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”

Turkey Charges 20 in Khashoggi Killing

Turkey Charges 20 in Khashoggi Killing

 Turkey is charging 20 suspects in connection with the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The Istanbul prosecutor’s office said its...

Hungary’s MOL to Produce Disinfectant Sanitizer

Hungary’s MOL to Produce Disinfectant Sanitizer

Hungarian oil and gas group MOL said on Wednesday one of its factories had been converted to produce disinfectant sanitizer...

Britain’s Prince Charles Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Britain’s Prince Charles Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for the coronavirus.  A statement Wednesday said he “has been displaying mild symptoms” but is...

Istanbul’s Battle Against the Coronavirus

Istanbul’s Battle Against the Coronavirus

Turkey’s main city – Istanbul – is at the center of the country’s efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus.  Almost 40 people have died in Turkey and the...

Pope Francis to Lead Christians in Worldwide COVID Prayer Service

Pope Francis to Lead Christians in Worldwide COVID Prayer Service

The Vatican is inviting Christians around the world to join Pope Francis in prayer against the coronavirus pandemic as some workers in Vatican City complain they are being discouraged...

European Governments Shrug Off Brussels on Coronavirus 

European Governments Shrug Off Brussels on Coronavirus 

Rising coronavirus infections aren’t only testing Europe’s national governments to their limits but also straining European Union solidarity with the governments of member states shrugging off pleas for...

Austria Bets on Mass Testing to Manage Coronavirus Spread

Austria Bets on Mass Testing to Manage Coronavirus Spread

Austria will massively expand coronavirus testing in coming days to locate and isolate infected people and avoid an Italian-like overload...

Robots Rise to Battle Against Coronavirus

Robots Rise to Battle Against Coronavirus

They are known as “Little White Snails,” self-driving street sweepers that for several years cleaned up parks and other public...

Europeans Sing Praises of Health Workers from their Windows

Europeans Sing Praises of Health Workers from their Windows

At a time of isolation, people in many European cities hit hard by the new coronavirus are taking at least...

EU Commission Warns of Increased Cybercrime During Coronavirus Crisis 

EU Commission Warns of Increased Cybercrime During Coronavirus Crisis 

The president of the European Commission is warning EU citizens to beware of on-line scams, particularly for counterfeit medical products...

Italy’s Veneto Region to Test Everyone for Coronavirus 

Italy’s Veneto Region to Test Everyone for Coronavirus 

In Italy, the Veneto region has initiated mass screening of citizens to find asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus.  The action follows...

MH17 Trial Resumes Briefly Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

MH17 Trial Resumes Briefly Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

The trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple counts of murder over the downing of...

US Could Become ‘Coronavirus Epicenter’ WHO Says

US Could Become ‘Coronavirus Epicenter’ WHO Says

The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as...

Bodies On Ice Rink as Spain Sees Record Infections, Deaths

Bodies On Ice Rink as Spain Sees Record Infections, Deaths

Health authorities say Spain has registered a daily record increase in its daily virus infections and deaths.  Spain announced 6,584...

Hard-Hit Italy Sees Slowing of New Coronavirus Cases, Deaths

Hard-Hit Italy Sees Slowing of New Coronavirus Cases, Deaths

Italy, which has suffered by far the deadliest consequences of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported Tuesday a third consecutive day...

Lawyers for WikiLeaks Founder to Ask for Bail

Lawyers for WikiLeaks Founder to Ask for Bail

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange say they will file papers Wednesday to have him released on bail because he...

Trial Begins for Former US Marine Accused of Espionage in Russia

Trial Begins for Former US Marine Accused of Espionage in Russia

The long-awaited trial of a former U.S. Marine facing charges of espionage got under way in Moscow on Monday — with U.S. officials...

Kurdish Crackdown Continues in Turkey, Despite Health Emergency 

Kurdish Crackdown Continues in Turkey, Despite Health Emergency 

Turkish security forces detained five elected Kurdish mayors Monday in anti-terror raids, a move that was condemned by human rights groups, as Turkey is grappling with the coronavirus...

Turkey Threatens to Seize Face Mask Producing Factories

Turkey Threatens to Seize Face Mask Producing Factories

Turkish officials are threatening to seize factories where face masks are produced if the companies running them do not agree...

Robots That Help People Walk Are Now A Reality

Robots That Help People Walk Are Now A Reality

Trexo Robotics is the invention of two passionate robotics engineers who decided they wanted to help those who cannot walk or...

Merkel in Quarantine After Doctor Tests Positive for Virus

Merkel in Quarantine After Doctor Tests Positive for Virus

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her...

Opera Superstar Placido Domingo Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Opera Superstar Placido Domingo Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The troubles of opera superstar Placido Domingo continue to mount.The 79-year-old Domingo announced Sunday he has tested positive for the...