New York (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 13:06:32 | US chemicals group Dow says to cut 4,500 jobs
Sanaa (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 12:08:38 | World Food Programme terminates all staff contracts in rebel-held Yemen: UN official
Paris (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 12:01:25 | Iran army has 1,000 new drones, vows 'crushing response': army chief
Kyiv (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 11:33:54 | Ukraine says has received 1,000 bodies from Russia
Moscow (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 11:22:17 | Kremlin says room for negotiation on Iran 'not exhausted'
Beijing (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 11:20:47 | UK drugs giant AstraZeneca to invest $15 bn in China
Brussels (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 11:14:01 | 'Forever chemicals' could cost Europe up to €1.7 tn by 2050: report
London (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 10:47:34 | Brent oil price tops $70 on Trump's Iran threats
Maputo (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 10:33:51 | Mozambique officially relaunches huge TotalEnergies gas project
Addis Ababa (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 10:22:33 | Flights to Ethiopia's Tigray region suspended as clashes erupt: diplomatic and security sources
AFP photojournalists Roman Pilipey and Luis Tato received multiple awards at the 2024 edition of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, held on 16 November.
Blockstream Capital Partners (“BCP”), today announced the planned acquisition of Corbiere Capital Management, a Jersey-based equities hedge fund manager led by Rodrigo Rodriguez. Komainu, an existing BCP strategic investment, will provide the necessary corporate support, exchange connectivity, collateral management and custodial services. This combination supports BCP’s broader objective of offering a full suite of investment solutions that meet the needs of global institutions seeking both tra...
Mercans, a global leader in payroll technology, workforce management, and HR SaaS solutions, today announced the launch of its next-generation Workforce Management (WFM) and Leave Management Engine - the world’s first platform capable of evaluating unevaluated time and attendance data against any country-specific legislation and client-specific policy framework, and converting it into fully evaluated, payroll-ready time transactions. This breakthrough engine fundamentally transforms how organi...
A Reuters journalist was killed Friday and six others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera were wounded while working in southern Lebanon, the three news organisations said.
A group of journalists from different media outlets were near Alma al-Shaab close to the border with Israel when they were caught up in cross-border shelling, one of the two wounded AFP correspondents said.
A Lebanese security source had told AFP that initial Israeli shelling followed an infiltration attempt by a Palestinian faction from the Lebanese side of the border.
Leading global news agency AFP releases an online training course to equip journalists and journalism students with tools and techniques to tackle climate misinformation.
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced a strategic collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V) to bring stronger identity, user recognition, and security controls to the emerging world of agentic commerce. Through its integration of Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol with Akamai’s edge-based behavioral intelligence, user recognition, and bot and abuse protection, the companies will deliver the identity, ...
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) (SINOVAC or the Company), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, today announced that the Antigua High Court has ordered that the directors Mr. Simon Anderson, Mr. Shan Fu, Mr. Shuge Jiao, Mr. Yuk Lam Lo, Mr. Yumin Qiu, Mr. Yu Wang, Mr. Andrew Y. Yan and Mr. Yin Weidong (collectively, the Board), will comprise the Board of the Company until the trial listed in late April/early May 2026. The Antigua High Court decision arises from a hearing...
L&T Technology Services (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a global leader in AI, Digital & R&D Consulting Services, today announced the development of a next-gen AI-powered digital twin platform for respiratory diagnostics and lung navigation. Combining LTTS’ expertise in platform engineering, AI-driven diagnostics, connected health systems and advanced imaging and visualization with cutting-edge NVIDIA AI infrastructure, LTTS aims to deliver scalable, low-latency solutions that enhance di...
