Photos show women marking International Women’s Day

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Photos show women marking International Women’s Day

2026-03-09 08:18 Last Updated At：08:31

Women around the globe on Sunday marked International Women’s Day taking part in marches and demonstrations that underscored efforts to combat discrimination and accelerate the drive for gender parity.

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People celebrate International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

A pregnant woman bears the phrase "Gestating a feminist future" in Spanish on her stomach during a rally marking International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

People hold a banner that reads in Spanish, "If the world were feminist, these wars would not exist" during a march marking International Women's Day in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

People rally for International Women's Day in Guatemala City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A woman holds a banner that reads in Spanish, "Chile does not deserve this punishment," a pun in reference to Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast, during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Protesters try to break through a barrier during a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Protesters take part in a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman holds a banner reading in Spanish "More rights, less punishment" making a wordplay reference to Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women's Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Women march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman takes part in an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A woman shouts slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Women hold photos of people who they accuse of being victimizers of women during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

North Korean women dance on the occasion of the International Women's Day in Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Demonstrators chant slogans as they march marking International Women's Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A local worker, front left, holds a banner reading "Women receive equal pay to men" during International Women's Day celebrations in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

South Korean activists gather a day ahead of International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2026. The banners read "Complete the revolution of light." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A woman shouts slogans during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)

A woman holds up a placard during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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People celebrate International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

A pregnant woman bears the phrase "Gestating a feminist future" in Spanish on her stomach during a rally marking International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

People hold a banner that reads in Spanish, "If the world were feminist, these wars would not exist" during a march marking International Women's Day in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

People rally for International Women's Day in Guatemala City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A woman holds a banner that reads in Spanish, "Chile does not deserve this punishment," a pun in reference to Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast, during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Protesters try to break through a barrier during a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Protesters take part in a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman holds a banner reading in Spanish "More rights, less punishment" making a wordplay reference to Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women's Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Women march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman takes part in an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A woman shouts slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Women hold photos of people who they accuse of being victimizers of women during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

North Korean women dance on the occasion of the International Women's Day in Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Demonstrators chant slogans as they march marking International Women's Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A local worker, front left, holds a banner reading "Women receive equal pay to men" during International Women's Day celebrations in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

South Korean activists gather a day ahead of International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2026. The banners read "Complete the revolution of light." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A woman shouts slogans during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)

A woman holds up a placard during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a resurgent pest that could devastate the nation's cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.

The screwworm is actually a fly larva that eats living flesh instead of dead material. The flies lay their eggs in open wounds of animals like cattle, but wildlife, pets and occasionally even humans can be infested. The government has a program to breed sterile male flies and drop swarms of them from planes to mate with wild females, which kept screwworm contained at the southern end of Panama for decades.

So far, there are five confirmed cases: three calves and a goat in Texas and a dog from neighboring Lea County, New Mexico. The small dog, which the USDA initially reported as a Texas case, lives in New Mexico and was reclassified as the first in that state.

The dog had not traveled to Mexico or Texas, so authorities were investigating around the property where the pet lived. If they find infected flies, animal inspections in the area will increase, New Mexico State Veterinarian Samantha Holeck said during a virtual news conference Monday.

The first two screwworm cases were discovered last week in calves a few miles apart in south Texas. A case was announced Monday in a calf in La Salle County, southwest of San Antonio, and in a goat in Gillespie County, west of Austin.

In each case, officials have set up a 12-mile (20-kilometer) quarantine zone to try to slow the parasite's advance.

Along with cattle and other warm-blooded livestock, scientists worry screwworms could devastate the millions of wild white-tailed deer in Texas.

Scientists expect new cases could pop up in the coming days and weeks, but it doesn't mean screwworm is spreading rapidly, said Edward Burgess, a University of Florida entomologist who studies the fly.

“When that first case is seen, everyone is being vigilant and their eyes are on it more intensely,” Burgess said. “And when you are looking for something, you are more likely to see it.”

Screwworm gets its name from the maggots’ habit of burrowing — or screwing — into a wound, according to the USDA. The pest eats the flesh of the animal, further opening wounds and increasing the risk of deadly bacterial infections. Animals can die within a few weeks if not treated. There are a dozen government-approved medications to treat livestock.

