Meet the AFP team at RISE 2018 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, July 9-12, 2018
Geneva (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 18:55:45 | UN committee warns of 'another Nakba' in Palestinian territories
Kyiv (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 18:51:30 | Ukraine expels two Hungarian diplomats over spying row
Srinagar (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 18:06:02 | Fresh Pakistani drone attacks in Indian Kashmir: India defence ministry source
Washington (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 17:56:05 | US, Iran to hold new nuclear talks Sunday in Oman
Washington (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 17:49:21 | US measles outbreak crosses 1,000 confirmed cases: AFP tally
Jerusalem (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 17:47:58 | Israel vows to 'respond forcefully' after missile intercepted from Yemen
The Hague (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 17:44:38 | NATO chief seeks defence-linked spending at 5% of GDP by 2032: Dutch PM
Mexico City (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 17:43:04 | Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change: president
Washington (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 17:40:57 | US confirms another brief outage at Newark airport
Sanaa (AFP) | 09/05/2025 - 17:28:24 | Yemen's Huthis say fired missile at Israel airport
Hong Kong, July 9-12, 2018
AFP is deploying a 140-strong team to cover the sporting event of the year, the FIFA World Cup. It will provide real-time text, photo, video, infographics and videographics coverage of the tournament, which takes place in Russia from June 14 to July 15.
AFP, which already has a fact-checking contract with Facebook in France, is expanding the collaboration to Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, and will announce agreements for a further three countries in the near future. The Agency will produce fact-checking articles that will be made freely available via blogs that will go online in June.
Shah Marai was killed in Kabul on Monday 30 April after rushing to the scene to cover an initial explosion in the Afghan capital. The second attack clearly targeted the press: eight other journalists working for local media were among the victims.
During a Board Meeting held on April 10, 2017, AFP directors approved the accounts for the 2017 financial year. They report a higher operating margin (€15.9M) and operating income (€3.6M) than for 2016, and than initially forecast for 2017. The net group result stood at - €4.8M, although this includes an exceptional provision of €5.8M without which 2017 would have been positive.
The 2018 Edition of the World Press Photo has rewarded the work of three AFP photojournalists, with a picture by Ronaldo Schemidt taking the top honour, the World Press Photo of the Year.