AFP continues to expand its range of products with Sur le fil, its first daily news podcast

AFP is launching Sur le fil, a short online podcast, intimate and rigorous, that takes news directly from the source thanks to the Agency’s unparalleled network of journalists deployed in 151 countries.

AFP is launching Sur le fil, a short online podcast, intimate and rigorous, that takes news directly from the source thanks to the Agency’s unparalleled network of journalists deployed in 151 countries.
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04/27/2026 08:00

Absa Group Limited, one of South Africa’s “big 5” banks, has dramatically improved debt collection strategies and fraud protection using customer communications technology from global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE:FICO). By using WhatsApp to instantly confirm suspected fraud transactions with customers, Absa improved self-solve cases by 47% for digital and card fraud and prevented significantly more fraud. Furthermore, Absa improved fraud investigation customer communication by 121%, lea...

Media Neighbourhood and Belarus university-in-exile to host human rights conference in Vilnius

November 27, journalism students conference is part of an EU-funded project

November 27, journalism students conference is part of an EU-funded project
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04/27/2026 11:00

Kinaxis® (TSX: KXS), a global leader in end‑to‑end supply chain orchestration, today announced that tesa SE, a global manufacturer of adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions, has selected the Kinaxis Maestro™ platform as a core enabler of its global, multi‑year supply chain and integrated business planning (IBP) transformation. Following an extensive evaluation, tesa selected Kinaxis to support its evolution from regionally fragmented planning practices toward a centrally governed,...

04/27/2026 12:51

vVARDIS Holding AG (“vVARDIS”), a high-growth dental medtech company pioneering non-invasive cavity treatment, today announced a strategic minority investment from Apollo-managed funds (“Apollo Funds”). The investment will support vVARDIS’ next phase of global growth and commercial expansion, including the continued rollout of its Curodont™ suite of products. The investment establishes vVARDIS as one of Europe’s few privately owned, billion-dollar-plus, healthcare companies. vVARDIS’ founders a...

04/27/2026 12:30

Integral Ad Science (IAS) today announced ‘IAS Total TV’, a new comprehensive suite of Connected TV (CTV) solutions designed specifically to bring ‘linear-like’ transparency to streaming TV. IAS Total TV can provide marketers with genre, rating, language, show and program-level data in aggregate from Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount and Prime Video, in addition to multiple opted-in publishers using Publica. IAS Total TV integrates content insights, media quality, supply path and outcomes into a ...

AFP, Hupu team up to launch sports service in China

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Hupu Sports Media Co. are to launch a Chinese language sports service in China.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Hupu Sports Media Co. are to launch a Chinese language sports service in China.
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AFP consolidates its position as a world leader in fact-checking by extending its Central Europe network

With the launch of fact-checking operations in Bulgaria and Hungary in March 2021, following Romania in November 2020, AFP has consolidated its position as the world’s leading agency in digital investigation.

With the launch of fact-checking operations in Bulgaria and Hungary in March 2021, following Romania in November 2020, AFP has consolidated its position as the world’s leading agency in digital investigation.
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AFP photographer’s typhoon image one of Time Magazine’s top ten of 2013

Time Magazine has chosen an image taken by AFP photographer Philippe Lopez of the Philippines typhoon disaster as one of its top ten pictures of 2013.

Time Magazine has chosen an image taken by AFP photographer Philippe Lopez of the Philippines typhoon disaster as one of its top ten pictures of 2013.
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