AFP Asia-Pacific welcomes Michael Mainville as its new regional director

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce that Michael Mainville has taken up his role as the new Asia-Pacific Regional Director as of April 3rd, 2023.

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Ukrainian news agency trains in fact-checking with AFP and APA

After training with journalists from Agence France-Presse and the Austrian news agency APA, Ukraine’s largest news agency Ukrinform has started writing its own fact-check articles in an effort to confront a wave of war-related disinformation.


It is the first major Ukrainian media outlet to be trained in fact-checking, a crucial step as Russia’s conflict in Ukraine has entered its second year.

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AFP auctions off 10 NFT of archive photos selected by the public

AFP and the Web3 art platform LaCollection have announced that a second collection of digital editions (NFT) of press photos from the agency's archives will go on sale in April 2023.


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The fight against disinformation: the German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory (GADMO) launches its website

The widest alliance between German-speaking digital investigators and researchers, known as GADMO, has launched its website in a further step in the battle against online falsehoods.


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Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP

Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.


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AFP's fact-checks cited as benchmark by German study

Germany’s respected Grimme institute has just published a comparative analysis of fact-checking organisations in the country, which highlights the quality of Agence France-Presse’s digital verification production.

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03/19/2025 05:07
PHC and Cyfuse Develop Innovative Production Technology for the Commercialization of 3D Cell Products

PHC Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Nobuaki Nakamura; hereafter referred to as "PHC"), a subsidiary of PHC Holdings Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Kyoko Deguchi), and Cyfuse Biomedical K.K. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shizuka Akieda; hereafter referred to as "Cyfuse") announce the successful development of a new production technology(*1) for the commercialization of the field of regenerative and cell therapy. This achievement is the r...

04/30/2025 22:00
Carl Haney, Executive Vice President, Global Innovation and Research & Development to Depart The Estée Lauder Companies

Today, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) announced that Carl Haney, Executive Vice President, Global Innovation and Research & Development (R&D), will depart the company effective June 30, 2025 to pursue new opportunities. With Carl’s transition, the company intends to bring in new external talent to drive the next era of transformative innovation in line with its strategic vision of becoming the best, most consumer-centric, prestige beauty company in the world. “Over the past...

03/19/2025 05:00
Allshares Accelerates Growth with New CEO, Innovation, and Market Expansion

Last year was a record year for Allshares, a European leader in equity and incentive solutions. After seeing success across its current markets, the company is now entering a new transformative phase of growth, reinforcing its position as an international leader in equity and incentive solutions. Through leadership expansion, strategic acquisitions, and innovation-driven initiatives, the company is scaling rapidly and shaping the future of the industry, positioning itself as a long-term market ...

03/20/2025 09:02
Autel Europe is Host of the First-Ever CharIN MCS Controller Testival Europe 2025 in Spain

Autel Europe and the Charging Interface Initiative e. V. (CharIN) are organizing the MCS Controller Testival Europe 2025, scheduled for April 1–2, 2025, at Autel's Spanish office in Barcelona. This event will bring together industry leaders, technology providers, and key stakeholders to test and validate the next generation of Megawatt Charging System (MCS) controllers, contributing to the advancement of high-power charging for heavy-duty electric vehicles. This press release features multimedi...