AFP boosts Climate, Tech reporting with new Asia-based roles

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce the appointments of Sara Hussein as Future of the Planet and Science reporter based in Bangkok and Qasim Nauman as Connected World and Tech business reporter based in Seoul. AFP is creating these two new positions to further advance coverage of two of the agency’s highest editorial priorities.


Topshots of the Week (29 July - 4 August, 2023)

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (29 July - 4 August, 2023).


AFP picture dy Devi Rahman - Merapi volcano, Indonesia

This long exposure photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows Mount Merapi spewing lava onto its slopes during an eruption as seen from Sleman.
© Devi RAHMAN / AFP

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Bial Achieves Key Milestone in Phase 2b ACTIVATE Study of BIA 28-6156 in GBA1-Associated Parkinson’s Disease

Bial, an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on neurosciences and rare diseases, today announced that 75% of patients currently enrolled in its ongoing Phase 2b clinical study ACTIVATE (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05819359) have completed the double-blind treatment period through week 78. This operational milestone represents a significant step toward the completion of the ACTIVATE study, which is evaluating the efficacy, safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics, and pharm...

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