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”

Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher

Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher

Marieme Jamme, once a child prostitute, has made it her mission to teach one million women and girls — including...

Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher

Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher

Marieme Jamme was trafficked from Senegal to France at the age of 13 to work as a prostitute. Later, she...

Russian Scientists Face Curbs on Meetings with Foreigners

Russian Scientists Face Curbs on Meetings with Foreigners

Russian scientists are raising the alarm about new Soviet-style restrictions on interactions with foreign colleagues.The science newspaper Troitsky Variant on...

FSB Raids Offices Of Moscow-Based Human Rights Group

FSB Raids Offices Of Moscow-Based Human Rights Group

Agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) have raided the offices of Russia Justice Initiative (RJI), a human rights group...

UNHCR Warns Migrant Boats Facing Storms Need Safe Haven

UNHCR Warns Migrant Boats Facing Storms Need Safe Haven

The U.N. refugee agency warns that time is running out for more than 500 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea...

Ex-Treasury Chief: Boris Johnson Wrecking Brexit Deal Chance

Ex-Treasury Chief: Boris Johnson Wrecking Brexit Deal Chance

The man who was Britain’s top finance official until three weeks ago accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government on...

A Wheelchair that Moves with a Kiss, a Smile or Raised Eyebrows

A Wheelchair that Moves with a Kiss, a Smile or Raised Eyebrows

Getting around in a wheelchair takes some maneuvering, but Wheelie makes it as easy as raising your eyebrows. Tina Trinh...

Apple’s AirPods Will Not Escape Trump’s China Tariffs

Apple’s AirPods Will Not Escape Trump’s China Tariffs

Apple’s AirPods, Apple Watch and HomePod, which have helped the company offset waning sales of its bestselling iPhone this year,...

Red Cross Chief: Geneva Conventions Not Being Respected

Red Cross Chief: Geneva Conventions Not Being Respected

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Tuesday that 70 years after countries adopted the Geneva...

UN Urges Reluctant EU Nations to Help Stranded Migrants

UN Urges Reluctant EU Nations to Help Stranded Migrants

The United Nations refugee agency urgently appealed to European governments Tuesday to let two migrant rescue ships disembark more than...

Gibraltar Denies It is Due to Release Seized Iranian Tanker

Gibraltar Denies It is Due to Release Seized Iranian Tanker

Opposing news reports fueled confusion Tuesday over the fate of an oil tanker seized near the British territory of Gibraltar...

Trump Official: US Ready to Seal Trade Deal with Britain Post-Brexit

Trump Official: US Ready to Seal Trade Deal with Britain Post-Brexit

White House enthusiasm for a trade deal with the United Kingdom is palpable. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the visiting...

After High-Profile Deaths, Social Media Erupts in Conspiracies

After High-Profile Deaths, Social Media Erupts in Conspiracies

Hours after the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier at the center of a sex trafficking case, theories about his...

Report: Hypersonic, Dual-Capable Missiles Pose Huge Global Threat

Report: Hypersonic, Dual-Capable Missiles Pose Huge Global Threat

New missile technologies, including so-called hypersonic systems capable of traveling at more than 25 times the speed of sound, are...

Report Warns Hypersonic, Dual-Capable Missiles Pose Huge Global Threat

Report Warns Hypersonic, Dual-Capable Missiles Pose Huge Global Threat

New missile technologies – including so-called hypersonic systems capable of travelling at more than 25 times the speed of sound...

Russian Agency Confirms Brief Radiation Spike Near Northern Naval Test Site

Russian Agency Confirms Brief Radiation Spike Near Northern Naval Test Site

Russia’s weather-monitoring agency has reported a measurable jump in radiation levels near the Arkhangelsk naval test site where an explosion...

Paris Streets Near Notre Dame To Be Decontaminated from Lead

Paris Streets Near Notre Dame To Be Decontaminated from Lead

Workers are preparing to decontaminate some Paris streets surrounding the Notre Dame Cathedral that have been tested with high levels...

After High-Profile Death, Social Media Erupts in Conspiracies

After High-Profile Death, Social Media Erupts in Conspiracies

Hours after the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier at the center of a sex trafficking case, theories about his...

Kremlin Downplays Russia Protests

Kremlin Downplays Russia Protests

The Kremlin on Tuesday downplayed recent protests in Russia and rejected the suggestion they have created a political crisis in...

No Longer Apathetic, Russia’s Youth Join the Rallies

No Longer Apathetic, Russia’s Youth Join the Rallies

Russia’s growing number of political rallies are drawing many young people who – until now – had largely ignored politics....

Bitter Harvest for Kurdish Hazelnut Pickers in Turkey’s Black Sea Region

Bitter Harvest for Kurdish Hazelnut Pickers in Turkey’s Black Sea Region

In a region on Turkey’s eastern Black Sea coast, around 75% of the world’s hazelnuts are grown. Throughout August, thousands...

City Officials Deflect Questions About Turkish Memorial in Albania’s Capital

City Officials Deflect Questions About Turkish Memorial in Albania’s Capital

This story originated in FILE – Policemen stand atop military armored vehicles after troops involved in the coup surrendered on...