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”

Russian Investigators Drop Charges Against 5 Protesters

Russian Investigators Drop Charges Against 5 Protesters

Russian investigators said Tuesday they have dropped charges against five protesters who were arrested and charged with rioting connected to...

Russian Blogger Sentenced to Five Years Over ‘Extremist’ Tweet

Russian Blogger Sentenced to Five Years Over ‘Extremist’ Tweet

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a blogger to five years in a penal colony for a tweet calling for...

Prince Harry Announces Massive Travel Sustainability Project

Prince Harry Announces Massive Travel Sustainability Project

The eco-minded Prince Harry announced a massive travel sustainability initiative Tuesday in partnership with key service providers that’s aimed at...

French Petition Adds Fuel to Amazon Spat

French Petition Adds Fuel to Amazon Spat

An environmental spat between France and Brazil, rolling in questions about integrity, colonialism and Bic pens, shows signs of deepening...

Spain Rescues Almost 200 Migrants in the Mediterranean

Spain Rescues Almost 200 Migrants in the Mediterranean

Almost 200 people were rescued attempting to make the dangerous crossing from North Africa to Spain on Monday, the coastguard...

Georgia’s Prime Minister Resigns

Georgia’s Prime Minister Resigns

VOA’s Georgian News Service contributed to this report.Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has resigned after a little more than a...

Crisis Looms as Erdogan Targets Istanbul Mayor

Crisis Looms as Erdogan Targets Istanbul Mayor

A political storm is brewing between Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as Erdogan continues to publically...

Italian PM Appeals to 5-Star Members to Back New Government

Italian PM Appeals to 5-Star Members to Back New Government

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to back a new coalition with the...

Kremlin Critic Wants Film to Open West’s Eyes About Putin’s Russia

Kremlin Critic Wants Film to Open West’s Eyes About Putin’s Russia

Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky hopes a new documentary film about his life chronicling his journey from being Russia’s richest man...

Britain’s Johnson Threatens Expulsion of Tory Rebels Over Brexit Dispute

Britain’s Johnson Threatens Expulsion of Tory Rebels Over Brexit Dispute

Updated Sept. 2, 2019, 3:40p.m.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened Monday to expel any Conservative Party rebels if they try...

Lithuania: Chinese Diplomats Interfered at Pro-Hong Kong Protest

Lithuania: Chinese Diplomats Interfered at Pro-Hong Kong Protest

Lithuania said on Monday it had lodged an official protest to the Chinese embassy after some of its diplomats became...

Populists Surge in Germany’s East

Populists Surge in Germany’s East

Regional government elections in Germany Sunday, in which the anti-immigrant, nationalist far-right AfD party surged in support, are testimony to...

Russia’s Ambassador to Egypt Dies, Aged 68

Russia’s Ambassador to Egypt Dies, Aged 68

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says that its ambassador to Egypt has died. He was 68.   The ministry said Sergei Kirpichenko...

Greece Ends Crisis-Era Capital Controls

Greece Ends Crisis-Era Capital Controls

Greece has formally ended the last remaining banking restrictions imposed four years ago during a financial crisis that saw the...

US, Poland Sign Joint Document on 5G Technology Cooperation

US, Poland Sign Joint Document on 5G Technology Cooperation

The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese...

Britain Set For Explosive Week Ahead In Brexit Showdown

Britain Set For Explosive Week Ahead In Brexit Showdown

Britain is bracing for an explosive week of political battles which could prove crucial in Britain’s proposed exit from the...

Britain Set For Explosive Week Ahead In Brexit Showdown

Britain Set For Explosive Week Ahead In Brexit Showdown

Britain is bracing for an explosive week of political battles this week which could prove crucial in Britain’s proposed exit...

US Stock Futures Fall as New Tariffs Darken Global Outlook

US Stock Futures Fall as New Tariffs Darken Global Outlook

Wall Street stock futures weakened in early trade on Monday, setting a dour tone for Asian markets after tit-for-tat tariffs...

Start of WW II Marked in Poland with German Remorse

Start of WW II Marked in Poland with German Remorse

Germany’s president bowed his head and asked for forgiveness for the suffering his nation inflicted on Poland and the rest...

Pence: United States Will Continue to Support Ukraine

Pence: United States Will Continue to Support Ukraine

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the United States will continue to support Ukraine in the country’s conflict with Russia...

Where’s the Pope? Stuck in Vatican Elevator until Rescue

Where’s the Pope? Stuck in Vatican Elevator until Rescue

Where’s the pope? He’s stuck in a Vatican elevator.Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the...

Environment, Poverty, Corruption on Agenda for Pope’s Africa Trip

Environment, Poverty, Corruption on Agenda for Pope’s Africa Trip

Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and corruption are expected to...