The agency and the U.S. cattle industry have been racing to prevent an outbreak since screwworm was detected in Mexico late in 2024. The USDA has been dropping sterile flies in south Texas since February and is working to both increase sterile fly production in plants outside the U.S. and build a $750 million fly factory in Texas.

So far, screwworm's reappearance hasn’t greatly affected beef prices, which are already near record levels because there are fewer cows in the United States. Although the parasite attacks live cattle, it does not infest meat or fruit.

Canada temporarily stopped importing cattle, horses or other livestock from Texas on Friday. The parasites prefer humid areas where temperatures are at least 77 F (25 C), making them more of a summer problem up north.

Burgess said the long-term solution — breeding sterile male flies — is months away. Since wild female flies mate just once, if that encounter is with a sterile male, outbreaks can eventually be halted as the flies die out.

The goal is to have enough sterile flies to stop the pests from returning in 2027 after the winter kills off most of them, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a news conference at the U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville, Texas.

Scientists are also working on ways to sterilize only male flies to make the program even more effective.

Texas officials encouraged ranchers to keep a close eye on their herds and local wildlife. There's now a 24-hour screwworm hotline and a website and map for reported cases.

“This is a highly treatable condition if you act on it immediately,” Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said.

However, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller — who lost the recent Republican primary to a candidate backed by Abbott — said the federal response will take too long and risks crippling the cattle industry.

Instead, he says a poison bait could eliminate the screwworm problem in a few months, even if the USDA and other experts say the bait hasn’t been proven effective and could poison other flies, animals and even humans.

“What the hell is a good fly?” Miller said in an interview.

This story has been updated to reflect that the USDA revised the dog screwworm case to New Mexico, not Texas as the agency initially reported, and to correct the spelling of Kerrville.

Associated Press writers Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Scott McFetridge in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.

Photos show women marking International Women’s Day

Photos show women marking International Women’s Day

People celebrate International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

A pregnant woman bears the phrase "Gestating a feminist future" in Spanish on her stomach during a rally marking International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

People hold a banner that reads in Spanish, "If the world were feminist, these wars would not exist" during a march marking International Women's Day in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

People rally for International Women's Day in Guatemala City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A woman holds a banner that reads in Spanish, "Chile does not deserve this punishment," a pun in reference to Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast, during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Protesters try to break through a barrier during a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Protesters take part in a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman holds a banner reading in Spanish "More rights, less punishment" making a wordplay reference to Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women's Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Women march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman takes part in an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A woman shouts slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Women hold photos of people who they accuse of being victimizers of women during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

North Korean women dance on the occasion of the International Women's Day in Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Demonstrators chant slogans as they march marking International Women's Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A local worker, front left, holds a banner reading "Women receive equal pay to men" during International Women's Day celebrations in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

South Korean activists gather a day ahead of International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2026. The banners read "Complete the revolution of light." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A woman shouts slogans during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)

A woman holds up a placard during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

People celebrate International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

A pregnant woman bears the phrase "Gestating a feminist future" in Spanish on her stomach during a rally marking International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

People hold a banner that reads in Spanish, "If the world were feminist, these wars would not exist" during a march marking International Women's Day in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

People rally for International Women's Day in Guatemala City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A woman holds a banner that reads in Spanish, "Chile does not deserve this punishment," a pun in reference to Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast, during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Protesters try to break through a barrier during a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Protesters take part in a rally marking International Women's Day, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman holds a banner reading in Spanish "More rights, less punishment" making a wordplay reference to Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women's Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Women march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

A woman takes part in an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A woman shouts slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Women hold photos of people who they accuse of being victimizers of women during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

North Korean women dance on the occasion of the International Women's Day in Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Demonstrators chant slogans as they march marking International Women's Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A local worker, front left, holds a banner reading "Women receive equal pay to men" during International Women's Day celebrations in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

South Korean activists gather a day ahead of International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2026. The banners read "Complete the revolution of light." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A woman shouts slogans during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)

A woman holds up a placard during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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