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.
Kathmandu (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 11:28:23 | Nepal's under-fire home minister Sudan Gurung says he has resigned
Berlin (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 10:56:05 | Russia to block flow of Kazakh oil to German refinery, Berlin says
Jerusalem (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 10:54:18 | Israel FM calls on Lebanon to 'work together' with Israel against Hezbollah
Dubai (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 10:03:53 | Cargo ship leaving Iran fired upon, stopped in water: maritime agency
Kyiv (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 09:46:45 | Ukraine to restart Russian oil pipeline to Europe 'within a few hours'
Beijing (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 09:31:28 | China warns Middle East at 'critical juncture' after Trump extends ceasefire
London (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 08:17:07 | UK inflation jumps in March as Mideast war fuels energy prices
Washington (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 07:55:53 | Trump says Iran 'collapsing financially' over Hormuz closure
Dubai (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 07:46:18 | Iranian gunboat targets container ship off Oman coast: maritime agency
Beirut (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 07:35:57 | Israeli strike on Lebanon's Bekaa kills one despite truce: state media
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vercel, the agentic infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of HashiCorp and creator of industry-defining open source tools including Terraform and Vagrant, to its board of directors. Hashimoto brings a rare combination of developer community credibility, open source leadership, and company-building experience at scale. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260318957008/en/G...
WPH Digital PTE. LTD., a Singapore-based AI and Digital Service Provider, announced today that it has become one of the first AI and Digital Service Providers in Singapore to achieve ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Artificial Intelligence Management Systems certification on 26th February 2026. The company is also the First in the World to achieve ISO 42001 certification for AI Systems in the oil and gas industry. The certification was issued by BSI, a globally recognised standards and certification body, th...
The Union of Kansai Governments has refreshed the Kansai Startup Ecosystem portal, strengthening the region’s global communication platform for startups and deep tech. At the same time, the “DeepTech Frontier Kansai” website has also been updated, further enhancing international visibility for Kansai’s rapidly growing deep tech ecosystem. Kansai’s startup ecosystem has demonstrated steady growth in recent years. The ecosystem’s total value expanded from USD 2.68 billion in 2023 to USD 3.23 bill...