Topshots of the Week (1-7 July, 2023)

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (1-7 July, 2023).


Stork fly over a burning field in Ukraine

Stork fly over a burning field near town of Snigurivka, Mykolaiv region on July 4, 2023, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine.
© Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP

09/18/2025 05:00

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has opened today its €150 million filter manufacturing facility in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland. The site is Merck’s first manufacturing facility designed for full climate-neutral operations, marking a key milestone in the company’s ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250917767425/en/Merck's new Blarney site in Cork ex...

09/18/2025 05:00

Curatis Holding AG (SIX:CURN) received the official minutes from the FDA meeting which took place on 9. September. Based on the totality of the feedback and discussions, Curatis can proceed as planned with the clinical development of corticorelin. Corticorelin is under development as a novel treatment intended to reduce or even eliminate steroid use and associated toxicities thereby potentially impacting the quality of life of patients suffering from peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) associated wi...

Topshots of the Week (17-23 June, 2023)

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (17-23 June, 2023).


Boy covers himself with a cloth, India

A boy covers himself with a cloth while walking along a street, as it rains in Chennai on June 19, 2023.
© R.Satish BABU / AFP

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