Peshawar (AFP) | 15/08/2025 - 07:53:38 | Heavy rain kills 23 in Pakistan: disaster agencies
Geneva (AFP) | 15/08/2025 - 06:54:45 | Plastic pollution treaty talks end without deal
Berlin (AFP) | 15/08/2025 - 05:15:38 | Putin has 'opportunity' to agree Ukraine ceasefire: Germany's Merz
Berlin (AFP) | 15/08/2025 - 05:15:37 | Putin has 'opportunity' to agree Ukraine ceasefire: Germany's Merz
Geneva (AFP) | 15/08/2025 - 04:33:07 | Compromise plan proposed in deadlocked plastic pollution talks
Tokyo (AFP) | 15/08/2025 - 02:00:02 | Japan's GDP grows 0.3 percent in second quarter: official data
Geneva (AFP) | 14/08/2025 - 23:51:34 | Plastic pollution treaty talks extended into Friday: chair
Berlin (AFP) | 14/08/2025 - 22:51:57 | Germany calls on Israel to 'stop settlement construction' in West Bank
Brussels (AFP) | 14/08/2025 - 21:10:16 | EU urges Israel not to move forward with West Bank settlement plan
Tehran (AFP) | 14/08/2025 - 21:02:01 | Iran FM says 'working with China and Russia' to stop European sanctions
Yield Engineering Systems (YES), a leading provider of process equipment for AI and HPC semiconductor applications, today announced the delivery of multiple VertaCure™ LX curing systems to one of Taiwan’s top outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers. These systems will support advanced packaging processes for Edge Computing and HPC solutions, delivering critical low-temperature curing, annealing, and degassing for WLCSP, Plated Bump, and Cu Pillar applications. This press re...
SK Capital Partners, LP (“SK Capital”), a New York-based private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors, today announced that its affiliate has entered into exclusive negotiations with LISI Group (Euronext: FII) to acquire LISI Group’s Medical division (“Lisi Medical” or the “Company”). The transaction remains subject to the approval of the competent antitrust authorities, foreign direct investment control authorities and to the information ...
Prodalim, a global leader in juice solutions and specialty ingredients, announces the launch of its Coloring Foodstuffs and Natural Colores portfolio, marking a milestone in its commitment to delivering clean-label, plant-based, upcycled product innovations for the food and beverage industry. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250716821011/en/ These natural color solutions are designed for seamless integration into a wid...
Regnology, a leading software provider with a focus on regulatory reporting solutions, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR) unit. The proposed acquisition represents a strategic step in Regnology’s ambition to deliver regulatory intelligence at scale—bringing together complementary capabilities across finance, risk, and regulatory reporting. It also expands Regnology’s presence in key markets and ...
After more than two weeks of complex manoeuvring, precise positioning and meticulous checks, EUMETSAT assumed control of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) spacecraft on 18 July 2025, the latest addition to its fleet of geostationary meteorological satellites. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250720937880/en/MTG-S1 in orbit Following MTG-S1’s successful launch on 1 July 2025, the satellite, which carries ...
Two investigations into the plight of migrants won the support of the jury members—including AFP—for this award, which honours the memory of two Mexican journalists murdered in 2017.
Access Advance LLC ("Advance") today announced the inaugural roster of licensees and licensors for its Video Distribution Patent ("VDP") Pool, marking a significant milestone in the program's rapid market adoption since its January announcement. The participation of major global companies heavily involved in video codec technology demonstrates strong industry support for the comprehensive licensing solution covering HEVC, VVC, VP9, and AV1 codecs. The VDP Pool has successfully attracted a gro...
In the global race to create an 'AI Scientist' capable of independent scientific discovery, Korean startup Pluto Labs is making significant waves. While tech giants like Google and Anthropic define competitive strength by sheer computing power, Pluto Labs introduces 'Scinapse AI,' a groundbreaking model that develops a more effective AI Scientist at just one-tenth of the usual computational cost, achieving overwhelming performance against top models in blind evaluations. This press release fea...
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) announced today that Aude Gandon has been appointed Chief Digital & Marketing Officer (CDMO), effective August 1, 2025. Ms. Gandon will report directly to Stéphane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will join the company's Executive Team. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250716106615/en/Aude Gandon, Chief Digital & Marketing Officer (CDMO), The E...
Today, Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG) and Eni S.P.A. of Italy announced the execution of a new Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the purchase of 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from CP2 LNG, Venture Global’s third project, for 20 years. This deal marks Eni’s first ever long-term agreement with a U.S. LNG producer. To date, approximately 13.5 MTPA of CP2 Phase One has been sold, raising the total contracted capacity for all of Venture Global’s projects to 4...
