Venezuelan officials handed a formal letter of protest to the US embassy in Caracas on Friday to reject the White House’s recent executive order calling Venezuela a threat to national security.»

Cuban comic actor Andy Vazquez, who plays different characters in Vivir del cuento TV show, paid a visit to the headquarters of Escambray newspaper, in Sancti Spiritus.»

A US government delegation, headed by Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda, deputy assistant secretary of state and coordinator for International Communications and Policy Information of the United States, is in Cuba to exchange with the island’s authorities on telecommunication topics.»

Cuba and the United States will open dialogues next week on Human Rights, meeting suggested by Havana and accepted by Washington, said here a Foreign Ministry official.»

Cuban troubadour Pedro Luis Ferrer performed last Wednesday night, at Trinidad’s Municipal History Museum, former Cantero Palace. He was accompanied by his daughter Lena, and his brother Raul Ferrer.»

Army General Raul Castro, president of the councils of State and Ministers, received Federica Mogherini, high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and vice-president of the European Commission.»

The US Treasury Department (TD) announced that dozens of Cuban entities, or somehow linked to the island, will be removed from a list including people and companies whose assets are blocked by the US government.»

Venezuelan deputies attending the 132 Inter Parliamentarian Union (IPU) Assembly in Hanoi will talk on the attacks of the United States government against this country, according to the site of the National Assembly.»

Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, said that his visit to India strengthens a friendship that passed the test of time and positions both countries in better conditions to strengthen.»

The Cuban women’s judo team travelled to the United States to participate in a team tournament organized in the city of New York from Marcht 25th to 31st.»