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”

Cruise ship rescues 68 migrants, finds 5 bodies in boat adrift in Atlantic

Cruise ship rescues 68 migrants, finds 5 bodies in boat adrift in Atlantic

MADRID — A cruise ship rescued 68 migrants and found five bodies in a traditional fishing boat that was drifting off...

Russia-North Korea defense pact moves military cooperation out of shadows

Russia-North Korea defense pact moves military cooperation out of shadows

washington — A new defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea this week publicly laid out Moscow’s willingness to engage...

Fire kills 11 in southeastern Turkey

Fire kills 11 in southeastern Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey — A fire that apparently started in crop stubble spread through settlements in southeast Turkey overnight, killing 11 people...

UK’s richest family convicted of exploiting staff at Swiss villa 

UK’s richest family convicted of exploiting staff at Swiss villa 

geneva — A Swiss court handed jail sentences Friday to four members of Britain’s richest family, the Hindujas, branding them “selfish”...

Pentagon changes rhetoric on Ukraine crossfire into Russia

Pentagon changes rhetoric on Ukraine crossfire into Russia

Georgia tries to reconcile contested Soviet history with Western future

Georgia tries to reconcile contested Soviet history with Western future

Georgians are preparing for elections this year amid fears in the West that the government is straying from the country’s...

Half a million Ukrainians in frontline city of Mykolaiv suffer through 3rd year without clean water

Half a million Ukrainians in frontline city of Mykolaiv suffer through 3rd year without clean water

Going into a third year of war, life without clean water has become routine for nearly half a million residents...

US charity sends medical help to Ukraine’s frontline towns

US charity sends medical help to Ukraine’s frontline towns

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, U.S. humanitarian group Project HOPE has provided aid to Ukrainian health...

Ukraine to receive new Swedish combat vehicles by 2026

Ukraine to receive new Swedish combat vehicles by 2026

The Netherlands is investing more than 420 million dollars to build Swedish-designed combat vehicles for Ukraine. The Dutch expect to...

Trump, Biden woo voters on TikTok. Will it make a difference?

Trump, Biden woo voters on TikTok. Will it make a difference?

President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump agree on few things, but a ban of the Beijing-based social network...

As thousands visit Mayan ruins, memory of groundbreaking Ukrainian academic largely forgotten

As thousands visit Mayan ruins, memory of groundbreaking Ukrainian academic largely forgotten

June 20th marked the start of the summer solstice, a moment that draws thousands of people from around the world...

China warns of possible ‘trade war’ with EU as Germany’s Habeck heads to Beijing

China warns of possible ‘trade war’ with EU as Germany’s Habeck heads to Beijing

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refineries

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refineries

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on...

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it’s a hazard after the US bans its software

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it’s a hazard after the US bans its software

US bans Russia’s Kaspersky antivirus software

US bans Russia’s Kaspersky antivirus software

Washington — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in...

US asks Vietnam to support Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity

US asks Vietnam to support Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity

WASHINGTON — The United States called on Vietnam Thursday to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity following Vladimir Putin’s one-day visit...

African leaders, French president seek vaccines for Africa

African leaders, French president seek vaccines for Africa

Moscow awaits US response to prisoner swap proposal

Moscow awaits US response to prisoner swap proposal

Russian American woman faces prison for Ukraine charity donation

Russian American woman faces prison for Ukraine charity donation

South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider possible arms supplies to Ukraine 

South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider possible arms supplies to Ukraine 

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s presidential office condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense...

Russia and Vietnam vow to strengthen ties as Putin visits

Russia and Vietnam vow to strengthen ties as Putin visits