Quito, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador commemorates International Women's Day today with challenges, mainly in areas such as employment and security, and although there has been progress, the figures reflect that equality is still a distant goal.

Mexico City, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Mexico ends today a week with several significant events: a historic approval for President Claudia Sheinbaum, another pause in U.S. tariffs and the appointment of a Treasury Secretary.

Tegucigalpa, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Preparations for the primary elections tomorrow Sunday in Honduras culminate today with the distribution of all the material to be used in the voting in the 18 departments (regions) of the Central American country.

Mexico City, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) With the arrival of Claudia Sheinbaum to the Presidency of Mexico, girls now have a new role model for what they can achieve in the future, said today Paola Gómez, UNICEF Education Officer.

Cairo, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Archaeologists have recently discovered a collection of jewels dating back to the beginning of the 26th Dynasty, during excavation work in the northwestern part of the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt.

Havana, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) The traditional space Saturday Books, convened by the Cuban Book Institute (ICL), will present this March 8, International Women's Day, the title Verónica Lynn, a life in art. Authored by Yana Elsa Brugal, this title was published in 2024 by Ediciones En Vivo, and will be the reason for the meeting scheduled for 11:00, local time, on Madera Street in the Historic Center of Havana, as announced by the ICL.

Washington, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Prominent Cuban journalist Max Lesnik died today at the age of 94 in the American city of Miami, where he lived since 1961.

San Salvador, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Women in El Salvador will close the week today with a march for their rights and against metal mining in the country.

Brasilia, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Senator Humberto Costa, who assumed temporary command of the ruling Workers' Party (PT) of Brazil, today ratified the candidacy of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the 2026 elections.

Havana, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today congratulated Cuban women on occasion of the commemoration of International Women's Day.