05/14/2025 11:44
ENGIE and NHOA Energy Break Ground on 400 MWh Battery Project in Belgium

NHOA Energy, the global provider of utility-scale energy storage systems, today celebrated with ENGIE the groundbreaking of a 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kallo, Beveren, Belgium. The project will be delivered by NHOA Energy to ENGIE under a supply contract and a long-term service agreement. The ceremony held this morning in the presence of Mathieu Bihet, Federal Minister of Energy, Marc Van de Vijver, Mayor of Beveren, Vincent Verbeke, CEO of ENGIE Belgium, and Lucie Kanius...

05/01/2025 06:00
More Impact, Together: Varian and Siemens Healthineers Portfolios Highlight More Impact, Innovations and More Breakthroughs Throughout Cancer Care Journey at ESTRO 2025

Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, will showcase an integrated portfolio designed to streamline workflows, and aiming to enhance patient experience and improve patient outcomes from screening to survivorship at the 2025 European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) annual meeting, May 2-6, in Vienna, Austria. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250430039992/en/At Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, we env...

05/01/2025 06:00
IFF Completes Divestiture of Pharma Solutions Business Unit

IFF (NYSE: IFF) today announced that it has successfully completed the previously announced divestiture of its Pharma Solutions business unit to Roquette. “The completion of our Pharma Solutions divestiture represents a significant milestone for IFF as we delivered our targeted net debt to credit-adjusted EBITDA of below 3.0x,” said Erik Fyrwald, IFF CEO. “This is an important step as it allows us to focus on our core strategy – capitalizing on the exciting growth opportunities within our key ...

05/14/2025 12:00
Integreon Announces Strategic Collaboration with PwC

Integreon today announced a new strategic collaboration with PwC. This collaboration is the latest commitment in Integreon’s and PwC’s investment in Legal Managed Services across the EMEA region. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250514221888/en/ By combining PwC’s legal generative AI technology investments and deep domain legal and industry expertise with Integreon’s extensive global talent pool, the firms can work as o...

Israël - Hamas: steady under fire

By Phil Chetwynd, AFP Global News Director

 

The Israel-Hamas war is one of the most complex and divisive stories AFP has covered. It touches historical fault lines that are generating visceral emotions in our societies, and in our newsrooms.