Topshots of the Week (15-21 April, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 April, 2023).
Sydney (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 12:36:05 | Australia's left-leaning government wins election: media projection
Damascus (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 12:14:46 | UN envoy urges Israel to cease attacks on Syria 'at once'
Jerusalem (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 11:51:56 | Israel military says deployed in southern Syria in support of Druze
Khartoum (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 10:55:37 | Sudan paramilitary drone strike hits border city near Eritrea: govt source
Kyiv (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 10:50:24 | Zelensky says Trump 'began to see things a little differently' after Vatican
Kyiv (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 10:42:52 | Zelensky says won't play Putin's 'games' with short truce
Kyiv (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 10:40:55 | Kyiv can't 'ensure safety' of global leaders visiting Moscow: Zelensky
Islamabad (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 09:51:30 | Pakistan military says conducts training launch of surface-to surface missile
Gaza City (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 09:50:11 | Gaza rescuers say children among 11 killed in Israel strike
La Paz (AFP) | 03/05/2025 - 03:19:17 | Ex-Bolivian president Morales arrest warrant still valid: ministry
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 April, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (8-14 April, 2023).
A plume of steam and gas billows from the Cotopaxi volcano as seen from Quito, Ecuador, on April 10, 2023.
© Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP
Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize on Saturday for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The prize, one of the most prestigious in the field of photojournalism, is supported by the Visa pour l’Image Association - Perpignan.
Amidst the bombings, with death ever-present and the constant fear of being targeted, Mahmud Hams, who has worked for AFP for over two decades in the Palestinian territories, has relentlessly continued to document the war ignited by Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
aThingz, a new generation Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) managed solution provider, announces that American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has selected its DAKSA AI Platform to support its digital transformation strategy. aThingz DAKSA Platform was selected based on its first-to-market, unique range of AI-enabled microservices, architecture, process innovation, and ability to deliver the highest quality service and value to AAM. The new digital capabilities will enhance network visibility, ...
NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, today introduced new data that shows manufacturing organizations worldwide are increasingly turning to GenAI to establish smart factories, spur innovation, improve productivity, build resilience and gain competitive advantage. The report – "Feet on the Floor, Eyes on AI: Do you have a plan or a problem?" – also uncovers significant challenges related to workforce and infrastructure readiness as well as ethical frameworks for...
kate spade new york today unveils its Spring/Summer 2025 global brand campaign, “To The Ones Who Carry Us,” starring Grammy-nominated Artist, Ice Spice, and dancer and multi-faceted social media star, Charli D’Amelio. Introducing a bold, seasonal campaign that embraces a fresh aesthetic to connect to younger audiences, the campaign celebrates the universal roles friends play in a girl’s life with creative scenes that bring modern, relatable energy to the brand. This press release features multi...
Electricity from renewable sources has become the new normal – in Germany alone, around 60 percent of net electricity generation came from renewables in 2024. But the growing volume of green power is posing new challenges for energy supply: The integration into the existing system urgently requires more flexibility. A Euroelectric/EY study forecasts a doubling of daily European flexibility demand by 2030 compared to 2021, potentially reaching 1.8 TWh daily (137 TWh annually), a substantial rise...
Malaria is one of the world’s most deadly diseases, and it is becoming more pervasive – despite decades of effort and some successes on the path to eradicating it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria infected 263 million people and killed nearly 600,000 people in 2023 – 75% of whom were children under the age of 5. Of those afflicted, 94% are in Africa – where malaria crushes communities and can cripple economies. This press release features multimedia. View the full relea...