09/01/2025 22:01
Amazon Launches Infrastructure Region in New Zealand

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region. The new AWS Region will give developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as financial services, retail, education, government, and nonprofit organizations, greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located in New Zealand. As part of its long-term commitment, Amazon is planning to invest more than NZ$7.5 billion in New Zealand to support the...

10/17/2025 10:50
SLB Announces Third-Quarter 2025 Results

SLB (NYSE: SLB) today announced results for the third-quarter 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251015948706/en/The exterior of the SLB headquarters in Houston, Texas. Third-Quarter Results (Stated in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Change Sept. 30,2025 Jun. 30,2025 Sept. 30,2024 Sequential Year-on-year Revenue $8,928 $8,546 $9,159 4% -3% ...

10/22/2025 15:30
Stronghold's SHx Token Lists on Kraken Exchange

Stronghold today announced that its SHx token is now available for trading on Kraken, one of the world's most trusted and secure cryptocurrency exchanges. Trading begins at 8:00 AM PST, marking SHx's first listing on a U.S.-based exchange and a significant expansion in accessibility for the token that powers payments, settlements, and community governance within the Stronghold ecosystem. "Listing on Kraken brings SHx to one of crypto's most sophisticated audiences, traders, and builders who u...

AFP successfully launched and certified on Whatsapp Channels

AFP's Whatsapp Channels are now fully operational and certified. Named 'AFP News' in English and 'Agence France-Presse' in French, the accounts are currently managed by the social media teams in Paris and London.


Whatsapp Channels have proven instrumental for media outlets aiming to build and engage communities among Meta's 3 billion users on social networks, including Facebook and Instagram.

Akin to the interactive nature of traditional chats on Whatsapp, channel subscribers have the option to react to posts using emojis, without the option of leaving comments.

10/22/2025 15:30
Visa Live Takes Flight with Benson Boone at the Rocket Garden

Prepare for lift-off this November as Visa presents another unforgettable cultural moment with Visa Live at the Rocket Garden featuring global chart-topping sensation, Benson Boone on November 29. After the global success of Visa Live at le Louvre, the next chapter of the series lands at one of the world’s most iconic locations, the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida. Headlined by Benson Boone, with a special guest to be announced, this event will...

AFP staff show support for Gaza colleagues

AFP staff showed their support for their colleagues in Gaza on Wednesday, urging Israeli authorities to guarantee their safety and allow them to leave the territory if needed to seek refuge.


AFP staff members gathered at the Paris headquarters and several offices around the world, symbolically holding pictures of their nine Gazan colleagues. The initiative was organised by the Agency's management along with unions and the French Society of Journalists.

Journalists killed and injured in Lebanon: AFP's investigation points to Israeli army

An Agence France-Presse investigation into the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from AFP, points to a tank round used only by the Israeli army in this high-tension border region.


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Deyda Hydara murder case: AFP welcomes German court's verdict

A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist.


Bai Lowe was convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known as the Junglers.

Lowe's conviction came after a trial that rights groups and family members said was just the beginning of a long road towards justice for the victims of Jammeh's regime.

AFP holds fact-check workshop at the BETA 2023 conference in Thailand

AFP showcased its fact-checking expertise with a workshop at the BETA 2023 media conference, held on November 8-10 in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.


Nattakorn Ploddee, AFP’s digital verification editor for Southeast Asia, led more than 60 journalists in a demonstration of the agency’s work in combating misinformation, especially during election periods. Around 40% of the world’s population lives in a country where elections will be held in 2024.

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