Caracas - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Thursday that relations with China will be raised to their maximum expression with the signing of new agreements in strategic areas.

Washington - US President Donald Trump has renewed the Trade with the Enemy Act for one more year, a statute dating back to 1917 that sets the basis of the economic blockade imposed on Cuba.

Caracas - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged the members of the Youth of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Jpsuv) to extend the analyses of the Third Youth Congress from today until December 31.

Panama - About 15.4 percent of children under five years of age in Central America are showing a delay in growth, while overweight affects six percent, a regional report says today.

Ankara - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu confirmed his government''s position against the U.S. blockade on Cuba, during a meeting with Cuban ambassador to this capital, Luis Alberto Amoros Nuñez, diplomatic sources reported today.

Tehran - Iran, Russia, and Turkey agreed on Friday to continue their support to Syria with respect to maintaining its sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity, following a trilateral summit in this capital.