AFP launches online course to tackle climate misinformation

Leading global news agency AFP releases an online training course to equip journalists and journalism students with tools and techniques to tackle climate misinformation.


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AFP Asia-Pacific welcomes Michael Mainville as its new regional director

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is pleased to announce that Michael Mainville has taken up his role as the new Asia-Pacific Regional Director as of April 3rd, 2023.

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Ukrainian news agency trains in fact-checking with AFP and APA

After training with journalists from Agence France-Presse and the Austrian news agency APA, Ukraine’s largest news agency Ukrinform has started writing its own fact-check articles in an effort to confront a wave of war-related disinformation.


It is the first major Ukrainian media outlet to be trained in fact-checking, a crucial step as Russia’s conflict in Ukraine has entered its second year.

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AFP auctions off 10 NFT of archive photos selected by the public

AFP and the Web3 art platform LaCollection have announced that a second collection of digital editions (NFT) of press photos from the agency's archives will go on sale in April 2023.


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The fight against disinformation: the German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory (GADMO) launches its website

The widest alliance between German-speaking digital investigators and researchers, known as GADMO, has launched its website in a further step in the battle against online falsehoods.


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Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP

Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.


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AFP's fact-checks cited as benchmark by German study

Germany’s respected Grimme institute has just published a comparative analysis of fact-checking organisations in the country, which highlights the quality of Agence France-Presse’s digital verification production.

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11/03/2025 08:00
Kyowa Kirin International Announces Appointment of Julie Dehaene-Puype as President for the Region

Kyowa Kirin International (“KKI”), a group company of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE:4151, “Kyowa Kirin”), a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company, today announced the appointment of Julie Dehaene-Puype as President for the Region, effective 1 November 2025. Julie follows the tenure of Jeremy Morgan, who has served as President for the International Region since 2023. Morgan will serve in an advisor role to the business through to the end of 2025, working in partnership with Dehaene-P...

11/03/2025 08:00
SPM International Launches SPM Academy Inc. – a New Global Center for ISO-Compliant Vibration Training and Certification

SPM Instrument, a global leader in condition monitoring, is taking the next step in its mission to empower industries with knowledge and tools that ensure reliability and performance. SPM Academy Inc., based in the U.S., will serve as a worldwide hub for vibration training and certification, strengthening industrial reliability expertise across sectors. Led by Bill Partipilo, CEO of SPM Instrument North America, the Academy builds on SPM’s long tradition of innovation and customer support thr...

10/20/2025 04:40
Lone Star Announces Sale of Xella to Holcim

Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”) today announced the signing by an affiliate of Lone Star Fund X, LP of a binding agreement to sell Xella Group (“Xella”), a leading provider of walling solutions, to Holcim, the leading partner for sustainable construction. The transaction values Xella at approximately €1.85 billion. Headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, Xella is a European provider of efficient and sustainable walling solutions for the entire house shell, operating brands such as Ytong, Silka, Heb...