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”

Erdogan Vows to Push Kurds from Northern Syria, Despite Their New Alliance with Syrian Government

Erdogan Vows to Push Kurds from Northern Syria, Despite Their New Alliance with Syrian Government

Syrian government troops have arrived in several northern Syrian towns where they are joining local Kurdish forces in an effort...

Kosovo War Rape Survivor Comes Forward, Demands Justice

Kosovo War Rape Survivor Comes Forward, Demands Justice

A woman alleging she was raped by Serbian forces during the Kosovo War filed a criminal complaint Monday with the...

US Defense Secretary Blasts Erdogan for ‘Unnecessary’ Syria Incursion

US Defense Secretary Blasts Erdogan for ‘Unnecessary’ Syria Incursion

Ken Bredemeier contributed to this report.U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “bears full responsibility” for...

‘Glory to Ukraine’: Nationalist Groups Protest President

‘Glory to Ukraine’: Nationalist Groups Protest President

Brandishing red flares and shouting “glory to Ukraine,” thousands of far-right and nationalist activists marched Monday through Kyiv, protesting President...

Protests Erupt After Spain Sentences Catalan Separatists Leaders

Protests Erupt After Spain Sentences Catalan Separatists Leaders

Spanish riot police have clashed with protesters outside Barcelona’s airport Monday after the Supreme Court sentenced nine former Catalan separatist...

Pope’s Bodyguard Resigns Over New Financial Leaks Scandal

Pope’s Bodyguard Resigns Over New Financial Leaks Scandal

Pope Francis’ chief bodyguard has resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five Holy See employees who...

Russia Turns the Screws on Internet Freedom

Russia Turns the Screws on Internet Freedom

New legislation likely to be introduced next month in Russia’s Duma, or lower chamber of parliament, would see tighter restrictions...

Trump: US Will Impose ‘Big Sanctions’ Against Turkey for Onslaught on Kurds

Trump: US Will Impose ‘Big Sanctions’ Against Turkey for Onslaught on Kurds

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday promised “big sanctions” against Turkey for its invasion into northern Syria against Kurdish fighters,...

Poland’s Ruling Conservative Party Wins General Election

Poland’s Ruling Conservative Party Wins General Election

Poland’s conservatives won the most votes in Sunday’s election thus securing a comfortable majority in parliament to govern for four...

Catalan Separatist Leaders Sentenced up to 9 and 13 years in Prison

Catalan Separatist Leaders Sentenced up to 9 and 13 years in Prison

Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine former Catalan separatist leaders Monday to between nine and 13 years in prison for their...

Teen’s Parents Fly to US Hoping to Meet Driver Who killed Him

Teen’s Parents Fly to US Hoping to Meet Driver Who killed Him

Parents of the British teen killed when his motorcycle collided with car allegedly driven by an American diplomat’s wife are...

Poland’s Ruling Party Declares Victory in Divided Nation

Poland’s Ruling Party Declares Victory in Divided Nation

Poland’s conservative governing Law and Justice party won the most votes in Sunday’s election in the deeply divided nation and...

Clowns of the World Call on People to Find Joy, Laughter in Their Lives

Clowns of the World Call on People to Find Joy, Laughter in Their Lives

Things are tough all over, so some red-nosed, seltzer-spraying, pie-tossing lovers of fun said: Let’s find some joy.  VOA’s Arash...

Putin Heads to Saudi Arabia, Offers Himself as Peacemaker

Putin Heads to Saudi Arabia, Offers Himself as Peacemaker

Russian leader Vladimir Putin travels to Saudi Arabia, a traditional U.S. ally, Monday, offering to act as a peacemaker between...

74 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast, 110 Others Turned Back

74 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast, 110 Others Turned Back

Humanitarian groups on Sunday said they have rescued 74 migrants on a rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea off the...

Pope Canonizes John Henry Newman, 19th-Century Theologian

Pope Canonizes John Henry Newman, 19th-Century Theologian

With Prince Charles looking on, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized Cardinal John Henry Newman, praising the 19th-century Anglican convert who...

Brexit Divorce Talks Between UK and EU Go Down to the Wire

Brexit Divorce Talks Between UK and EU Go Down to the Wire

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to brief his Cabinet on the progress of last-minute Brexit talks with the...

Voters in Poland, Hungary Vote in Parliamentary Elections 

Voters in Poland, Hungary Vote in Parliamentary Elections 

Poles are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election that the ruling party of Jaroslaw Kaczynski is favored to win easily,...

US Tech Firms Drawn Into Hong Kong Protesters Standoff With China

US Tech Firms Drawn Into Hong Kong Protesters Standoff With China

With Hong Kong anti-government protests ongoing, tech companies in the U.S. are being drawn into the crisis. The standoff between...

UK Long Way From Brexit Deal, Downing Street Source Says

UK Long Way From Brexit Deal, Downing Street Source Says

Britain remains a long way from agreeing on a final Brexit deal and the next few days will be critical...

Turkish Forces Say They’ve Captured Key Syrian Border Town

Turkish Forces Say They’ve Captured Key Syrian Border Town

Turkey’s military said it captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday in its most significant gain since...

WFP Says 100,000 in Syria Flee Turkish Offensive

WFP Says 100,000 in Syria Flee Turkish Offensive

Ali Javanmardi from VOA’s Persian Service contributed to this report from Irbil.The World Food Program says more than 100,000 people...