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.
Oslo (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 09:35:37 | Trump tells Norway PM no obligation to 'think purely of peace' after Nobel snub
Berlin (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 09:35:10 | Europe preparing countermeasures to Trump 'blackmail': Berlin
Madrid (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 09:30:56 | Derailed train in Spain last inspected Thursday: operator
Madrid (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 09:14:46 | Spanish PM to visit train crash site: office
Madrid (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 08:57:55 | Spain train collision death toll 'not definitive': transport minister
Beijing (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 06:09:02 | China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: official data
Beijing (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 03:22:18 | China says retail sales rose 0.9% in Dec, slowest since pandemic
Beijing (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 03:08:25 | China says economy grew 5% last year, among slowest in decades
Hong Kong (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 02:38:05 | Gold and silver hit record highs on fresh tariff fears
Guatemala City (AFP) | 19/01/2026 - 02:05:16 | Guatemala president declares emergency after gang killings
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 ...
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, and Formula 1 Group, the Commercial Rights Holder, have today announced the signing of the Concorde Governance Agreement, a crucial contract defining the regulatory framework and governance terms of the FIA Formula One World Championship until 2030. This follows the announcement in March that the 2026 Commercial Concorde Agreement had been signe...