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.
Beirut (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 23:07:26 | Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 31 on Tuesday
Jerusalem (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 20:54:06 | Israeli military issues evacuation warning for 19 south Lebanon villages
Jerusalem (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 20:22:15 | Israel says targeted new Hamas armed wing chief in Gaza strike
Washington (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 18:51:58 | Trump says medical check-up went 'perfectly'
Paris (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 18:19:26 | France breaks new May heat record on Tuesday: French weather service
Mexico City (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 17:47:37 | Mexico captures US-wanted nephew of 'El Chapo' Guzman
Jerusalem (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 17:06:18 | Israeli forces expand south Lebanon ground operations: military official
London (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 16:50:56 | Four teenagers drown in England since Sunday in heatwave: local authorities, police
London (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 16:27:48 | UK has hottest day in May on record at 35C: Met Office
Tehran (AFP) | 26/05/2026 - 16:24:14 | Iran vice president says first steps taken to restore internet after shutdown
STARTEEPO Invest (“STARTEEPO”), an alternative investment fund focused on public equity opportunities, today announced that it has acquired a significant ownership position in Xerox Holdings Corporation (“Xerox” or the “Company”). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260515594020/en/ As of the date of this release, STARTEEPO and its affiliates beneficially owns 6.6 million shares of Xerox (excluding options), representing ...
NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and IT services, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WinWire, an award-winning Microsoft partner specializing in Agentic AI, AI on Azure, data engineering and cloud-native development as foundational capabilities for enterprise AI. The acquisition strengthens NTT DATA’s position as a trusted partner to help organizations move beyond experimentation to operationalize AI at scale. The acquisition further advances NTT ...
Avanzanite Bioscience B.V., a rapidly growing commercial-stage European specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, today reported that its partner, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts focused on delivering innovative medicines for patients with rare diseases, announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for PYRUKYND® (mitapivat), an oral pyruvate kinase (P...
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.
Mereo Insurance Limited (“Mereo”) today announced a renewal rights transaction with Everen Specialty Ltd. (“ESL”), a member of the Everen Group, for ESL’s Excess Casualty Energy portfolio. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260519154915/en/David Croom-Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer of Mereo Insurance Limited Under the transaction, Mereo will become the insurance carrier on a go-forward basis for both ne...
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GDYN) (“Grid Dynamics”), a premier AI transformation partner for the Fortune 1000, today announced an AI-native modernization service offering on Microsoft Azure, powered by its GAIN Platform for SDLC. The offering targets large enterprise clients running mission-critical, high-transaction-volume legacy environments. By tackling their biggest roadblocks—technical debt and legacy licensing costs—it addresses a market segment known for larger contracts and st...
SES (the “Company”) held the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Shareholders today in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. Following the recommendations made by the Board of Directors of SES, the shareholders have voted in favor of all resolutions, including the Company’s 2025 annual accounts and the proposed annual dividend of EUR 0.50 per A-share (EUR 0.20 per B-share). The total dividend amount comprises the interim dividend of EUR 0.25 per A-share (EUR 0.10 per B-share), which has already been paid to sh...