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”

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...

Funding Sought for Emergency Education for Millions of Children in Crisis

Funding Sought for Emergency Education for Millions of Children in Crisis

A global fund for education in emergencies is seeking $1.8 billion by 2021 to provide schooling for nine million children...

Poland Marks 80th Anniversary of Start of World War II

Poland Marks 80th Anniversary of Start of World War II

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence joined local leaders on Sunday to commemorate 80 years since...

Departing Dutch Ambassador Reflects on US Physical, Political Landscapes

Departing Dutch Ambassador Reflects on US Physical, Political Landscapes

Dutch Ambassador to Washington Hendrik Jan Jurriaan Schuwer has had ample opportunities to indulge his U.S.-acquired fondness for American country...

Ukraine, Poland Want Continued Sanctions on Russia

Ukraine, Poland Want Continued Sanctions on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday that he and Poland’s president had agreed that sanctions ought to continue against Russia until Ukraine regained the territory it...

Italian Bodybuilder, Actor Columbu Dies at 78 

Italian Bodybuilder, Actor Columbu Dies at 78 

Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s closest friends, has died at age 78.    Columbu died...

Erdogan Vows Syria Operation if US Falls Short in Safe Zone

Erdogan Vows Syria Operation if US Falls Short in Safe Zone

Turkey’s president threatened Saturday to launch a unilateral offensive into northeastern Syria if plans to establish a so-called safe zone...

Knife Attack Kills 1, Injures 9 Near Lyon; Suspect Detained 

Knife Attack Kills 1, Injures 9 Near Lyon; Suspect Detained 

Police detained an Afghan man seeking asylum in France after one person was fatally stabbed and nine others injured Saturday...

Thousands Protest British PM’s Move to Suspend Parliament 

Thousands Protest British PM’s Move to Suspend Parliament 

Thousands of people across Britain and Northern Ireland protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament...

Thousands March in Moscow Protest Defying Authorities

Thousands March in Moscow Protest Defying Authorities

Current Time TV is a Russian-language network led by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA. MOSCOW — Thousands of Russians defied...

Is Russia Using Patriotism as a Political Tool?

Is Russia Using Patriotism as a Political Tool?

In Russia, countrywide celebrations have been held to mark the 350th anniversary of the national flag. Yet, only 50 percent...

Twitter CEO Account Hacked, Offensive Tweets Posted

Twitter CEO Account Hacked, Offensive Tweets Posted

Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been “compromised” after a series of erratic and offensive...

Teen Climate Activist Thunberg Leads Rally at UN

Teen Climate Activist Thunberg Leads Rally at UN

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined several hundred other young people Friday outside the United Nations to demand action on...

Britain Heads Into Mother of All Battles in Parliament

Britain Heads Into Mother of All Battles in Parliament

Britain’s politicians are gearing up for what is being dubbed the mother of all battles in the mother of parliaments —...

White House: US, Poland May Sign 5G Network Security Agreement  

White House: US, Poland May Sign 5G Network Security Agreement  

The United States and Poland may sign an agreement aimed at securing 5G networks when U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits Warsaw...

Hundreds of Migrants Arrived on Greek Island in One Afternoon

Hundreds of Migrants Arrived on Greek Island in One Afternoon

Hundreds of people arrived in more than a dozen dinghies to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos in a single...

Brexit: British Lawmakers Trying to Block No Deal

Brexit: British Lawmakers Trying to Block No Deal

British lawmakers will next week pull the trigger on their plans to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson leading the country...

How Democratic Insider Greg Craig Got Caught Up in the Russia Probe

How Democratic Insider Greg Craig Got Caught Up in the Russia Probe

Greg Craig is an improbable figure in the national saga formerly known as the “Russia Investigation.”While almost everyone caught in...

Hundreds of Migrants Arrived on Greek Island in 1 Afternoon

Hundreds of Migrants Arrived on Greek Island in 1 Afternoon

Hundreds of people arrived in more than a dozen dinghies to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos in a single...

EU Urges Serbia Not to Stray From Its Membership Path

EU Urges Serbia Not to Stray From Its Membership Path

European Union foreign ministers on Friday urged Serbia not to stray from its EU membership path as the Balkans country...

Setback in First Legal Challenge to UK Govt’s Brexit Plans

Setback in First Legal Challenge to UK Govt’s Brexit Plans

The first legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament has been delayed in a Scottish...

Ukraine Official: Ukraine, Russia Swap Prisoners

Ukraine Official: Ukraine, Russia Swap Prisoners

Ukrainian prisoners, including sailors and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, are flying back to Ukraine after a prisoner swap was completed with...