There is a shortage of both water and electricity. Aging infrastructure is collapsing and agriculture is collapsing. The US fuel embargo is pushing Cuba deeper into darkness. There used to be hope. Now people have lost it, says a doctor in Havana.
WorldPresident Vladimir Putin's United Russia party looks set to emerge as the largest party in the Russian parliamentary election, with an exit poll showing 49.4 percent support.
WorldChina's military will be strengthened and corruption within the ruling Communist Party will be eradicated, President Xi Jinping promises.
WorldWith a string of measures and an extra-long holiday, China's government hopes that the arrival and celebration of the Year of the Horse will encourage people to spend. Despite a gloomy economic situation, travel is expected to reach record levels as the celebrations get underway and are expected to last about two weeks.
BusinessTibet's Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, won a Grammy for best audiobook. A spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry called it "anti-Chinese political manipulation."
EntertainmentChina appoints Zhang Shengmin as new vice chairman of the country's Central Military Commission (CMC). He thus becomes the country's second highest-ranking general.
WorldHow can one bring down a youth unemployment rate of almost 20 percent? And above all – what can be done to get the Chinese population to start consuming again? The answers hope the Chinese leadership will find when they gather in Beijing during the week.
BusinessIn the week, China's leaders gather behind closed doors to develop a new five-year plan. The trade war with the USA is one of the major issues. Observers are also looking out for who participates in the meeting, in order to interpret any potential power struggles.
WorldChina has initiated investigations into corruption against the country's second-highest general and eight other high-ranking military personnel.
WorldToo young, too unknown and too controversial – The Swedish Academy often provokes strong reactions with its choices of Nobel Prize winners in literature. Here are seven winners who struck the world with amazement.
EntertainmentThe Czech author and dissident Ivan Klima has passed away, 94 years old, according to his son to the news agency CTK.
EntertainmentIn October, the Communist Party of China will gather to discuss the country's path forward. The roadmap is likely to affect large parts of the world.
WorldBasketball icon LeBron James has traveled to China to promote the NBA in the country, after the long conflict between the parties. On Monday, a debate article by James was published in the state-owned People's Daily.
SportsXi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un – side by side in public for the first time. At a military power demonstration in Beijing, a united front is to be shown in a revamped world order.
WorldThe British King Charles III chose in his annual Christmas speech to direct his greeting to the country's healthcare personnel.
World17 people in Sweden, including a professor at Stockholm University, are reported to have ties to the Chinese influence organization United Front, according to TV4's Cold Facts.
SwedenA former employee of the Governor of New York State is being prosecuted for secretly working for China in exchange for, among other things, cash, goods, and special food such as salted duck.
WorldThe German administrative court lifts the temporary ban on the right-wing extremist magazine Compact. It was Interior Minister Nancy Faeser who issued a publication ban in mid-July.
WorldVietnam's Secretary-General of the Communist Party, the country's most powerful leader, 80-year-old Nguyen Phu Trong has died, according to the party.
WorldYaël Braun-Pivet from President Emmanuel Macron's party Together has been re-elected as Speaker of the French National Assembly.
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