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Amidst new tensions in US-Cuban relations, yesterday, the EU’s Foreign Policy chief, Federica Mogherini, advocated for “building bridges and opening doors” between the island and the European bloc via dialogue and cooperation efforts to put the first bilateral agreement, which came into force last November, into practice.

As a severe cold snap hits the East Coast of the United States, in Baltimore Maryland, parents, teachers and students are protesting frigid conditions at public schools, with schoolchildren left shivering in classrooms and temperatures barely rising above freezing, reports Democracy Now.

Expect mostly cloudy days from the morning, with the presence of scattered showers. There will be a decrease in temperatures, the highs will be between 18 and 23° C (64 and 73 F) while the lows will be between 14 and 18° C (57 and 64 F). The sea surface temperature will be 26° C (79 F).

In Hollywood, more than 1,000 prominent actresses, writers and directors have launched a project called the “Time’s Up” campaign aimed at combating sexual abuse and harassment in the film industry, reports Democracy Now on Tuesday.

Torture and murder 43 years ago catches up on 4 ex-officials in Pinochet’s Chilean Army. The victim’s families and friends don’t forget. Read all of today’s international news briefs from Democracy Now.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday the temporary suspension of its operations in Havana, a sign of the further deteriorating US-Cuba relations. The USCIS gave no date for a possible resumption of services and noted that “its field office in Mexico City will assume Havana’s jurisdiction.”

The #Me Too movement to disclose long buried or recent sexual abuse and harassment continues to take its toll of politicians, Hollywood and media personalities and executives either fired or who choose to step down from their posts/jobs rather than face up to the charges. The cases cross all economic, racial and political lines.