AFP wins top prize at Africa Fact Check Awards
AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
Washington (AFP) | 30/01/2026 - 02:05:57 | Trump says 'hopefully' won't need Iran military action
Washington (AFP) | 30/01/2026 - 01:50:32 | Trump says 'very dangerous' for Britain to deal with China
Washington (AFP) | 30/01/2026 - 01:30:08 | Trump says will announce his pick for Fed chair Friday morning
Washington (AFP) | 30/01/2026 - 00:51:31 | Trump says 'decertifying' Canadian aircraft over Gulfstream row
Washington (AFP) | 30/01/2026 - 00:33:50 | Trump threatens tariffs on nations selling oil to Cuba: executive order
Caracas (AFP) | 30/01/2026 - 00:06:48 | Venezuela leader hails oil sector reform as 'historical leap'
Washington (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 23:30:45 | US eases sanctions on Venezuela oil industry
San Francisco (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 22:54:44 | Apple earnings soar as China iPhone sales surge
Berlin (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 22:23:43 | Germany's Merz and Ukraine's Zelensky praise truce efforts
Lagos (AFP) | 29/01/2026 - 22:17:30 | Dozens killed in jihadist attack in NE Nigeria
Regnology, a leading provider in regulatory, risk, tax, and finance reporting, as well as supervisory technology, today announced it has signed an exclusive agreement for the acquisition of Moody’s Regulatory Reporting & ALM Solutions business, inclusive of solutions for Basel III compliance, IFRS9 impairment accounting, large bank asset-liability management (ALM), Solvency II insurance reporting, and prudential and statistical regulatory reporting across more than 50 jurisdictions. By int...
AFP digital investigation reporter Samad Uthman won the coveted “Fact Check of the Year” award in the professional fact-checker category at the Africa Facts Summit, held in Dakar on October 1-2.
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, today confirms that Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been re-elected as President of the FIA, following the election of his Presidential List by the General Assembly in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251212213181/en/ President Mohammed Ben Sul...
Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced that it was selected as ‘Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company’ at the 2025 Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Awards. The GSA awards recognize companies that have demonstrated excellence through their success, vision, strategy, and future opportunities in the industry as determined by votes from GSA members. “We are honored to be recognized by the Global Semiconductor Alliance and our peers as one ...
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by SmartCraft ASA ("SmartCraft" or the "Company") on 1 December 2025 regarding the contemplated relisting of SmartCraft from Euronext Oslo Børs to Nasdaq Stockholm (the "Relisting") and the announcement of a cross-border merger to effect the Relisting. Funds managed by Anabranch Capital Management, LP (“Anabranch”) intend to vote in favour of the merger plan resolved by the boards of SmartCraft and its Swedish wholly owned subsidiary, SmartCr...
The Cataltheia Group and its U.S. subsidiary, Bruno Vision Care LLC, a leader in eye health innovation, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first and only Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Presbyopia utilizing patented Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) optical design technology, enabling commercial distribution in the United States. Deseyne® delivers smooth, continuous focus across near, intermediate, and distance vision, providing ...