Cuba’s annual cigar extravaganza has kicked off in Havana attracting wealthy tobacco aficionados and retailers from around the globe. As Sonia Legg reports, a surge in sales of Cuba’s legendary cigars in China helped one manufacturer’s global revenue rise 12 percent to hit a record $500 million last year…

People with dogs are often perceived to be more approachable, happier and more empathetic, research shows.

Before her stroke, Ma was an adventurous traveler: the Amazon, the Nile, the Galápagos. Now, she’s planning on tagging along with Elon Musk.

A top German court ruled on Tuesday in favour of allowing major cities to ban heavily polluting diesel cars, a move likely to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe’s largest car market and force carmakers to pay for costly modifications. Scarlett Cvitanovich reports

Standard Chartered resumes paying dividends after posting a six-fold jump in annual pretax profit, but weaker-than-expected revenue dampens any celebration from investors. David Pollard reports.

Although the infection rate is in decline, many have been hospitalized and there will be more deaths before this severe flu season finally ends.