Ottawa - The Canadian city of Montreal hosts as of today the sixth round of the North America Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) at a moment when the possible withdrawal of the United States from the trilateral treaty is expected.

Santo Domingo - The week that concludes today in the Dominican Republic was marked by obstacles in the dialogue among Venezuelans, due to foreign pressures that weakened the opposition of that South American country.

Santiago de Cuba - Committed to strategic cooperation, foreign ministers of member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), alongside representatives of China, will participate this Monday in the 2nd Cooperation Forum between this regional bloc and the Asian giant.

Caracas - Victor Cano, Minister for Ecological Mining Development, informed today that the Orinoco Mining Arch yielded 540 kilos of gold to the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) in its first delivery of 2018.

Washington - Hundreds of thousands of federal workers woke up on Monday with the U.S. government still shut down and the Senate expected to try again to restore federal funding temporarily, and work on resolving a dispute over immigration.

Brasilia - Social movements will hold on January 24 demonstrations in Sao Paulo and several regions of the country in support of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil Popular Front confirmed today.