel cell company is now repairing and updating old ventilators, answering a challenge by the state to...

WHO: Over 95% Who Died in Europe Were Over 60 

WHO: Over 95% Who Died in Europe Were Over 60 

The head of the World Health Organization’s office in Europe says figures show that more than 95% of people who...

Austria’s Ambassador in Washington Describes Life Amid Coronavirus

Austria’s Ambassador in Washington Describes Life Amid Coronavirus

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe and the United States, Austrian Ambassador Martin Weiss has tweeted a series of Martin...

NATO Chief: Pandemic Won’t Hamper Alliance’s Capabilities

NATO Chief: Pandemic Won’t Hamper Alliance’s Capabilities

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic had not diminished the alliance’s ability to carry out its...

UN Warns Right-Wing Extremist Groups Getting Bolder, More Lethal   

UN Warns Right-Wing Extremist Groups Getting Bolder, More Lethal   

Nations around the world are growing increasingly worried about violence linked to extreme right-wing terror groups, with new research showing...