Media Neighbourhood and Belarus university-in-exile to host human rights conference in Vilnius
November 27, journalism students conference is part of an EU-funded project
Los Angeles (AFP) | 11/01/2026 - 02:24:30 | Grateful Dead co-founder and guitarist Bob Weir dies aged 78
Aleppo (AFP) | 11/01/2026 - 02:06:15 | Syria's Kurdish fighters say agreed to evacuate Aleppo
Kawhmu (AFP) | 11/01/2026 - 00:41:45 | Polls open in second phase of Myanmar junta-run election: AFP
Caracas (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 23:58:34 | Maduro says he is 'doing well' in US jail: son
Washington (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 23:11:22 | US urges Americans to leave Venezuela 'immediately' due to risk
Washington (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 22:05:38 | US announces 'large-scale' strikes against IS in Syria
Brussels (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 21:30:29 | EU urges Syrian govt, Kurds to 'return urgently' to dialogue
Paris (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 21:11:16 | Fresh anti-government protest in Iranian capital: AFP verified video
San José (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 19:57:39 | Nicaragua frees 'tens' of political prisoners: government
West Palm Beach (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 19:52:20 | Trump says US 'ready to help' as protests in Iran persist
November 27, journalism students conference is part of an EU-funded project
NHOA Energy, global provider of utility-scale energy storage systems, has been awarded by ENGIE the contracts for the Supply, Commissioning and the Long-Term Service of a new 80 MW / 320 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to be installed at the site of ENGIE’s Drogenbos power station, near Brussels. The Drogenbos BESS represents ENGIE’s third large-scale battery asset in Belgium and was selected in the country’s fifth Capacity Remuneration Mechanism (CRM) auction, securing a 15-year cont...
Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Hupu Sports Media Co. are to launch a Chinese language sports service in China.
With the launch of fact-checking operations in Bulgaria and Hungary in March 2021, following Romania in November 2020, AFP has consolidated its position as the world’s leading agency in digital investigation.
AFP's video production triumphs again at the AIB Media Awards 2021.
Time Magazine has chosen an image taken by AFP photographer Philippe Lopez of the Philippines typhoon disaster as one of its top ten pictures of 2013.
- Yasuyoshi Chiba - first prize in the "People in the news" category,
- Massoud Hossaini - second prize in the "Spot News" category,
- Pedro Pardo - third prize in the "Contemporary Issues" category
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AFPTV is providing live coverage from Soweto, Pretoria and Qunu of the memorial ceremonies for Nelson Mandela.
At its meeting on 14 April 2021, AFP’s Board of Directors approved the accounts for the 2020 financial year, the second year of implementation of the Agency’s transformation plan and of the new “Contract of objectives and means” that governs its relationship with the French State until 2023.
The French Parliament adopts the AFP Statute, guaranteeing its editorial independence, global presence and
financial autonomy. The CEO is now elected by a Board of Directors.