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”

Ukrainians Near Russia Border Craft Plans Should War Break Out

Ukrainians Near Russia Border Craft Plans Should War Break Out

As efforts to calm tensions between Moscow and Kyiv continue, civilians along the border are planning what they will do...

Belarusian Skier Flees Country After Ban for Political Views

Belarusian Skier Flees Country After Ban for Political Views

A Belarusian cross-country skier has fled the country with her family because of fears of reprisals by authorities after she...

Turkey Says Deutsche Welle, Others Must Obtain Licenses or Have Access Blocked

Turkey Says Deutsche Welle, Others Must Obtain Licenses or Have Access Blocked

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has given three international news agencies 72 hours to obtain an operating license or else have access...

US Says Diplomatic Path Preferred to Resolve Russia-Ukraine Crisis

US Says Diplomatic Path Preferred to Resolve Russia-Ukraine Crisis

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the optimal resolution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis is a diplomatic one and that...

Australia, Lithuania to Unite in Countering China Pressures

Australia, Lithuania to Unite in Countering China Pressures

CANBERRA — The foreign ministers of Australia and Lithuania agreed Wednesday to step up cooperation on strategic challenges, in particular...

France’s Macron Claims Progress in Ukraine-Russia Crisis, but Kyiv Remains Skeptical

France’s Macron Claims Progress in Ukraine-Russia Crisis, but Kyiv Remains Skeptical

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday there is an opportunity for further negotiations to de-escalate the crisis on the Ukraine-Russian...

Baltic States, Poland Increasingly Alarmed by Revanchist Russia

Baltic States, Poland Increasingly Alarmed by Revanchist Russia

The former communist countries of eastern Europe are growing increasingly nervous about what they see as a revanchist Russia, with...

Former Pope Acknowledges ‘Errors,’ Asks For Forgiveness Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Former Pope Acknowledges ‘Errors,’ Asks For Forgiveness Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Retired Pope Benedict on Tuesday asked for forgiveness in what he called “errors” on how allegations of sexual abuse were...

Uncertainty Prevails in Eastern Ukraine Amid Russian Troop Buildup

Uncertainty Prevails in Eastern Ukraine Amid Russian Troop Buildup

The Ukrainian military says the number of artillery attacks on the border between Ukraine and the Russia-occupied Donetsk and Luhansk...

Use of Technology at Beijing Olympics Adds Precautions, Raises Concerns

Use of Technology at Beijing Olympics Adds Precautions, Raises Concerns

At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, China is using technology to keep athletes and visitors safe as part of its...

World Must Work Together to Tackle Plastic Ocean Threat: WWF

World Must Work Together to Tackle Plastic Ocean Threat: WWF

Paris — Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found “in the smallest plankton up to...

Biden Meets With German Chancellor to Show Unity on Ukraine Crisis

Biden Meets With German Chancellor to Show Unity on Ukraine Crisis

President Joe Biden says he and Germany’s new chancellor are in lockstep over the perilous situation in Ukraine, where the...

‘Amazing’ New Beans Could Save Coffee From Climate Change

‘Amazing’ New Beans Could Save Coffee From Climate Change

Millions of people around the world enjoy a daily cup of coffee; however, their daily caffeine fix could be under...

US Taking the Fight Against Terrorism to the App Store

US Taking the Fight Against Terrorism to the App Store

More than a decade ago, technology giant Apple began telling its smartphone customers that if something was worth doing, “There’s...

US, EU Pledge Closer Energy Cooperation amid Russian Threats

US, EU Pledge Closer Energy Cooperation amid Russian Threats

At their first meeting in four years, officials of the U.S.-European Union Energy Council confronted an urgent, short-term priority –...

Analysts: Putin’s Coercive Diplomacy Harks to Cold War Past

Analysts: Putin’s Coercive Diplomacy Harks to Cold War Past

Vladimir Putin has done much to rehabilitate Russia’s Soviet past, a rehabilitation that has grown apace with memorials once again...

On Ukraine’s Front Lines, Fears Grow

On Ukraine’s Front Lines, Fears Grow

In eastern Ukraine, tensions over threat of a Russian invasion continue to rise, although in the eastern city of Avdiivka,...

Private Military Contractors Bolster Russian Influence in Africa 

Private Military Contractors Bolster Russian Influence in Africa 

Russia’s geopolitical ambitions in Africa have in recent years been backed by private military contractors, often described as belonging to...

Britain’s NHS Wants People to Stop Delaying Medical Appointments 

Britain’s NHS Wants People to Stop Delaying Medical Appointments 

Britain’s health secretary says he wants the people who have delayed their non-COVID medical appointments to come back to the...

US, German Leaders to Discuss Ukraine Crisis 

US, German Leaders to Discuss Ukraine Crisis 

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a White House meeting Monday that is likely to be...

Meetings in Moscow, Washington Aim to Address Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Meetings in Moscow, Washington Aim to Address Russia-Ukraine Crisis

The threat of conflict along the Russia-Ukraine border is at the top of the agenda for separate talks Monday in...

Macron Flies to Moscow Claiming His Diplomacy Will End Ukraine Crisis

Macron Flies to Moscow Claiming His Diplomacy Will End Ukraine Crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday downplayed the likelihood of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying in a newspaper interview that...