3 August 2026 Archives

Forest fire remains active in the capital of Ecuador

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:53

Quito, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) A forest fire remains active in the Ecuadorian capital today, after a day in which firefighters fought five accidents favored by the conditions of the dry season.

Nicaragua defends constitutional reform to strengthen peace

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:52

Managua, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua is currently boosting a constitutional reform process in an international context marked by instability and external pressures, aimed at strengthening the country's peace and democratic model.

Peru: Wage increase unsatisfactory for both workers and employers

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:52

Lima, August 3 (Prensa Latina) The wage increase announced by Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori in her inaugural address has been deemed insufficient by both the country's main trade union federation and the Confederation of Business Associations (Confiep).

Janja asserts that women will re-elect Lula in Brazil

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:52

Brasilia, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's First Lady, Rosangela Lula da Silva (Janja), stated that women will be decisive in securing the re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Iranian media reports US drone shot down over Ormuz Strait

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:52

Tehran, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Iranian media today reported that a US MQ-9 drone was shot down after being detected in airspace over the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran.

Nicaragua reaffirms that external pressures will not halt peace path

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:52

Managua, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The President of Nicaragua's National Assembly (Parliament), Gustavo Porras, stated that pressures and sanctions from the United States against his country will not alter the sovereign course upheld by this Central American nation.

Lula promises a more combative fourth term and new advances

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:52

Brasilia, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated that, if re-elected, he will drive a more combative fourth term, aimed at "taking a leap beyond the basics" and completing pending transformations in Brazil.

Colombia: Petro issues alert regarding alleged plots against him

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:52

Bogota, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Colombian activist Beto Coral—recently deported from the United States following an order issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio—warned President Gustavo Petro of an ongoing plot to subject him to legal prosecution.

Fidel Castro seminar in Vietnam focuses Historical legacy

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:51

Hanoi, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Deputy director of the National Academy of Politics Ho Chi Minh, Nguyen Manh Hung, said today that Fidel Castro was a strong internationalist, an excellent theorist and a practical activist of the communist and international workers movement.

Protests in Brazil demand criminalization of misogyny

Published on: August 3, 2026
12:51

Brasilia, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) At least 19 Brazilian cities hosted protests demanding that the Chamber of Deputies vote on a bill that equates misogyny with the crime of racism and stiffens penalties for this type of violence.

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