CHINA has announced that it will replace the US dollar with a new Brics currency and fully operationalise its own interbank ...

HAVANA: A blackout hit Havana and the rest of the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people without power ...

The outage follows two days of peak-hour power shortages across the island that exceeded 55% of the country's energy deficit.

Most of the deaths were attributed to chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that causes joint aches, fever and fatigue.

The Cuban government's relationship with its population on other shores remains one of its many unresolved issues.