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”

Keep Calm and Vape on: UK Embraces E-Cigarettes, US Cautious

Keep Calm and Vape on: UK Embraces E-Cigarettes, US Cautious

While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help...

British-Flagged Tanker Reaches Dubai Port After Departing Iran

British-Flagged Tanker Reaches Dubai Port After Departing Iran

The British-flagged oil tanker that was seized by Iran in July has docked in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates...

UN Decries Continuing Violations in East Ukraine, Russian-Occupied Crimea

UN Decries Continuing Violations in East Ukraine, Russian-Occupied Crimea

The United Nations reports human rights violations in both government and separatist-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine continue with impunity.  The...

Trump to Russians in 2017: Not Concerned About Election Meddling, Report Says

Trump to Russians in 2017: Not Concerned About Election Meddling, Report Says

President Donald Trump told two Russian officials in a 2017 meeting that he was not concerned about Moscow’s meddling in...

‘French Spiderman’ Climbs Frankfurt High-Rise, Faces Fine

‘French Spiderman’ Climbs Frankfurt High-Rise, Faces Fine

An urban climber known as the “French Spiderman” has climbed a high-rise building in the German city of Frankfurt and...

French Queue to Remember Chirac Ahead of National Mourning

French Queue to Remember Chirac Ahead of National Mourning

Mourners gathered at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday to pay their respects to former President Jacques Chirac, whose...

Erdogan Defies Trump Over Iran Sanctions

Erdogan Defies Trump Over Iran Sanctions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday continued to chart a collision course with Washington over Iran. Erdogan is categorically...

North Macedonian PM: Extortion Probe Will Be Resolved Before EU Talks

North Macedonian PM: Extortion Probe Will Be Resolved Before EU Talks

Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev says he is optimistic that an extortion investigation of the country’s former chief...

Storms, Droughts, Disease Alarm Italy’s Olive Farmers

Storms, Droughts, Disease Alarm Italy’s Olive Farmers

After the 24-hour storm dumped more rain on his olive trees than 55-year-old Gianluca can recall having seen in a...

Disability Group President Resigns Over Thunberg Remark

Disability Group President Resigns Over Thunberg Remark

An elected official in central Illinois has resigned as president of a local nonprofit after a social media post about...

BBC Faces Backlash After Censuring Anchor for Trump Remarks

BBC Faces Backlash After Censuring Anchor for Trump Remarks

The BBC is facing a backlash after finding one of its presenters in breach of its editorial guidelines on impartiality...

Report: No-Deal Brexit Could Leave UK With Medical Shortages

Report: No-Deal Brexit Could Leave UK With Medical Shortages

Britain’s government watchdog says there’s still a “significant amount” of work to do to make sure the country has an...

In the Shadow of Strict Protest Laws, Young Russians Build a Climate Movement

In the Shadow of Strict Protest Laws, Young Russians Build a Climate Movement

At 15 years old, Margarita Naumenko is one of the youngest participants in Russia’s Fridays for Future climate protest movement.Each...

Russia Detains Hundreds of North Korean Fishermen

Russia Detains Hundreds of North Korean Fishermen

Russia said Friday it had detained more than 260 North Korean fishermen. The fishermen, who were on several vessels, were detained...

Former President Jacques Chirac Remembered

Former President Jacques Chirac Remembered

France is mourning the death of its longtime political leader Jacques Chirac, the country’s president from 1995 to 2007 who...

White House Phone Call Memo Puts Kyiv on Damage Control in Brussels, Berlin

White House Phone Call Memo Puts Kyiv on Damage Control in Brussels, Berlin

This story originated in FILE – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend the welcome ceremony...

Spain Charges Catalan Separatists Suspected of Planning Violent Attacks

Spain Charges Catalan Separatists Suspected of Planning Violent Attacks

Seven Catalan separatists arrested on suspicion of planning violent attacks have been charged with belonging to a “terrorist organisation” and...

New Spanish Poll Points to Another Election Stalemate

New Spanish Poll Points to Another Election Stalemate

Spain’s second election this year is unlikely to break the stalemate between the main right and left-wing parties, with acting...

UK Royals Give ‘Boaty McBoatface’ Polar Ship its Official Name

UK Royals Give ‘Boaty McBoatface’ Polar Ship its Official Name

Prince William and his wife Kate formally named a new British polar research ship Sir David Attenborough on Thursday, a...

UK’s Business Committee to Investigate Thomas Cook Collapse

UK’s Business Committee to Investigate Thomas Cook Collapse

The British parliament’s business committee has launched an inquiry into the collapse of travel group Thomas Cook and will seek...

UK’s Princess Beatrice Engaged to Real Estate Entrepreneur

UK’s Princess Beatrice Engaged to Real Estate Entrepreneur

Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson have announced the engagement of their elder daughter, Princess Beatrice.They said Thursday...

As Attack Drones Multiply, Israeli Firms Develop Defenses

As Attack Drones Multiply, Israeli Firms Develop Defenses

Israel, one of the pioneers of drone warfare, is now on the front lines of an arms race to protect...