Meet the AFP team at RISE 2018 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, July 9-12, 2018
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Montreal (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 23:20:33 | Two dead in major central Canada wildfire: police
Moscow (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 22:17:38 | Putin not listed in Kremlin delegation for Istanbul talks: statement
Damascus (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 22:02:43 | Syrian leader says lifting of US sanctions 'historic and courageous'
Brasília (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 21:47:41 | Brazil's Lula urges Putin in call to meet Zelensky in Turkey: statement
Jerusalem (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 19:40:08 | Former Gaza hostages urge Netanyahu, Trump to reach deal for release of all captives
Kyiv (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 19:28:15 | Zelensky says Ukraine ready for 'any format' of talks to end war
Paris (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 19:20:17 | Sanofi says to invest $20 bn in United States by 2030
Caracas (AFP) | 14/05/2025 - 18:41:24 | Venezuela's Maduro thanks Trump for return of deported migrants' toddler
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Hong Kong, July 9-12, 2018
Fabrice Fries, the new head of Agence France-Presse, said Thursday he wants to increase revenue by 30 million euros ($35 million) over five years by rapidly expanding its video production.
The Algerian government expelled AFP Algiers bureau chief Aymeric Vincenot on Tuesday in the wake of its refusal to renew his press accreditation. The expulsion comes amid massive demonstrations in Algeria that underline the indispensable role journalists play in explaining the events to the rest of the world.
AFP driver Mohammad Akhtar, a 31-year-old father of four who was among 23 people killed in a suicide attack in Kabul, was a "great friend" known for his kindness and honesty, colleagues said Monday.
Natalia Sawka and Maja Czarnecka, from the AFP Warsaw bureau, have received an award for their fact-checking work.
The International Federation of Journalists on Thursday condemned the killing of Mohammad Akhtar, a 31-year-old driver for AFP, in a suicide attack in Kabul and called for those responsible to be punished.
Agence France-Presse has appointed Sylvain Estibal to the post of regional director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This is the first time a journalist from the image side has been chosen to head one of the Agency’s seven regions.
A Montenegro-based freelance reporter who has investigated organized crime in Europe and war crimes in the Balkans has been selected for the 2018 Peter Mackler Award named for an AFP journalist, organizers said Wednesday.